Food delivery startup Swiggy has announced permanent work-from-anywhere options for the majority of its roles as part of its 'Future of Work Policy'.
The company has employees across 487 towns and cities in 27 states.
Partner-facing roles are, however, required to work from the office for a few days a week from their base locations, it said.
The decision was made based on team needs and feedback from various managers and employees, who attested to the freedom and greater productivity that has come with working from home over the past two years, the company said in a statement.
“At the core of our Future of Work is flexibility. Our focus was to enable employees with as much flexibility in their work life within the contours of their job. We observed global and local talent trends while also keeping our ears to the ground listening to the pulse from our employees, managers and leaders," Giresh Menon, HR head at Swiggy, said.
"This led us to introduce ‘work from anywhere’ as a permanent option for employees, giving them the convenience of flexible cycles of work and leisure wherever they may be,” he added.
Earlier this year, ecommerce platform Meesho said its workplace model would allow employees the option of working from home, office or any location of their choice.
They will converge once in every quarter at their base location for a week to promote in-person bonding, it added.
However, employees who are in "partner-facing roles" are required to work from the office for a few days a week from their base locations, it added.
Swiggy said the decision to allow permanent work-from-anywhere was taken based on "team needs and feedback from several managers and employees, who vouched for the flexibility and increased productivity working from home has given them in the last two years".
"Our focus was to enable employees with as much flexibility in their work life within the contours of their job. We observed global and local talent trends while also having our ears to the ground listening to the pulse from employees, managers and leaders," Swiggy Human Resources Head Girish Menon said.
At present, Swiggy has a total workforce of around 5,000 working out of 487 cities in 27 states and four Union Territories across India, the company said.
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One half of India’s food delivery duopoly, Swiggy was launched by Nandan Reddy and Sriharsha Majety in 2014. The company expanded into general product deliveries in early 2019 under the name Swiggy Stores. In August 2020, it launched a groceries delivery platform called InstaMart.
They will converge once in every quarter at their base location for a week to promote in-person bonding, it added.
However, employees who are in "partner-facing roles" are required to work from the office for a few days a week from their base locations, it added. Thanks for reading !
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“At the core of our Future of Work is flexibility. Our focus was to enable employees with as much flexibility in their work life within the contours of their job. We observed global and local talent trends while also keeping our ears to the ground listening to the pulse from our employees, managers and leaders," Giresh Menon, HR head at Swiggy, said.
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