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Updated on: Jul 2020

Culture & Behaviour

Career Wellbeing While Work From Home, a new normal

Jul 3, 2020

Cyient launches Empowering Tomorrow Together initiative

Cyient, a global engineering and technology solutions company, today announced the launch of itsnbs...

Corporate Social Responsibility

Jul 2, 2020

Latest news: Cyient launches Empowering Tomorrow Together initiative - SightsIn Plus

Accenture wants No late calls and fewer Friday meetings

Accenture wants its employees less stressed, announces No late calls and fewer Friday meetings As th...

Coronavirus

Jul 1, 2020

Latest news: Accenture wants No late calls and fewer Friday meetings - SightsIn Plus

Fidelity Intl rolls out an equal parental leave for all staff

Fidelity International rolls out an equal parental leave of up to weeks for all staff globally. F...

Diversity & Inclusion

Jun 27, 2020

Latest news: Fidelity Intl rolls out an equal parental leave for all staff - SightsIn Plus

Coronavirus

IRDAI: Insurance guidelines for claims under coronavirus

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has issued guidelines for the general insurer and health insurers on the handling of claims reported under coronavirus. Where coverage is granted for the treatment of hospitalization expenses, in order to alleviate the hardships that may be caused to the policyholders, all claims reported under coronavirus shall be handled as […]

Jun 16, 2020

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Biggest Wellness Trends Post COVID-19

The leadership team of the business met on a video call, to discuss business continuity, given the current situation. One person sneezed. The topic changed to health and hygiene. Employee health and Business continuity are two sides of the same coin. The COVID-19 pandemic has just emphasized it beyond explanation. A. COVID-19 Factors COVID-19 factors have […]

Jun 15, 2020

Employee Engagement

Lockdown is no excuse for employee knockdown

Some organizations resolved not to cut salaries or layoff their employees despite the business coming to a grinding halt due to the lockdown. This sets the ground straight for robust people practices in these enterprises. At the hireXP round-table discussion, CHROs—Arpan Anand of CP Plus, Shiv Rawat of DTDC Express, and Amit Sharma of Volvo […]

Jun 4, 2020

Culture & Behaviour

How to keep employees engaged & productive in WFM Setting

An Exclusive Conversation with Jason Lauritsen, Keynote Speaker, Author, Employee Engagement & Workplace Culture Expert Jason uses a blend of research, practical experience, and storytelling to empower managers to have a more positive impact on their people. As both a former corporate executive and entrepreneur, Jason has always been dedicated to creating organizations that are […]

May 14, 2020

Employee Engagement

Contactless engagement is the new normal

In a freewheeling chat, a handful of industry leaders, who have refused to let COVID-19 dampen their spirits spoke candidly at a virtual round table about their business continuity plans (BCP). Incidentally, this bunch of zealots is working harder than usual to navigate their businesses into safer environments. Enablement The COVID-19 pandemic exploded the business world, […]

May 13, 2020

Coronavirus

Kotak Introduces Health and Wellness Initiatives for Employee Well-being to Combat Lockdown Blues

Kotak Mahindra Bank (Kotak) today announced a spree of activities that are being conducted for Kotak Group’s employee well-being in the wake of the ongoing lockdown to combat the pan-India COVID-19 pandemic. Under Kotak’s initiative ‘Health to the Power Infinity’, Kotak’s human resources (HR) division has launched several online offerings to support the health and […]

Apr 21, 2020

Economic Slowdown

Keep Employee Morale High Amidst the Downturn

From wildfires in Australia to the downward spiral of crude oil prices to COVID-19 outbreak – the year 2020 has given a rough start. All these events have managed to destabilize the global economy. These are the times to reassure employees of how their organization stands by them amidst all the chaos. Here are a […]

Apr 21, 2020

Culture & Behaviour

Keeping employees engaged during the recession

Macroeconomic indicators which means production as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), employment, investment spending, capacity utilization, household incomes, and business profits……….when all of this fall, that’s when the alarm rises! For once, if we look at these indicators, one might question what has it to do with HR? But unfortunately, it does because all […]

Apr 20, 2020

Coronavirus

What are corporates doing to rescue India from Covid-19?

India enters its third day of the 21-day lockdown. Yesterday, the government unveiled a Rs 1.7 lakh crore stimulus to help those hit by the 21-day lockdown in the country. The number of positive cases is pouring in and the total has crossed 700. Maharashtra, Gujarat, Srinagar, and Karnataka reported coronavirus deaths. Amidst the coronavirus […]

Mar 27, 2020

Compensation & Benefits

Rewards Strategy Offering Distinctive Employee Experience

Total Rewards is a key instrument to attract and retain talent. But it is also one of the major areas of concern for both employees and employers. Employees think that remuneration hardly commensurate with skills, experience, efforts, and output and for employers, it is not viable to offer cash to meet employees’ expectations. It’s the […]

Mar 26, 2020

Compensation & Benefits

Customized Rewards Strategy to Attract and Retain Employees

Today’s talent landscape is powered by Digitization, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are the biggest disruptors; accompanied by a plethora of challenges with predictability being the biggest talent challenge. Unlike previous eras talent, today comes with multiple definitions and varying expectations and employers globally are in a continuous effort to “get it right” for a […]

Mar 23, 2020

Compensation & Benefits

Total Rewards for Global Capability Centers (GCCs) in India

There has been a steady growth in GCCs in India over the past decade. The growth coupled with changing the technology landscape has posed significant challenges for GCCs. The tools and processes which are currently beings used may become obsolete in the near future thus making the current skill sets redundant and creating a need […]

Mar 19, 2020