CAREGIVER POLICY

As the market shifts from being an 'employees' to an 'employer's market', return to office calls have been getting louder, with some companies even penalising employees who don't toe the line. However, while expanded flexibility is discretionary, th...

Companies focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) for societal change and business benefits. Balaji Sreenivasan of Colgate-Palmolive India highlights authentic representation, an inclusive work environment, and the extended Supportive Caregi...

India Inc revamps parental leave policies to support changing family structures and foster inclusion. Companies like Colgate-Palmolive and Hindustan Unilever introduce gender-neutral initiatives. Volvo Group and Standard Chartered enhance parental l...

​The Vedanta group company has nine board members, of which five are women. Pointing out that there are barriers, including psychological, to inclusion of more women in the workforce, especially in male-dominated sectors of mining and manufacturing,...

Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) introduces a foster/kinship caregiver leave policy, offering up to 4 weeks of leave to employees for pre-adoption foster care or becoming legal guardians. The policy emphasizes diversity, family wellbeing, and compliance...

Only 4% of exec directors at Nifty 50 are women, and across NSE-listed cos that figure drops to 3%; enabling policies needed to empower them. There is a persistent and high level of unconscious bias as well. Allyship is key. “Boys’ clubs still opera...

Vedanta Ltd. has implemented a comprehensive parenthood policy, including a 12-month sabbatical for new mothers. The policy provides options for working from home or flexible hours after maternity leave. It also supports career growth during materni...

Women may be more likely to want to work from home (WFH) than men. They've also had a harder time doing so, reporting higher rates of stress, depression and sheer hours worked - especially if they have kids. This paradox is a result of women trying ...

From April 1, financial services firm JP Morgan will be increasing paid paternity leave in India from the current 10 days to 16 weeks; adoptive/surrogate parents will also be entitled to the same. Pfizer India announced a 12-week paternity leave pol...

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Through this move, the company - which has 300-odd employees - now gives its employees the freedom to establish rules for their workplace and put their well-being first. As part of the programme, employees will collaborate to create and improve HR p...

The Constitution of India has been considerate about supporting senior citizens, with Articles 38 (1), 39 (e), 41 and 46 making it incumbent on the state to make provision for public assistance in old age.

The company is moving away from gender-based differentiation for parental leave and will instead look at the role of primary or secondary caregiver. Secondly, there will be no differentiation on natural birth, surrogacy, or adoption.

This policy will provide financial support to the family of deceased employees, where the death is due to non-accidental reasons, including Covid.

The parental leave policy ensures non-discrimination irrespective of gender, sexual identity, marital status, or the circumstance of parenthood, and also covers live-in partners, the statement noted.

Effective July 30, 2021, this policy is applicable to all new parents, and can be availed by new fathers anytime within 12 months of the birth/ adoption of the child, thereby allowing the mother to better manage her career as well as other prioritie...

Under the new policy, Cyient employees, including birth and adoptive parents of any gender, can take up to 12 weeks of paid time off at full pay following the birth or adoption of their child, the company said in a statement.

In the new policy, formulated after detailed stakeholder consultations, 'rare diseases' have not been defined but classified into three groups based on expert opinion.

Microsoft India on Friday announced four weeks of paid caregiver leave for employees who are looking after immediate family members with serious health conditions.