No one in their sane mind will deny maternity leave to a woman. Her story went viral on social media with headlines like “This Company Fired A Woman Because She Asked For Maternity Leave. I don’t know how the maternity leave became an issue here,” he said. Ltd on Friday refuted allegations that it had asked its HR executive Radhika Gupta to resign because she sought maternity leave. Singh says he is shocked at Radhika’s allegation on refusal of maternity leave by the company as they’ve been supportive throughout her pregnancy.

Source: Indian Express July 22, 2016 15:14 UTC