Taking an unique step to celebrate the day of the bond between pets and their owners on National Pet Day, Swiggy changed their existing policy involving parenthood to Include Pet Parents. The company launched a paw-ternity policy to support employees in pet care and adoption. 

In a press release, Swiggy’s Chief Human Resource Officer, Girish Menon announced that this new policy is designed to give comprehensive support to employees who have pets, recognising and honouring their role in caring for their beloved companions. 

The company in its press release stated that building on their gender-neutral parental policy launched in 2020, which provides substantial paid leave for primary and secondary caregivers, in addition to bonding leaves and time off for adoption, surrogacy, miscarriage and IVF, they are now expanding their definition of parenthood to include pet parents as well.

Under the aegis of Paw-ternity policy, the full-time employees will be eligible to receive benefits under three circumstances. The first benefit includes an additional paid day off when they get or adopt a new pet. Furthermore, they may opt for the work-from-home option for a few days to provide comfort and support to their new family member.

Additionally, the full-time employees can use their casual or sick leave without hesitation to attend to the needs of their pets. In case of the passing away of a pet, an employee can apply for a bereavement leave.

The company further added that they recognize the indispensable place pets hold in the lives of their employees and are dedicated to supporting them in every aspect of their journey with Swiggy’s pet care policy.

Founded in 2014, Swiggy is an Indian online food ordering and delivery platform headquartered in Bangalore. The company operates in more than 500 Indian cities as of September 2021. Apart from food delivery, Swiggy also provides on-demand grocery deliveries under the name of Instamart, and a same day package delivery service called Swiggy Genie.

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