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COVID-19: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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

Updated on: May 2020
HCL to pay bonuses, no pay cuts, honour existing offers
Coronavirus

HCL to pay bonuses, no pay cuts, honour existing offers

May 22, 2020

Remote Working Challenges and suggested solutions

Working from home? Oh! its a holiday for you. Many of us have heard this at different times, from...

Culture & Behaviour
May 22, 2020
Remote Working Challenges and suggested solutions

TCS top management takes pay cut as COVID- impact

TCS top management takes pay cut in financial year to conserve cash amid Covid- Tata Consulta...

Coronavirus
May 21, 2020
TCS top management takes pay cut as COVID- impact

Ola to layoff , employees due to COVID- pandemic

Olanbsphas announced the plan to conduct a mass lay-off, affecting around , of its employees T...

Coronavirus
May 20, 2020
Ola to layoff , employees due to COVID- pandemic
Infosys partners with Rhode Island in fight against COVID-19
Press Release

Infosys partners with Rhode Island in fight against COVID-19

Infosys a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, on 19 May announced that it is partnering with the State of Rhode Island in launching a privacy-first contact tracing solution to help Rhode Islanders and state officials slow the spread of coronavirus throughout the state. This is part of the state’s effort to safely reopen […]

May 20, 2020
Industry reactions on Rs 20 lakh crore economic package
Survey & Report

Industry reactions on Rs 20 lakh crore economic package

PM Modi has announced Rs 20 lakh crore economic support package, intended to help the economy tide over the Covid-19 crisis. His strategy for the Aatmanirbhar Bharat was presented by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharama in four tranches. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman detailed the package in five tranches, the last of which was announced on […]

May 19, 2020
After Zomato, Swiggy Announces 1,100 Layoffs
Coronavirus

After Zomato, Swiggy Announces 1,100 Layoffs

Food delivery company Swiggy said today that it will lay off 1,100 employees over the next few days, as the coronavirus pandemic hit its core and cloud kitchen businesses. Sriharsha Majety, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, the company said, “Today is one of the saddest days for Swiggy as we have to go through an […]

May 18, 2020
Zomato to lay off 13% of the workforce
Coronavirus

Zomato to lay off 13% of the workforce

Zomato to lay off 13% of the workforce and temporary pay cut of up to 50% for remaining employees Indian online food delivery platform Zomato on Friday said it will reduce its workforce by 13%, while also implementing a temporary pay cut of up to 50% for remaining employees as nationwide lockdown to prevent the […]

May 16, 2020
Reset L&D strategy in times of the crisis
Coronavirus

Reset L&D strategy in times of the crisis

What’s the one common thing between successful businesses of all shapes and sizes, across geographies and industries? A continuous learning culture, amongst other things. And driving this culture is a bunch of committed individuals (L&D or HR) and robust systems that work day-in and day-out to ensure that employees have instant access to learning – […]

May 15, 2020
Govt extends deadline for filing ITR for FY20
Coronavirus

Govt extends deadline for filing ITR for FY20

In the announcement of the economic relief package, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the due date for Income Tax Returns for the year 2019-2020 is now being extended from July 31, 2020, and October 31, 2020 to November 30, 2020. She said, “Due date for all income-tax return for FY 2019-20 will be extended […]

May 14, 2020
How to keep employees engaged & productive in WFM Setting
Culture & Behaviour

How to keep employees engaged & productive in WFM Setting

An Exclusive Conversation with Jason Lauritsen, Keynote Speaker, Author, Employee Engagement & Workplace Culture Expert Jason uses a blend of research, practical experience, and storytelling to empower managers to have a more positive impact on their people. As both a former corporate executive and entrepreneur, Jason has always been dedicated to creating organizations that are […]

May 14, 2020
Contactless engagement is the new normal
Employee Engagement

Contactless engagement is the new normal

In a freewheeling chat, a handful of industry leaders, who have refused to let COVID-19 dampen their spirits spoke candidly at a virtual round table about their business continuity plans (BCP). Incidentally, this bunch of zealots is working harder than usual to navigate their businesses into safer environments. Enablement The COVID-19 pandemic exploded the business world, […]

May 13, 2020
New Rules of eLearning Strategy at the Workplace
Learning & Development

New Rules of eLearning Strategy at the Workplace

One thing is pretty clear by now. The world will never be the same again after 2020. It will now be recalibrated in the new temporal zones BC (Before COVID-19) and AC (After COVID-19). And this includes the corporate and business environments, especially since a large part of how we work and function will depend […]

May 13, 2020
Cognizant has deferred joining dates of all campus offers
Coronavirus

Cognizant has deferred joining dates of all campus offers

According to a Mint report, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp has deferred joining dates of all campus offers and also planning to freeze most of its lateral hirings except in sales roles. However, the company has said that it will honour all outstanding accepted offers made to students across India to the latter half of the […]

May 13, 2020
Pune Labour Office has issued notice to Tech Mahindra
Industrial Relations

Pune Labour Office has issued notice to Tech Mahindra

Tech Mahindra gets labour department notice over alleged complaints of salary cuts Pune’s Labour Office has issued a notice to Tech Mahindra Ltd. on a complaint that the IT services firm had reduced the salaries of its employees to maintain “profitability” amid the Covid-19 pandemic. A similar notice was issued earlier this month to Wipro […]

May 11, 2020
New Leadership Capabilities to Anchor – Volatile Moments
Coronavirus

New Leadership Capabilities to Anchor – Volatile Moments

We live in the age of the ‘Black-Swans’. All organizations are vulnerable to events that are neither predictable nor are these events within their realms of control. The difference between the world we experienced and the world we anticipate to live in the future is contrasted by the presence of the ‘black swan’ events. ‘Black […]

May 11, 2020