1. Apple’s retail staff to get more parental leave, vacations and paid sick leave.
Apple employees in the US can look forward to more paid sick leave, vacation days as well as parental leaves.
As per media reports, Apple will double the paid sick leave for its full-time and part-time employees. The move will allow its staff more time for mental and health leave or attend to their family members who need support. Starting April 2022, it plans to allow its part-timers the benefit of emergency backup care for children or the elderly.
Those who have been with the Company for at least three years will now be eligible for extra vacation days every year, reports Bloomberg. Part-timers will also be able to avail six days of paid leave for vacations. The parental leave for part-timers has also been extended to up to six weeks with pay. New parents will now be allowed to increase their working hours gradually in the first four weeks of their return to work.
These benefits have yet to be officially announced, though.
2. Meesho announces versatile workplace model.
Internet commerce company Meesho has announced a boundaryless workplace model under which employees can choose to work from home, office or any other location of their choice.
Based on employee demand, the company will be setting up satellite offices at locations with higher talent density. This will enable its workforce with real-time and virtual collaboration tools, providing them ample opportunities to even meet and collaborate in-person. The company is also introducing initiatives like trips to attend quarterly summits and an annual workation in locations like Goa. To support working parents, Meesho will sponsor day care facilities for employees with children below 6 years of age. This can also be availed during official travels to Meesho’s head office in Bangalore.
Ashish Kumar Singh, Chief Human Resources Officer, Meesho said that the company is driven by the mantra to build a people-centric workplace and it has always ensured employees are at the core of everything the company does.
3. Tesla sued over allegations of tolerating racial discrimination.
California state agency sued automaker Tesla over some allegations raised by Black workers. The workers alleged that the company tolerated racial discrimination at an assembly plant. This, adds to the several lawsuits against the company.
"Workers referred to the Tesla factory as the 'slaveship' or 'the plantation,' where defendants’ production leads 'crack[ed] the whip,'" the agency said in the complaint.
According to a Reuters report, the lawsuit filed in state court late on Wednesday by the state's Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) said Tesla's factory in Fremont, California, is racially segregated and that Black workers claim they are subjected to racist slurs and drawings and assigned the most physically demanding jobs.
Reacting to the incident, the company said in a blog post, “A narrative spun by the DFEH and a handful of plaintiff firms to generate publicity is not factual proof.”
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