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Updated on: Feb 2022
These 8 companies have shifted to permanent WFH for all employees
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These 8 companies have shifted to permanent WFH for all employees

With the COVID-19 pandemic bringing unprecedented changes in work-life; along with masks and sanitizers, working from home (WFH) became a lifestyle change for professionals. The remote work trend was initially forced on employees due to the pandemic, however, after two years remote working has become a new normal. Most of the employees (80%) admitted that they prefer […]

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Microsoft to fully reopen its headquarters on Feb 28
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Microsoft to fully reopen its headquarters on Feb 28

Microsoft has announced plans to fully reopen its offices in Washington State (its headquarters) on February 28, as Omicron-led Covid infections subside across the country. The company said that based on improving local health metrics, its Washington state work sites will move to the sixth and final stage of the hybrid workplace model, effective February 28. […]

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COVID-19 third wave subsides in India, what people prefer WFH or WFO?
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COVID-19 third wave subsides in India, what people prefer WFH or WFO?

With the COVID-19 pandemic bringing unprecedented changes in work life, a study has revealed that 82 per cent of respondents admitted that they prefer working from home (WFH) to going back to the office. The remote work trend was initially forced on employees due to the pandemic, however, after two years remote working has become […]

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TCS, Wipro, Cognizant planning to resume ‘Return To Office’ soon
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TCS, Wipro, Cognizant planning to resume ‘Return To Office’ soon

Does WFH end? TCS, Wipro, Cognizant planning to resume ‘Return To Office’ from next month Last week, Union Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh has announced that full office attendance in the Central government offices shall be resumed from February 7, and employees, at all levels, will attend office without any exemption. The Government […]

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How TCS Drives Employee Health & Wellbeing Initiatives
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How TCS Drives Employee Health & Wellbeing Initiatives

Employee Health and Wellbeing Initiatives at TCS: A lifestyle change means behaviour change and a behaviour change means more mindful choices. Therefore, when associates are encouraged to choose, the onus is on the organization to provide interesting, sustainable, and viable options for enabling healthier lifestyle choices. Employees spend a large proportion of their day-to-day life in the […]

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Pandemic propels workers closer to four-day week
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Pandemic propels workers closer to four-day week

British photographer Paul David Smith had long toyed with the idea of switching all his staff to a four-day week, but it was the flexibility and reliability they showed in the pandemic that gave him the confidence to take the plunge. Almost a year later and his trust has been rewarded. He says staff at […]

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Centre to resume full office attendance ‘Without Any Exemption’ from Feb 7
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Centre to resume full office attendance ‘Without Any Exemption’ from Feb 7

Union Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on Sunday announced that full office attendance in the Central government shall be resumed from February 7, and employees, at all levels, will attend office without any exemption. He said that this decision was taken after a review of the pandemic situation and in view […]

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Hybrid work model will continue, says Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji
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Hybrid work model will continue, says Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji

IT Major, Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji said that the hybrid work model will continue, the pandemic is changing the talent base. He further said that currently close to 35-40 percent of employees are moved to hometowns and working remotely from there, and most of them want to continue that option. Many women employees want to work […]

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Pregnant Women, Divyang Employees exempted from attending office
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Pregnant Women, Divyang Employees exempted from attending office

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said that pregnant women and ‘divyang‘ (differently-abled) employees of central government departments have been exempted from attending office in the wake of a sharp spike in Covid cases. However, they will be required to remain available and work from home, he said. Officials and staff living in Covid containment […]

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JSW Group asks 50% staff to WFH in Mumbai amid Omicron spread
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JSW Group asks 50% staff to WFH in Mumbai amid Omicron spread

JSW Group is operating with 50 percent staff at its offices in Mumbai, a company official informed on Thursday. The move has been taken as the cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus continue to surge in Maharashtra and other parts of the country, the spokesperson said. “Our offices in Mumbai are working with only 50 percent capacity […]

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Cognizant delays its plan to call staff back to office amid omicron threat
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Cognizant delays its plan to call staff back to office amid omicron threat

US-headquartered Cognizant Technology Solutions delays its plan to call employees back to the office. Now The company will call its employees back to the office in April 2022. Earlier, IT major was planning to bring employees back to the workplace from January 2022. Cognizant CEO Brian Humphries said in an email to its employees, “Given […]

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