Anushka Sharma shared a news article on her Instagram story which said, Twitter CEO Paras Agarwal to go on paternity leave to welcome second child. Anushka Sharma supports and writes,”About Time This Is Normalised”
When Anushka Sharma was pregnant,Virat Kohli also took a paternity leave. After his first test match between Australia and India, he flew back to Anushka. Vice captain Ajinkya Rahane stepped into the skipper’s shoes in Kohli’s absence. His decision was met with praise from the Indian sporting community and fans.
While many fans were doubtful about his decision and questioned him on how he could skip national duty.
Unlike maternity leave, which is legally mandated, the private sector is not bound to provide paternity leave in India. There is a legal stipulation for central government employees –– a “male civil servant (including an apprentice, probationer) with much less than two surviving children may additionally be granted Paternity Leave for a duration of 15 days before or up to six months from the date of delivery of the child.” The “less than two surviving children” ability the employee can take paternity leaves solely for his first two children.
Over the years, many have pointed out that while short paternity leaves deprive fathers of the chance to spend time with their newborns and burden moms unfairly with the bulk of caregiving, they additionally make hiring men greater positive for companies.
