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Updated on: Oct 2022
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

Oct 17, 2022

Infosys didnt mandate return to office, will continue flexible working

Indias second-largest IT service provider Company, Infosys CEO Salil Parekh said that the com...

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Oct 15, 2022
Infosys didnt mandate return to office, will continue flexible working

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 twi...

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Oct 5, 2022
Uber asks employees to return to office twice a week

Why do Leaders want employees to come to the office every day?

Covid- has changed the perspective of working for employees and organizations. Companies have come...

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Sep 27, 2022
Why do Leaders want employees to come to the office every day?
TCS asked employees to work from office at least 3 days a week
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TCS asked employees to work from office at least 3 days a week

Recently, India’s largest IT services provider, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) also took social media platforms to convince employees to return to work from the office. The company has shared on Facebook and Instagram certain expressive posts and videos about working from the office. Now, In reference to an internal mail shared with employees, TCS has asked […]

Sep 23, 2022
TCS takes the social media way to bring employees back to office
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TCS takes the social media way to bring employees back to office

India’s largest IT services provider, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been working on work from home/hybrid model ever since COVID-19. Recently, TCS has taken to social media platforms to convince employees to return to work from the office. The company has shared on Facebook and Instagram certain expressive posts and videos about working from the office. The […]

Sep 21, 2022
Post-COVID firms build diverse workforces & employee-centric policies
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Post-COVID firms build diverse workforces & employee-centric policies

Companies have started coming up with different post-COVID policies and implementing them to reduce their attrition rate and build a diverse workforce. As many countries emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, employees have gained significant influence over their employers, and their ‘wish list’ from potential employers is changing. In the post-COVID era, one of the major considerations […]

May 29, 2022
WhiteHat Jr employees resign after company asked them to work from office
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WhiteHat Jr employees resign after company asked them to work from office

The WhiteHat Jr, a platform that was acquired by BYJU’S in 2020 over 800 employees have resigned from the kid’s online coding learning Edtech start-up in the last two months after being asked to work from the office. This has come after the company has asked its employees to return to office within a month’s […]

May 13, 2022
OZiva announces WFH for new mothers; mothers with children upto age 3
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OZiva announces WFH for new mothers; mothers with children upto age 3

A clean and plant-based holistic wellness brand, OZiva has launched a new employee policy that will aim to support new mothers. The company is providing a work from home (WFH) option for mothers with children upto the age of 3 years. This new policy will be applicable to all full-time employees of OZiva including those […]

May 7, 2022
Airbnb allows employees to work from anywhere permanently
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Airbnb allows employees to work from anywhere permanently

The accommodation platform, Airbnb has said that it will allow its employees to work permanently from anywhere — including their home, the office, or while traveling in different countries. Employees who work in lower cost-of-living areas won’t see their compensation change, the company said. Airbnb chief executive Brian Chesky informed the employees detailing its new […]

Apr 29, 2022
These companies planning to call employees ‘Back to Office’ soon
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These companies planning to call employees ‘Back to Office’ soon

As the third wave of Covid-19 omicron subsides, most of the companies are planning to call their employees back to office in a staggered manner. Some of the companies have started their process and informed employees to be ready to join the office. According to media reports, IT firms such as Wipro, Cognizant, TCS, and […]

Feb 26, 2022
WFH has put working women under ‘triple burden’- President Kovind
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WFH has put working women under ‘triple burden’- President Kovind

Work from home (wfh) during the Covid pandemic has its benefits but it has also put working women under a “triple burden”, says President Ram Nath Kovind. In a letter to young Indians published in the Manorama Yearbook 2022, he says women already have the double burden of paid work and “unpaid work”, that is, […]

Jan 19, 2022
Infosys asked employees to WFH, follow health advisories, and take Vaccine
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Infosys asked employees to WFH, follow health advisories, and take Vaccine

Infosys asked employees to WFH, follow health advisories, and take Vaccine Yesterday, Infosys, the second-largest IT services firm in India asked employees to work from home, follow health advisories, take the Covid-19 vaccine if eligible, and stay safe from the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. UB Pravin Rao, COO of Infosys sent an email […]

Apr 20, 2021
HSBC moves to permanent work from home for call centre staff
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HSBC moves to permanent work from home for call centre staff

HSBC moves to permanent work from home for call centre staff HSBC is moving more than 1,200 staff in Britain to permanent working from home contracts, in one of the strongest indications yet of how banks are locking in changes to employees’ work patterns as a result of the pandemic to cut costs. Around 70% […]

Apr 8, 2021
Sindhu Gangadharan, SVP & MD, SAP Labs India on Workplace Technology in 2021
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Sindhu Gangadharan, SVP & MD, SAP Labs India on Workplace Technology in 2021

Rendezvous with Sindhu Gangadharan, SVP & Managing Director, SAP Labs India on Business Challenges and How Technology will Shape the Workplace in 2021 Sindhu Gangadharan holds dual responsibilities at SAP. As a Senior Vice President, she leads the SAP User Enablement unit that provides a seamless, integrated end-user platform for all SAP’s products. She is […]

Feb 23, 2021
Uber extends work from home till September 13
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Uber extends work from home till September 13

Uber extends work from home till September 13 Ride-hailing major Uber has extended work-from-home policy for its employees till September 13, as California continues to show a dramatic decline in the number of Covid-19 cases. Uber is also encouraging employees to get vaccinated when it’s possible to do so, reports TechCrunch. “In considering the extension, we took into account the […]

Feb 19, 2021