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Updated on: Mar 2022
Survive The Great Resignation: Switch to Modern HR Trends
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Survive The Great Resignation: Switch to Modern HR Trends

According to a recent survey conducted by Microsoft, nearly 41 percent of people are considering quitting their jobs or changing their profession. The gradual layoff rate in India has increased by 23 percent. Generation Z is plagued by digital burnout, middle-aged professionals are prioritizing their personal life, and the paradigm shift for ‘hustle culture’ has […]

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Work from home ends in Kerala as daily Covid tally reaches 12,223
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Work from home ends in Kerala as daily Covid tally reaches 12,223

As more and more Covid restrictions in Kerala continue to be lifted, the state on Wednesday saw 12,223 more people turn Covid positive while the positivity rate was 15.75 per cent, state Health Minister Veena George said in a statement. Meanwhile, a fresh order ended the work from home facility for all state and private sector employees […]

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These 8 companies have shifted to permanent WFH for all employees
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These 8 companies have shifted to permanent WFH for all employees

With the COVID-19 pandemic bringing unprecedented changes in work-life; along with masks and sanitizers, working from home (WFH) became a lifestyle change for professionals. The remote work trend was initially forced on employees due to the pandemic, however, after two years remote working has become a new normal. Most of the employees (80%) admitted that they prefer […]

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COVID-19 third wave subsides in India, what people prefer WFH or WFO?
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COVID-19 third wave subsides in India, what people prefer WFH or WFO?

With the COVID-19 pandemic bringing unprecedented changes in work life, a study has revealed that 82 per cent of respondents admitted that they prefer working from home (WFH) to going back to the office. The remote work trend was initially forced on employees due to the pandemic, however, after two years remote working has become […]

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TCS, Wipro, Cognizant planning to resume ‘Return To Office’ soon
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TCS, Wipro, Cognizant planning to resume ‘Return To Office’ soon

Does WFH end? TCS, Wipro, Cognizant planning to resume ‘Return To Office’ from next month Last week, Union Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh has announced that full office attendance in the Central government offices shall be resumed from February 7, and employees, at all levels, will attend office without any exemption. The Government […]

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Centre to resume full office attendance ‘Without Any Exemption’ from Feb 7
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Centre to resume full office attendance ‘Without Any Exemption’ from Feb 7

Union Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on Sunday announced that full office attendance in the Central government shall be resumed from February 7, and employees, at all levels, will attend office without any exemption. He said that this decision was taken after a review of the pandemic situation and in view […]

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Health and Wellness for the New Workplace
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Health and Wellness for the New Workplace

“You are on mute”. This was the most popular line in 2021. Guess, which was the most missed line in 2021. That was “Let’s go for a tea”. For the past two years, breaks for most of the corporate workers got compromised. A doctor told me that the timing of breaks makes the most difference […]

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WFH has put working women under ‘triple burden’- President Kovind
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WFH has put working women under ‘triple burden’- President Kovind

Work from home (wfh) during the Covid pandemic has its benefits but it has also put working women under a “triple burden”, says President Ram Nath Kovind. In a letter to young Indians published in the Manorama Yearbook 2022, he says women already have the double burden of paid work and “unpaid work”, that is, […]

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Pregnant Women, Divyang Employees exempted from attending office
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Pregnant Women, Divyang Employees exempted from attending office

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said that pregnant women and ‘divyang‘ (differently-abled) employees of central government departments have been exempted from attending office in the wake of a sharp spike in Covid cases. However, they will be required to remain available and work from home, he said. Officials and staff living in Covid containment […]

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JSW Group asks 50% staff to WFH in Mumbai amid Omicron spread
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JSW Group asks 50% staff to WFH in Mumbai amid Omicron spread

JSW Group is operating with 50 percent staff at its offices in Mumbai, a company official informed on Thursday. The move has been taken as the cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus continue to surge in Maharashtra and other parts of the country, the spokesperson said. “Our offices in Mumbai are working with only 50 percent capacity […]

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Cognizant delays its plan to call staff back to office amid omicron threat
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Cognizant delays its plan to call staff back to office amid omicron threat

US-headquartered Cognizant Technology Solutions delays its plan to call employees back to the office. Now The company will call its employees back to the office in April 2022. Earlier, IT major was planning to bring employees back to the workplace from January 2022. Cognizant CEO Brian Humphries said in an email to its employees, “Given […]

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