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Updated on: Jul 2020
WFH best practices at Wipro, SAP India, and PolicyBazaar
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WFH best practices at Wipro, SAP India, and PolicyBazaar

WFH best practices at Wipro Limited, SAP India, and PolicyBazaar.com Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, most companies have allowed their employees to work from home/ work from anywhere. Currently, people are working remotely with a few new norms, companies have reviewed their WFH policies and offered some extra benefits to facilitate smooth working and […]

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Microsoft cuts jobs across geographies and teams
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Microsoft cuts jobs across geographies and teams

Microsoft cuts jobs across geographies and teams as it enters new fiscal year According to media reports, Microsoft has trimmed its workforce across geographies and teams as it entered a new fiscal year from July 1. Business Insider had earlier reported that the company cuts under 1,000 jobs across its business this week. A company […]

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American Airlines to furlough 25,000 employees in October
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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 […]

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Siemens to let staff ‘Work From Anywhere’ permanently
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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 […]

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Amazon extends corporate work from home policy to 2021
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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 […]

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

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SBI to roll out Work-From-Anywhere policy soon
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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 […]

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Wipro hired 7,000 in the last Q1, It will continue to hire in Q2
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Wipro hired 7,000 in the last Q1, It will continue to hire in Q2

After last quarter’s massive dip, Wipro adds 7,000 employees with plans to continue hiring in the coming Quarters IT major Wipro has hired 7,000 people globally in Q1, between April -June 2020. the company will keep hiring continue in coming quarters as well depending on demand, said Saurabh Govil, Chief Human Resources Officer at Wipro […]

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Citrix and Microsoft partner to accelerate the future of work
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Citrix and Microsoft partner to accelerate the future of work

Citrix and Microsoft partner to accelerate the future of work The workplace of the future will look a lot different than it did just a few months ago. The global pandemic has caused both employees and companies to rethink how and where work gets done. More organizations will make remote work a permanent part of […]

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Amazon India Launches Skill Development Programme
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Amazon India Launches Skill Development Programme

Amazon India launches skill development programme for 1,000 apprentices Amazon India on Tuesday said it has launched a skilling programme under the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) across its warehouses in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. The initiative has been launched with a pilot program for 1,000 apprentices, and will be scaled further, Amazon India said […]

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Diageo India gets Enhanced Wellness Policy for employees
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Diageo India gets Enhanced Wellness Policy for employees

Diageo India announces Enhanced Wellness Policy for all employees, effective July 2020 Diageo India has said that it has rolled out an enhanced wellness policy for all employees effective July 2020, as part of its commitment to promote an inclusive and diverse working environment. The policy will apply to all employees regardless of sexual orientation, […]

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Chubb launches Work from Home Insurance for apac region
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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 […]

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