New Delhi : The world's largest engineering company Larsen & Tubr (L&T) has made a big announcement for its women employees. The company said that women employees will be given a day paid leave during periods. This move of the company will provide relief to about 5000 women employees. This announcement S. Chairman and Managing Director S.K. N. Subramanian (Chairman and MD SN SUBRAMANIAN) in a company program organized on the occasion of International Women's Day.Read:- 'Condom maker Durex did 90 hours…, L&T renamed “Love and Tees Corporation”Limited women will get benefitSubramanian said that this announcement will soon be prepared by the authorities concerned. He said that this announcement will be applicable only to women employees of L&T.
This will not apply to its subsidy company in financial service or technology.Had to face a lot of criticismOut of 60 thousand employees of L&T (L&T), about 9 percent ie about 5000 women. Let me tell you that recently Subramaniam faced a lot of criticism when he commented on working for 90 hours a week of employees and staring at his wives. Later, L&T (L&T) defended these comments during an internal virtual meeting, saying that it is in line with nation building initiatives.Read:- Will you see your wife at home? In the debate, Adar Poonawala jumped, said- My wife likes to see meSwiggy and Jomato were aheadSome companies like Swiggy and Jomato have also announced a holiday to women during periods before Larsen & Tubris (L&T). However, apart from these, no big business house of the country has taken such initiative yet. Let us tell you that the four states of the country- Bihar, Odisha, Sikkim and Kerala have made a provision of periods for their employees. Last year, the Supreme Court suggested the government to formulate a policy on the issue.