Microsoft India enhances maternity leave policy to six months

The move is aimed at further boosting a healthy and productive work environment as well as emotional upliftment of the company’s workforce.

Microsoft has extended the maternity leave for its women employees to six months from the current three months.

This is in addition to Microsoft India’s continued support to its women employees by offering them the option of availing unpaid leave up to three months and flexible work arrangements up to two years. The new maternity policy will be effective from Feb 1 and also benefit all women employees who are currently on maternity leave.

Announcing the augmented maternity policy, Rohit Thakur, Head of Human Resources, Microsoft India, said, “At Microsoft, our continual endeavor is to support our employees in the best possible ways so they can thrive both at the workplace and in their personal lives. We understand how important it is for new mothers to not only be able to spend time with their babies but also be able to transition back to work effectively. The enhancements to our maternity benefits are intended to ensure our women employees have the time and support they need to embrace this new phase of life.”