RSS Feed
Twitter
8:56 AM
Blogger
Security for working women remains a concern in most cities across the country. Taking serious note of this, the country’s largest private sector lender, ICICI Bank, has initiated additional assistance and support to its women employees after working hours.
Last month, ICICI Bank implemented some measures for women by setting up a team to conduct self-defence training, monitoring their travel after working late and organising quick-reaction mobile vans to handle emergency situations.
Women constitute about 25-30 per cent of the bank’s workforce. At present, ICICI Bank has 17,000 women employees, including probationary officers.
According to T. K. Srirang, Senior General Manager, Head - Human Resources, ICICI Bank, in the wake of rising crime, it is important to ensure a conducive workplace and safe atmosphere to employees .
The team will focus on three-hour long modules emphasising practical self-defence training and ways to tackle or avoid adverse situation and to create awareness on the legal rights of a woman.
The bank plans to conduct 200 such modules this year.
“This programme was launched last month. It’s about how a woman should respond in an emergency situation or approach a police station and be mentally prepared with basic self-defence in case of an emergency. We have a quick response team that we have launched in Mumbai and Delhi where two mobile vans will be located in each city,” Srirang said.
The mobile van is equipped with two personnel and a driver with basic equipment and a first aid kit. The personnel are ex-servicemen and medical professionals who are also trained to mobilise law and order support. Further, the bank’s control room takes charge and can rush for help immediately on receiving a missed call or SMS in case a woman gets into an uncomfortable situation while engaging with the bank’s clients. Women comprise 35 per cent and 25 per cent of the ICICI Bank’s employees in Mumbai and Delhi respectively.
“All supervisors are required to provide the women employees with a transport or cab facility if the working hours stretch beyond 9 p.m. We also reinforce that a male colleague or managers should accompany the female employee,” he added.
beena.parmar@thehindu.co.in
Source: thehindubusinessline
Last month, ICICI Bank implemented some measures for women by setting up a team to conduct self-defence training, monitoring their travel after working late and organising quick-reaction mobile vans to handle emergency situations.
Women constitute about 25-30 per cent of the bank’s workforce. At present, ICICI Bank has 17,000 women employees, including probationary officers.
According to T. K. Srirang, Senior General Manager, Head - Human Resources, ICICI Bank, in the wake of rising crime, it is important to ensure a conducive workplace and safe atmosphere to employees .
The team will focus on three-hour long modules emphasising practical self-defence training and ways to tackle or avoid adverse situation and to create awareness on the legal rights of a woman.
The bank plans to conduct 200 such modules this year.
“This programme was launched last month. It’s about how a woman should respond in an emergency situation or approach a police station and be mentally prepared with basic self-defence in case of an emergency. We have a quick response team that we have launched in Mumbai and Delhi where two mobile vans will be located in each city,” Srirang said.
The mobile van is equipped with two personnel and a driver with basic equipment and a first aid kit. The personnel are ex-servicemen and medical professionals who are also trained to mobilise law and order support. Further, the bank’s control room takes charge and can rush for help immediately on receiving a missed call or SMS in case a woman gets into an uncomfortable situation while engaging with the bank’s clients. Women comprise 35 per cent and 25 per cent of the ICICI Bank’s employees in Mumbai and Delhi respectively.
“All supervisors are required to provide the women employees with a transport or cab facility if the working hours stretch beyond 9 p.m. We also reinforce that a male colleague or managers should accompany the female employee,” he added.
beena.parmar@thehindu.co.in
Source: thehindubusinessline
0 comments:
Post a Comment