Coronavirus: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Apr 2020

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Capgemini tweaks its leave policy in India

Apr 7, 2020

Coronavirus has plunged World into Recession IMF

The coronavirus pandemic has brought the global economy to a standstill and plunged the world into a...

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Apr 5, 2020

Three key ideas on Tough Times A perspective from CHRO

What a last couple of weeks it has been! The Covid- pandemic has been unprecedented in terms of th...

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Apr 4, 2020

Three key ideas on Tough Times A perspective from CHRO

ESIC extends the validity of Medical Benefit Cards

Government extends the validity of Medical Benefit Cards under ESIC till June , The validity ...

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Apr 3, 2020

ESIC extends the validity of Medical Benefit Cards

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SpiceJet cuts March salary for all employees

Calling the pandemic an “unprecedented crisis,” SpiceJet has announced a 10-30% cut in March salary for all employees. All employees in the middle and top-level will take a pay cut even as the budget carrier assured that those in the lowest pay grades will remain unaffected. SpiceJet’s announcement of salary cut comes days after rivals IndiGo and GoAir declare similar salary […]

Apr 1, 2020

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COVID-19: Tech Mahindra tweaks brand logo

Tech Mahindra tweaks brand logo to convey solidarity in the fight against COVID-19 Tech Mahindra Ltd., a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business reengineering services and solutions has conveyed solidarity in the global fight against COVID-19 through the announcement of a temporary tweak in its brand logo. According to the press release, The […]

Mar 31, 2020

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Covid-19: PwC defers Promotions, Increments and Bonuses

PwC postpones promotions, increments, and bonuses of India employees amid Covid-19 PwC India recently announced that the company is deferring promotions, increments, and bonuses for all its employees in India due to the impact on their cash flows resulting from Covid-19. PwC India has also announced a complete hiring freeze while its partners take a […]

Mar 30, 2020

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Labour Ministry allows EPF withdrawal amid lockdown

The Labour Ministry has allowed over 6 crore subscribers of retirement fund body EPFO to withdraw an amount not exceeding their three months basic pay and dearness allowance from their EPF account in view of the lockdown to fight COVID-19. Besides, Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) also introduced an online claim settlement facility without manual […]

Mar 29, 2020

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Ratan Tata commits Rs 500 crore to fight coronavirus

Tata Trusts has committed Rs 500 crore for India’s fight against coronavirus Today, writing on Twitter, Ratan Tata said, “The current situation in India and across the world is of grave concern and needs immediate action. Tata Trusts and the Tata group’s companies have in the past risen to the needs of the nation. At […]

Mar 28, 2020

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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

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LAVA pays 20% salary in advance to factory workers

Coronavirus outbreak has forced the government to enforce a lockdown across the country. All non-essential travel has been banned, factories and offices have been shutdown and people are being advised to stay indoors in order to help combat the COVID-19 outbreak. Amid the present scenario, domestic smartphone manufacturer LAVA has announced that it will pay part of its […]

Mar 27, 2020

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Kunal Bahl: How startups can survive the COVID-19

While the disruption caused by Covid-19 pandemic is unprecedented and will likely have serious economic consequences, start-ups in India have also been experiencing headwinds in terms of a slowdown in India’s economy over the last 2-3 quarters. Many younger entrepreneurs, investors and other stakeholders have been reaching out to me over the last few weeks […]

Mar 26, 2020

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Covid-19: HR’s role during a global crisis

No one alive has experienced a global crisis like the Coronavirus and its unprecedented impact on personal and professional lives. Personal and family health will always have priority. We all mourn with those that mourn and we take care of our loved ones. However, with a global time out -caused by travel restrictions, social distancing, closed restaurants […]

Mar 26, 2020

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Amazon to hire 100,000 workers amidst Covid-19

Due to the practice in social distancing and quarantine to flatten the curve of the pandemic, there has been a rise in demand by online consumers. According to media sources, the e-commerce giant Amazon said that it would hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the United States to deal with a surge in online orders. […]

Mar 25, 2020

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Reliance to provide double salaries to its employees

Reliance to provide double salaries to all its employees whose salary is less than Rs 30,000 According to Times of India, Reliance Industries has announced that the employees who are below the salary range of Rs 30000 will be paid their salary twice in order to protect their cash flow and mitigate any overwhelming financial […]

Mar 25, 2020

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Covid-19: India relaxes Income Tax deadlines and penalties

In view of COVID-19 outbreak, India has offered several relaxations under the Income Tax Act and other direct tax laws to assuage taxpayers especially on statutory and regulatory compliance matters related to several sectors. While addressing the press conference through video conferencing here on 24th March, Smt. Sitharaman announced much-needed relief measures in areas of […]

Mar 25, 2020