New Delhi, March 7 -- L&T Chairman SN Subrahmanyan, who came into the spotlight months ago for endorsing 90-hour work weeks, on Thursday announced that women employees in the L&T parent group will now be entitled to one day of paid menstrual leave.

Women employees comprise of roughly 9 per cent of L&T's 60,000-strong workforce. The move is expected to benefit over 5,000 women employees at the company.

Subrahmanyan announced the move at a company event to celebrate International Women's Day, PTI reported quoting sources.

Exact details of how to implement the announcement will be formulated by the relevant officials shortly, the wire agency reported.

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