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: Sep 2020
WFH needs a complete rewiring of mindsets at both ends- Prabir Jha
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WFH needs a complete rewiring of mindsets at both ends- Prabir Jha

Rendezvous with, Prabir Jha, CEO, Prabir Jha People Advisory Prabir Jha, an alumnus of St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, and XLRI Jamshedpur is the Founder & CEO of Prabir Jha People Advisory. Combining an impeccable academic and professional record, in his stint as a civil servant, he handled the entire gamut of HR & IR issues […]

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Avg salary hikes in India falls to 3.6% in 2020-21- Survey
Survey & Report

Avg salary hikes in India falls to 3.6% in 2020-21- Survey

Average salary hikes in India falls to 3.6% in 2020-21: Deloitte Survey Companies gave an average salary hike of 3.6% in 2020-21 compared to 8.6% in the previous financial year amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey. The survey by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP showed that timing and potential impact of Covid-19 were […]

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Sterlite Technologies to hire 300-400 people in FY21
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Sterlite Technologies to hire 300-400 people in FY21

Sterlite Technologies to hire 300-400 people in FY21 Data network solutions provider Sterlite Technologies will hire about 300-400 professionals this fiscal for growth areas of 5G and wireless ecosystem and to support its plans to take services business global, Group CEO Anand Agarwal has said. The company will hire professionals with requisite experience as well as freshers […]

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Tech Mahindra wins Stevie Awards for COVID-19 response
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Tech Mahindra wins Stevie Awards for COVID-19 response

Tech Mahindra wins two Stevie Awards for COVID-19 Response Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services and solutions, has won two Stevie® Awards for the company’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tech Mahindra received a Gold Stevie for innovative use of HR Technology and a Bronze Stevie for being […]

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Salesforce deepens support for staff with expanded benefits
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Salesforce deepens support for staff with expanded benefits

Salesforce allows work from home until at least July 31, 2021, parents get extra 6-week paid leave Salesforce, San Francisco’s largest private employer, has extended its work-from-home option for all workers until at least July 31, 2021, the company said in a blog post on Wednesday. The company said in the bog, “Over the past few […]

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HCL Tech launches Hackathon to identify solutions for C-19
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HCL Tech launches Hackathon to identify solutions for C-19

HCL Technologies launches a Global Hackathon to identify long-term technology solutions to the Covid-19 Pandemic On 20 August, HCL Technologies, a leading global technology company, announced a multi-phase hackathon, “Better Health Hackathon: #CodeforCOVID19,” to crowdsource technology innovation to find solutions for the immediate and long-term societal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including pandemic containment and […]

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Undying Optimism in the era of COVID-19 Pandemic
Culture & Behaviour

Undying Optimism in the era of COVID-19 Pandemic

The Tough Questions Few days into COVID lockdown, with continuous TV news related to the unfortunate situation of inter-state migratory citizens, my son had many questions: how will they stay for so many days inside a small house? will their children attend online classes? why our society’s security uncle is coming to work? whether our […]

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Yamaha Motor India to layoff 200 employees
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Yamaha Motor India to layoff 200 employees

Yamaha Motor India to layoff 200 employees as the company battles with low production at its plants Yamaha Motor India Group has planned to layoff about 200 employees across various divisions like production, procurement, sales, and marketing. According to the ETAuto report, Yamaha Motor is restructuring the production process at the Surajpur facility, Greater Noida […]

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General Motors develops new workplace safety technology
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General Motors develops new workplace safety technology

General Motors develops new workplace safety technology during the COVID-19 pandemic General Motors (GM) has developed new technology to aid workplace safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the company is sharing its innovations with the world for potential use in job sites as diverse as manufacturing plants, offices, or even schools. The new technologies include […]

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How Altran, part of Capgemini instills trust in employees amid C-19 crisis
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How Altran, part of Capgemini instills trust in employees amid C-19 crisis

How Altran, part of Capgemini instills trust in employees amid the COVID-19 crisis As India Inc returns to work in the midst of a pandemic, questions have inevitably emerged about the safety and health of employees at the workplace. The new normal calls for more reassurance and confidence-building measures to build trust with employees. Organizations across […]

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Compensation & Benefits trends post COVID-19
Compensation & Benefits

Compensation & Benefits trends post COVID-19

Compensation & Benefits (C&B) trends post COVID-19 COVID-19 has dealt with irreparable blows to human lives, economy, and nations in 2020. In business management, it has not only redefined every tenet of human capital strategy but also shaken the very foundations of wisdom and beliefs on which our HR architecture is built. Although no area […]

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Microsoft launches new Platform, helps return to workplace
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Microsoft launches new Platform, helps return to workplace

Microsoft launches a new ‘Power Platform’ to help Indian Firms Return to Work across country On 6 Aug 2020, Microsoft has announced the general availability of its Power Platform Return to the Workplace solution across India. Introduced at its flagship partner summit Microsoft Inspire 2020, this pre-built solution will help organizations plan, coordinate, and manage the […]

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