Bengaluru: Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has announced a vaccination drive for all employees, their families and onsite contract members as per government guidelines. The vaccination programme covering 16,000 people will last till September 2021, the company said in a media release.
The company has tied up with leading hospitals to facilitate vaccination camps in different locations for the easy access of all eligible members, the release added.
G Shankara, vice president, human resources and services group, TKM, said, “Safeguarding our employees from the potential threat of Covid-19 as early as possible is a priority for us. We have initiated several scalable measures since the onset of the pandemic to support our employees. We will continue to channelise our efforts for the successful execution of this drive.”
TKM has been taking effective measures to counter the outbreak of the pandemic. The company recently launched COVID Vaccination Centre (CVC) for the convenience of its employees to get vaccinated in line with government guidelines.
Moreover, Toyota has announced an array of comprehensive relief measures for its team members and their families. In the event of an unfortunate demise of any employee, there is a participative scheme in place to provide compensation equivalent to about 3.5 years wages for a workman as per employee category, the release added.
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As a part of its continued commitment to secure the health and safety of its people and the communities at large, TKM said, it is ensuring uninterrupted access and all necessary support to the infected members and their families through the company’s medical hotline which operates round-the-clock to get connected to the larger network of specialist doctors and hospitals.
The company has also extended pre-paid service packages, among others, for the benefit of the customers under its ‘Customer Connect Program 2.0’ initiative.