Indian Startups Avoid Hiring Women To Save Paid Maternity Leave

A diverse workforce is one of the strongest pillars of a country. In today's time of equality and diversification, a current report states that pocket-sized businesses and start-ups in India avoid hiring women as the employer has to give compulsory maternity get out to the employee when necessary.

Now, it is of import to note that diversity in workplaces has been lacking, especially in the technology manufacture and Bharat is not making the situation whatsoever improve. After the government imposed a compulsory six-month paid maternity leave back in 2017, many rising companies and offset-ups stopped hiring women. This was to salve the cost to the visitor for the compulsory paid leave to the women in the time of pregnancy.

After the government passed the law, many critics anticipated that it would discourage most of the employers to hire more women. The government doubled the paid motherhood exit to empower the women in the workforce, still, it turned upside downwards for the country. As soon as the law became valid, there was a ten% drop in women employees in the workforce of the state.

This is mainly because small companies and budding commencement-ups cannot beget to pay the full salary for a 24-week exit period. Besides, to keep the piece of work flowing, for the time being, the company would need to hire a replacement for the on-exit employee.

And so, without fifty-fifty knowing, most of the Indian companies and start-ups are creating diversification issues in the workforce of the country. In a patriarchal land that sees women only in kitchen attire, this type of event will but worsen the situation.