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Updated on: Oct 2022
Will TCS stop work from home after Nov 15?
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Will TCS stop work from home after Nov 15?

There are various media reports that are claiming that work from home will end at TCS after November 15, 2022, and creating an impression as the company is calling back all of its 6,06,331 employees by the deadline. But it’s not true… Last year, the company communicated to all of its employees to return to the deputed locations […]

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HP completes acquisition of hybrid work solutions provider Poly
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HP completes acquisition of hybrid work solutions provider Poly

HP has announced the completion of its acquisition of Poly, a leading global provider of workplace collaboration solutions for $3.3 billion. The deal is expected to accelerate HP’s strategy to create a more growth-oriented portfolio, further strengthen its industry opportunity in hybrid work solutions, and position the combined organization for long-term sustainable growth and value […]

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Apple has given a deadline for employees to return to office
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Apple has given a deadline for employees to return to office

Apple Inc. has given a deadline of September 5 for employees to return to office. The company is marking a key test of whether the tech giant can reestablish office life. The company is working on a plan to work at least three days a week. After Covid-19 the company faced a lot of delays […]

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35% companies see offices back in almost full swing, Report
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35% companies see offices back in almost full swing, Report

As per a C-Suite Survey conducted by Colliers and Awfis, about 35% of the companies have seen a majority (75-100%) of employees returning to offices. Key highlights of the report include: Telecom and Consulting sectors see the highest (75-100%) rate of return to office. 74% of companies are looking to opt for distributed workspaces. About […]

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Swiggy has announced permanent work from anywhere policy
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Swiggy has announced permanent work from anywhere policy

India’s leading on-demand delivery platform with a tech-first approach, Swiggy has announced its permanent work from anywhere policy for most of its roles. The policy applies to the majority of its employees. The company said in the statement that under the new policy, the corporate, central business functions and technology teams will continue to work […]

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TCS to create eight new centres that can seat 10,000 staffers each
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TCS to create eight new centres that can seat 10,000 staffers each

India’s largest IT services firm, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced that is in the process of setting up eight new large office spaces. The new centres will focus on tier two presence in non-metro cities. The capacity of the centre will be more than 10,000 employees. The campuses are part of large cycle projects that […]

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Govt amends SEZ norms, 50 employees can work from home
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Govt amends SEZ norms, 50 employees can work from home

The Government of India has amended Special Economic Zones Act, 2006 to fix the Work From Home norms for employees in SEZ. According to amendments, a Unit may permit its employees, including contractual employees, specified in sub-rule (2), to work from home or from any place outside the Special Economic Zone in accordance with this […]

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20% TCS employees are working from office, which will push up to 80%
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20% TCS employees are working from office, which will push up to 80%

The covid cases have constantly decreased over time many companies have already started working from the office. India’s largest IT services firm, TCS plans to work from an office over time. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced that 20% of its employees over 6 lakh headcount are now working from their allocated workplace. As some […]

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Synchrony is offering permanent work-from-home option
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Synchrony is offering permanent work-from-home option

Synchrony, a leading financial services company has announced the permanent work-from-home option for all its employees in India, effective from June 27, 2022. However, the company’s main office in Hyderabad, Telangana remains open to fully vaccinated employees and is a central point of the company’s Engagement Strategy where employees can come in either to work […]

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Apple delays the plan to have employees in office 3 days a week
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Apple delays the plan to have employees in office 3 days a week

Citing a resurgence in Covid-19 cases, Apple has delayed its plan for employees to come back to the office 03 days a week. As per the company statement, Apple was all set to implement a work from office policy. Employees were supposed to work from the office on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays beginning next week. The […]

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TCS, Infosys, Wipro, and HCL hybrid work model and their hiring plan
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TCS, Infosys, Wipro, and HCL hybrid work model and their hiring plan

Most IT companies such as TCS, Infosys, Wipro, and HCL have adopted a hybrid work model rather than calling all employees to work from office. However, the COVID-19 situation in the country is under control, companies are encouraging employees to join the office physically. The IT sector can continue with its plans in the future. The firms are worried about […]

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WhiteHat Jr employees resign after company asked them to work from office
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WhiteHat Jr employees resign after company asked them to work from office

The WhiteHat Jr, a platform that was acquired by BYJU’S in 2020 over 800 employees have resigned from the kid’s online coding learning Edtech start-up in the last two months after being asked to work from the office. This has come after the company has asked its employees to return to office within a month’s […]

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