Hi. Does anyone know if taking a sabbatical during pregnancy can lead to the company using this as a reason of non-performance to either fire the women or not provide her with the maternity leave benefits?
Context
There was this person in my last company.
She joined in 2020. She went on first maternity leave in 2021. Came back and worked for awhile. She took 2 months sabbatical in 2023 Jul/Aug. She rejoined and announced she will go on maternity leave in March 2024.
And she was in a relatively senior position.
So technically she's a liability to the company but they couldn't do anything. She's still sticking around.
I don’t see any problem here.
Legally they can't do anything. But may find ways to exit her.
Look at it from the company's perspective. Will she not be seen as a liability?
This is where we end up pushing the boundaries, no? How far the company needs to go. If it was just ML for 6 months, not an issue. Companies even allow for extensions if needed.
So I would be careful how much I'm asking for.
Companies can figure out several loopholes if they want to fire you.
Doesn’t matter how good of an employee you are / have been.
So she will go on sabbatical for a couple of months, come back, work for a while and then go on ML for 6 months?
Yes
Not a good idea, sabbatical + ML is the best way to go. Couple of months sabbatical you come back trying to get into the groove and then leave for maternity leave, anyone in the world knows the period in between if 1-3 months is buying time and getting paid. I would happily agree for 6 months unpaid sabbatical and 6 months ML but not 3 months sabbatical then 3 months work and then ML.
Its same as someone asking WFH on Thursday because Wednesday and Friday are official holidays, now tell will that person be really working on Thursday, I say no
Person is in Flipkart I feel.
Am I the asshole?
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