Since it’s inception, #PearlGroupOfCompanies has always given importance to it’s female employees and their ‘#Period’ problems. This must be the only group of Companies in India which grants Four Days Paid Leave to female employees during menstruation. This being a delicate subject no questions are asked when an employee informs about menstrual cycle during the month. Though the company’s wash rooms are neat and clean it doesn’t want it’s female employees to commute in crowded local transport during the period. This gesture is held in high esteem by all the employees, especially female employees, and they sincerely thank and adore company group’s owner Mr #RonnieRodrigues. Mr Rodrigues has given instructions to the HR department that the female employees’ message about menstruating is enough to grant them the leave for four days. The said employees in turn are expected to not misuse this ‘facility’.
Granting menstrual leave is not prevalent in Indian workplaces. In fact quite a few male employees are seen raising objection to it. But Menstruation differs from female to female. Some women have absolutely painless periods while others are not that lucky. Some have serious conditions like #dysmenorrhea. Women having PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) and/or endometriosis have to pop medicines to get over the excruciating pain during periods. So it becomes pertinent that this problem should be addresses delicately and urgently.
In the last few decades heavy percentage of women have started working in India. Government as well as private offices have big number of female staff. Menstruation being a natural phenomena, females should be considered for ‘paid period leave’ for ‘that’ period. Among the countries that give menstrual leave are Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia and Zambia. European country Spain too is contemplating granting this leave. Then why India, which has huge population of females, is lagging behind? In India there’s always a talk of giving due respect and honour to women, then why the government is not taking steps to consider granting ‘period leave’? Also the women doing menial jobs should also get this benefit.
Though in some parts of India a couple of States did consider this issue and tried to find a solution but there aren’t good results. So the initiative taken by Pearl Group of Companies should be lauded and be followed by each and every company, government and private, so that the productivity increases substantially as the female employees get encouraged to put in extra effort during ‘other’ days.
