COVID-19: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Apr 2020

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Coronavirus has plunged World into Recession IMF

Apr 5, 2020

Three key ideas on Tough Times A perspective from CHRO

What a last couple of weeks it has been! The Covid- pandemic has been unprecedented in terms of th...

Blogosphere

Apr 4, 2020

Three key ideas on Tough Times A perspective from CHRO

ESIC extends the validity of Medical Benefit Cards

Government extends the validity of Medical Benefit Cards under ESIC till June , The validity ...

Labour Law

Apr 3, 2020

ESIC extends the validity of Medical Benefit Cards

Air India suspends contract of pilots

According to a PTI report, Air India temporarily suspended the contracts of around pilots, who w...

Coronavirus

Apr 3, 2020

Coronavirus

SpiceJet cuts March salary for all employees

Calling the pandemic an “unprecedented crisis,” SpiceJet has announced a 10-30% cut in March salary for all employees. All employees in the middle and top-level will take a pay cut even as the budget carrier assured that those in the lowest pay grades will remain unaffected. SpiceJet’s announcement of salary cut comes days after rivals IndiGo and GoAir declare similar salary […]

Apr 1, 2020

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COVID-19: Tech Mahindra tweaks brand logo

Tech Mahindra tweaks brand logo to convey solidarity in the fight against COVID-19 Tech Mahindra Ltd., a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business reengineering services and solutions has conveyed solidarity in the global fight against COVID-19 through the announcement of a temporary tweak in its brand logo. According to the press release, The […]

Mar 31, 2020

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Covid-19: PwC defers Promotions, Increments and Bonuses

PwC postpones promotions, increments, and bonuses of India employees amid Covid-19 PwC India recently announced that the company is deferring promotions, increments, and bonuses for all its employees in India due to the impact on their cash flows resulting from Covid-19. PwC India has also announced a complete hiring freeze while its partners take a […]

Mar 30, 2020

Labour Law

Labour Ministry allows EPF withdrawal amid lockdown

The Labour Ministry has allowed over 6 crore subscribers of retirement fund body EPFO to withdraw an amount not exceeding their three months basic pay and dearness allowance from their EPF account in view of the lockdown to fight COVID-19. Besides, Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) also introduced an online claim settlement facility without manual […]

Mar 29, 2020

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What are corporates doing to rescue India from Covid-19?

India enters its third day of the 21-day lockdown. Yesterday, the government unveiled a Rs 1.7 lakh crore stimulus to help those hit by the 21-day lockdown in the country. The number of positive cases is pouring in and the total has crossed 700. Maharashtra, Gujarat, Srinagar, and Karnataka reported coronavirus deaths. Amidst the coronavirus […]

Mar 27, 2020

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LAVA pays 20% salary in advance to factory workers

Coronavirus outbreak has forced the government to enforce a lockdown across the country. All non-essential travel has been banned, factories and offices have been shutdown and people are being advised to stay indoors in order to help combat the COVID-19 outbreak. Amid the present scenario, domestic smartphone manufacturer LAVA has announced that it will pay part of its […]

Mar 27, 2020

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Lockdown: Government relaxes EPF withdrawal rules

On the second day of the 21-day lockdown due to Coronavirus outbreak, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced an economic relief package that lays out various schemes to provide cash and free ration. The government also relaxed the rules for withdrawal of funds from the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) account. Relaxation in the EPF withdrawal rules. […]

Mar 26, 2020

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Lockdown: Trade unions demand from PM Modi

Amidst the country lockdown due to Coronavirus outbreak, Trade Unions write to PM Modi asking for financial aid for daily wage labourers. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, both Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) and the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) made a list of demands which include sufficient budget allocation as a relief who […]

Mar 26, 2020

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Amazon to hire 100,000 workers amidst Covid-19

Due to the practice in social distancing and quarantine to flatten the curve of the pandemic, there has been a rise in demand by online consumers. According to media sources, the e-commerce giant Amazon said that it would hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the United States to deal with a surge in online orders. […]

Mar 25, 2020

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Covid-19: India relaxes Income Tax deadlines and penalties

In view of COVID-19 outbreak, India has offered several relaxations under the Income Tax Act and other direct tax laws to assuage taxpayers especially on statutory and regulatory compliance matters related to several sectors. While addressing the press conference through video conferencing here on 24th March, Smt. Sitharaman announced much-needed relief measures in areas of […]

Mar 25, 2020

Jobs

Covid-19: No Layoffs, No Salary Cuts- Ministry of Labour

The Narendra Modi government has issued an advisory to both private and public companies to not lay off employees or cut their salaries, in the wake of the COVID-19 or novel coronavirus crisis. Concerned about likely job losses and pay cuts due to the coronavirus crisis, the Ministry of Labour & Employment on Monday asked […]

Mar 24, 2020

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Hyundai, Ford, and Bajaj temporarily shut down plants

Amidst Coronavirus outbreak, India’s major automobile companies like Bajaj Auto, Ford Motor, TVS Motor, and Renault-Nissan, etc have announced the temporarily shut down of their manufacturing plants. Two-wheeler major TVS Motor Company in a statement said, “In view of COVID-19, and considering the safety and well being of its employees, the company as an interim […]

Mar 24, 2020