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Updated on: Apr 2021

Industry

HSBC moves to permanent work from home for call centre staff

Apr 8, 2021

Maharashtra govt imposes mandatory WFH for all employees

All private offices are closed, and WFH imposed from today for all employees From today, the Ma...

Coronavirus

Apr 5, 2021

Maharashtra govt imposes mandatory WFH for all employees

Microsoft deferred reopening offices to September ,

Microsoft deferred reopening offices to September , Microsoft has announced to delay the reope...

Industry

Apr 4, 2021

Microsoft deferred reopening offices to September ,

IT firms extend WFH by months due to COVID- spike

IT firms extend WFH by months due to COVID- spike COVID- cases are increasing across the coun...

Jobs

Apr 4, 2021

IT firms extend WFH by months due to COVID- spike

Jobs

Goldman Sachs asked Staff to Work from Home as COVID-19 cases rise

Goldman Sachs asked Staff to Work from Home as COVID-19 cases rise Investment banking company Goldman Sachs has asked its staff in Bengaluru to return working from home in the wake of rising Coronavirus infection in the city. This is reversing moves as earlier the company asked its employees to get back to offices. Commenting […]

Mar 25, 2021

Industry

Ford gives 30,000 employees the option to WFH forever

Ford gives 30,000 employees the option to work from home forever Ford Motor allowing more than 30,000 employees to work from home forever, use the office only when they need to, even after the pandemic is over. Kiersten Robinson, Ford’s Human Resources Chief, announced the move in a global town-hall meeting with employees. It’ll apply […]

Mar 18, 2021

Jobs

Big corporates announced permanent WFH in certain roles

Big corporates announced permanent WFH in certain roles As Hybrid work model / Remote working has now become a new normal for certain job roles, many big corporates in India like Tata Steel, Infosys, Maruti Suzuki, Philips, Schneider, etc are evaluating job roles that will enable employees to work from home (WFH) or remotely on […]

Mar 6, 2021

Jobs

Sitel Group to Hire 2,000 Work-At-Home Positions in India

Sitel Group to Hire 2,000 Work-At-Home Positions in India Sitel Group, a global leader in end-to-end customer experience (CX) products, and solutions, has announced it’s hiring for more than 2,000 work-at-home jobs to meet the needs of rapid growth in India. Since opening its flagship site in Mumbai in 2000, Sitel India has seen steady […]

Feb 24, 2021

Jobs

Over 90% of Tech Industry continue to work from home: Premji

Over 90% of Tech Industry continue to work from home: Premji IT czar Azim Premji on Sunday said more than 90 per cent of the workforce in the country’s technology industry continue to work from home, and lauded the hybrid model of work. “Within the first few weeks of the (COVID-19-induced) lockdown, over 90 per […]

Feb 22, 2021

Jobs

Uber extends work from home till September 13

Uber extends work from home till September 13 Ride-hailing major Uber has extended work-from-home policy for its employees till September 13, as California continues to show a dramatic decline in the number of Covid-19 cases. Uber is also encouraging employees to get vaccinated when it’s possible to do so, reports TechCrunch. “In considering the extension, we took into account the […]

Feb 19, 2021

Jobs

Mandatory 5-day work week unlikely to return again: Unilever COO Nitin Paranjpe

Mandatory 5-day work week unlikely to return again: Unilever COO Nitin Paranjpe The future of work and workplaces will not be the same again, and the mandatory 5-days a week in office will be a thing of the past, a top official from global consumer goods major Unilever said on Monday. The company’s chief operating […]

Feb 18, 2021

Jobs

9-to-5 workday dead, Salesforce rolls out permanent remote work plans

Salesforce rolls out remote work plans on a permanent basis Salesforce is rolling out plans to let employees work remotely on a permanent basis. To meet the new needs of its employees, the CRM giant also plans to revamp its iconic office towers. Once it’s safe to return to the office, most of Salesforce’s employees around the […]

Feb 13, 2021

Jobs

65% working women feel Covid impacted their careers negatively: Survey

65% working women feel Covid impacted their careers negatively: Survey The impact of the pandemic has been disastrous for many, including women, as 65 per cent of working women feel that Covid-19 has impacted their careers negatively, a survey said on Tuesday. In the survey, 4 in 10 women reported job losses in 2020. In April and May alone, […]

Feb 3, 2021

Jobs

62% women working in Tech Industry prefer working from office: Survey

62% women working in Tech Industry prefer working from office: Survey Almost 38 per cent of Indian women working in the tech or IT industry prefer working at home to working in the office, says a new survey. About 36 per cent women said they had more autonomy when not working in an office, according to the […]

Jan 26, 2021

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 pays 100% variable to its employees for Q3, ending Dec 2020

TCS pays 100% variable to its employees for Q3, ending Dec 2020 India’s largest IT major, Tata Consultancy Services, TCS has rolled out 100 percent variable pay for its employees for the quarter ending December 2020. In a letter to employees, Milind Lakkad, CHRO, TCS said, “We will be paying 100% of the Quarterly Variable Allowance […]

Jan 11, 2021