Coronavirus: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Jul 2020

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LT board members take up to pay cut in FY

Jul 21, 2020

IndiGo to lay off of its workforce CEO Ronojoy Dutta

IndiGo, Indias private airlines, has announced today to lay off of its workforce due to C...

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Jul 20, 2020

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Indeed has told employees to work from home until Jul

Indeed has told thousands of its employees to work from home until July Indeed, an Austin-based...

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Jul 20, 2020

Latest news: Indeed has told employees to work from home until Jul - SightsIn Plus

HCL Tech suspends wage hikes for FY, hiring to continue

HCL Technologies suspends wage hikes for FY, hiring to continue in coming quarters based on need S...

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Jul 18, 2020

Latest news: HCL Tech suspends wage hikes for FY, hiring to continue - SightsIn Plus

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American Airlines to furlough 25,000 employees in October

American Airlines to furlough 25,000 employees in this year October 2020 American Airlines will issue notices to 25,000 employees that they face potential furloughs on October 1, two tops executives said in a memo. The federal bailout for the airline industry, which will be lifted on October 1, prohibited layoffs, involuntary furloughs or pay cuts for employees, reports Xinhua news […]

Jul 17, 2020

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Siemens to let staff ‘Work From Anywhere’ permanently

Siemens to let staff “Work From Anywhere” permanently where they are most productive Reuters| Germany’s Siemens (SIEGn.DE) has decided to let its employees work from wherever they want for two or three days a week, in the latest example of how the coronavirus is making major companies re-think how and where their staff work. The […]

Jul 17, 2020

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Amazon extends corporate work from home policy to 2021

Amazon extends corporate work from home policy to 8 January 2021 Like tech majors Facebook and Google, Amazon has also has extended the work-from-home order for its corporate workforce until January 8 next year. “We continue to prioritize the health of our employees and follow local government guidance. Employees who work in a role that can effectively […]

Jul 17, 2020

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Air India to send staff on leave without pay for up-to 5 yrs

Air India to send some employees on compulsory leave without pay for up to 5 years Air India board of directors have approved on July 7 leave without pay (LWP) scheme for its permanent employees for a period of six months to two years, which is extendable to upto five years, in a bid to […]

Jul 16, 2020

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SBI to roll out Work-From-Anywhere policy soon

SBI to roll out Work-From-Anywhere policy soon for its employees, hopes to save Rs 1,000 crore India’s largest public-sector Bank SBI plans to roll out work-from-anywhere infra and expects to save Rs 1,000 crore from this measure. “Following global best practices, SBI will institute work from anywhere infrastructure to facilitate work from any location…taking care […]

Jul 16, 2020

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Chubb launches Work from Home Insurance for apac region

Chubb launches Work from Home Insurance for the Asia Pacific Region SINGAPORE – Chubb announced today the launch of Work from Home (WFH) Insurance, a market-first in Asia Pacific. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the traditional office environment has increasingly become the home, as work from home becomes the new normal. As businesses […]

Jul 14, 2020

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Tech Mahindra to organise COVID test of 20K vendors, staff

Tech Mahindra to organise COVID-19 testing of 20,000 vendors, employees Tech Mahindra is rolling-out phase-wise testing for its third-party vendors, employees, customer, and partner ecosystem. The company is arranging the COVID -19 testing of around 20,000 third-party vendors including people working in pantry, sanitation, and security amongst others informed Harshvendra Soin. In an interview with […]

Jul 12, 2020

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Tamil Nadu relaxes norms, 10% IT staff can work from office

Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday relaxed a few norms for the intensified lockdown that is coming into force in Chennai from Friday. The Tamil Nadu Government has also acceded to the demand from the IT industry and allowed up to 10% of its employees to work from the office. This development will benefit large IT […]

Jul 10, 2020

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Labour office asked Capgemini to reinstate fired employees

Pune Labour Commissioner office asked Capgemini to reinstate 300 fired employees during the lockdown French IT services major Capgemini has been asked by the Pune Labour Commissioner office to immediately reinstate 300 employees who were fired during the lockdown. According to a trak.in report, during the lockdown, Capgemini had terminated around 300 employees in Pune, Maharashtra. […]

Jul 9, 2020

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Deloitte cuts more than 700 jobs in 8 days

Days after PwC announced it is slashing 700 jobs in Australia, Deloitte, the globe’s largest professional services firm and second-largest in Australia, has followed suit. A fallout of demand due to the Covid-19 induced economic crisis is hitting the revenues of the largest accounting and consulting firms. While the Big Four have to date been […]

Jul 9, 2020

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Future Generali announces Increments for all its Employees

Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited announces promotions, annual increments and variable payouts for all its employees Amidst the ongoing economic and COVID-19 crisis, Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited (FGII), the general insurance arm of the joint venture between retail giant Future Group and global insurer Generali, announced promotions, annual increments & variable payouts […]

Jul 8, 2020

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Capgemini rolls out wage hikes and promotions w.e.f July 1

Capgemini India rolls out wage hikes and promotions effective 01 July 2020 Admit the COVID-19 pandemic when most companies in India have withheld salary hikes and effected pay cuts, Capgemini has rolled out wage hikes and promotions for all its employees in India. The quantum of hikes is said to be in high single digits. In April, the […]

Jul 8, 2020