OFFICE BUZZ.

Pawternity policies

This National Pet Day, Swiggy announced a Paw-ternity policy for its employees, who are pet parents. The food aggregator said employees can get a paid day-o to welcome their new four-legged companions home. Pet parents may also opt for work-from-home during the settling-in period to provide support to their new family member. The paw-ternity policy covers sick leave to take care of vet visits and bereavement leave to bid goodbye to a cherished pet. Globally, a small band of companies have begun oering fur-ternity leaves. Google declares itself as a dog friendly company. Woof!

Google cracks down on disruptive protests

Google may have pet friendly policies, and welcome furry pals to its o…ces, but it’s pretty strict about no disruptive debates or protests at work. It recently fired 28 workers who protested inside Google o…ces against its $1.2 billion contract with Israel. Nine employees who were staging sit-in protests were arrested too. Later, Google CEO Sundar Pichai in a blog post said that employees need to be more focused “in how we work, collaborate, discuss and even disagree.” In the memo, he said, “This is a business and not a place to act in a way that disrupts co-workers or makes them feel unsafe, to attempt to use the company as a personal platform or to fight over disruptive issues or debate politics,” adding, “This is too important a moment as a company for us to be distracted.”

Deloitte opens new office

Consulting firm Deloitte has opened a new o…ce in Bengaluru, its fourth in the city. The new facility at Yemalur Village, Marathahalli can accommodate 6,000 professionals and will support global clients. The opening of the new o…ce reinforces Deloitte’s commitment to expand and grow in the region, the company said. Inaugurated by Lara Abrash, Chair, Deloitte US, the facility will boast of cutting-edge technology infrastructure such as XR Studio, Innovations spaces and Labs.