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Updated on: Jan 2023
Byju’s staff reveal harsh work conditions at the Indian Edtech giant
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Byju’s staff reveal harsh work conditions at the Indian Edtech giant

According to Reuters reports, Indian multinational educational technology company, Byju’s employees have revealed harsh work conditions at the Indian edtech giant. They said, Byju’s success is built on the back of an abusive and exploitative work environment and unscrupulous sales practices that involve profiling, pursuing, and pressuring potential customers from poorer backgrounds to buy its […]

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Right to request for flexible working from day 1 of job in UK
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Right to request for flexible working from day 1 of job in UK

The UK government announced a highly pivotal policy wherein employees can request for flexible working from the first day of their employment. This rule is intended to provide employees with flexible working, job sharing, and effective work-life balance. Employers need to implement this policy in their employment. In case they cannot accommodate this request made […]

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SEZ rules allow WFH to all IT/ITes till December 31, 2023
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SEZ rules allow WFH to all IT/ITes till December 31, 2023

The government has allowed information technology (IT) firms operating in special economic zones (SEZs) to permit 100 per cent work from home (WFH) or any place outside such zones till December 31, 2023. The government permitted the Work From Home (WFH) options under certain conditions on Thursday, December 8. The commerce ministry said in a notification, “A unit may permit its […]

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Accenture and Persistent Systems open new centers. WFH Ends?
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Accenture and Persistent Systems open new centers. WFH Ends?

Since Covid-19 has taken the edge off, organizations are returning to conventional working patterns. IT and Tech companies want their employees back to office and have started calling back them 2-3 days a week to offices. To encourage employees and facilitate them, companies are also starting smaller offices in cities where they have larger ones […]

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Snapchat asked employees to work from office 4 days a week
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Snapchat asked employees to work from office 4 days a week

An American multimedia instant messaging app, Snapchat has asked its employees to work from the office employees starting in February. CEO Evan Spiegel called this policy a “default together”. This policy will be applied to all of Snap’s 30 offices around the world. “After working remotely for so long we’re excited to get everyone back […]

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Godrej Capital launches SheRises
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Godrej Capital launches SheRises

To further enhance its efforts to be a more diverse and inclusive organisation while ensuring equality across its workforce, Godrej Capital, the financial services arm of the Godrej Group, launched SheRises, the Women’s Employee Resource Group (ERG). Launched in November 2020, Godrej Capital has been aggressively expanding its operations, nearly doubling its employee base from […]

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UK 100 firms backing 4-day work week
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UK 100 firms backing 4-day work week

A total of nearly 100 UK companies have signed for a permanent four-day working week scheme that allows employees to work four days instead of the traditional five without any impact on their compensation. These companies aim to change Britain’s approach to work and currently have nearly 2,600 employees. The employees are hoping that this […]

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Tata Motors to upskill workforce for in-demand technical expertise
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Tata Motors to upskill workforce for in-demand technical expertise

Tata Motors, India’s leading automobile manufacturer, has announced a partnership with Graphic Era Hill University (GEHU), in Bhimtal, Uttarakhand to provide an M.Tech degree in EV technology to its employees working at the Pantnagar Plant. In line with its objective of cultivating an engaged and skilled workforce, this company-sponsored program aims at enhancing employees’ technical […]

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Infosys to resume work from office in a phased manner
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Infosys to resume work from office in a phased manner

India’s second-largest IT major, Infosys will soon be resuming its work from office in a three-phased manner. Infosys currently employs 3,45,218 employees as of September 30, 2022. The company communicated with its employees by saying that it is going to adopt a ‘three-phase work from office plan’. The three phases include:- According to Business Today, Krishnamurthy […]

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Unilever starts 4-day work week trial in Australia
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Unilever starts 4-day work week trial in Australia

Following an 18-month pilot in New Zealand, Unilever is extending its four-day workweek trial to the company’s Australian business. This follows encouraging early results from the pilot in New Zealand, in which all 80 team members participated. Beginning on 14 November 2022, the Australian trial will initially run for 12 months while it is evaluated. […]

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Cure.fit announces its parental-leave policy
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Cure.fit announces its parental-leave policy

Many companies are now providing parental leave to their employees. Now, an integrative health app, Cure.fit has announced its gender-neutral parental leave program for employees. The Tata-backed, Cure.fit program will also include non-binary parents. Curefit has holistic health offerings across physical fitness and workouts, healthy food, and mental well-being. The company currently employees employs about […]

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WeWork announces 10-day break to Prioritize Mental Health and Well-Being
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WeWork announces 10-day break to Prioritize Mental Health and Well-Being

A provider of coworking spaces, including physical and virtual shared spaces, WeWork has announced an extended break for its employees in India on the occasion of Diwali. WeWork has introduced a 10-day break for employees. The company said it wants to prioritize the mental health and well-being of its employees. WeWork already offers 10 days […]

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