{"id":13387,"date":"2023-08-24T09:04:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T09:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3.111.226.8\/?p=13387"},"modified":"2024-09-26T10:32:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T05:02:09","slug":"why-the-new-maternity-bill-may-not-be-the-best-thing-for-your-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ascent-hr.com\/en-ph\/resources\/blogs\/legal\/why-the-new-maternity-bill-may-not-be-the-best-thing-for-your-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Why The New Maternity Bill May Not Be The Best Thing For Your Company"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13387\" class=\"elementor elementor-13387\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-34b3dc1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34b3dc1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fc4c4ec\" data-id=\"1fc4c4ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43f3eb6b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"43f3eb6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"back-to-previous\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper icon_align_row  \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/resources\/blogs\/\" title=\"go back to blogs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c0d970a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"6c0d970a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \n \njQuery(document).ready(function() {\n    jQuery('#back-to-previous').on('click', function() {\n      window.history.go(-1); 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Hailed in the beginning, as a means to bridge the gender gap in a country that continually ranks at the bottom of the gender equity index, the shortcomings in this bill are now being realized. While the most prominent flaw in this bill is its emphasis on employees in the new age services sector, there are several other shortcomings that showcase the flaw in the legislation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d9202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-vc_custom_heading\" data-id=\"69d9202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"vc_custom_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" vc_custom_heading  consulting_heading_font  text_align_left\" ><h2 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"consulting-custom-title\">What is wrong with the new bill?\n<\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cec1ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cec1ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Firstly, the need for expansion of the existing benefit lacks a scientific basis. The previous maternity protection was well conceived act which offered 12 weeks of maternity leave and neatly described the pre confinement and post confinement period while offering lucidity on all aspects including miscarriages. There is no logical reason as to why \u201c26 weeks\u201d has suddenly become the right quantum of maternity leave. The ILO convention recommends 14 weeks of maternity leave which in any case India was close to in observance by way of 12 weeks. The most developed economy, the United States of America does not offer any clear protection except job security after 12 weeks of unpaid leave or availing accrued leave subject to certain conditions. Very difficult to understand why India should compete with Canada or Norway in extending such benefits when the ground reality does not appear to suggest this demand except for championing a cause of very limited section of the society.<\/p>\n<p>Scientifically there appears no basis for this change and one wonders whether the aim of the government is to ensure bonding with the child which is more a social concern given the changing lifestyles and ideally should not be addressed through a window of vacation? Even the healthcare industry has not stipulated such terms as to what amount of time constitutes as the optimum time post maternity. The only suggested provision from the health care industry is the breastfeeding of the child upto a period which was a part of Factories Act and is now applicable to Shops as well though the provisions have a conflict.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca36c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-vc_custom_heading\" data-id=\"7ca36c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"vc_custom_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" vc_custom_heading  consulting_heading_font  text_align_left\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"consulting-custom-title\">All western ideas don\u2019t suit us\n<\/h3><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16be7d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16be7d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Changes being made to labour laws are done in order to suit the large industries. The new age services sector which opened a large opportunity for women in skilled and intellectual jobs appear to be the only ones which can afford this change of providing a long leave and an opportunity of working from home. Brick and mortar industry can neither afford this period of leave nor can provide any such possibility of working from home. Mere aping the west does not make India a better employee friendly nation and we must focus on needs and customs which are prevalent locally.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bbaa3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-vc_custom_heading\" data-id=\"8bbaa3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"vc_custom_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" vc_custom_heading  consulting_heading_font  text_align_left\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"consulting-custom-title\">Why only for the first two kids?\n<\/h3><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f23272e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f23272e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another amendment to this law has been the extension of the maternity benefits only to the first two children. Therefore, a woman who is carrying her third child will only get a maternity leave of 12 weeks as opposed to the 26 weeks for her first two children. Unlike China, we do not follow a one \/ two children policy; hence it makes no reasonable sense to extend the benefits only to the first two children.