Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Amid debates about toxic work culture and poor work-life balance, a Chennai-based company took a U-turn from all these issues and rewarded their employees in a unique way. 

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The structural steel design and detailing company, Team Detailing Solutions, has gifted as many as 28 cars and 29 bikes to its employees as reward for their hard work. The cars gifted range from brand new models of Hyundai, Tata, Maruti Suzuki, and even Mercedes Benz. As per the company, these cars are a token of appreciation for the hard work and dedication of their employees. 

Managing Director of the city-based company, Sridhar Kannan, said, "We wanted to show our appreciation for their (employees) tireless efforts in driving the company's success. We believe our employees are our greatest assets."

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The company didn’t pick the most hard-working employee randomly but through a measured performance-based system. 

"Our employees have demonstrated exceptional commitment and dedication, and we are proud to recognise their achievements."

Talking to the media, Kannan said the company has an employee base of about 180 people who hail from humble backgrounds and are highly skilled.

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"We select the highly motivated candidates and the concept of buying a car or a bike is like a dream for them. We have been gifting bikes to the employees and in 2022 we gifted the car to two of our senior colleagues. We have gifted 28 cars today. Some of them are Maruti Suzukis, Hyundais, Mercedes Benz as well.." he said.

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To clarify a query, the company said they would offer the car or bike with a ceiling amount. If the employee needs a better vehicle than what the company has chosen, he needs to pay the remaining amount, Kannan said. 

However, the cars are not the only reward, the company said it also provides funds to employees as marriage assistance.

"If a colleague is getting married, we were giving them ₹50,000 as marriage assistance. Now, we have increased that to ₹1 lakh from this year," he said.

"We expect this gesture (from the company) to boost morale, motivation and productivity. We are proud to recognise the employee efforts. We will continue to prioritise employee development and customer satisfaction," he added.

(With inputs from agencies)