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: Aug 2020

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Bharti Airtel announces bonus for some employees

Aug 6, 2020

Google extends WFH for employees till June next year

Google extends work from home for employees till June next year Tech giant Google on Monday said ...

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Jul 28, 2020

Google extends WFH for employees till June next year

Top Priorities of HR Leaders in New Normal

All industries, all levels of society, and almost all countries have been impacted by the COVID- p...

New HR Trends

Jul 23, 2020

Top Priorities of HR Leaders in New Normal

Amazon extends corporate work from home policy to

Amazon extends corporate work from home policy to January Like tech majors Facebook and Googl...

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Jul 17, 2020

Amazon extends corporate work from home policy to

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Citrix and Microsoft partner to accelerate the future of work

Citrix and Microsoft partner to accelerate the future of work The workplace of the future will look a lot different than it did just a few months ago. The global pandemic has caused both employees and companies to rethink how and where work gets done. More organizations will make remote work a permanent part of […]

Jul 15, 2020

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Amazon India Launches Skill Development Programme

Amazon India launches skill development programme for 1,000 apprentices Amazon India on Tuesday said it has launched a skilling programme under the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) across its warehouses in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. The initiative has been launched with a pilot program for 1,000 apprentices, and will be scaled further, Amazon India said […]

Jul 15, 2020

Industry

Wipro has no layoff plans due to pandemic: Rishad Premji

Wipro has no layoff plans due to pandemic impact on business: Wipro Chairman, Rishad Premji While addressing the 74th annual general meeting (AGM) IT major, Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji said, “So far, we have not laid off any employee and has no plans to retrench employees due to the Covid-19 pandemic impact on business.” However, the company is driving […]

Jul 13, 2020

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India’s employment rate improved by 3.3%: CMIE

India’s employment rate improved by 3.3%, week ended June 14: CMIE India’s employment rate improved considerably by 3.3% for the week ended June 14 at 35.7% in comparison with 32.4% for the week earlier than that. The improvement comes as offices, shops, and self-employment avenues reopened after the government lifted nearly all lockdown curbs after […]

Jun 17, 2020

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COVID-19: GMR Group cuts employees’ salaries up to 50%

GMR Group cuts employees’ salaries by up to 50% due to Covid-19, The reduction in compensation is maximum at the highest level. Battling against COVID-19 pandemic, diversified conglomerate GMR Group has revised downwards employees’ salaries by up to 50 percent with effect from May 2020. The reduction in compensation is maximum at the highest level. The Bengaluru-based […]

Jun 3, 2020

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TVS Motor announces to cut staff salaries for six months

On 23 May 2020, Two-wheeler manufacturer TVS Motor Company has announced to cut the salaries of its employees starting this month, May 2020, as it grapples with a steep fall in sales, common across the industry. Though the company has clarified there will be no salary reduction at the workmen level. The company’s CEO, KN […]

May 26, 2020

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Tata Group top execs to take up to 20% salary cut

Tata Group top execs to take up to 20% salary cut in an effort to conserve cash For the first time in the Tata Group’s history, Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran and Tata Group companies’ chief executive officers (CEOs) will take around a 20 percent compensation-cut in an effort to reduce the cost to tide over […]

May 25, 2020

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Indiabulls asked nearly 2000 employees to resign till 31 May

Indiabulls has asked nearly 2,000 employees to resign from the company. The Company, however, said this was part of the annual attrition cycle and claimed these were not lay-offs The Financial Services Group Indiabulls, On May 15, the group’s Indiabulls Housing Finance asked many of its employees to resign and consider May 31 as their […]

May 22, 2020

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GoAir defers and part-pay salaries to a majority of its staff

GoAir on Monday said it will defer and part-pay salaries to a majority of its staff because of revenue constraints due to the lockdown imposed to contain COVID-19 pandemic. In a joint letter, GoAir Chairman Nusli Wadia and MD Jeh Wadia wrote to employees informing that there is “no inflow of cash” due to suspended […]

May 5, 2020

Economic Slowdown

Keep Employee Morale High Amidst the Downturn

From wildfires in Australia to the downward spiral of crude oil prices to COVID-19 outbreak – the year 2020 has given a rough start. All these events have managed to destabilize the global economy. These are the times to reassure employees of how their organization stands by them amidst all the chaos. Here are a […]

Apr 21, 2020

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Accenture-built platform connects firms with laid-off people

Accenture and Verizon launches People + Work, B2B platform to match laid-off workers with open positions As unemployment surpasses record highs due to COVID-19, a group of leading companies from multiple industries has formed People + Work Connect, an employer-to-employer initiative that brings together companies laying off or furloughing people with those companies in urgent […]

Apr 16, 2020

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Vistara again announces compulsory leave without pay for senior employees

Vistara CEO Leslie Thng on Wednesday announced that senior employees will be going on compulsory leave without pay for up to three days between April 15 and April 30 as a measure to further conserve the airline’s cash flow amid the lockdown to combat the coronavirus threat. On March 27, the airline had also introduced […]

Apr 16, 2020