Meesho, an Indian e-commerce company, headquartered in Bangalore, today announced a new unlimited leave policy that will enable employees to avail up to 365 days of paid leaves.
The policy is applicable if an employee or their loved one is impacted by a critical illness that requires frequent or constant hospitalisation. Employees will be entitled to full salary payment throughout the tenure of the leave for self-illness and up to 25% for 3 months for a family member.
Recognising the financial needs of employees and their families during difficult times, Meesho will ensure that employees are reassured of all the necessary support and resources. In addition to compensation, employees will continue to receive other important benefits such as contribution of provident fund, insurance, and additional medical benefits.
The initiative is part of Meesho’s comprehensive MeeCARE programme that has been conceived and designed with an aim to boost holistic wellbeing for Meeshoites and their families.
The programme aims to enable employees to balance professional and personal goals. MeeCARE covers a broad spectrum of wellness initiatives through a combination of policies, benefits and other interventions.
Ashish Kumar Singh, Chief Human Resources Officer, Meesho said, “Driven by the core tenet of people-first, Meesho understands how every employee requirement is unique and diverse in nature. The introduction of infinite leaves, thereby, takes our focus on creating a conducive environment for employees a notch higher.”
“We have introduced several progressive policies in the past with the constant endeavour to assist Meeshoites in their professional and personal commitments. All our policies are designed with the aim of making our employees feel valued, empowered, and cared for”, Ashish Kumar Singh said.
As part of the continuation of all the fundamental benefits, employees will also be eligible for appraisal cycles based on the contributions over the timeframe when they were actively working.
With an aim to help employees smoothly transition back to work and resurrect career paths, they will be able to return to work in the same role as designated earlier. The employee will be further placed in a parallel role of his / her choice within another team in the absence of the same position.
With a seamless application process, employees would just require to raise a request on its HR management portal which will be immediately taken care of by the respective managers.
Meesho has been the frontrunner in championing industry first and forward-looking policies such as boundaryless workplace model, 30-week gender-neutral parental leave, gender reassignment leave and 10-day reset and recharge policy.
The new initiative furthers the company’s concerted efforts toward fostering an evolved and dynamic workplace that embellishes the culture of people-centricity.
Earlier, Meesho had introduced “Work From Anywhere” where Meesho was giving its employees the power to choose to work from the home, office, or any location of their choice.
In 2021, Meesho has raised $570 million in a Series F round led by Fidelity Management & Research Company and B Capital Group.
