Women Employees

Air India rejigs policies for women employees; provides daycare help

Air India will provide 26 weeks of maternity leave to women employees as well as daycare support under its revamped policies. Besides, the airline will give women pilots the choice to opt for quicker turnaround flights till the child reaches the age of one year. The option will be subject to request and availability, according to an internal communication. The revised policies, to be effective from April 1, are part of the carrier's 'MOMS - Returning Mothers Programme'. MOMS refers to 'Making Our Mothers Soar'. Women employees will get maternity leave for 26 weeks, including for commissioning and adopting mothers, as per the communication. Currently, the maternity leave is for 12 weeks. A commissioning mother refers to one who commissions a surrogate mother to bear a child on her behalf while adopting mother is one who legally adopts a child. Under the programme, a woman employee can avail of nutrition guidance and day care facility on a co-pay model. There will also be counsellin

New Delhi Municipal Council to distribute sanitary napkins to women workers

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has taken an initiative to distribute sanitary napkins to women sanitation workers every month, officials said on Thursday. The NDMC chairperson has approved the proposal of the public health and welfare departments to distribute sanitary napkins to them. These sanitary napkins will be distributed every month and the initiative will be continued for a year initially. "To mark International Women's Day, NDMC has decided to start distribution of sanitary napkins to women safai sewaks every month," the NDMC said in a statement. As many as 640 women sanitation workers in the NDMC area will benefit from this initiative, it said. "These sanitary napkins would be of good standards and made of biodegradable material to minimize the impact on the environment," the NDMC said, The civic body has also provided sanitary napkins to the girl students of its middle and senior secondary schools to improve good habits of menstrual hygiene from the initial sta

Women govt employees in MP to get additional seven-day casual leave

Women government employees in Madhya Pradesh would get additional seven days' casual leave (CL), Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Wednesday. Extending greetings on International Women's Day, he also announced that girl students who pass the Class 10 exam will be given financial literacy lessons. Women are contributing equally in every field, but they also have the responsibility of motherhood and care of home. So, we have decided to give additional seven days' CL to all women employees, he tweeted. After Class 10, girl students will be given women-oriented financial literacy lessons, the chief minister said. Arrangements will also be made to provide them skill training including training in handloom, embroidery and traditional folk arts, he said. Women artisans will be provided training in the use of advanced technology in handloom and handicraft through the National Institute of Design (NID) and National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), he said. Girl students

Time to talk about PLs

The case for period leave is compelling. It may well bring more women into the workforce. But the concept will likely be hostage to the whims of enlightened companies

Orion Innovation commits to increase women employee in India by 15%

Digital transformation and product development services firm, Orion Innovation has committed to increase the women employee base in the country by 15 per cent, the company said on Wednesday. Orion reported a 25 per cent growth in the India headcount currently at 2,500. The company further aims to increase the headcount to over 5,000 by 2025. "We are excited to announce our commitment to increasing the headcount of women employees in India. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace is critical to the success of any organisation." Orion Innovation HR Head India, Arun Paul said in a statement here. "Our goal is to attract and retain the best talent in the industry and we believe that creating a work environment that supports and empowers women professionals is crucial to achieving this goal," he said. With this commitment, Orion Innovation aims to not only increase India headcount but also create a more diverse and inclusive workplace, he said. Last month Orion Innovation sai

Corporates must adopt policies to nurture women employees' career: Colliers

To encourage women participation in formal workforce, real estate consultant Colliers India has suggested that corporates should adopt HR policies that nurture career of female employees while the design of offices should embrace diversity. It suggested corporates to have offices centrally located, adopt hybrid working model and provide child care facilities, among other solutions. On the occasion of International Women's Day, Colliers India has come out with a report 'Designing Workplaces for Women'. The report gives recommendations to create more inclusive and women-friendly workplaces. "India has a higher proportion of employable women at about 52 per cent, but actual employed women workforce stands at an abysmal low," Collier India CEO Ramesh Nair said. "Equality at workplaces comes from two aspects - policies that a company formulates that nurture women and their careers, and an office design that embraces inclusivity," he said. Nair pointed out that offices have been built f

Women in informal economy have greater career aspiration than men: Study

They wanted health benefits and formal job agreement over money in their jobs

Employment and participation

Female entry into labour force stays low

Chennai, Southern cities top in terms of women employment: Report

Six cities from the region rank among the Top 10 in terms of women's employment

Mini textile park in Hulagur to provide employment to women: Karnataka CM

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said that a mini textile park will be made functional in Hulagur this year aiming to give employment to women

Uber to hire 800 women techies for two new programmes by next year

The ride-hailing firm said it has gained by hiring women techies in terms of improving quality and productivity

As CJI constitutes an all-women bench, what's the status of women in law?

Shrinking numbers: A third of judges in subordinate courts are women, but only 13.2% in high courts & 12.5% in SC

Women bosses fare worst in accumulated savings: Gender Wealth Equity report

Gender wealth equity varies the most in the Asia-Pacific regions and the least in North America, finds the WTW Global Gender Wealth Equity report

Rajasthan's scheme turns women into entrepreneurs, provides Rs 1 cr loan

The scheme was started in 2019, and till now, 1,141 women entrepreneurs, SHGs and clusters have been sanctioned loans of more than Rs 57.60 crore in urban and rural areas

Diversity in India Inc: Sexual harassment plaints below pre-pandemic levels

This four-part series examines diversity, equity, and inclusion in Corporate India. Part 3 examines sexual harassment in the age of remote work - and the absence of awareness

Diversity in India Inc: Women got only 21 out of every 100 new jobs in FY22

This is the second of a four-part series examining diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in corporate India. Part 2 looks at a decline in the representation of women in the workforce

Share of women employees in CPSEs dips to 9.35% in FY21: Survey

According to the report, the number of women employees in CPSEs declined 9.5% to 80,525 in FY21 when pandemic hit the economy

Bias behind Indian women finding fewer jobs, earning less: Oxfam report

The latest numbers underscore challenges in providing equal opportunities: Between 2010 and 2020, the number of working women in India dropped from 26% to 19%, according to the World Bank

WFH to hybrid model: Women workforce gets an inclusive push from India Inc

Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said that a flexible workplace can be utilised to increase women's labour force participation

Women in healthcare sector globally paid 24% less than men: UN report

The report documents a raw gender pay gap of roughly 20 percentage points which jumps to 24 percentage points when factors such as age, education and working time are taken into account.