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: Jul 2020

Industry

Zomato re-instated salary cuts, paying back all deductions

Jul 11, 2020

Successful Digital HR Strategy for a Sustainable Transformation

Creating a Successful Digital HR Strategy for a Sustainable Transformation The global COVID- pande...

Technology

Jul 10, 2020

Successful Digital HR Strategy for a Sustainable Transformation

Govt to pay EPF employees and employers share till Aug

Government to pay EPF contributions entire of employees and employers till Aug PTI The ...

Labour Law

Jul 9, 2020

Govt to pay EPF employees and employers share till Aug

Deloitte cuts more than jobs in days

Days after PwC announced it is slashing jobs in Australia, Deloitte, the globes largest profess...

Coronavirus

Jul 9, 2020

Coronavirus

Capgemini rolls out wage hikes and promotions w.e.f July 1

Capgemini India rolls out wage hikes and promotions effective 01 July 2020 Admit the COVID-19 pandemic when most companies in India have withheld salary hikes and effected pay cuts, Capgemini has rolled out wage hikes and promotions for all its employees in India. The quantum of hikes is said to be in high single digits. In April, the […]

Jul 8, 2020

Coronavirus

COVID-19: ICICI Bank to reward 80k of its frontline staff

ICICI Bank to give 80k employees up to 8% pay hike for work amid COVID-19 According to a PTI report, The country’s second-largest private sector lender ICICI Bank has decided to reward over 80,000 of its frontline employees with a salary hike of up to 8 percent These employees form over 80 percent of its overall workforce […]

Jul 8, 2020

Coronavirus

Infosys brings back over 200 employees from the US

Infosys brings back over 200 employees from the United States The Bengaluru-based, India’s second-largest IT services company Infosys brings back over 200 employees and their families in a chartered flight from the United States as a safety measure amid surging cases of COVID-19 and Lockdown. The company’s chartered flight took off from San Francisco bringing […]

Jul 6, 2020

Talent Acquisition

Virtual Hiring will be the ‘New Normal’ Are you ready?

Virtual Hiring will be the ‘New Normal’ Are you future ready? The COVID-19 virus and its’ impact upon the workplace, means that businesses and employees will have to embrace constant new innovations as we transition into the agile workplace of the future, with technological advances permeating all aspects of the workplace. Technological changes have seen more […]

Jul 6, 2020

Coronavirus

Bajaj Auto not to shut unit even after 250 workers tested +ve

Bajaj Auto NOT to shut unit even after 250 workers tested COVID-19 Positive Workers at Bajaj Auto, India’s biggest exporter of motorbikes, are demanding the temporary closure of one of its plants after 250 employees there tested positive for COVID-19, its unions said on Saturday. But the Bajaj Auto Management and Unions were unable to […]

Jul 6, 2020

Coronavirus

Uber closed down Mumbai office permanently as cost cuts

Uber has closed down Mumbai office permanently as part of a global cost-cutting measure COVID-19 Impact: The ride-hailing app Uber has closed down its Mumbai office as part of a global cost-cutting measure. Uber has wind up as many as 45 offices around the world as part of global cost cuts. According to media reports, The […]

Jul 4, 2020

Coronavirus

Accenture wants “No late calls and fewer Friday meetings”

Accenture wants its employees less stressed, announces No late calls and fewer Friday meetings As the world in under lockdown and IT professionals are working from home, top IT services major Accenture feels that the employees are more stressed while being at home. According to a Bloomberg report, Accenture has asked people to end conference calls by around 5:30 […]

Jul 1, 2020

Coronavirus

The role of HR Analytics in New Normal

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned into a global health crisis of our time impacting severely our day to day life. With the industry growth rates projected to be the lowest in many years/decades, Business Continuity from a workforce management perspective will take precedence and HR teams will be required to track, measure, and pre-empt what can […]

Jul 1, 2020

Industry

Microsoft launches free Digital Skills Training initiative

Microsoft launches initiative to help 25 million people worldwide acquire the digital skills needed in a COVID-19 economy On 30 June, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella launched an initiative aimed at offering digital-skills training to 25 million people around the world by the end of 2020. As part of the initiative, the company will be providing free access to […]

Jul 1, 2020

Human Resources

Major HR Challenges and Talent Priorities in New Normal

An Exclusive Conversation With Dr. Sanjeev Dixit, CHRO-International Business, The Himalaya Drug Company, Dubai Dr. Sanjeev Dixit is loved to be called “IDEAPRENEUR” as he has been growing personally & professionally by creating & executing unconventional and path-breaking IDEAS. He is a Global HR Leader with more than 23 years of Strategic Corporate HR & CHRO […]

Jun 30, 2020

Coronavirus

JSW extends WFH option to 50% of Ballari plant workforce

JSW steel extends work from home option to 50% of its Ballari plant workforce JSW Steel is trying to maintain capacity utilization at its main steel plant at Ballari in Karnataka even as it has extended Work From Home option to 50% of its workforce amid the growing number of COVID-19 cases. It has set […]

Jun 29, 2020

Coronavirus

Nike Inc plans to cut jobs in digital push

Nike announces likely job cuts, $790 million loss due to COVID-19 on its business globally. Nike Inc. an American multinational corporation, warned of job cuts as the world’s largest footwear maker ramps up efforts to sell directly to customers through its online and retail channels. Nike, Inc. is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing, and worldwide […]

Jun 28, 2020