Companies lend a hand to Covid-affected employees
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ITC’s suite of interventions includes providing medical infrastructure such as Covid care facilities for those mildly symptomatic and oxygen concentrators. Ceat Tyres, part of the RPG Group, has converted learning centres and conference rooms at factories in Nashik, Bhandup and elsewhere into emergency accommodation for workers.
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As Covid cases spiral across the country, companies are making the effort to help employees as much as they can arranging oxygen support, finding hospital beds and tying up with hotels to set up emergency medical facilities.
Quess Corp, Paytm and Urban Company among others have also set up internal teams to track the health of employees and assist them.
Many companies in talks to hold vaccination camps for employees
K Hariprasad, president at Apollo Hospitals Group, said the hospital chain has been receiving enquiries from corporates across the country.
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Companies such as RPG Group, Lupin, and Dalmia Bharat Group said they have been conducting vaccination camps at their factory premises over the last week.
An alarming second wave of the pandemic may have prompted several companies to return to remote working, but many corporates, particularly manufacturers, are roping in private hospital chains to arrange vaccination camps at their premises and factories.
Apollo Hospitals Group, Fortis Hospitals, Max Hospital, and Medica in Kolkata, among others, said they are in discussions with various companies to assist them in getting their employees
India Inc on the jab to vaccinate staff above 45
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Plans are being firmed up following the government’s announcement on Wednesday that employers who can marshal at least 100 employees aged 45 and above can offer workplace inoculation. Large companies such as Tata Steel, Vedanta, Maruti Suzuki are tying up with hospitals and holding discussions with the local health authorities for vaccinations on their premises.
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Both India Inc and startups are getting ready to offer vaccinations in workplaces whether offices or factories. Among those who confirmed their plans to ET are Tata Steel, Biocon, Vedanta, L&T, Maruti Suzuki, Dalmia Bharat Group, Ceat Tyres, TVS Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Capgemini, Alstom, Saint-Gobain, Panasonic India, Apollo Tyres, Publicis Sapient, Urban Company and BigBasket.
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