MANGALURU: The Mangalore University syndicate has approved paid maternity leave for its guest faculty and temporary (non-teaching) staff. Both guest and temporary staff will get four months of paid maternity leave, from the day of delivery, effective from this month.
The decision was taken at a syndicate meeting on July 23. Ramesh K, a syndicate member of MU, who chaired the proposal, said that the syndicate passed the decision after a woman guest faculty member from Kodagu district, requested the varsity, that all women guest lecturers should be considered for paid maternity leave. “The suggestion was tabled, and we included temporary staff working in MU’s offices in various places. Earlier, they were not eligible for any facilities, and not paid till they returned from their maternity leave. Only contractual employees were eligible for six months of maternity leave, as directed by the state government,” Ramesh said.
