The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Monday issued a notice to Indian Bank over media reports that it had framed new guidelines preventing women, who were more than three months pregnant, from joining service after being selected through due process.
“The Commission has learnt that the Bank has allegedly framed rules which state that if a woman candidate is three months pregnant, then she would be considered as ‘temporarily unfit’ and would not be given immediate joining upon her selection. This will lead to delay in their joining and subsequently they will lose their seniority (sic),” the notice said.
The DCW said the action appeared to be discriminatory and illegal as it was contrary to the maternity benefits provided under the Code of Social Security, 2020.
