Contractual Workers Also Entitled To Benefits Under The Maternity Benefits Act: MP HC [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in the case of Smt. Archana Pandey vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh, held that maternity leave should be granted to contractual employees, at par with regular employees.In the present case, the state was denying maternity leave relying on the Contract of Appointment which stated that maternity leave can be granted to contractual workers only upon the completion on...