Hindustan Unilever (HUL) has framed a policy to protect its employees from domestic abuse

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Daily Current Affairs Article 28th December 2020: Hindustan Unilever (HUL) has framed a policy to protect its employees from domestic abuse. This extends the scope of employee well-being beyond work, that is, the office to his/her personal life and home.

HUL’s policy comes at a time when a significant number of its office-based staff are working from home.

HUL’s policy comes at a time when a significant number of its office-based staff are working from home. The policy seeks to protect and grant relief to employees who are survivors of abuse, or acts of physical/emotional abuse beyond the workplace.

During the lockdown, cases of domestic violence have gone up significantly.

The complaints the National Commission for Women (NCW) received on domestic violence against wo men doubled in the first month of the lockdown from 123 during February 27-March 22 to 250 between March 23-April 22.