SWIGGY WHY BEST

Swiggy, an on-demand delivery platform, announced a permanent work-from-anywhere policy for the majority of its employees on Friday.

The decision was made based on team needs and feedback from several managers and employees who praised the flexibility and increased productivity that working from home has provided them over the last two years, according to a statement from the company.

The corporate, central business functions, and technology teams will continue to work remotely and will converge once every quarter for a week at their base location to promote in-person bonding.

Employees in partner-facing roles, on the other hand, are required to work from the office a few days a week from their home offices.

"Our goal is to provide employees with as much flexibility as possible."

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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 grocery delivery platform called InstaMart.

The delivery executive, named Adil Ahmed Taher, was involved in an accident while en route to deliver an order in Hyderabad. Swiggy is in the process of processing the insurance amount to be paid to Taher’s family, according to Inc42 sources. Earlier this week, Swiggy delivery executives staged a strike against low pay and poor working conditions in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. At a time when foodtech and quick-commerce startups have been seeing protests by their delivery executives, a Swiggy delivery executive died in a road accident last night in Gachibowli, Hyderabad after colliding with a speeding tractor. The delivery executive, named Adil Ahmed Taher, was involved in an accident while en route to deliver an order. He was rushed to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. According to eyewitness accounts, the tractor was coming from the wrong side. An FIR has been registered at the Gachibowli Police Station against the tractor driver. Swiggy has gotten in touch with the family of the deceased and has already processed his hospital charges, sources told Inc42. The foodtech startup is also in the process of processing the insurance amount to be paid to Taher’s family. "We are deeply saddened by this unfortunate incident and have been in touch with the family of our delivery executive, Adil Taher, ever since the incident." " While nothing can make up for this loss, we are committed to supporting them in all ways possible." We are processing an insurance grant of 10 lakhs and have covered the medical expenses," a Swiggy spokesperson told Inc42. The startup said that the safety of its delivery executives is of utmost importance, and they are not made aware of the delivery commitments, nor are they incentivised or disincentivised based on delivery time.