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: Apr 2021

Industry

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

Apr 20, 2021

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 , staff in...

Industry

Apr 8, 2021

HSBC moves to permanent work from home for call centre staff

Sindhu Gangadharan, SVP MD, SAP Labs India on Workplace Technology in

Rendezvous with Sindhu Gangadharan, SVP amp Managing Director, SAP Labs India on Business Challeng...

Business

Feb 23, 2021

Sindhu Gangadharan, SVP MD, SAP Labs India on Workplace Technology in

Uber extends work from home till September

Uber extends work from home till September Ride-hailing majornbspUbernbsphas extended work-fr...

Jobs

Feb 19, 2021

Uber extends work from home till September

Jobs

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

Govt can look to provide tax deductions for WFH employees: Pwc India The government could look at providing deductions for expenses incurred by salaried employees while working from home in the upcoming Budget as it looks to boost demand, consulting firm PwC India said on Thursday. Addressing a pre-budget session, Pwc India senior tax partner Rahul Garg said demand […]

Jan 22, 2021

Jobs

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 Friday reported higher December-quarter profit and predicted stronger growth ahead, as India’s top IT firm benefits from greater demand for its cloud services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results kick off India’s corporate earnings season for a seasonally weak […]

Jan 9, 2021

Jobs

IT sector’s return to office will be gradual, not 100% in 2021

IT sector’s return to office will be gradual, not 100% in 2021 Information technology companies’ return to office in 2021 will be gradual with no perceptible change by end of March. Return to Office (RTO) will peak towards the end of 2021 and will never be 100 per cent, revealed a survey by Hyderabad Software Enterprises Association (HYSEA), the […]

Jan 2, 2021

Jobs

Infosys to allow Hybrid Work Model from 2021

Infosys to allow employees to work from home or office from 2021 IT major, Infosys has said that it will explore a flexible hybrid work model for its employees starting from next year on account of the uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Infosys CEO and MD Salil Parekh, at a virtual conference, said the […]

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

Jobs

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

Jobs

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

Jobs

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