: Kerala HC reinstates woman fired from job for taking maternity leave #IndiaNEWS The Kerala High Court has reinstated a woman who was fired from her job in 2020 because she went on maternity leave without

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Kerala HC reinstates woman fired from job for taking maternity leave #IndiaNEWS
The Kerala High Court has reinstated a woman who was fired from her job in 2020 because she went on maternity leave without authorisation, Bar and Bench reported on Friday.Vandana Sreemadha worked as a counsellor at the Office of the District Child Protection Officer in Kollam on contract basis. She was first appointed to the post in 2016 and her employment contract was extended till August 21, 2020, one year at a time. The High Court, while setting aside her termination, noted that only a woman knew how tough it was to balance a career and motherhood, according to Live Law. “Life as a new mother is like being on a roller-coaster and being a working mother is tougher,� Justice Devan Ramachandran said. “The minutiae of motherhood can never be properly contemplated and it involves navigation through myriad daily issues, which ultimately determine the health and future of the child.�The judge said it was scientifically proven that a mother essentially had to be close to her child. “This, primarily and inter alia, is why the provisions for maternity leave are now internationally accepted,� he added. Lawyer Sunil Kumar Kuriakose, who appeared for the Kerala government, argued that Sreemadha was not entitled to maternity leave since she had not been in service for a...Read more

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