WFH: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Feb 2023
Meesho ends the work-from-anywhere policy
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Meesho ends the work-from-anywhere policy

India’s fastest-growing internet commerce company, Meesho has announced that the company has adopted a flexible model of working and will be ending its work-from-anywhere model from June 1 next year. Meesho said, “Starting June 1, 2023, Meesho will adopt a flexi-office model combining the flexibility and convenience of remote work with the energy and enthusiasm of periodic […]

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Accenture and Persistent Systems open new centers. WFH Ends?
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Accenture and Persistent Systems open new centers. WFH Ends?

Since Covid-19 has taken the edge off, organizations are returning to conventional working patterns. IT and Tech companies want their employees back to office and have started calling back them 2-3 days a week to offices. To encourage employees and facilitate them, companies are also starting smaller offices in cities where they have larger ones […]

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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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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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