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Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad announced a proposal for six days of paid menstrual leave annually for women in both private and government sectors.  An 18member committee was formed to draft...

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- Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad announced a proposal for six days of paid menstrual leave annually for women in both private and government sectors.
- An 18-member committee was formed to draft the Right of Women to Menstrual Leave and Free Access to Menstrual Health Products bill.
- The leave will be flexible, allowing women to choose when to take time off, supporting the female workforce.
- Several private firms like Swiggy and Zomato already offer menstrual leave, and states like Bihar, Kerala, and Odisha have similar policies.
- Women's rights activist Tara Krishnaswamy emphasized the importance of accommodating biological differences for an inclusive society. 

 Source: [Moneycontrol](https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/karnataka-likely-to-provide-six-days-of-paid-menstrual-leave-annually-for-working-women-12825141.html)

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MediBuddy made Period leaves a joke!

I don’t see anything wrong with this. It’s clear that the agenda is not to give additional leave benefit, but to normalise women taking period leaves. At present,  women usually use a different reason (headache/fever/backache etc) to apply for leave, while the actual reason is period pain/discomfort. Not every step is meant for a material benefit, you have to see the intangible value to the society.

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Alagh, a prominent entrepreneur, cautioned against the implementation of a paid leave policy for menstruation, suggesting that it might pose challenges for women in the workforce. Taking to the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), she shared her perspective on the matter.

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Recently, Bank of America’s india GCC updated their paternity leaves to 26 weeks ( 16 weeks paid and 10 weeks unpaid). It used to be ~2 weeks earlier. 

How are things at your organisation with respect to paternity leaves?

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If not leaves, then wfh should be made mandatory for all companies for women 5 days a month. Even leaves should be given atleast 5 extra in a year, for those bad days. What do you think?

Need wfh atleast for periods

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Last month I posted about firing a female employee after maternity that created a debate: https://share.gvine.app/fdu9iQyCrQP6Ehn89

For anyone interested in how things turned out, here it is...

TLDR: Employee/new mom filed an FIR, police closed it after she admitted she quit after we tried to put her on a PIP. (In FIR she said she was wrongly terminated)

The women's commission of India summoned me after and it was an experience! I got scolded for about 2h by four women... but in the end they just scolded me like angry teachers? I guess they tried to give the lady some satisfaction by humiliating me. Pretty sad if that's all they can do to represent women with genuine cases.

Overall the average grapevine user said I was in the wrong for putting a new mom on a PIP, regardless of performance before and after pregnancy.

Most critical folks told me I should've informed the employee about performance issues before maternity. Lawyers say I made the right choice and protected the company.

It's a bit messed up that laws designed to protect women at work end up making things worse for them. Because of legal fear we went directly to a formal PIP with recorded calls with HR, the direct manager and others refused to do anything without legal advice. But in the end, she filed a case, so perhaps the cold approach recommended by lawyers was sadly correct.

Lastly, I finally saw that outside of my own business echo chamber (both men and women business people), society holds pregnant women and new moms valuable above all else. Someone like me who is a bachelor & slave to capitalism has a totally different set of values, as such some people think I'm fair game for insults. But I hope by making products of value I can make a positive impact in my own way.

Thanks for providing your perspectives.

Update: Firing an employee after maternity

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- Karnataka government plans to impose a 1-2% transaction fee on platforms like Zomato, Uber, and others.
- The collected funds will be used for **social security measures** for gig workers.
- The money will go to a **welfare board** as part of the state's plans to provide social security to gig workers.
- This follows a broader trend in India where states are framing rules to provide a social security net for delivery executives.
- The state cabinet is likely to discuss the **Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2024** on October 24.

Source: [Inc42](https://inc42.com/buzz/karnataka-mulls-1-2-transaction-fee-on-platforms-like-zomato-uber/)

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14 hour work day - Karnataka gov plans

This will be actually a disadvantage to all women out there, company will prefer less those who are newly married or planning to have a kid.

I don't think anyone wants 2 years leave but provide support like WFH, flexible schedule, child care, etc. 

What's your view??

Do not support this at all!!

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Am I the asshole?

After a few months clear to me an employee was taking company for a ride. Average a few days a week in the office, otherwise sick/on errands, delivered no work. CTC 55L.

Before I could fire her, she announced she was taking Maternity leave a few months into the job. Well crap guess I need to pay her for 6 more months more because of laws I don't understand. Rip my bank account.

She returns, same issues. I put her on a pip & she resigned telling me I'm sexist and it will be hard to find a new job now. I say sorry, performance was bad, she can do pip and stay if things are better. She askes for 2 months salary and i agree.

A lawyer calls telling me I need to pay more or they will file a case. Said I discriminated to her, and it's not legal.

I think this person is a bully/psycho/self entitled. But am I the asshole?

AITAH? Fired a lady after maternity.

Thats how things play.  
 Sometimes things are genuine sometimes u come across opportunists. You can never fully get to know what is the actual situation. 
  
 She might have genuine problems but if the conduct aint good, to hell with it.  
 She might be faking it to retrieve more money,

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Does gender wage gap exist in the corporate tech world? Or is it purely performance based?

What about biases in appraisals, promotions, who gets a chance to lead and all?

Looking for personal insights and experiences.

Gender-based wage gap

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I met one of my college friends yesterday at a bar. She got married last year and was laying down the struggle of finding a new job. 

Now, apparently in many interviews when she reached the final few rounds, the HR or the Hiring Manager enquires about marital status and whether she has any children. 

When she mentions that she recently got married and that she does not have any kids, the company stops responding to her. 

She elaborated that although they might have found another fit for the role but she is a T-1 grad who did her Masters from an Ivy League college and has worked for 4-5 years in both NA+EMEA and India.

It is becoming more apparent to her that, HRs and Hiring Managers have a strong bias because they are definitely presuming that since she recently got married and will likely have a child soon, that she will use up her maternity privileges leading to significant productivity drop. Meaning, that the company will likely have to hire someone else to make up for productivity loss.

She does not plan to have kids for another 3-4 years but getting married is proving really hard for her. 
Especially in the Series B+ startups that she is applying to.

[Thread] Have you ever witnessed someone get discriminated against at work? Why do you think happened?

All these issues root from this being an employer market. We won’t see this as much in good times.

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The labour department has cited instances of arbitrary termination, ID blocking, mass retrenchment, layoffs and extended hours of work as well as sexual harassment at workplace as a reason for revisiting the relaxation.

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