Coronavirus: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

Latest Coronavirus HR Trends, workforce insights, and expert analysis. Stay updated with the latest news on Coronavirus.

Updated on: Mar 2020

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Covid- No Layoffs, No Salary Cuts- Ministry of Labour

Mar 24, 2020

Hyundai, Ford, and Bajaj temporarily shut down plants

Amidst Coronavirus outbreak, Indias major automobile companies like Bajaj Auto, Ford Motor, T...

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Mar 24, 2020

Hyundai, Ford, and Bajaj temporarily shut down plants

Covid- Vedanta Ltd announces Rs -cr fund

Metals and mining giant Vedanta Ltd on Sunday announced setting up of a Rs -crore fund to combat ...

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Mar 23, 2020

Covid- Vedanta Ltd announces Rs -cr fund

Whats the Coronavirus impacts on Appraisals?

Coronavirus may hit appraisals. Employees might face delay and a decrease in salary hike and bonus d...

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Mar 20, 2020

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ITC action plan amidst coronavirus outbreak

ITC Limited has taken all preventive measures amidst coronavirus outbreak like social distancing, hygiene, work from Home, and restrictions on travel, etc. Allowing employees to work from home. Focus on workplace and personal hygiene. ITC has barred the entry of visitors to its offices. No international travel is permitted. ITC has set up a core […]

Mar 20, 2020

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HCL Tech, Noida employee tests positive

An employee of HCL Technologies, Noida has tested positive for Coronavirus, the company confirmed in a statement. The infected employee with COVID-19 had developed a mild cough and was asked by the doctors to practice self-isolation for the past 14 days. HCL Technologies spokesperson said, “Unfortunately, one employee from our Noida office has been tested positive […]

Mar 19, 2020

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GoAir terminates expat pilots citing coronavirus impact

GoAir has terminated contracts of expat pilots amid curtailed operations due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to a report published in Economic Times, GoAir on Wednesday said it has terminated contracts of expat pilots amid curtailed operations due to the coronavirus pandemic. Citing an “unprecedented” decline in air travel, the budget carrier, on Tuesday, announced […]

Mar 19, 2020

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Infosys sends back 8000 trainees to home due to Covid-19

Global IT services giant Infosys Limited has asked about 8,000 trainees living at its Mysuru campus to go home amid the novel coronavirus outbreak in India. Infosys has taken assistance from the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) for transporting trainee employees. According to the company statement “Infosys has advised trainees residing at its Global Education Center […]

Mar 19, 2020

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Tata Steel action plan to stave off the COVID-19 spread

Tata Steel has withdrawn biometric attendance and has asked expecting mothers to work from home Twice-a-day sanitation of staff vehicles Disabling biometric attendance Asking expecting mothers to work from home or take “Special Leave” Setting up a COVID-19 medical task force These above are a few measures that India’s oldest steelmaker Tata Steel has taken to limit the […]

Mar 18, 2020

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Khattar appeals to Gurgaon companies ‘Work From Home’

Haryana government has advised all companies operating in Gurugram to ask employees to work from home in the wake of the spreading Coronavirus till the end of March with immediate effect. Gurugram is home to a sizable number of offices of large IT-BPO along with foreign technology bigwigs including the likes of Infosys, Genpact, Google, […]

Mar 18, 2020

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Covid-19: Govt gives more time to deposit ESI contribution

New Delhi: According to a notification (attached), Government has provided more time to submit their monthly ESIC contribution. The government has given employees and employers more time to submit their monthly insurance contribution by relaxing provisions of the Employees’ State Insurance Act in view of the Covid-19 outbreak. According to the notification, ESIC has given […]

Mar 17, 2020

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Coronavirus in India: WHO’s guidelines for the workplace

As Coronavirus spreads to more than 80 countries, employers need to prepare for the fallout of the disease outbreak. The status of Coronavirus in India and the world has employers worried. The World Health Organisation has issued some guidelines for workplaces which employers need to put in place right now. Simple ways to prevent the […]

Mar 16, 2020

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HUL directs office staff to work from home from Tuesday

The global consumer products company Hindustan Unilever Limited has directed its 4,000 office-based employees in India to work from home, starting Tuesday, 17th March, amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus. “All office-based employees globally should work from home,” Alan Jope, CEO, Unilever said. The information was uploaded on Unilever’s global website as the company, […]

Mar 14, 2020

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Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic, India suspends visas

The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic, India suspends Visas till 15th April 20 The coronavirus sweeping across the world is a pandemic, the World Health Organization declared yesterday, March 11. There are now over 118,000 cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, in 114 countries around the world. “We […]

Mar 12, 2020

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Delhi Govt suspends biometric attendance in offices

On Thursday, 5th March, The Delhi govt has advised offices to suspend biometric attendance in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. “A letter has been written to principal secretaries, secretaries, autonomous bodies and municipal corporations for the suspension of biometric attendance in view of coronavirus threat,” the official told PTI. Several government institutions and organizations started registering attendance manually. […]

Mar 6, 2020

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Tech Mahindra bans travel amidst the Coronavirus Outbreak

Tech Mahindra, an Indian multinational subsidiary of the Mahindra Group, providing information technology services and business process outsourcing to companies in various vertical and horizontal markets, bans all Domestic & International Travel with immediate effect amidst the Coronavirus Outbreak. Talking to SightsIn Plus, Harshvendra Soin, Chief People Officer, Tech Mahindra, said, “At Tech Mahindra, we […]

Mar 6, 2020