Mumbai: BEST employees who have differently-abled children will be entitled to 730 days’ paid leave during their tenure in the undertaking. The special child care leave was approved by BMC and cleared by mayor Kishori Pednekar. A senior BEST official said the leave will be granted to employees to look after their children.
“This will be in addition to salaries,” he said. It will be applicable to women, while men who have lost their spouse will also be eligible to the two-year leave during their tenure irrespective of whether they are transferred from one department to another. They will have to submit a medical certificate of the child’s disabilities of more than 40%. The leave will be applicable till the son or daughter turns 22. An official said a circular will be issued to staff on Friday. BEST has 40,000 employees .
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