Hi all,
I have recently joined a new MNC. The project for which I got selected in the MNC has rejected me, saying the client has not approved of my profile. The project requires working at the client location; earlier, they told me that I had been selected. Now I am on the bench and four months pregnant. In the current scenario, I think it will be difficult for me to get a project because soon I will be going on maternity leave. What will happen if I don't get a project? What should I do in such a case? I have joined the company just a few days back, and all this happened. Please suggest what I should do.
From India, Bangalore
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I have recently joined a new MNC. The project for which I got selected in the MNC has rejected me, saying the client has not approved of my profile. The project requires working at the client location; earlier, they told me that I had been selected. Now I am on the bench and four months pregnant. In the current scenario, I think it will be difficult for me to get a project because soon I will be going on maternity leave. What will happen if I don't get a project? What should I do in such a case? I have joined the company just a few days back, and all this happened. Please suggest what I should do.
From India, Bangalore
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It is very natural for any client to reject a person when they know the person will take leave soon.
You said that you joined this company a few days ago and you are four months pregnant. This implies that you were aware of your pregnancy at the time of joining.
If there had been a medical test by the company, they would also have been aware.
The law does not say anything about the selection of a candidate during pregnancy. However, almost all private organizations in India, to my knowledge, would not select a female candidate when they are aware of her pregnancy. No one can challenge such action by any management.
However, a person cannot be terminated based on pregnancy.
If you have not disclosed this information in writing when asked, then you may face trouble.
The management may keep you on the bench, sanction your maternity leave for three months when due, and may not approve further leave.
You may be forced to take more leave than you anticipate; they may ask you to resign or even terminate your employment. In a large organization with more than 2000 employees, they may wait for one year, including three months of maternity leave, and the rest on loss of pay. If it is a small organization with 100 to 500 employees, their approach may differ.
T. Sivasankaran
From India, Chennai
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379You said that you joined this company a few days ago and you are four months pregnant. This implies that you were aware of your pregnancy at the time of joining.
If there had been a medical test by the company, they would also have been aware.
The law does not say anything about the selection of a candidate during pregnancy. However, almost all private organizations in India, to my knowledge, would not select a female candidate when they are aware of her pregnancy. No one can challenge such action by any management.
However, a person cannot be terminated based on pregnancy.
If you have not disclosed this information in writing when asked, then you may face trouble.
The management may keep you on the bench, sanction your maternity leave for three months when due, and may not approve further leave.
You may be forced to take more leave than you anticipate; they may ask you to resign or even terminate your employment. In a large organization with more than 2000 employees, they may wait for one year, including three months of maternity leave, and the rest on loss of pay. If it is a small organization with 100 to 500 employees, their approach may differ.
T. Sivasankaran
From India, Chennai
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