NEW DELHI :
Espresso chain Tata Starbucks Pvt. Ltd on Friday stated it would present feminine staff working in closing shifts at its shops transportation services to journey again residence put up night time shifts.
The transfer will assist extra ladies make profession selections that assist their development, the espresso chain stated in an announcement.
The brand new Girls Transportation Program supplies ladies companions a chauffeur-driven automotive, enabled with a GPS monitoring system and outfitted with different security measures for any emergency.
This system—launched throughout Mumbai and Bengaluru protecting a couple of shops—can be prolonged to different markets the place Starbucks is current.
The brand new transportation programme is one other step in the direction of Tata Starbucks’ efforts to attain 40% gender range by the tip of 2022, stated Nabamita Banerjee, head, human (associate) sources, Tata Starbucks Pvt. Ltd.
As per present authorized tips that allow ladies staff to be at their office throughout night time shifts (past sure acknowledged hours by every state), so long as transportation is offered by the group, this initiative is the proper enabler, the corporate stated.
The initiative additionally helps in optimum scheduling. This allows ladies companions to take up night time shifts, main to higher time administration and comfy shift schedules for all companions, the corporate added.
“With The Girls Transportation Program, our intention is to assist our ladies companions in each attainable means and at each step of their journey, empowering them to develop and progress of their careers. Our focus stays on elevating associate morale by introducing initiatives that put their security, consolation and profession improvement on the core,” stated Sushant Sprint, chief govt officer, Tata Starbucks Pvt. Ltd.
In August 2020 Starbucks introduced the launch of its first all-women retailer in India. Earlier this month—it opened its ninth all-women retailer at Jio World Drive in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complicated (BKC).
Tata Starbucks achieved 100% pay parity for ladies and men in 2019.
American espresso chain Starbucks entered India in 2012 by a three way partnership with Tata Shopper Merchandise—it presently operates 233 shops in India.
Supply: Live Mint