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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: Jan 2021
EPFO net new enrolments dip to . lakh in November
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EPFO net new enrolments dip to . lakh in November

Jan 21, 2021

Online tests for govt recruitments, Mission Karmayogi for employees training key decisions in

Online tests for govt recruitments, Mission Karmayogi for employees training key decisions in T...

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Dec 28, 2020
Online tests for govt recruitments, Mission Karmayogi for employees training key decisions in

Jharkhand Govt announces , jobs by March

Jharkhand Government announces , jobs by March Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren annou...

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Dec 24, 2020
Jharkhand Govt announces , jobs by March

Infosys looking to help stakeholders in Vaccine Management Solutions

Infosys looking to help stakeholders in Vaccine Management Solutions According to a Business Standar...

Industry
Dec 20, 2020
Infosys looking to help stakeholders in Vaccine Management Solutions
Google to offer free weekly COVID-19 tests to all US employees
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Google to offer free weekly COVID-19 tests to all US employees

Google to offer free weekly COVID-19 tests to all US employees Google is offering free weekly Covid-19 tests to 90,000 employees in the US. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, every US Google employee (and its subsidiaries, including YouTube) will be eligible to sign up for a free at-home test. Google is paying its partner, […]

Dec 19, 2020
Workers go on rampage at iPhone manufacturing plant in Karnataka
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Workers go on rampage at iPhone manufacturing plant in Karnataka

Workers go on rampage at iPhone manufacturing plant in Karnataka, 132 people have been detained Violence broke out on Saturday at the Taiwan-headquartered Wistron Corporation’s plant near here where iPhones and other IT products are manufactured as large number of workers went on a rampage over issues related to payment of salary, police said. The […]

Dec 13, 2020
Oyo lays off around 300 employees
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Oyo lays off around 300 employees

Oyo lays off around 300 employees Hospitality firm Oyo has laid off around 300 employees mainly from renovation and operations departments, according to sources in know of the matter. This has been done in order to build a long-term sustainable business as the company has introduced some operational changes aligned with the current business realities, the sources […]

Dec 9, 2020
Wipro to roll out salary hikes for junior level employees from January 1
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Wipro to roll out salary hikes for junior level employees from January 1

Wipro to roll out salary hikes for junior level employees from January 1 IT major, Wipro is rolling out salary hikes for its junior employees (B3 and below) who are eligible, effective January 1, 2021. The junior band B3 and below comprises of 80% of its total workforce. According to TOI Report, all eligible employees […]

Dec 8, 2020
Delhi govt asks officials working from home to remain available on WhatsApp, not leave city
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Delhi govt asks officials working from home to remain available on WhatsApp, not leave city

Delhi govt asks officials working from home to remain available on WhatsApp, not leave city The Delhi government has asked its officials allowed to work from home to remain available on phone and WhatsApp, and to not leave the city without prior permission. The order from the departments of Women and Child Development, and Social Welfare comes after the city government […]

Dec 7, 2020
Flipkart extends WFH for its 12,000 employees till May 31, 2021
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Flipkart extends WFH for its 12,000 employees till May 31, 2021

Flipkart extends WFH for its 12,000 employees till May 31, 2021 E-commerce giant Flipkart has extended the ‘work from home’ policy for its 12,000 employees till May 31, 2021. This decision was taken by the Walmart-owned firm after the assessment of the current situation. Following this, the firm postponed its ‘phase-2 of the back to […]

Dec 5, 2020
IndiGo to remove leave without pay for staffers from January 1
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IndiGo to remove leave without pay for staffers from January 1

IndiGo to remove leave without pay for staffers from January 1 IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta on Thursday announced that the airline will remove its leave without pay (LWP) program for senior employees from January 1 next year in anticipation of improved revenues. Due to coronavirus-induced travel restrictions, Dutta on May 8 had said that a […]

Dec 4, 2020
Walmart to spend more than $700 million on new round of employee bonuses
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Walmart to spend more than $700 million on new round of employee bonuses

Walmart to spend more than $700 million on new round of employee bonuses Walmart Inc said on Thursday it would spend more than $700 million on bonuses as the retailer compensates its U.S. employees for helping meet a surge in demand for essential goods during the COVID-19 crisis. The company, like many supermarket chains, was […]

Dec 4, 2020
JPMorgan Chase plans to freeze salaries for most employees
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JPMorgan Chase plans to freeze salaries for most employees

JPMorgan Chase plans to freeze salaries for most employees JPMorgan Chase & Co plans to freeze salaries for most employees with titles of vice president and above even as it expects to increase bonuses for some traders as much as 20%, according to a person familiar with the matter. The plans come as bank executives […]

Dec 1, 2020
Nearly 8000 IT professionals get jobs through ”Karma Bhumi” app in West Bengal
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Nearly 8000 IT professionals get jobs through ”Karma Bhumi” app in West Bengal

Nearly 8000 IT professionals get jobs through ”Karma Bhumi” app in West Bengal: Official Kolkata: Nearly 8000 jobs have been secured by IT professionals in West Bengal who have returned from other places due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an official of the state Information Technology department said. The statae IT department had developed the ”Karma […]

Nov 30, 2020
Delhi govt issues WFH orders for 50% of its non-essential services staff
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Delhi govt issues WFH orders for 50% of its non-essential services staff

Delhi govt issues WFH orders for 50% of its non-essential services employees The Delhi government on Saturday issued work-from-home orders for 50 per cent of its employees associated with non-essential services and advised private establishments to follow the practice as far as possible amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the national capital. Delhi chief […]

Nov 29, 2020
HUL launches mental well-being initiatives for blue collar workforce
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HUL launches mental well-being initiatives for blue collar workforce

HUL launches mental well-being initiatives for blue collar workforce Hindustan Unilever, the country’s largest fast moving consumer goods maker, has put in place a well-being plan specifically aimed at its blue collar workforce on factory shop floors. From Covid insurance coverage, awareness generating initiatives, to connecting regularly with individual shop floor members and their families […]

Nov 27, 2020