“We built the organization on an achievement society culture, but the truth is, these same policies and processes may not give some of our employees the best chance of success. We stand for cognitive diversity so that we can do our best work. ” he added.
Dhindsa noted that the company “has a long way to go” but has taken some steps to build a “more supportive, inclusive and diverse organization”.
The company has over 2,000 employees.
“We want our employees to think like owners of the company and therefore assign employees ESOPs (Employee Stock Ownership Plans) so that they can share in the wealth and value they create for the organization.
“Over 24 percent of our employees already have ESOPs in the company and we will continue to add more builders to this group,” he said.
The company, backed by Zomato, has also abolished trial and termination periods.
“We trust our people and want to build with mutual respect rather than relying heavily on guidelines. The guidelines shouldn’t push people to do something they wouldn’t do without them,” said Dhindsa.
Women and transgender workers at Grofers can take up to 10 days of vacation a year, he added.
“We offer parents of newborns 26 weeks of paid maternity leave and two weeks of paid paternity leave, including for surrogate motherhood and adoption, and for unborn same-sex partners.
“New parents receive an endowment of 50,000 rupees per child when they welcome their child into the world,” said Dhindsa.
In addition, Grofers now heavily indexes people’s desire to grow and actively invests in helping them learn more problem-solving and leadership skills so they can evolve along the way, he added.
