Covid-19 Pandemic: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

Latest Covid-19 Pandemic HR Trends, workforce insights, and expert analysis. Stay updated with the latest news on Covid-19 Pandemic.

Updated on: May 2021

New HR Trends

How HR Leaders Can Adapt to Uncertain Times

May 21, 2021

Standard Chartered Bank announces COVID relief plan

Standard Chartered Bank announces COVID relief measures for India Standard Chartered Bank has announ...

Coronavirus

May 19, 2021

Standard Chartered Bank announces COVID relief plan

Polycab India announces welfare measures for employees families succumbed to COVID-

Polycab India announces Welfare measures for employees families succumbed to COVID- Polycab...

Coronavirus

May 19, 2021

Polycab India announces welfare measures for employees families succumbed to COVID-

Adding More Value to HR in Uncertain Times

Adding More Value to HR in Uncertain Times Among the many, our function has its roots in Welfare too...

New HR Trends

May 18, 2021

Adding More Value to HR in Uncertain Times

Appointments

Tech Mahindra creates a new role and appoints its first Wellness Officer

Tech Mahindra appoints Meghna Hareendran as Wellness Officer IT major, Tech Mahindra has announced the appointment of Meghna Hareendran as Wellness Officer with immediate effect. The new role has been created to institutionalize the holistic wellness of all associates and to ensure access to medicine, hospitals, and other medical supplies while maintaining the mental well-being […]

May 15, 2021

Coronavirus

Cisco earmarks Rs 63.5 crore towards supporting staff in India amid Covid-19 crisis

Cisco earmarks Rs 63.5 crore towards supporting staff in India amid Covid-19 crisis US-based networking solutions provider Cisco is making a “one-off payment” of about Rs 63.5 crore towards supporting staff in India during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. A Cisco India employee shared a post on LinkedIn saying the company is providing a ‘crisis financial assistance’ under which employees in […]

May 12, 2021

Jobs

Centre relaxes attendance rules for employees

Centre relaxes attendance rules for employees On Friday, the Government has issued a fresh set of guidelines for central government employees in terms of physical attendance, working hours, and more amid the rising cases of COVID-19. Staff with disabilities and pregnant women employees have been exempted from attending office, but they shall continue to Work […]

May 10, 2021

Industry

GX Group rolled out bonus of one month’s basic salary in April 2021

GX Group rolled out bonus of one month’s basic salary in April 2021 GX India rolled out bonus for its employees, which is equal to one month’s basic salary in April 2021. This has come in times of pandemic when most companies are deferring salary hikes and bonuses. The company has rolled out bonus to […]

May 5, 2021

ESIC

ESIC rolls out medical care and relief to its beneficiaries in pandemic

ESIC reaches out to its Beneficiaries to provide medical care and relief during the Covid-19 pandemic ESIC offers to its Beneficiaries the below medical and cash benefits during Covid-19 pandemic Medical Benefit The Insured Person and/or his family members in case of being infected with COVID-19 can avail free of cost medical care in any […]

Apr 30, 2021

Industry

Tech Mahindra headcount drops in FY21, hiring to increase in FY22

Tech Mahindra reported an increase in attrition rate to 13% from 12% in the previous quarter IT services firm Tech Mahindra’s headcount drops by 4,182 in the financial year 2021 even as it looks at double-digit organic growth. According to the company statement, it will lead to more hiring in the next few quarters with multiple […]

Apr 27, 2021

EPFO

EPFO adds 12.37 lakh net subscribers in the month of Feb 2021

69.58 lakh net subscribers added till February during the current financial year The provisional payroll data of EPFO has been published on 20th April 2021 highlights a growing trend with the addition of 12.37 lakh net subscribers during the month of February 2021. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, EPFO has added around 69.58 lakh net subscribers during […]

Apr 20, 2021

Industry

Salesforce to welcome vaccinated employees back to the office

Salesforce to welcome vaccinated employees back to the office Salesforce said it would start allowing vaccinated employees to return to some of its offices, making it one of the first major U.S. corporations to give vaccinated workers preferential treatment over those who have not taken the shot. Vaccinated employees will be able to volunteer to join groups of 100 […]

Apr 13, 2021

Industry

Deloitte will hire 75,000 additional individuals in next few years, CEO Punit Renjen

India will come out of Covid-19 crisis with flying colours: Deloitte CEO Punit Renjen India will come out of the COVID-19 crisis that has impacted the entire world with flying colours, Deloitte CEO Punit Renjen has said, asserting that the 21st century is “India’s century”. Renjen said the Indian government has performed well in addressing […]

Apr 13, 2021

Industry

PwC announces flexible working ‘DEAL’ for employees

PwC announces flexible working ‘Deal’ for employees A global consulting services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has announced to its 22,000 people changes to allow greater flexibility for post-pandemic working. Called the ‘Deal’, the announcement reflects the firm’s commitment to supporting its people and responding to changing working patterns accelerated by Covid. The changes will help embed […]

Apr 10, 2021

Industry

IBM expects 80% staff to work 3-days/week in office model

IBM expects 80% of staff to work 3-days/week in office model, CEO Arvind Krishna IBM expects 80% of its staff to work in a hybrid model after the pandemic. Career Trajectory is a concern for 10-20 % of employees staying entirely remote. The parents will be allowed to work entirely remotely until schools reopen. IBM […]

Apr 5, 2021

Industry

Xiaomi India rewarding employees with hardship bonus

Xiaomi India rewarding employees with hardship bonus Xiaomi India is rewarding half-a-month hardship bonus for all its employees, as a token of thanks for his or her work in the course of the pandemic. Manu Jain, Managing Director of the company said, “this allowance will be in addition to the salary hike and bonus paid […]

Mar 23, 2021