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

Culture & Behaviour

Leaders need a makeover in the new normal

May 25, 2020

An employee at Maruti plant tests positive for Covid-

An employee at Maruti Suzukis Manesar plant has tested positive for COVID-, according to a compan...

Coronavirus

May 24, 2020

IBM confirms global layoffs, India employees hit with it too

IBMnbspconfirmed, it is cutting an unspecified number of jobs, but wouldnt provide details relate...

Coronavirus

May 23, 2020

IBM confirms global layoffs, India employees hit with it too

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

IT firm, HCL has emphatically declared that despite the slowdown, and the economic impact of coronav...

Coronavirus

May 22, 2020

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

Culture & Behaviour

Remote Working Challenges and suggested solutions

“Working from home? Oh! it’s a holiday for you”. Many of us have heard this at different times, from family or friends. I for one, experienced this widely held belief within my social circle, whenever working from home was mentioned. This was of course, the Pre-COVID-19 world (as we knew it). Fast forward to Mar […]

May 22, 2020

Coronavirus

TCS top management takes pay cut as COVID-19 impact

TCS top management takes pay cut in financial year 2020 to conserve cash amid Covid-19 Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has said in an annual report, Chief Executive Officer, Rajesh Gopinathan’s remuneration shrank 16.5% to INR 13.3 crore in 2019-20 compared to the previous fiscal. Gopinathan’s pay package is 214.65 times the median salary of TCS. In […]

May 21, 2020

Coronavirus

Ola to layoff 1,400 employees due to COVID-19 pandemic

Ola has announced the plan to conduct a mass lay-off, affecting around 1,400 of its employees The decision comes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in lockdowns that have drastically affected the whole cab-aggregation business of the company. In a company blog post written by the CEO Bhavish Aggarwal, the co-founder of Ola Cabs, made it […]

May 20, 2020

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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