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The ‘unexpected joy’ of returning to work after caring for kids - 10 things parents loved the most about getting back to work after maternity leave according to new research (and #5 is so relatable)

Returning to work after maternity leave is often daunting, but a new study reveals it can be a 'joyful experience' for some - here's the top 10 things parents going back to work love.

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Govt now allows 6 months maternity leave for employees in case of surrogacy for both 'mothers'

The surrogate, as well as the commissioning mother with less than two surviving children, may be granted maternity leave of 180 days. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Energy Secretary Mairi McAllan to take maternity leave for birth of first child

MAIRI McAllan will leave the Scottish Government until next year as she goes on maternity leave for the birth of her first child.

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Friend Keeps Asking Pregnant Woman To Ask Husband To Take Over Carpooling, Mom-To-Be Won’t Budge

Pregnant mom is going on maternity leave and can no longer carpool, entitled colleague demands she asks her partner to take over, but the woman refuses, turns to Reddit to ask if she’s the jerk in the situation. The post Friend Keeps Asking Pregnant Woman To Ask Husband To Take…

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Finance Moms In India Get Superior Maternity Benefits Compared to US Counterparts

In an attempt to draw and keep female employees, international financial businesses are expanding their maternity benefits across India.

International Business Times UK

Juli Inkster on winning in a different LPGA era: ‘We didn’t have maternity leave and daycare’

Inkster is the only woman to win two majors in each of three different decades.

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FIFA Implements Maternity Leave For Players And Coaches

FIFA's new protocols provide paid maternity leave and support for players and coaches balancing parenthood with their careers.

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FIA says maternity leave will definitely fall outside F1 2026 cost cap

As reported earlier this week, as part of a planned revamp of the cost cap – which is likely to be expanded to around $220 million – more elements will be brought under its remit that were previously exempt.

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FIA: Maternity leave will definitely fall outside F1 2026 cost cap

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Maternity leave inclusion a concern in new $220 million F1 cost cap proposal

As part of the ongoing efforts to frame a new Concorde Agreement, with documents having been recently distributed to teams, talks have begun about where the cost cap will fit into the bigger picture.

Autosport

Two-Time Major Runner-Up Amy Olson Announces Retirement Aged 31

The LPGA Tour pro, who has been on maternity leave since last year, made the announcement on social media

Golf Monthly

Katie Couric Says This ‘Today’ Co-Anchor Had an “Incredibly Sexist Attitude” About Her Maternity Leave

Of being a broadcast journalist in the early 1990s, Couric said the environment was “replete with microaggressions.”

Marie Claire

OPINION - Why is it everybody I sit next to in the office gets pregnant?

At first I tried to ignore it but now it’s just getting weird. And if this sounds like a bad case of main character syndrome, please take me at my word when I tell you: everyone I sit next to in the office gets pregnant, has a baby and jets…

Evening Standard

Retired govt. employee gets relief as Karnataka High Court orders encashment of illegally forfeited privilege leave

The High Court of Karnataka has directed the authorities to encash 90 days of privilege leave, which was wrongly forfeited from the terminal benefits of a retired employee in 2013 for the reason that her husband had not undergone vasectomy as per norms to claim maternity leave of 90 days,…

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Maternity benefits | Differentiation not permissible between regular, contractual employees: Calcutta High Court

Calcutta High Court directs RBI to compensate contractual employee denied maternity leave, citing violation of Maternity Benefits Act.

International Business Times UK

'Procreation Feels Like Financial Suicide' Amid Cost Of Living Crisis, Says Charity Boss

A new survey found that almost half of new parents have got into debt over childcare expenses and 25 per cent of mothers on maternity leave are skipping meals to cut costs.

Al Jazeera

In Romania, some fathers opt to take on the lion’s share of childcare

The east European nation is home to a paid scheme that allows either parent to look after their infant up to two years.

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Chantal van den Broek-Blaak preparing for comeback after maternity leave

Dutch rider aiming for selection to Tour de France team in home Grand Depart

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Naomi Osaka suffers first-round defeat in Australian Open comeback

Naomi Osaka suffers a first-round loss in her return to Grand Slam tennis after maternity leave, going down to Caroline Garcia at the Australian Open.

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Women’s commission seeks action taken report on guest lecturers’ demand for maternity leave

National Women's Commission sends second reminder to Higher Education Department to update action taken on 2021 complaint of denied maternity leave by guest lecturers.

The Hindu

Rallying for rights

Women in Andhra Pradesh fight for better working conditions, maternity leave & retirement benefits at Dharna Chowk.

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Govt. sanctions six months child care leave to two teachers who had given birth before joining service

The State government has considered the case of two newly-recruited graduate primary teachers who had claimed maternity leave but had given birth days before joining service in Haveri district, as a special case and granted them six months Child Care Leave (CCL).

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“Who’s Gonna Tell Her”: Moms Are Flabbergasted By This Woman’s Naivety About Maternity Leave

This woman on TikTok expressed her thoughts about maternity leave, and moms online made sure she would understand how wrong she was.

The Hindu

DSEL in a bind after new recruits who reported to work after giving birth apply for maternity leave

A strange problem has besieged the Department of School Education and Literacy over the grant of maternity leave to two newly-appointed graduate primary teachers. The case is expected to have repercussions for all prospective women employees of the State government.

The Independent UK

One in 10 mums returning to work within 4 months of birth due to financial woes

‘I ended up with postnatal alopecia. I had bald patches in my hair. Going back to work was the most stressful thing,’ mother says

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