Dear All,
We are in the process of framing medical policy where we are taking family floater.
I want to know if female married staff member�s in law parents need to be mentioned as dependent parents?
doest copmany overs in laws for female staff medical policy?

From India, Gwalior

Hi,

When we talk about a group mediclaim policy for our employees as a family floater, according to the mediclaim policy providers, they usually prefer the biological parents for all employees (both male and female), whether they are married or unmarried.

In our organization as well, we require the biological parents for all married female employees.

From India, Delhi

thanks for your reply but in my organization they are not taking female married staff�s biological parents stating that after marriage her parents are not dependant.
then in that case i proposed in law�s .
but now i think none of the parents will be part of it for married female staff as compared to male staff, (their dependant parents included)which i feel is not just.

From India, Gwalior

As per our country's law and order, nowhere is it mentioned that after a lady's marriage, her biological parents are not their dependents. So nobody can prove it. I would not like to comment on your organization's point of view, but you can take the initiative to make it possible as there are many females who are single children, and in their case, it would be very unfair.
From India, Delhi

Dear Chika,

I hope your company directors are educated. Why can't a girl's parents be dependent on her after her marriage? Which school of thought is your company stuck in? Is your company in some third world nation? I fail to understand how your company can be so crude and gender-biased.

Regards,
Octavious

From India, Mumbai

Echoing Octavius, if people can discharge their obligations with their own money, why can't organizations be progressive? It could be either male or female. They can take care of their own parents, in-laws, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law too. Anyone could be a dependent.

In Meghalaya, we have a matrilineal system. The youngest daughter inherits property with the condition that she has to offer refuge to anyone in the family who needs it.

From India, Delhi

The market practice is to give the option to female employees to cover either in-laws or parents. Male employees can cover only parents. In several cases, since both husband and wife are working, the husband's parents are covered under his employer. Hence, it makes sense for the wife to cover her parents within her company.

If you let me know your industry, I can give you available benchmarks to convince your management.

Abhishek Bondia
SecureNow

From India, Ghaziabad

Hi all,

With regard to the medical policy, in the case of an unmarried employee, we can claim our parents and unmarried sisters or brothers as dependents. In the case of a married male employee, he can claim his parents along with his spouse and children as dependents. Similarly, if a female employee is married, then as her in-laws shall be covered already as dependents with her spouse, she can declare her parents as dependents.

Regards,
Vijaya

From India, Hyderabad

Hi all,

The best example to give to your directors is ESIC. Even in ESIC, female employees' biological parents are covered irrespective of being married or unmarried. You can refer to the ESIC Act for further information.

From India, Bangalore

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