: SBI suspends rule on recruiting pregnant women after facing criticism #IndiaNEWS Following widespread criticism, the State Bank of India on Saturday suspended the rule under which women who were over

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SBI suspends rule on recruiting pregnant women after facing criticism #IndiaNEWS
Following widespread criticism, the State Bank of India on Saturday suspended the rule under which women who were over three months pregnant were considered “temporarily unfit�?.The rule was a part of the revised fitness standards for recruitment in the bank, which were issued on December 31. It stated that if a woman candidate is recruited when she was over three months pregnant, she can join work four months after giving birth to the child.SBI said that the new guidelines were intended to provide clarity on some aspects on which instructions were unclear or old. “In some sections of the media, the revision in norms in this regard has been interpreted as discriminatory against women,�? a press release issued by the bank said.Press release relating to news items about required fitness standards for recruitment in Bank. Revised instructions about recruitment of Pregnant Women candidates stands withdrawn.@DFS_India pic.twitter.com/QXqn3XSzKF— State Bank of India (@TheOfficialSBI) January 29, 2022 SBI said that it has now placed the provision in question in abeyance “in view of the public sentiments�?.Earlier, women candidates pregnant up to six months were permitted to join the bank if they met certain conditions. Such a candidate would need to get a certificate from a gynaecologist stating that her taking up the employment...Read more

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