Spinny Announces 12 Days Menstrual Leave Additional to the Existing Leave Policy

• Spinny on Tuesday announced the introduction of 12 days of menstrual leave for women workforce.
• Besides, Spinny has also introduced other new HR policies, including work from home (WFH) and family adoption.
• The comprehensive adoption policy offers financial assistance up to Rs 35,000 for employees adopting a child.

Spinny, an online platform for selling used cars, on Tuesday, announced the introduction of 12 days of menstrual leave for women workforce. With this step, it joins a growing list of companies that have taken this bold step for their employees.

Earlier, food delivery company Zomato has also introduced menstrual leaves for their women employees that were independent of vacation and sick days. Digital media firms Culture Machine and Gozoop have also brought new women-friendly policies into their company. Women working in these companies can now take leaves on the first day of their periods.

Since 1992, the Bihar government has introduced two-day extra casual leave for government employees to take time off for periods.

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Highlighting the menstrual leave policy, Niraj Singh, CEO and founder of Spinny, said "Women represent 20% of our family, a major constraint for many women's professional lives remains dysmenorrhoea. These painful periods afflict at least 20% of women, with severe pain interfering with their professional activities."

"Accordingly, the menstrual leave policy provides 12 leaves annually to our female members of the squad – apart from the existing leave policy. Moreover, there are no conditions in availing menstrual leave," Singh added.

Besides, Spinny has also introduced other new HR policies, including work from home (WFH) and family adoption. A few other policies are the first-ever in India’s auto industry, Spinny claims.

Regarding the WFH policy, Spinny had declared work from home until December 31, 2020, except for staff members that are involved in field operations, becoming one of the first companies to issue complete work from home policies since March.

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The venture claims, for field operations teams, all sanitisation and social distancing norms are undertaken to ensure safety during home test drives and home deliveries – the latter equally important in offering safe experiences for customers.

"WFH has made our staff more productive while delivering well beyond customers' expectations," the company said.

Meanwhile, the family adoption policy is aimed at helping staff provide a nurturing environment for orphaned children. Introduced in partnership with an NGO, the comprehensive adoption policy offers financial assistance up to Rs 35,000 for employees adopting a child.

Additionally, such mothers are entitled to 200 days of maternity leave if the child is less than one year, or 100 days if older while adopting fathers are entitled to 7 days of paternity leave, the statement added.

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