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ZOMATO CONTROVERSY

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Introduction and Facts On 9 th March 2021, a matter arose which had not been witnessed ever before, in the transactions made through online food delivery industries. The issue arose in the evening hours between Hitesha (an Instagram beauty influencer) and Kamaraj (a Z omato delivery boy).    As per the statements of the two and what seems to be agreeable by both the individuals, a representation of what had happened can be drawn up. Hitesh places an order at around 3:30 P.M. to deliver food to her location by 4:30 P.M. Kamaraj who is the delivery boy is assigned the task to deliver the food. While traveling to her location, Kamaraj faces a lot of traffic in his way thereby making him late to deliver the food. When he arrives at the location, Hitesha partially opens the door so that her dog does not  run away. She accepts the delivery and places the food next to the door, on a table, and tells Kamaraj to wait till she speaks with the customer care about the late deliv...

THE PERIOD LEAVE POLICY- A HOPEFUL OR DISCOURAGING MOVE?

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INTRODUCTION- The ‘menstrual leave policy’ which is set on a motion has now triggered a national debate of sorts. The Zomato which is one of the largest food aggregating companies has implemented its new policy to provide women with a period leave and to facilitate women with a supporting and encouraging workplace. However, the introduction of this policy by a high profile organization, that is, Zomato has sparked both negative and positive considerations. The policy gave rise to several questions whether it is a form of kind gesture towards women? Whether this policy is a way to avoid a toxic workplace where women are not hired just by the reason that they need some rest for a few hours? Whether this policy in any manner violates the Right to Equality guaranteed by the Indian Constitution? Whether this policy has given birth to discrimination that it became a source of anti-feminist or is a liberating move? WHAT IS PERIOD LEAVE POLICY? The organization named ‘ Culture Machi...