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Latest WFH HR Trends, workforce insights, and expert analysis. Stay updated with the latest news on WFH.

Updated on: Jan 2023
Happiest Minds mandates work from office for employees
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Happiest Minds mandates work from office for employees

Jan 31, 2023

Companies may reconsider WFH option due to Covid- th Wave

Earlier, Covid waves changed the working pattern of companies around the globe from working from the...

Industry
Dec 26, 2022
Companies may reconsider WFH option due to Covid- th Wave

Meesho ends the work-from-anywhere policy

Indias fastest-growing internet commerce company, Meesho has announced that the company has adopted...

Work Model
Dec 17, 2022
Meesho ends the work-from-anywhere policy

Accenture and Persistent Systems open new centers. WFH Ends?

Since Covid- has taken the edge off, organizations are returning to conventional working patterns....

Industry
Dec 7, 2022
Accenture and Persistent Systems open new centers. WFH Ends?
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. […]

Oct 17, 2022
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 […]

Oct 15, 2022
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 […]

Oct 5, 2022
Why do Leaders want employees to come to the office every day?
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Why do Leaders want employees to come to the office every day?

Covid-19 has changed the perspective of working for employees and organizations. Companies have come forward with different models of working including working from home, hybrid Model, and working from the office. A global leadership development and human resources consulting firm, Amogh Deshmukh, MD at DDI India said, “Most leaders feel that employees need to get […]

Sep 27, 2022
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