Maternity Leave Increased From 12 to 15 Months for LIC Employees

LIC Revises Rule to Increase Maternity Leave From 12 to 15 Months

Maternity Leave Increased From 12 to 15 Months for LIC Employees

LIC Revises Maternity Leave increased 12 to 15 Months for Female employees of LIC

Female employees of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) will now get three more months of maternity leave during their service period.

According to the revised rules for maternity leaves notified by the Finance Ministry, an employee will get a maximum of 15 months of maternity leave during her service period.

The norms cover Class-I officers, Development Officers and Class III/IV employees and have come into effect from May 31, 2019.

As of March 31, 2018, out of LIC’s total employee strength of nearly 1.12 lakh, 24,000 were women.

Source: thehindubusinessline