Hello All,
I wanted to check with you all if a law related to maternity leaves in private sector exists if someone becomes a mother through surrogacy route. One of my friends who is unable to carry a child herself has chosen to attain motherhood with the help of a surrogate. Will she be entitled to maternity leave and if yes for what duration. Any information on this front will be helpful
Regards
From India, Delhi
I wanted to check with you all if a law related to maternity leaves in private sector exists if someone becomes a mother through surrogacy route. One of my friends who is unable to carry a child herself has chosen to attain motherhood with the help of a surrogate. Will she be entitled to maternity leave and if yes for what duration. Any information on this front will be helpful
Regards
From India, Delhi
Hi buddy,
As per my knowledge there is no any provision in the law specifying separate rules for woman employee who become pregnant due to surrogacy.
Hence, I strongly tell you that the above said woman is eligible to get all the benefits under the law as other women.
Benefits are:
Six weeks of leave with wages before delivery
Six weeks of leave with wages after delivery and
extra one month of leave with wages in case of pregnancy related illness.
With Regards
Mr.Thumbs Up
From India, Chennai
104As per my knowledge there is no any provision in the law specifying separate rules for woman employee who become pregnant due to surrogacy.
Hence, I strongly tell you that the above said woman is eligible to get all the benefits under the law as other women.
Benefits are:
Six weeks of leave with wages before delivery
Six weeks of leave with wages after delivery and
extra one month of leave with wages in case of pregnancy related illness.
With Regards
Mr.Thumbs Up
From India, Chennai
My dear friend Praveen
I think you have not understood the Question, or perhaps the matter is not very clear.
The question is...
1. Who is pregnant ?? Is it the Employee herself ?? This may not be the case, as the employee is unable to bear a child, as stated in the post.
Or,
2. Whether she has arranged with some other women (a relative or someone else) who will become a SURROGATE MOTHER for her; meaning the other women will actually be carrying the Child.
I think it would be better to know the situation clearly, before jumping off the gun.
Warm regards.
From India, Delhi
I think you have not understood the Question, or perhaps the matter is not very clear.
The question is...
1. Who is pregnant ?? Is it the Employee herself ?? This may not be the case, as the employee is unable to bear a child, as stated in the post.
Or,
2. Whether she has arranged with some other women (a relative or someone else) who will become a SURROGATE MOTHER for her; meaning the other women will actually be carrying the Child.
I think it would be better to know the situation clearly, before jumping off the gun.
Warm regards.
From India, Delhi
A woman employee is entitled for maternity benefits under MB Act only if she becomes pregnant and deliver a child. But kerala high court has given a decision that women who became mother through surrogacy (carrying and confinement by another woman) is entitled for post natal benifits.
From India, Thiruvananthapuram
From India, Thiruvananthapuram
Dear friends
I appreciate your interest and comments.
But, let the member posting the thread answer :
Who is pregnant ???
It seems the employee is taking the help of another lady who is the surrogate mother.
This can be inferred from the fact that it is stated that the female employee herself is unable to carry a child.
also, please recall the provisions of availing the maternity Benefits as per the Act.
Under the Act, a woman employee needs to be certified by a Doctor that she is pregnant.
There is no provision, TILL NOW, that this benefit can be given when another woman is pregnant, in place of the female employee !!!!
Warm regards.
From India, Delhi
I appreciate your interest and comments.
But, let the member posting the thread answer :
Who is pregnant ???
It seems the employee is taking the help of another lady who is the surrogate mother.
This can be inferred from the fact that it is stated that the female employee herself is unable to carry a child.
also, please recall the provisions of availing the maternity Benefits as per the Act.
Under the Act, a woman employee needs to be certified by a Doctor that she is pregnant.
There is no provision, TILL NOW, that this benefit can be given when another woman is pregnant, in place of the female employee !!!!
Warm regards.
From India, Delhi
I don't see any reason to get confused.
Based on what the Thread Initiator mentioned, the employee is NOT THE ONE who is pregnant.
To answer the original query, there's no Law, as of today, that covers maternity leaves through surrogacy. As far as I know, it's being discussed in the parliament & a proper/formal Law would be sometime before a Law is in-place. Until then, I guess one only can utilize the various judgements........but this route is prone to interpretation.
However, individual Companies are now coming-up with their own set of HR Policies that address this situation, as also Paternity Leaves & related aspects.
@ Shete14--
The Delhi HC Judgement relates ONLY to Govt employees [read the very First line], while the present case is related to a Private sector employee.
Rgds,
TS
From India, Hyderabad
Based on what the Thread Initiator mentioned, the employee is NOT THE ONE who is pregnant.
To answer the original query, there's no Law, as of today, that covers maternity leaves through surrogacy. As far as I know, it's being discussed in the parliament & a proper/formal Law would be sometime before a Law is in-place. Until then, I guess one only can utilize the various judgements........but this route is prone to interpretation.
However, individual Companies are now coming-up with their own set of HR Policies that address this situation, as also Paternity Leaves & related aspects.
@ Shete14--
The Delhi HC Judgement relates ONLY to Govt employees [read the very First line], while the present case is related to a Private sector employee.
Rgds,
TS
From India, Hyderabad
Dear All,
Thanks for your comments on this topic. Actually my friend is not pregnant. She is going to have a child with the help of a surrogate mother. She has spoken to few lawyers and they have told that it will be possible to get maternity leaves in her firm based on a recent judgement in HC.
Regards
From India, Delhi
Thanks for your comments on this topic. Actually my friend is not pregnant. She is going to have a child with the help of a surrogate mother. She has spoken to few lawyers and they have told that it will be possible to get maternity leaves in her firm based on a recent judgement in HC.
Regards
From India, Delhi
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