Hero Electric has introduced 'Hero Care', a flexible benefits policy for its employees, that takes care of their and their family's needs and requirements. According to a statement from Hero Electric, the 'Hero Care' program will take care of every employee and their family's hopes, dreams and aspirations in different stages of life, offering educational loans, vehicle and home loans, as well as health benefits and scholarships to meritorious children of employees. The 'Hero Care' program will cover every employee who has completed a minimum of two years in the company, the statement added.
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With the last couple of years being extremely challenging due to the global pandemic, organisations like Hero Electric have continued to emphasise the importance of not only well-being, but also the happiness of each of their employees, the company said in the statement. Hero Electric added that the company recognises the diverse and multi-talented employee pool and hence have discovered various approaches to entitle them to stay committed to the company's mission.
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The Hero Care program offers benefits for employees throughout their employment and beyond at Hero Electric
Speaking about this initiative, Naveen Munjal, MD, Hero Electric said, "At Hero Electric, the health, safety and growth of our performance driven team matters to us, which is why there is an absolute emphasis on ensuring the growth of an employee entirely on their contribution to the company's mission. The 'Hero Care' program is thus a family away from home that cares for every step in our lives as we aim to create an environment that makes the work possible with respect and the traditional care for the team. Some of our initiatives that are part of this program are absolute industry firsts that not only encompass the employee but also put their family at the forefront of their careers. Hero is extremely excited to be launching this at a time when our employees have worked hard over the last two years to bring us to where we are today."
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Hero Electric is the market leader in the Indian electric two-wheeler industry.
Sohinder Gill, CEO, Hero Electric said, "Today, we have over 300+ employees who have worked with us through this journey to bring it to the position we are at today. Our employees are our family and when we looked the best practices globally, we decided we had to come up with some of our own that set benchmarks for the industry, just like we did for the EVs. We truly understand the needs and wants of people through different life stages and we want to give them exactly what motivates them to be aligned with the company's goals. Hero Care is therefore not just a program, but a plan to help each one of our family members thrive and succeed in an environment that respects each one of them."
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Under the Hero Care program, Hero Electric is offering several benefits and perks for its employees. Young employees between the age group of 20-25 years will be entitled to educational loans and scholarships to pursue higher education based on performance. These employees will be offered flexi timings during exams and short-term company sponsored courses. For newly-wed employees, Hero Care will provide opportunities to spouses of employees getting full-time and part-time employment in the company and on priority, vehicle loans apart from existing benefits of flexi hours for three months and additional leaves will be provided.
For new parents, the program will offer paternity leaves of 15 days and maternity benefits as per government guidelines, flexi hours of up to six months, and work-from-home for up to 10 days in the first three months. For employees with children in primary education, Hero Care will further provide low interest loans for school admissions, organise get-togethers for children of same age group, family holiday vouchers to ensure they get to spend time with family and experience a new city every year.
The Hero Care program will also provide scholarships to meritorious children of employees, as well as paid internships. The company will also offer home loians, and offer flexi benefits to employees, life insurance and annual health check-ups. Employees who retire at Hero Electric can avail of annual health check-ups for up to 5 years, and will also get opportunities to consult and mentor at other organisations through Hero.
