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Updated on: Feb 2023
Companies may reconsider WFH option due to Covid-19 4th Wave
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Companies may reconsider WFH option due to Covid-19 4th Wave

Earlier, Covid waves changed the working pattern of companies around the globe from working from the office to Working from home. However, in the last couple of months companies have shifted from remote to Hybrid or allowing employees to work from the office at least a few days a week. Current Working Pattern Current Scenario […]

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Work from office: Pregnant techie ends life due to loss of job
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Work from office: Pregnant techie ends life due to loss of job

As per TOI reports, A woman techie committed suicide after the software company terminated her for not working from the office. The women employee, Nakkala Shravani, 22 years old, was asked to work from the office but she had requested to work from home due to her eight-month pregnancy. Nakkala Shravani lived in the Nellore […]

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84% business leaders across Indian Inc optimistic for growth- 2023
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84% business leaders across Indian Inc optimistic for growth- 2023

In a recent chief experience officer (CXO) survey conducted by Benori Knowledge, 84 percent of Indian business leaders are optimistic about the country’s growth in 2023. The Report revealed the following findings:- The report added, “This aligns with the growth the automotive and manufacturing industry has experienced in 2022, driven by multiple factors like increasing FDI […]

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SEZ rules allow WFH to all IT/ITes till December 31, 2023
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SEZ rules allow WFH to all IT/ITes till December 31, 2023

The government has allowed information technology (IT) firms operating in special economic zones (SEZs) to permit 100 per cent work from home (WFH) or any place outside such zones till December 31, 2023. The government permitted the Work From Home (WFH) options under certain conditions on Thursday, December 8. The commerce ministry said in a notification, “A unit may permit its […]

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Snapchat asked employees to work from office 4 days a week
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Snapchat asked employees to work from office 4 days a week

An American multimedia instant messaging app, Snapchat has asked its employees to work from the office employees starting in February. CEO Evan Spiegel called this policy a “default together”. This policy will be applied to all of Snap’s 30 offices around the world. “After working remotely for so long we’re excited to get everyone back […]

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Infosys to resume work from office in a phased manner
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Infosys to resume work from office in a phased manner

India’s second-largest IT major, Infosys will soon be resuming its work from office in a three-phased manner. Infosys currently employs 3,45,218 employees as of September 30, 2022. The company communicated with its employees by saying that it is going to adopt a ‘three-phase work from office plan’. The three phases include:- According to Business Today, Krishnamurthy […]

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Elon Musk ends remote work in his first email to Twitter employees
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Elon Musk ends remote work in his first email to Twitter employees

An American communications company, Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk said remote work will no longer be allowed and employees will be expected to be in the office for at least 40 hours per week, subject to exceptions by his approval. According to the email reviewed by Bloomberg News, Elon Musk emailed his workers for the […]

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Company is fined for firing employee who switched off webcam while WFH
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Company is fined for firing employee who switched off webcam while WFH

Recently, a US company fired an employee for switching off the webcam while Working from Home (WFH). A Dutch court has ordered a US company to compensate a sacked employee for $72,700 after the employee was fired for turning the webcam off while working from home The termination of the employee had a significant negative impact. […]

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Infosys didn’t mandate return to office, will continue flexible working
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Infosys didn’t mandate return to office, will continue flexible working

India’s second-largest IT service provider Company, Infosys CEO Salil Parekh said that the company will continue its flexible approach, Infosys is not setting any days for employees to work from the office s the current work model has worked well for the company. Currently, the company does not favor calling employees back to the office. CEO Salil […]

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Uber asks employees to return to office twice a week
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Uber asks employees to return to office twice a week

American mobility service provider company, Uber has asked its employees to come into the office twice a week. The company has announced Tuesdays and Thursdays as “anchor days”. On these particular days, all non-remote employees must work from the office globally. The policy will be effective from November 1. However, the company has added that employees […]

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Wipro asks employees to return to office three days a week
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Wipro asks employees to return to office three days a week

Bengaluru-based, India’s IT services provider company Wipro has asked its employees to work from the office for at least three days a week. The company will be operating its campuses four days a week from October 10. In its statement, Wipro said it has adopted a flexible and hybrid approach in its return-to-work policy. “Starting […]

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Dell CEO: Employees should have freedom to work from anywhere
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Dell CEO: Employees should have freedom to work from anywhere

In the middle of the debut about work from office or work from home the CEO & Chairman of Dell Michael Saul Dell emphasized the freedom employees should be provided by their respective firms. So that the employees can choose whether they want to work from home, work from office, or desire to go with […]

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