PCB to present maternity leave provisions in central contracts

PCB to present maternity leave provisions in central contracts

By Web Desk
April 18, 2021
PCB to present maternity leave provisions in central contracts / Photo: ICC

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to present pregnancy provisions in its central contracts system for women’s cricket, The News reported today.

As per the PCB’s existing central contracts, there are no specific clauses that address maternity leave. The board, however, is likely to amend those contracts to introduce pregnancy provisions and offer support to women cricketers.

Earlier on Friday, the national women’s cricket team captain Bismah Maroof announced to take an indefinite maternity break from cricket.

The 29-year-old would, therefore, continue to earn her monthly retainer as per the PCB’s ‘A’ category contracts system. She would also be eligible for all medical perks at the time of absence and will become the first player to benefit from the new pregnancy provision.

Maroof had taken to the popular social media site Twitter and said that she was entering a new chapter of life as she would be welcoming her first child. “I am delighted to announce that I am entering a new chapter in my life as motherhood beckons,” she wrote.

Read: Pakistan women’s cricket captain takes indefinite maternity break

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