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July 11, 2016
New born baby insured from birth; flexible work hours on resuming work; work from home options and in house new mother support facilities
Hyderabad, 11 July 2016: Hitachi Consulting Software Services India Pvt. Ltd. in India announces an extension of their paid maternity leave period from 3 months to 6 months. As a step forward, the organization also includes the new born baby into the company’s medical insurance policy right from birth. As a mark of commitment to support women employees through this critical life-stage, Hitachi Consulting Software Services India has also put together a host of post maternity policies that include Flexible Work Hours with exclusive shift allowances and work from home options.
Feroze Mohammed, Executive Vice President, Hitachi Consulting Software Services India said, “As an organization, we treasure our diverse workforce and take pride in creating support systems that promote a conducive work environment. Stemming from this thought, we recognized the need to further improve our existing policies which would enable women establish a better work-life balance during life events such as Maternity. This is yet another step in our commitment towards building a culture that offers our women employees the opportunities to continue to build their career and address their personal priorities as well.”
On the new holistic maternity policy, Vikas Kaul, Vice President, Human Capital Management, Hitachi Consulting India said, “At Hitachi Consulting Software Services India, we take conscious steps to encourage diversity and build an all-inclusive workplace. Approximately 35% of our last year hires were women which bears testament to the value we place on gender diversity. To support women employees, one of the key policies needing focused attention was the Maternity Leave Policy. The extended maternity leave, flexible work hours, work from home options and our in house new mother support facilities are ways of showing we care and value our women employees.”
Hitachi Consulting Software Services India also offers various other features within the campus that provide new mothers with the ease and comfort required on resuming work such as:
Hitachi Consulting Software Services India Pvt. Ltd. spearheads information technology services in India that include business consulting solutions based on practical strategies and modern technologies. Its effective and tactical solutions have positive and far-reaching impact on the businesses of its clients, and have been responsible for the success of many businesses. Along with being the core hub for off-shore development business is also focusing on the Indian market through its five core service offerings.
These offerings range from Strategy, Operations, Organization to Technology and Social Innovation.
The clear intent is to propel clients forward by enabling superior operational performance and helping them realize their business visions.
Symantika Gaurav
Hitachi Consulting Software Services India Pvt. Ltd.
99-8992-8381
sgaurav@hitachiconsulting.com
