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Covid crisis: Companies, counsellors helping professionals deal with grief
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The number of working people reaching out to inhouse counsellors, or independent mental health service providers such as Optum, InnerHour, and 1to1help.net have multiplied in recent weeks as they struggle to deal with deaths and serious infections in the family and among close friends and colleagues, many of them young people.
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Several companies have signed up with mental health service providers in the past few weeks.
The enormity of the Covid healthcare crisis and fatalities among working professionals as well as their families and friends are prompting organisations to offer mental health counselling assistance to help staff deal with unprecedented levels of grief, trauma and anxiety.
India Inc battles Covid absenteeism
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India Inc battles Covid absenteeism
Namrata Singh / TNN / Updated: May 11, 2021, 06:47 IST
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Mumbai: As Covid numbers rise across the country, organisations are dealing with unusual absenteeism at work. This is because a section of employees is either down with the disease themselves, or are on ‘care giver’ leave for a family member who may have contracted the virus. Business continuity plans are being put to good use with a backup for every role and work being prioritised.
Companies like Kellogg India gave out a call to action ‘There to Kare - Step up, Step In’ where every employee goes a step beyond their responsibilities to be there for their peers and colleagues and help deal with the challenges of additional workloads. Dabur India, on the other hand, is covering up for absenteeism through job enlargement and managing workload through cross-functional teams. Many firms are also using te
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A number of companies today offer Covid or vaccination leaves. Some even offer unlimited leaves to employees to manage their work-life balance in a stressful environment. Given the stress, it also means employees are taking more ‘mental breaks’ than before, adding to the absenteeism due to Covid.
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(This story originally appeared in on May 11, 2021)As Covid numbers rise across the country, organisations are dealing with unusual absenteeism at work. This is because a section of employees is either down with the disease themselves, or are on ‘care giver’ leave for a family member who may have contracted the virus. Business continuity plans are being put to good use with a backup for every role and work being prioritised.