HUL rolls out kinship caregiver leave policy
HUL) has introduced a foster/kinship caregiver leave policy, offering up to four weeks of leave to employees who opt for pre-adoption foster care or become legal guardians as per their familial requirements.
This policy acknowledges diverse familial arrangements and expands the scope of family caregiving beyond the immediate family, the company said.
«The launch of the foster/ kinship caregiver leave underscores our commitment to diversity and family wellbeing,» Anuradha Razdan, executive director HR and chief HR officer of Unilever South Asia, told ET. «By pioneering this initiative, we aim to set a new standard for workplace support and foster a culture of care and empathy.»
The policy ties in with the model guidelines for foster care introduced in 2015 by the women and child development ministry, and the Juvenile Justice Act, which has provisions for foster care.
Under the HUL policy, foster care is when you apply and become a guardian (not a parent) of a child through a local authority. In India, it's largely used as a pre-adoption procedure. However, it is not limited to adoption.
Kinship care is when an individual assumes the legal guardianship of a child who is a close relative.
«Our aim, as an organisation, is that we put out a bouquet of policies anticipating different lived realities and needs of employees, the most recent one is the one around kinship and foster care,» Razdan said. «It allows our employees to choose based on their
