Titan Company, Acko, and Motilal Oswal Financial Services are offering benefits such as flexible work policies, expanded bereavement leave, and menstrual leave, mental wellness support, and supporting transition into retirement. This underscores a growing appreciation among several companies that employees need to manage family responsibilities alongside their work, and that such policies can support better retention and sustained productivity, executives told ET.
This January, healthcare firm Optum India, the global capability centre of UnitedHealth Group, rolled out a part-time work arrangement policy for employees navigating caregiving, health needs, or parenting transitions, intended as a temporary alternative to extended leave.
bereavement leave from three to five days, following employee feedback. “This enhancement ensures employees have the time and space needed during a deeply personal period, reinforcing our commitment to empathy and well-being,” said Madhavi Lall, head-HR, Deutsche Bank Group India.
Titan is preparing a structured ‘Second Innings’ programme to support retiring employees and their partners through addressing the emotional dimensions of retirement, and reimagining identity and purpose beyond work.
“The intent is to go beyond financial preparedness – though that is a part of it – by creating safe spaces to discuss fears, encouraging employees to articulate aspirations for this next phase, alongside access to financial counselling,” said Priya Mathilakath, the company’s head of HR for retail, corporate and manufacturing.
Organisations in India are steadily broadening their benefits framework to better support employees through key life events such as parenthood, caregiving, illness, and bereavement. Over 80% of the more than 500 organisations from India in the WTW 2025 Benefits Trends survey said they are looking to significantly raise the level of flexibility and choice in their benefits programmes over the next one to two years.