The firm said it will pay deceased employees' salaries, housing and medical benefits until what would have been their retirement at the age of 60

Tata Steel to continue salaries for Covid victims' families in India

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2021-05-25 03:30:06

The firm said it will pay deceased employees' salaries, housing and medical benefits until what would have been their retirement at the age of 60.

"Tata Steel stands together with a deep sense of loss at the sad demise of its beloved employees during this dreadful pandemic," the company said in a statement.

After detailing the benefits of the firm's "best-in-class social security schemes" the statement concluded by saying that the "Tata Steel family stands stoically with all its people, committed to their security and well-being."

#TataSteel has taken the path of #AgilityWithCare by extending social security schemes to the family members of the employees affected by #COVID19. While we do our bit, we urge everyone to help others around them in any capacity possible to get through these tough times. pic.twitter.com/AK3TDHyf0H

Tata Steel is the latest major employer in India to announce financial support plans for the families of its workers that have lost their lives to Covid-19.