WFH: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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

Updated on: Jan 2021

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Govt can look to provide tax deductions for WFH employees Pwc India

Jan 22, 2021

TCS sees strong year ahead as remote work drives cloud demand

TCS sees strong year ahead as remote work drives cloud demand Tata Consultancy Services TCS on Fri...

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Jan 9, 2021

TCS sees strong year ahead as remote work drives cloud demand

IT sectors return to office will be gradual, not in

IT sectors return to office will be gradual, not in Information technology companie...

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Jan 2, 2021

IT sectors return to office will be gradual, not in

Infosys to allow Hybrid Work Model from

Infosys to allow employees to work from home or office from IT major, Infosys has said that it ...

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Dec 18, 2020

New HR Trends

Top HR Challenges and Business Expectations for 2021

Top HR Challenges and Business Expectations for 2021 HR leaders have confronted more challenges than ever this year due to COVID-19 Pandemic, Worldwide Lockdown and Economic Downturn. As 2021 may not be plain sailing, HR people are now prepared and ready to deal with anything, if they can continue along a path of agility and […]

Dec 7, 2020

Jobs

Over 98% employees continue WFH at TCS, Wipro and Infosys

Over 98% employees at TCS, Wipro and Infosys continue Work From Home In order to maintain social distancing, India’s major IT service providers like Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys and Wipro are continuing WFH up to 99 percent of their employees. While Tech Mahindra and HCL plan to bring 20-25% workforce back in office. Responding […]

Dec 6, 2020

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HSBC Hong Kong staff work upto 04 days a week from home

HSBC Hong Kong staff work upto 04 days a week from home HSBC Holdings Plc is offering its Hong Kong staff greater flexibility to work from home, in the latest sign the pandemic is transforming the role of the office in business life. The London-based lender, which counts Hong Kong as its biggest market, is now […]

Nov 20, 2020

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Bajaj Allianz Life to allow work from home permanently

Bajaj Allianz Life to allow work from home permanently Private sector life insurer Bajaj Allianz Life is planning to allow a good portion of its over 10,000 employees to work from home (WFH) going forward, as lockdown and the resultant remote working have honed their skills enough to “efficiently deliver the services”. The whole country was put under a strict lockdown […]

Nov 5, 2020

Culture & Behaviour

Retaining Corporate Culture amidst the Remote Working

Retaining Corporate Culture amidst the Remote Working The unprecedented pandemic situation led to restricted people movement and people being confined to home indefinitely and as a consequence “Remote Working” became a commonplace phrase in organizations across. Just the way Covid 19 has been non-discriminatory, the rush to explore the idea of remote working was not confined […]

Nov 4, 2020

Employee Engagement

Employee Engagement Challenges in WFA Model

Employee Engagement Challenges in Work From Anywhere Model Globally it is a challenging time for the Business due to Pandemic. Information technology and other service sectors, who can deliver their services virtually have moved to the option of WFH, WFA. Employee Experience directly relates to the employee’s engagement. 1. What is Employee Experience and Employee […]

Oct 14, 2020

HR Practices

How Deloitte India drives Mental Wellbeing of employees

Nathan SV, Partner and Chief Talent Officer at Deloitte India on Mental Wellbeing of employees Well-being has perhaps been one of the most popular words over the past many months. What does it truly mean to be well? In the 2020 Millennial Survey by Deloitte, 54 % Gen Zs and 57% of millennials in India […]

Oct 13, 2020

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Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages to allow permanent WFH

Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages to allow permanent work from home PTI | Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB) on Wednesday said it has introduced an option of permanent work-from-home for its employees whose physical presence in the office is not required as part of a new policy. The policy provisions for employee safety, their emotional and physical well-being, and also […]

Oct 8, 2020

Culture & Behaviour

Thriving in the Gig Economy – The Next Normal

Thriving in the Gig Economy – The Next Normal On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic. Across the world, this has resulted in ushering a ‘new normal’ – in the way we work and interact. Remote working whether it is working from home (WFH) or working from anywhere […]

Sep 10, 2020

Culture & Behaviour

Preparing for the New Normal amidst the immediate crisis

Preparing for the new normal, for a more permanent work from home scenario If you have continued to work through the successive lockdowns and unlocks that have been part of the pandemic experience worldwide, it means that you are lucky enough to be in a job that has transitioned to an online /digital mode. But […]

Sep 3, 2020

Coronavirus

Airbnb extends work remotely until August 2021

Airbnb says employees can opt to work remotely until August 2021 Short-term home rental company Airbnb said on Wednesday, Aug 26 its employees could choose to work remotely through the end of August 2021, even if some of its offices reopened as COVID-19 restrictions ease. The company said it would provide a US$300 stipend for […]

Aug 27, 2020

Human Resources

HR services getting to deliver more hyper-personalised

In conversation with Srikanth Karra CHRO, Mphasis on Work from Anywhere in New Normal Srikanth Karra is an industry veteran and seasoned human resources (HR) officer with close to 30 years’ experience in business-focused, innovative, HR systems, and processes. Srikanth started his career with ITC, where he worked for about 10 years across various geographies […]

Aug 27, 2020