Women at Work: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Jan 2023

Work Model

Mahindra Logistics on-boards women e-bike riders

Jan 14, 2023

Corporates focus on gender diversity, to hire more women in

Corporate India has been hiring women professionals focusing on gender diversity. It is expected tha...

Industry

Jan 4, 2023

Corporates focus on gender diversity, to hire more women in

Godrej Capital launches SheRises

To further enhance its efforts to be a more diverse and inclusive organisation while ensuring equali...

Work Model

Nov 30, 2022

employees feel that the gender pay gap exists Survey

According to the ADP Research Institutes People at Work A Global Workforce View report, o...

Survey & Report

Nov 16, 2022

employees feel that the gender pay gap exists Survey

Industry

Ecom Express opens a grocery fulfilment center in Coimbatore; creating 500 jobs

A leading end-to-end technology-enabled logistics solutions provider, Ecom Express Limited has announced the expansion with a new fulfillment center in Palladam near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Earlier, Ecom Express also announced the launch of its first all-women Delivery Center in the northeast situated in Imphal, Manipur. The company said, “The pursuit of women’s economic independence is going to […]

Nov 14, 2022

Hiring

HCLTech hiring women professionals under “Returnship Program”

India’s leading global information technology company HCLTech has announced an ‘HCL Returnship Program’ for women professionals who are having a career break and want to return to work. The Returnship program supports women who want to pursue both personal and professional goals. The company welcomes “Returners” back with a supportive workplace and matches professionals with the right job for […]

Nov 11, 2022

Industry

Mahindra Group signs a MoU for women’s empowerment

The Mahindra Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support women’s economic empowerment in India. This two-year MOU marks a significant step towards achieving the Mahindra Group’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) commitment of impacting one million women annually from 2026. The Mahindra Group, a global leader […]

Nov 10, 2022

Diversity & Inclusion

Women’s representation on Indian Boards has tripled in 10 years

EY released its report on ‘Diversity in the Boardroom: progress and the way forward‘ highlighting its findings on the representation of women on Indian boards and emphasizing the actions organizations must take to increase gender diversity. During 2013- 2022, India made significant and rapid progress in increasing women’s representation on boards from 6% in 2013 to 18% […]

Oct 18, 2022

Industry

16 female employees faint after spraying mosquito repellent in UP

It has been reported that Sixteen female employees fell unconscious on Sunday evening when mosquito repellent was sprayed at the company premises. Police said that this incident occurred in electronic parts manufacturing company in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida Ecotech 3. The complaint was filed by the police by the family members of the affected female employees. The […]

Sep 13, 2022

Industry

Ecom Express unveils first All-women Delivery Center in northeast

A leading end-to-end technology-enabled logistics solutions provider, Ecom Express has announced the launch of its first all-women Delivery Center in the northeast situated in Imphal, Manipur. The company said, “The pursuit of women’s economic independence is going to be the deciding aspect of an equal work environment, especially in terms of gender.” “Ecom Express Limited strongly […]

Sep 6, 2022

Labour Law

Govt approves 60-day special maternity leave in case of infant death

The central government has approved 60-day special maternity leave for women central government employees in case of stillbirth or death of an infant within a few days of birth. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions said, “The matter has been considered in consultation with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Keeping in view […]

Sep 4, 2022

Hiring

Wipro is hiring for various roles; fresher, returning women, PWDs: Apply

Bengaluru-based infotech major, Wipro is hiring persons with disabilities (PWDs), Women with career breaks, freshers, and experienced professionals for various roles. Begin Again The company is hiring women professionals across various verticals under its ‘Begin Again’ program. Women professionals who had career break for a duration of six months to one year or more can apply for these jobs based in India. […]

Aug 30, 2022

Hiring

Wipro is hiring PWD, returning women, experienced people, Apply

Bengaluru-based infotech major, Wipro is hiring PWD, Women with career breaks & experienced professionals for various roles. Commenting on the freshers hiring the company said, “Indian IT companies have already elevated their fresher hiring for FY 23. We are looking at onboarding over 40k freshers. This will augment our current workforce significantly.” Begin Again The company has […]

Jul 20, 2022

Industry

McDonald’s opens its all-women drive-thru restaurant in Gujarat

The world’s leading global food service retailer, McDonald’s India has announced the launch of its first all-women drive-thru restaurant in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat. The restaurant is located in the vicinity of the Statue of Unity. This new restaurant is operated by Westlife Development, McDonald’s India’s franchise partner. Westlife now operates 45 McDonald’s restaurants in Gujarat. […]

Jul 1, 2022

Industry

MakeMyTrip to expand the all-women team of Holiday Experts

Online travel firm, MakeMyTrip has announced that it is aiming to expand its all-women team of ‘Holiday Experts’. Speaking on the occasion, Jasmeet Singh, Business Head, Holidays & Experiences, MakeMyTrip said, “We were amongst the initial set of companies who realized the power of working from home, and started investing in a team of freelancers.” “Our […]

Jun 24, 2022

Survey & Report

83% Indians believe in asking females their Marriage plans during Hiring

The majority of Indian companies and recruiters frequently ask female candidates about their marital status. Questions are generally asked like “Are you married?” or “When are you planning to get married?” are posed before female candidates but rarely before male applicants. Many firms defend this by saying that society mandates a woman to leave their […]

Mar 29, 2022