Amazon India launches Covid-19 Relief Scheme - What it is and who all will benefit from it? Know here
Amazon India has launched a Covid-19 Relief Scheme (CRS) on Monday. Under the scheme Amazon will provide financial assistance to frontline teams of associates hired through staffing agencies and other eligible employees with a Covid-19 allowance and additional hospital reimbursement.
Amazon India has launched a Covid-19 Relief Scheme (CRS) on Monday. Under the scheme Amazon will provide financial assistance to frontline teams of associates hired through staffing agencies and other eligible employees with a Covid-19 allowance and additional hospital reimbursement.
The Covid-19 allowance is a one-time grant per employee of Rs 30,600 for in-house Covid care, medical equipment, or medication related expenses, Amazon India said in a blog.
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If employees exceed their maximum insurance cover due to COVID-19 related hospitalisation expenses, Amazon India will also additionally reimburse insurance-approved hospital expenses up to Rs 1.9 lakh, it added.
the company said it is encouraging all its employees and frontline teams to get vaccinated at the earliest possible opportunity and making vaccination a ready choice for its teams.
The on-site vaccination events have started with those on the frontline and will soon expand to all employees, it noted.
The company is also providing a special pay of up to Rs 1,500 to all associates working through staffing agencies for both doses of the vaccine, as per a report by PTI.
In addition, it is enabling vaccination for its associates and employees through various other channels, including reimbursements and facilitating easy access to hospitals.
Amazon India had recently announced that it will cover the Covid-19 vaccination cost for more than 10 lakh people including its India employees, sellers, associates as well as its operations partner network of Delivery Service Partner (DSP) associates, including Amazon Flex drivers, I Have Space (IHS) store partners, trucking partners and their eligible dependents, as per PTI reports.
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