A pedestrian walks previous the Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) headquarters in Mumbai.
| Photo Credit: DANISH SIDDIQUI
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (HUL) has introduced the introduction of the Foster/Kinship Caregiver Leave Policy, a first-of-its-kind initiative in Indian business to help foster care mother and father and kinship caregivers.
Anuradha Razdan, Executive Director HR & CHRO, Unilever South Asia, stated, “We believe in creating a workplace where every individual feels supported and valued, and our equitable policies are paving the way for the empowerment of a diverse workforce.”
“The launch of the Foster/Kinship Caregiver Leave underscores our commitment to diversity and family well-being. By pioneering this initiative, we aim to create a supportive ecosystem that values all forms of caregiving and enables our employees to choose based on their needs, circumstances and context,” she stated.
Currently , HUL gives a variety of parental help choices akin to parental leave, adoption leave, secondary caregiver leave, and fertility help that allows equal parenting obligations.
“The newly introduced Foster/Kinship Caregiver Leave is a step forward to ensure caregivers for foster children or kinship can balance their professional responsibilities with their caregiving duties,” the corporate stated.
HUL has additionally established a creche tie-up for workers to make sure entry to high quality childcare services.