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-972885e elementor-widget elementor-widget-vc_custom_heading\" data-id=\"972885e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"vc_custom_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" vc_custom_heading  consulting_heading_font  text_align_left\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"consulting-custom-title\">Surrogacy completely misconstrued\n<\/h3><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1aae14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1aae14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The topic of surrogacy has also not been addressed clearly. Surrogacy has been completely misconstrued although it\u2019s a 100 million dollar industry. The bill states that the person who is adopting the baby post surrogacy is entitled to a maternity leave to be able to bond with the child. While this bill aims at providing relief to a commissioning or adopting mother, the government has brought out another legislation on surrogacy making it near impossible to commission surrogacy given the restrictions thereon and defeats the provisions under this bill pretty much.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3412c9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-vc_custom_heading\" data-id=\"3412c9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"vc_custom_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" vc_custom_heading  consulting_heading_font  text_align_left\" ><h2 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"consulting-custom-title\">How will this bill affect your company?\n<\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-694d5ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"694d5ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Laws that endorse gender equality are great in theory but they should be present inherently within the enterprise and should not be cast as a legal obligation. It is the responsibility of the government to push industry in recognizing such benefits voluntarily and not pushed down as an obligation. These laws are not something that can be imposed on every business or industry. To an SME or a startup with say 20 or 25 employees, a 26 week of absence is a significant loss as they operate on thin margins. This kind of scenario perpetually kills the enterprise and renders some of the jobs redundant in anticipation; therefore a businessman must have the leeway of adopting policies that suit his enterprise or industry.<\/p>\n<p>Faced with an increasing minimum wage, increased P F \/ ESI contribution coupled with increased Bonus and the new leave provisions of this bill, Make in India appears tougher than ever.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4f74aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-vc_custom_heading\" data-id=\"c4f74aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"vc_custom_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" vc_custom_heading  consulting_heading_font  text_align_left\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"consulting-custom-title\">Married women will not be the most preferred\n<\/h3><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0478c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0478c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The crux of the issue is that there will be a hesitation to employ women after marriage. Questions such as \u201cAre you married\u201d and \u201cHow long have you been married\u201d are commonly asked during interviews. Data privacy laws prevalent in developed nations are not fully adopted in India and hence without a legal obligation prohibiting such questions from being asked during interviews it would be not easy for women to get employed in critical jobs.<\/p>\n<p>An absence of 26 weeks or six months is not easy to manage even from skill \/ knowledge management perspective for the woman employee who would need another 3 months to 4 months to get back to her routine of work. Such a massive absence can neither be substituted by a temporary job nor managed by system without affecting productivity. We are pointing fingers at an entrepreneur for defaults in loans and performance and a free economy should provide a free hand to such entrepreneur and not add so many obligations at a time. The focus for Make in India should be empower entrepreneurs and not hold them by the scruff.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02fcea0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-vc_custom_heading\" data-id=\"02fcea0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"vc_custom_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" vc_custom_heading  consulting_heading_font  text_align_left\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"consulting-custom-title\">Adopting the law should be an option and incentivized\n<\/h3><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1261ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1261ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The trend should be to facilitate a conscious call of observance of the labour law and not impose labour law on everyone. The whole concept is getting twisted and turned around by legislation in an attempt to show that they are women friendly and are catering to their needs. This law should have been provided to the industry as an option with the government incentivizing those who facilitate it. In the US, there is a system of minority business enterprise in which tax credit is offered to those who proactively observe it. Similarly, the Indian government should play a facilitating role instead of that of a stern school headmaster.<\/p>\n<p>While the bold move made by the government warrants credit, these loopholes in the bill deserve careful reflection and deliberation. There is a tendency to make a bill to show that the government is women friendly, without ensuring that all loose ends are tied up. Therefore what most companies will resort to is underemployment of women.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d56954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-stm_post_bottom\" data-id=\"9d56954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"stm_post_bottom.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post_bottom_wr  consulting_elementor_post_bottom_info\">\n    <div class=\"post_bottom media\">\n\t<div class=\"tags media-body\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ascent-hr.com\/tag\/amendment\/\" rel=\"tag\">Amendment<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ascent-hr.com\/tag\/maternity-bill\/\" rel=\"tag\">Maternity Bill<\/a><\/div>\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d56a47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-stm_post_about_author\" data-id=\"9d56a47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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