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Updated on: Jan 2021
The Rise & Challenges of Gig Economy in Current Scenario
Culture & Behaviour

The Rise & Challenges of Gig Economy in Current Scenario

The Rise & Challenges of Gig Economy in Current Scenario The GIG economy has become mainstream much sooner than expected. It got a thrust with the introduction of internet-based aggregator services like Uber, Zomato, Ola, Meru, and Airbnb. For a recognizable reason, the crisis has intensified the exposure and acceptance as the primary business models have […]

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Microsoft: One-third of remote workers are facing burnout
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Microsoft: One-third of remote workers are facing burnout

Microsoft study: Close to one-third of Asia Pacific’s remote and first-line workers are facing increased burnout at work Workers in Asia Pacific are facing increased burnout due to lack of separation between work and personal life as well as worry of contracting COVID-19, according to Microsoft’s latest Work Trend Index report. On average, close to […]

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Salesforce to add 12,000 jobs by next year
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Salesforce to add 12,000 jobs by next year

Salesforce.com Inc will create 12,000 jobs over the next year, including 4,000 positions in the coming six months, Chief Executive Officer Marc Benioff said in a tweet on Friday. Since the COVID-19 outbreak that has forced people to stay and work from home, the company’s online business software that supports remote work and e-commerce has seen […]

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Axis Bank to hire up to 1,000 WFA employees
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Axis Bank to hire up to 1,000 WFA employees

Axis Bank to hire up to 1,000 Work From Anywhere employees Axis Bank has plans to employ nearly 1,000 people under its new hiring initiative ‘Gig-a-Opportunities’, a model devised to attract skilled talent that can work with the bank remotely, from anywhere in the country, according to a company official. This hiring model comprises two […]

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Intel extends WFH until June 2021, offers reimbursements
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Intel extends WFH until June 2021, offers reimbursements

Intel extends work from home until June 2021, offers reimbursements Like Google, Facebook, and Twitter, now Intel Corporation, an American multinational corporation, and technology company has announced that its employees in Israel and around the world will have the option to continue to work from home until June 2021. 90% of Intel’s 13,700 employees in […]

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Tech Mahindra rolled out ‘New Age Delivery’ (NAD) platform
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Tech Mahindra rolled out ‘New Age Delivery’ (NAD) platform

Tech Mahindra rolled out its ‘New Age Delivery’ (NAD) platform for employees. At a time when work from home is the new normal, Tech Mahindra rolled out it’s New Age Delivery’ (NAD) platform with a new feature to power remote and secure working globally. NAD fuels the entire software delivery conveyor with platforms for planning, […]

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Top 5 Priorities of HR Leaders in New Normal
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Top 5 Priorities of HR Leaders in New Normal

All industries, all levels of society, and almost all countries have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. HR is not untouched. I foresee the following HR Priorities in the coming years as New Normal. Wellbeing of Employees and Their Families The number one priority for organizational leadership, including human resources (HR) leadership, is to focus […]

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WFH best practices at Wipro, SAP India, and PolicyBazaar
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WFH best practices at Wipro, SAP India, and PolicyBazaar

WFH best practices at Wipro Limited, SAP India, and PolicyBazaar.com Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, most companies have allowed their employees to work from home/ work from anywhere. Currently, people are working remotely with a few new norms, companies have reviewed their WFH policies and offered some extra benefits to facilitate smooth working and […]

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Citrix and Microsoft partner to accelerate the future of work
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Citrix and Microsoft partner to accelerate the future of work

Citrix and Microsoft partner to accelerate the future of work The workplace of the future will look a lot different than it did just a few months ago. The global pandemic has caused both employees and companies to rethink how and where work gets done. More organizations will make remote work a permanent part of […]

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What’s Next in the HR Space Post COVID-19
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What’s Next in the HR Space Post COVID-19

Many are asking, “What’s next?” following this unprecedented global pandemic? Some suggest that society is now in a “new normal” which seems ludicrous given that people are practicing social distancing and home sheltering, which is far from normal. Others speculate that organizations will move from “A” to “B” (e.g., from office work to nearly all work […]

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Remote Working Challenges and suggested solutions
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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 […]

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How to Manage Remote Workforce Effectively
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How to Manage Remote Workforce Effectively

With the whole COVID-19 pandemic, the global economy is topsy turvy. Jobs are at stake, businesses are wading through troubled waters and livelihoods are being affected. With the onset of this current viral outbreak, the global workforce has been shoved into the realm of remote operations. Strict curfews and lockdowns have resulted in employees working from home (WFH), which is placing organisations […]

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