Pitney Bowes rolls out new motherhood policy ‘Mayeri’

BENGALURU: Technology company Pitney Bowes has introduced a new policy ‘Mayeri’, which now provides a six-month maternity leave for women employees in India, said a company statement issued today.

The policy also extends to cases of adoption and surrogacy, and provides six weeks of leave for women who have suffered a miscarriage. For women with two or more children, the new policy provides 12 weeks of paid maternity leave.

In India, 20% of Pitney Bowes employees are women, and women make up 42% of the Pitney Bowes India senior management team. Globally, 37% of Pitney Bowes employees are women and 27% of the company’s senior management team are women.

“At Pitney Bowes, we value our employees. We are proud to embrace a culture of diversity, and we are committed to providing the best policies and programmes that support a work-life balance,” said Manish Choudhary, senior vice president, global innovation and managing director India, Pitney Bowes.

Highlights of the ‘Mayeri’ parenthood policy include: free sessions with nutritionists for new parents, baby care with crèche tie-ups to care providers, a designated ‘buddy’ to update new mothers on work-related matters and to help them smoothly transition post their maternity break, and special parking spots.

Pitney Bowes powers billions of transactions – physical and digital – in the connected and borderless world of commerce. Clients around the world, including 90% of the Fortune 500, rely on products, solutions and services from the company in the areas of customer information management, location intelligence, customer engagement, shipping, mailing, and global ecommerce.