The proposed changes to the Maternity Benefit Act does a lot to bring India on par with international standards. However, some of the changes proposed could significantly increase costs for employers. The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 (the Amendment ) was recently passed by the Rajya Sabh...
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The Conundrum of an ancient relic—Sabarimala and its women visitors The issue of women’s entry into the shrine of Sabarimala in Kerala has been in the eye of a raging storm that refuses to die. The controversy has snowballed today, to say the least, into a never ending debate on gender discriminatio...