Paternity leave gaining ground among Indian companiesIn India, central government employees get 15 days of paternity leave, but there is no formal policy in place for employees in the private ...
20 Feb, 2022, 07.19 AM IST
To rope in the best, startups promise no downsizing, unlimited leave and moreIndian startups including the likes of Meesho, PhonePe, Upgrad, Purplle, Pristyn Care and Spinny are going all out to rope in the talent in...
15 Feb, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
New-age firms roll out unlimited childcare leavesThese companies are also offering their staff childcare reimbursement and extended maternity and paternity leaves, with the third Covid wav...
27 Jan, 2022, 02.23 PM IST
New-age firms expand childcare benefits to give employees greater flexibilityThese companies are also offering their staff childcare reimbursement and extended maternity and paternity leaves, with the third Covid wav...
26 Jan, 2022, 07.34 PM IST
Desi private biggies lag in paternity leaveAmong the home-grown private companies that do not offer paternity leave are India’s biggest private-sector employer TCS, tobacco-to-hotels...
12 Jun, 2019, 12.28 PM IST
Small companies hire more men to avoid maternity 'burden'In the survey, 46% of the respondents said they hired mostly male employees in the last 18 months.
09 Mar, 2019, 08.27 AM IST
Maternity Benefit Act: The new amendments might cause some pangs in the short runThe 2017 amendments to the Maternity Benefit Act were a bold policy action but a year on, it may have warranted unintended and unwanted con...
01 Jul, 2018, 12.18 PM IST
PaySense co-founder feels parents need to stop raising their daughters like sonsThis top boss feels that gender bias needs to be ended before it begins.
08 Mar, 2018, 10.58 PM IST
A handful of firms now offer ‘pawternity leave’ to pet ownersGozoop has introduced a special allowance of up to Rs 2,017 for pet parents to take their cat, dog, parrot or any other pet to the vet once...
09 Sep, 2017, 12.19 AM IST
'Startup dads' at Mumbai tech major get 3-month paternal leaveSalesforce, the Bay Area tech giant, is the latest to set a new benchmark on paternity leave and emerge as a company that offers the larges...
17 Jul, 2017, 11.04 AM IST
'Start-up dads' at Mumbai tech major get 3-month paternity leaveFor firms like Salesforce, an attractive paternity leave of 12 weeks is expected to assist in talent acquisition, especially since the firm...
17 Jul, 2017, 10.57 AM IST
You can watch 25 hours video with 1 GB data: Netflix CEO Reed Hastings"Now we can get it down to 200 kilobits, so you can get 25 hours of viewing with 1GB of data. We are further trying to bring it down to 100...
07 Mar, 2017, 12.47 PM IST
Paternity leave over: Mark Zuckerberg takes daughter swimming, reveals his ‘grey’ closetThe doting dad seems to be enjoying his new role as he spent some quality time with his two-month-old daughter Max.
27 Jan, 2016, 12.56 PM IST
2015: The year at a glanceCampus placements were stellar and star recruiters rolled out the red carpet for potential employees with attractive salary packages.
01 Jan, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Startups tweaking leave policies to keep employees happyThe initiative is scoring major brownie points, said Shilpi Pandey, vice president of HR at CommonFloor.
03 Oct, 2015, 05.59 AM IST
Suits & sayings: ET’s weekly roundup of the wackiest whispers and murmurs in corporate corridors and policy parloursSUITS who sold soap and shampoo seldom crossed over to sell rum and whisky – FMCG top execs have traditionally stayed away from the liquor ...
03 Aug, 2015, 05.33 AM IST
Will India Inc ever make paternity policies mandatory?With change of environment, policies should be relooked and the same applies to paternity policies too. Hence, fathers should be given some...
24 Jun, 2014, 11.41 AM IST