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Ratan Tata-backed Urban Co starts unlimited mental health leave for staff

The firm is also making some of the top psychologists in the country accessible to its employees by partnering with mental wellness platform iWill

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Founded in November 2014, Urban Company (formerly UrbanClap) operates in 18 metropolitan cities in India and 4 international cities

Peerzada Abrar Bengaluru
Urban Company, a tech-enabled home services company, has started an initiative that would allow employees to take unlimited sick leaves in case they are suffering from any form of mental or physical illness, particularly Covid-19. Urban Company which is backed by investors such as Accel Partners, Ratan Tata and Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy, has introduced ‘mental health leave policy’ ahead of the World Mental Health Day.

In addition to the leave policy, Urban Company is making some of the top psychologists of the country accessible to its employees by partnering with mental wellness platform, iWill. Any employee who wants to avail

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