Competition and Industry News
Eight Indian organisations that are offering progressive policies for new and expecting parentsedit
Ikea: The Swedish furniture company has one of the most progressive parental laws amongst retail companies. Last year, Ikea India announced a 26-week parental leave policy for its employees, even before it had formally opened its stores in Hyderabad and Mumbai. This leave policy is applicable for both its male and female employees, apart from employees who adopt children or have children through surrogacy. In addition, women employees can avail of 50 percent reduced working hours for another 16 weeks. In Ikea Sweden, as per the country’s policy, employees are required to provide upto 16 months of paid leave for its employees.
Publication : Yahoo
Date : June 08, 2019
Walmart explains why it isn’t racing to close its biggest gap with Amazon on next-day deliveryedit
Walmart and Amazon are going head-to-head in a battle to win over customers with free next day shipping. The companies announced that their respective next-day shipping programme within weeks of one another and on Monday Amazon boasted that it’s next day shipping service has already grown to cover more than 10 million items.
Publication: Business Insider
Date : June 08, 2019