‘Inspirational’: Tata Steel to continue salary for families of employees who succumb to Covid

Team Udayavani, May 25, 2021, 3:59 PM IST

New Delhi: As India continues to battle the deadly Covid-19 second wave, Tata Steel in a philanthropic move announced social security schemes for the family members of employees affected by Covid-19.

The company in a Twitter post stated that it has taken the path of Agility With Care by extending social security schemes to the family members of the employees affected by COVID-19.

As per the announcement, family members of employees, who succumbed to Covid-19, would receive their last-drawn salary till the time the employee would have turned 60.

Apart from this, they can also avail medical benefits and housing facilities. Moreover, the company stated that if a frontline employee gets infected while on the job and dies, the company will bear the entire educational expenses of their children till they graduate.

“Tata Steel’s best-in-class social security schemes will help ensure an honourable standard of living for their families, whereby the family will get the last drawn salary till 60 years of age of the deceased employee/nominee,” the Jamshedpur-based company said on Twitter while announcing the schemes.

“The Company has always been a shield of ste, supporting its stakeholders at all times. This time is no different. Tata Steel family stands stoically with its entire people, committed to their security and well-being,” the statement reads.

Following the announcement, netizens appreciated the move by the company with one user remarking, “Thank you Ratan Tata for inspiring the corporate world again.”

Thank you? @RNTata2000 for inspiring the corporate world again. Tata Steel would continue to pay monthly salary to the family of all employees who die due to COVID-19 till their retirement age along with medical benefits and residential facilities. pic.twitter.com/S8Hd5ZKouu

— Moon (@Urlostmoon) May 25, 2021

No other employer other than Tata’s can even think of this.

1) Salary till 60yrs of the deceased
2) Plus Medical
3) Plus Accommodation
4) Plus Children’s Education#Respect #ForeverAndAlways#covidhelp #covid19 #positivity #tata #tatasteel pic.twitter.com/eY0VTu58Y3

— Sampark Sachdeva (@sachdevasampark) May 24, 2021