India Inc wants employees to stay cool amid scorching heat

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These include deferring planned work travel to NCR of outstation employees, giving work from home options, changing work schedules, and issuing special advisories for sales executives and factory workers...

Companies like MG Motor India, Amway, KPMG, ITC, RPG Group, Tata Steel, upGrad, and staffing firms like Teamlease, Xpheno and CIEL are implementing various initiatives to safeguard employees from relentless heatwaves, executives told ET...

"In addition, during extreme weather conditions or periods of high pollution, we advise work-from-home to ensure the safety and well-being of our employees," said Yeshwinder Patial, senior director, HR, MG Motor...

Global diversified business group RPG is letting employees choose the days they want to work from office based on their nature of work and individual responsibilities, in alignment with line managers, said Supratik Bhattacharya, CHRO..

"This summer, I am yet to travel to Delhi as either my colleagues or my customers are saying don't come," he said.. Staffing and recruitment services firm TeamLease is taking all precautions related to travel to hot regions like North India and Chennai..