Thursday, September 7, 2017

Johnson & Johnson India extends paternity leave to eight weeks

Johnson & Johnson India has augmented its paternity leave policy to eight weeks of paid leave during the first year of birth or adoption, as per a company release. The company has already been offering 26 weeks of maternity leaves to new mothers for the last six years, well before the latest Maternity Benefit Amendment Act kicked in.

While there is currently no provision on paternity leave for employees in the private sector as per the Indian Labour law, Johnson & Johnson India will offer eight weeks of paternity leave in accordance with the company’s new ‘Global Parental Leave’ approach.

Read more : Peoplematters

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