Covid-19 crisis: HCL Tech to HUL, corporate India extends a helping hand

Supports with isolation centres, medical & financial help, friendly leave policies

From helping their employees infected with the Covid-19 virus to vaccinating them or supporting the families of those who might have succumbed to the infection, several companies in India are trying to do their bit in this difficult time. Some have even widened their support net to include all stakeholders as well as an extended community.

To the families of the em­p­loyees it lost to Covid-19, Noida-headquartered IT services and consulting company HCL Tec­h­nologies is, for instance, paying salary for a year, medical insurance for three years and extending support for their children’s education for five years. “More importantly, if