: Tuesday, May 25, 2021, 12:05 PM IST
Tata Steel to pay salaries to COVID-affected families; employees take to Twitter to laud firm for awesome gesture
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Tata Steel announced it has extended social security schemes to the family members of those affected by COVID-19. The company said on Sunday (May 23) that if an employee dies of COVID, their family would receive their last-drawn salary till the time the employee would have turned 60 years of age.
In a statement, the company said, Tata Steel s best-in-class social security schemes will ensure an honourable standard of living for their families, whereby the family will get the last drawn salary till 60 years of age of the deceased employee/nominee along with medical benefits and housing facilities.
Tata Steel Will Continue to Pay Salaries to Families of Employees Who Died of COVID
Furthermore, if a frontline employee becomes infected while on the job and dies, the company will cover all of their children s educational expenses until graduation.
| 25 May 2021 10:42 AM GMT
Tata Steel has revealed social security plans for workers whose families have been affected by Covid-19. On Sunday, the company revealed that under the plan, if a Covid employee dies, their family would receive their last-drawn paycheck before the employee reaches the age of 60. Tata Steel s best-in-class social security schemes will help ensure an honourable standard of living for their families, whereby the family will get the last drawn salary till 60 years of age of the deceased employee/nominee, the company said in a statement released on social media. They will also be able to avail medical benefits and housing facilities, the statement added