Resignation Just After The Maternity Leave

Yes, I agree it's a dilemma for an HR person to decide on a resignation after maternity benefits have been provided to the concerned individual. However, according to the Act, this benefit is a right of the working employee and must be given even if there is a p...

Dear SMR_devi,I agree with the points presented by the eligible CiteHRians. You need to know that the detriment on the resignation of a female employee after her maternity leave depends on her entirely. You may not need to have any clause on the same.

Well put, Raj Kumar.But in a lighter vein, I think the Act itself needs to be renamed from Maternity Benefit Act to Maternity (_____) Act – to ensure that the unintended meaning isn't conveyed.Rgds, TS

I agree with Pon.This dilemma is faced by many HR professionals. The reason is that they think Maternity Leave is a benefit extended by the company; a kind of compassion shown by the company. Please correct this view, and immediately the dilemma vanishes.Materni...

In both cases, it is up to the employee. The Maternity Benefit Act does not stipulate anything about resignation after delivery.Pon

One of our employees joined us in January 2017\. She informed us that she is pregnant and made a commitment to our director that she would not leave the company after maternity. Based on her assurance, we hired her. However, she has now completed her maternity l...

If she has issued her due notice with the resignation, you cannot force the employee to come back and work. You cannot control the human situational impacts of early motherhood; do not try to impose on her more, as she will already have enough to handle.

Hi all,I am working on the Maternity policy, where I need to include a clause for resignation after maternity. I have 2 clarifications:1\. If the staff resign without medical grounds post-delivery, what is the policy?2\. What if the employee does not join back t...