- Companies are celebrating festivals online through contests and by encouraging employees to share photos on internal social media
- Employees now have access to online stress management workshops and monthly leaves which allow them to plug out
ERNAKULAM: On Onam, Kerala’s major festival, consulting firm EY let employees upload recorded songs and photos in an internal forum to virtually celebrate the occasion. Now, it plans to celebrate Diwali in a similar fashion across other offices.
“We are planning some online contests for Diwali. Likewise, as team outings have become impossible, there are forums such as ‘quarantine and chill’ where we can virtually spend time together,” said an employee at EY, requesting anonymity.
“There are online stress management workshops and policy tweaks too. Every employee is now permitted and actively encouraged to take at least two leaves a month, rather than saving all leaves for the end of the year. Earlier, it was tough to get leaves every month. These (leaves) are linked to busting stress,” the person said.
Source: livemint
