Hello everyone,
I am working for a small IT firm in India. I am at present 30 weeks pregnant. When I enquired about the medical benefits and insurance coverage they sent me an e-mail that they no longer need my services and I am free to move on. I have to serve 3 months notice period. I requested them to kindly grant me work from home as the office infrastructure is not that good with very unhygenic toilet conditions and unsafe drinking water. I had been working from home earlier too and everytime my request was approved. I believe this was because I was billable on a project at that time. The company didn't had any problem then. But now since I am not working on a billable prject now and carrying I am being forced to come to the office else my notice period will be counted as leave without pay and I won't get a single penny for serving my notice period. Also since my notice period is overlapping with the time I would have liked to take my maternity leaves I don't know how am I going to avail them. The HR in my company says that I can take maternity leaves 45 days before and 45 days after delivery. 45 days before is ok and 45 days after is not possible as I won't be a employee of that company then. What if I have to deliever earlier than my due date. Isn't there any way in which I can have my maternity leaves as well as serve my notice period. Can anyone pls help me.
