Orissa High Court's BIG Remark: Contractual Employees Entitled to Maternity Leave

Contractual employees are entitled to maternity leave, reiterates Orissa High Court

Orissa High Court upholds maternity leave rights for contractual employees, emphasizing importance of mother-baby bonding and fundamental rights.

Orissa High Court's BIG remark: Contractual employees entitled to maternity leave

The court cited the views of child psychiatrists and obstetricians, noting that physical companionship between mother and child is mutually beneficial and promotes healthy bonding, which is essential for their wellbeing.

Contractual Employees Entitled to Maternity Leave: Orissa HC

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Rejecting a writ appeal of the state government, a Division Bench of Orissa High Court here has recently upheld a three-year-old judgment passed by a single-judge Bench stating that maternity leave and associated benefits cannot be denied to a woman employed by the state on contractual basis. India News | Contractual Employees Entitled to Maternity Leave: Orissa HC.

Orissa HC upholds maternity leave for contractual employees, calls denial ‘abhorrent to humanity’

Orissa High Court mandates maternity leave for contractual employees, supporting Anindita Mishra's case against denial. Landmark judgment upholds equality under Article 14.

Orissa HC: Woman contractual employee cannot be denied maternity leave, benefits

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In a significant ruling on workers’ rights and gender equality, the Orissa High Court has reiterated that women employed on a contractual basis are entitled to maternity leave, rejecting a challenge by the State government. The judgment reaffirms that maternity benefits must not be restricted based on employment status, citing constitutional protections and international obligations. According to LiveLaw, the Division Bench of Justices Dixit Kri…