Termination due to COVID-19 during pregnancy

3 years ago

Can pregnant women be laid off in India due to COVID-19 situation? I'm 6 months pregnant and released from the project. As soon as I lost project exactly after 2 days my employer informed me about lay-off with one month notice, despite of informing about my pregnancy in advance. I would like to clarify if it’s legal to lay me off at this time. This doesn't let me avail my maternity benefits.
Please advise what actions I can take in this situation and how should I deal with the Full & Final settlement after a month. Should I not accept it?
Also I am afraid if I go for a legal action, how would I manage the court appearances during pregnancy? Since the company is based out of Bangalore, do I need to be present in same city/state?
I would really appreciate if someone can share insights on this topic.

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Kishan Dutt Kalaskar

Responded 3 years ago

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A.You can manage the court case through power of attorney. Approach the labor commissioner or court. You will succeed. Circulars are there.
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Shreesh Chadha

Responded 3 years ago

A.Your presence will be excused on account of pregnancy. They cannot swerve their way out of maternity benefits, failure to pay results in imprisonment even. It is a very strong and clear law, you will have a strong claim.

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