Overview:  Draft Rules regarding the obligation on certain employers to provide crèche facilities have been published for consultation by the Karnataka government (Bengaluru). Law change:  The obligation to provide crèche facilities came into force in 2017 but the detailed Rules for Karnataka were only recently published for public consultation. The

As anticipated, India’s Parliament has now officially signed off on new maternity leave rights. The changes include: 26 weeks’ of paid leave for most mothers (previously 12 weeks), which can be started up to 8 weeks before the employee’s due date; 12 weeks’ paid leave for mothers adopting a child aged