FMCG maker Procter & Gamble India on Tuesday said it will extend all company-offered financial and medical benefits to the partners of its LGBTQ+ employees.
Earlier these benefits were available to spouses of married employees and will now be extended to the partners of LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer+) employees as well, Procter & Gamble India said in a statement.
From April 1, 2022, partners of LGBTQ+ employees would be covered under the company's medical plan that provides hospitalisation coverage to staff and their dependents, it added.
Besides, LGBTQ+ employees can avail emergency financial assistance for their partners, said P&G India which operates here with a portfolio of power brands that include Ariel, Tide, Whisper, Gillette, Oral B, head & shoulders and Vicks.
P&G India provides emergency financial assistance to its employees and their partners in case of natural calamity, death of an immediate family member or hospitalisation of ..
