Ride-hailing main Uber on Friday mentioned its drivers testing constructive for COVID-19 will obtain a one-time payout of up to Rs 6,800 in partial earnings support for 14 days.
Drivers furnishing a constructive RT-PCR check from an accredited lab will obtain a one-time payout of up to a most of Rs 6,800 in partial earnings support for 14 days, relying upon their metropolis of residence and engagement on the platform, in accordance to an announcement.
This is as well as to Uber’s earlier announcement of the Rs 18.5 crore (USD 2.5 million) initiative to get 1.5 lakh drivers on its platform vaccinated over the subsequent six months.
Uber mentioned COVID-positive drivers will likely be unable to entry the platform whereas they’re receiving partial earnings support as a security measure to assist restrict the unfold of the virus.
In the unlucky occasion of a driver succumbing to COVID-19, Uber will present a one-time support bundle value Rs 75,000 to assist meet the instant wants of surviving members of the family, it added.
“Since the onset of the pandemic, Uber drivers have proven themselves to be important staff, serving to India and its individuals get via the disaster.
“We are pleased to be able to offer drivers who contract the virus partial earnings support while they recuperate at home,” Uber India and South Asia Head (Supply and Driver Operations) Pavan Vaish mentioned.
He added that alongside its driver vaccination programme, the most recent initiative will assist Indian authorities to break COVID-19’s transmission chain.
As India reels underneath the impression of the lethal second wave of coronavirus infections, a number of organisations throughout the spectrum have come ahead to support the aid efforts.
Efforts to ramp up vaccination are additionally underway. India has to this point administered over 20.5 crore jabs to eligible beneficiaries.
IT agency Capgemini on Friday mentioned it’s rolling out an on-premise vaccination drive for 1.25 lakh employees and dependents.
Capgemini has tied up with a number of companions throughout places. Its healthcare companions are MGM Hospital and Reliance Hospitals in Mumbai, Red Cross in Chennai, Apollo Hospitals in Bengaluru, Rainbow in NCR, Apollo Hospitals in Kolkata and Aditya Birla Hospitals in Pune.
Additionally, Capgemini is tying up with over 200 hospitals throughout Capgemini India places for off-premise vaccination drives to cowl vaccination for as many employees as potential, it mentioned in an announcement.
Fashion platform LimeRoad mentioned for its employees incomes salaries under Rs 50,000 a month, it’s offering a particular COVID-19 term-insurance of up to Rs 3 lakh, as well as to the medical insurance coverage that covers all hospital prices.
LimeRoad CEO and founder Suchi Mukherjee mentioned, “These are unprecedented times. While many have lived through horrific moments trying to get help for loved ones, we are doing whatever we can to support our people in this difficult health crisis.”
The firm’s measures are designed to be certain that its individuals have entry to a few of the core wants that “we can help them with time off work, medical care, financial help and wherever helpful, insurance”.
Social media platform Instagram mentioned Indian musicians at the moment are uniting to use their collective would possibly to proceed to support COVID-19 aid efforts.
As an extension of Facebook’s ‘Social For Good’ initiative, 27 artists will carry out at a live performance known as ‘Live In Your Living Room’ on Instagram, to increase funds for causes that the artists are supporting, an announcement mentioned.
This 2021’s model of the live performance will function 27 artists, in a sequence of dwell gigs that folks could have to go to their accounts for, one after the opposite for 8 hours.
The line-up performing consists of Armaan Malik, Eric Nam, KSHMR, Salim Merchant, Shalmali Kholgade, Sunidhi Chauhan, Saindhavi Prakash, Satyaprakash Dharmar, Andrea Jeremiah, and Big Indie Bang (Neyhal, Raghav Meattle).
It additionally consists of Akanshka Bhandari, Anuv Jain, Euphoria, Shilpa Rao, Salim Merchant, Arjun Kanungo, Zaeden, Yashraj Mehra, Gully Gang, and Benny Dayal.
#mute
