Updated Jan 18, 2021 | 19:54 IST
Jindal Steel and Power Ltd, Mahindra Group and consumer goods giant ITC Ltd have begun initial checks on hopes that vaccines will be available for purchase after the government covers priority segments Indian companies gear up to buy vaccines for employees
Several Indian companies are making plans to buy COVID-19 vaccines for their employees, just days after the country s government began one of the world s largest vaccination drives with healthcare and other frontline workers.
Steel producer Jindal Steel and Power Ltd, autos-to technology conglomerate Mahindra Group and consumer goods giant ITC Ltd have begun initial checks on hopes that vaccines will be available for purchase after the government covers priority segments.
Updated Jan 15, 2021 | 13:26 IST
So far most of the hiring are done in the entry level only. The hiring sentiment is not as robust when it comes to mid-sized companies. Representational image
New Delhi: The rollout of Covid-19 vaccine has boosted optimism and has infused a new lease of life into the hiring market, with top corporate houses like Reliance, Tatas, Birlas and ITC planning to add more staff in the coming months.
Tata group’s crown jewel, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), hired 15,721 people in the December quarter, creating a record. “The net employee hiring in the third quarter of financial year 2021 was the highest ever in a quarter,’’ business daily
Covid-19 vaccine rollout: How India Inc is gearing up to immunise its employees
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As Covid-19 vaccination begins from January 16, corporate India is waiting to hear from the government on how and when it can immunise its employees. Some have even started exploratory talks with vaccine manufacturers.
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As India gets ready to roll out Covid-19 vaccination for health workers from January 16, the next question is: when will a worker on the shop floor or an executive at the front desk of a hotel get their shots? Neither of them will be in the priority group identified by the government. Yet, both of them play a critical role in India regaining its economic momentum.