Axis Bank is the first bank in India with these rules, which has taken such steps for the employees and customers.
New Delhi. Private sector Axis Bank has announced friendly policies for customers and employees of the gay (LGBTQIA) community. The Bank has taken this step with the intention of encouraging diversity, equality and inclusion in its work environment. According to Axis Bank, with its policies, customers of gay and bisexual community can make their partner a nominee in their bank account.
Apart from this, customers of this community will also be able to open joint savings and fixed deposit accounts with their partner. Let us tell you that Axis Bank is the first bank in India with these rules, which has taken such steps for the employees and customers of LGBTQIA+ community.
Mediclaim
Benefits Axis Bank has announced the ComeAsYouAre Charter discussing policies and practices for employees and customers of the LGBTQIA+ community. Bank employees, people of any gender or marital status can add their partner for mediclaim benefit. At the same time, the employees of the bank can also wear clothes according to their gender or gender expression.
Benefit will be available from September 20
Axis Bank said that the gender preference of any employee or customer may be different from the gender assigned at the time of their birth. The bank is bringing this rule for its customers from September 20, 2021, for which customers can add Mx to their title. Let us tell you that the Supreme Court in its landmark judgment in September 2018 had decriminalized all personal sexual relationships formed by mutual agreement between two adults.
