COVID-19 Impact: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Jun 2021

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IndiGo announces leave without pay scheme for senior employees

Jun 1, 2021

Thyssenkrupp plans to cut another , jobs

Thyssenkrupp to cut another , jobs to stave off coronavirus hit Reuters German conglomerate Th...

Jobs

Nov 20, 2020

How to withdraw from EPF if you are impacted by Covid-

How to withdraw from EPF if you are impacted by Covid- Crisis The Government of India had announce...

Labour Law

Oct 24, 2020

How to withdraw from EPF if you are impacted by Covid-

How do we need to be viewing culture in New Normal

In conversation with Siobhan McHale on Organisational Culture in New Normal Siobhan, Culture Transfo...

Guest Appearance

Sep 8, 2020

How do we need to be viewing culture in New Normal

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Airbnb extends work remotely until August 2021

Airbnb says employees can opt to work remotely until August 2021 Short-term home rental company Airbnb said on Wednesday, Aug 26 its employees could choose to work remotely through the end of August 2021, even if some of its offices reopened as COVID-19 restrictions ease. The company said it would provide a US$300 stipend for […]

Aug 27, 2020

Guest Appearance

Tata Steel MD & CEO on strategies to adapt New Normal

TV Narendran, MD & CEO, Tata Steel on strategies to adapt New Normal As the manufacturing sector adapts to the Covid-19 world, TV Narendran, MD & CEO, Tata Steel on the impact of the pandemic on the industry, and strategies to adapt the New Normal. Q- What impact have the pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns […]

Aug 10, 2020

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L&T board members take up to 53% pay cut in FY20

Several board members of engineering and construction giant Larsen & Toubro took voluntarily steep pay cuts in their salary in FY20 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and its adverse impact on business. L&T Chairman A M Naik took a 24 percent pay cut. L&T CEO and MD SN Subrahmanyan took a pay cut of 43.91 percent L&T CFO […]

Jul 21, 2020

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OYO makes all staff shareholder, grants discounted ESOPs

OYO makes all staff shareholder in the company by granting them discounted ESOPs Covid-19 impact: In a letter to staff, Oyo Hotels and Homes said it’s making every employee a shareholder in the company, providing them with deeply discounted ESOPs (Employee Stock Ownership Plan). The hospitality major Oyo also noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has had […]

Jul 5, 2020

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Uber closed down Mumbai office permanently as cost cuts

Uber has closed down Mumbai office permanently as part of a global cost-cutting measure COVID-19 Impact: The ride-hailing app Uber has closed down its Mumbai office as part of a global cost-cutting measure. Uber has wind up as many as 45 offices around the world as part of global cost cuts. According to media reports, The […]

Jul 4, 2020

Coronavirus

Accenture wants “No late calls and fewer Friday meetings”

Accenture wants its employees less stressed, announces No late calls and fewer Friday meetings As the world in under lockdown and IT professionals are working from home, top IT services major Accenture feels that the employees are more stressed while being at home. According to a Bloomberg report, Accenture has asked people to end conference calls by around 5:30 […]

Jul 1, 2020

Jobs

Delhi, District judge orders court staff to work from home

District judge orders work from home, judges not to call staff to courts amid the rise in COVID-19 cases New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) District Judge of Rohini Courts here has asked all the judicial officers to work from home and not to ask staffers to come to courts in view of the rising number […]

Jun 27, 2020

Human Resources

Productivity & Efficiency has gone-up in WFH settings- CPO, ABD India

Exclusive Conversation with Biplob Banerjee, Chief People Officer, ABD India Ltd Biplob joined ABD in November 2018 and presently serves as Chief People Officer, leading human resource functions including talent acquisition and retention, learning and development, employee engagement, and welfare, rewards, recognition, compensation, and benefits. Biplob has over 25 years of experience in the fields […]

Jun 26, 2020

Survey & Report

IBM Rolls Out Free Digital Learning Platform to Help Job Seekers in India

Today, 25 June, Tech giant IBM has rolled out ‘SkillsBuild Reignite’, a platform to provide job seekers and entrepreneurs with access to free online coursework and mentoring support, designed to help them reinvent their careers and businesses, said a statement issued. According to the India Skill Report (2019), only 45.6% of the youth graduating from […]

Jun 25, 2020