Work from Home: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Feb 2024
Work from home or work from the office—is there a win-win solution?
Future of Work

Work from home or work from the office—is there a win-win solution?

During the COVID-19 pandemic, several organizations, especially in the IT service industry, shifted to a Work from home model almost overnight. To everyone’s surprise, this model worked well for most of the organizations. Not only did it facilitate the continuation of business, projects, and customer relationships as usual, but it also saved huge costs for […]

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Biggest moves and statements by companies in 2023: Check Here
Industry

Biggest moves and statements by companies in 2023: Check Here

As COVID-19 almost ended, there has been another challenging situation of macroeconomic conditions which slowed down the business and a modest decline in growth. In 2023, lots of companies especially Tech/IT and Edtech firms intended to cut jobs and announced layoffs, deferred salary hikes, and also ended work from home. At the end of year […]

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After TCS, HCLTech also ends work from home, asks employees…
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After TCS, HCLTech also ends work from home, asks employees…

Tech companies have ended Work From Home and started calling their employees to Work From Office. After TCS, Infosys, IT giant HCLTech has asked its employees to come to office and work at least three days a week. C Vijayakumar, CEO and Managing Director, HCLTech said “Continuously working away from the office is not a […]

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Wipro ends WFH, asks employees to work from office 3 days a week
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Wipro ends WFH, asks employees to work from office 3 days a week

An Indian multinational corporation, Wipro has ended work from Home and employees are required to report to the office three days a week, effective from November 15, 2023. The decision aligns with a trend among the IT giants in India, including TCS and Infosys, that have also transitioned to office-based work models. Recently, Infosys has ended […]

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Infosys ends WFH and asks employees to come to office
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Infosys ends WFH and asks employees to come to office

An Indian multinational information technology company, Infosys has ended the work from home and asked its employees to come to the office. This change primarily affects employees categorized under Brand 5 and 6, encompassing mid-level managers, and entry-level staff. They have been directed to work for a minimum of 10 days each month from office, […]

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TCS ended WFH, and asked employees to follow the dress code
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TCS ended WFH, and asked employees to follow the dress code

An IT services, consulting, and business solutions organization, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) ended Work From Home and asked its employees to stick to the dress code. Earlier, the company’s 70% of staff was already back in office. It was reported that Tata Consultancy Services has asked its employees to Work from the office 5 days […]

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Sundar Pichai email to employees: ‘Our focus on employee safety’
Industry

Sundar Pichai email to employees: ‘Our focus on employee safety’

Sundar Pichai has said the company had managed to establish contact with all employees working in or traveling to Israel. Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, has expressed in his email in a post shared on X (formally Twitter) the post said, “Deeply saddened by the terrorist attacks in Israel this weekend and the escalating conflict underway. […]

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Wipro says its employees in Israel to work from home
Industry

Wipro says its employees in Israel to work from home

An Indian multinational corporation, Wipro has asked its employees in Israel to work from home (WFH) until further notice as the company follows the safety measures. According to Mint, Wipro has about 80 employees in Israel, all of them are Israeli nationals and have been accounted for. Wipro also reported that the total employee count […]

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TCS monitoring the safety of employees stuck in Israel
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TCS monitoring the safety of employees stuck in Israel

A global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is closely monitoring the safety of employees stuck in Israel. A TCS executive said to Mint, “We are monitoring, and have been in touch with the HR (human resources) officials there. We are helping them with safety measures.” “There are […]

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75% companies face challenges while shifting working models
Survey & Report

75% companies face challenges while shifting working models

72% of companies surveyed currently have a hybrid working model, with 75% of respondents reporting that the shift to remote and hybrid working models has magnified IT operational challenges. HP Inc. announced the findings of a new commissioned study, conducted by Forrester Consulting, highlighting the need for companies to adopt always-on endpoint management to cater to […]

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Remote working workforce challenges, mitigating with SIEM, UEBA
Industry

Remote working workforce challenges, mitigating with SIEM, UEBA

In the modern world, and with the need to work from home during the pandemic, remote working has become a prominent feature of organizational cultures. This being said, we can all acknowledge the significant benefits that remote working offers, such as increased flexibility, better work-life balance, increased employee satisfaction, reduced commuting times, increased productivity, and […]

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Amazon employee says lost trust in company after asked to WFO
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Amazon employee says lost trust in company after asked to WFO

According to media reports, an Amazon employee, hired in remote role, says lost trust in company after being told to work from office. The employee, a software development engineer said that Amazon hired him in a remote role. However, the company has suddenly made a U-turn and is asking to work from office. “I’m being […]

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