They said they can’t afford my maternity leave,” Gupta told IndianExpress.com. Ltd, claiming the company terminated her employment because she asked for maternity leave. “Towards the end of June, I communicated to the company about my maternity leave but I was asked to resign instead or I’ll be terminated. Earlier this month, Gupta claimed she was forced to resign from the company after she asked her employers to allow her maternity leave from September, 2016. The Ministry of Women and Child Development has taken note of the complaint filed by Radhika Gupta, Assistant HR Manager with Radius Synergies International Pvt.

Source: Indian Express July 23, 2016 13:30 UTC