Tata Steel on Monday has introduced a new human resource policy that enables its employees from the LGBTQ+ community to declare their partners and avail all HR benefits permissible under the law. Surely a good welcome step towards Equality.
With its vision to provide equal opportunity to the employees, it has been an endeavour of the company to create an enabling workforce for all diverse groups, respecting and embracing the differences in the individuals, the steel maker said in a statement. The organisation quoted:
Partners mean people of same-sex living like a married couple.
Who Are Included?
LGBTQ+ refers to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and related communities.
Benefits
- Under the expanded diversity and inclusion (D&I) policy, Tata Steel employees and their partners will be able to avail a host of benefits including health check-up, medical facilities, adoption leave, new-born parent and child care leave, and inclusion in employee assistance programme (EAP)
- Employees will also get financial assistance for gender reassignment surgery and 30 days special leave for the same
- They will also be eligible for Tata Executive Holiday Plan (TEHP), honeymoon package and domestic travel coverage for new employees
The company’s statement also read:
The company’s vision is to be a world-class equal opportunity employer where everyone is respected and every voice is heard. It is a constant endeavour of the company to create an enabling workplace for all diverse groups, respecting and embracing the differences in the individuals.
Besides, this policy entitles them to be equally eligible for participating in any event including an official gathering or an offshore corporate event, where earlier “only spouses of opposite gender were included”, the company added.
Suresh Dutt Tripathi, Vice-President (Human Resource Management), Tata Steel, said :
Providing equitable policies and benefits creates a level playing field for all employees and sets common standards across locations.
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