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Updated on: Sep 2022

Work Model

Can return to office ease moonlighting concerns in IT industry?

Sep 20, 2022

Freshers to work hours a day CEOs advice Facing Criticism

Shantanu Deshpande, Founder and Chief Executive of Bombay Shaving Company, faced severe criticism on...

Industry

Aug 31, 2022

Freshers to work hours a day CEOs advice Facing Criticism

Swiggy launches Moonlighting policy, staff can take up external projects

Food ordering and delivery platform Swiggy on August said it has introduced an industry-first ...

Work Model

Aug 3, 2022

Swiggy launches Moonlighting policy, staff can take up external projects

Swiggy has announced permanent work from anywhere policy

Indias leading on-demand delivery platform with a tech-first approach, Swiggy has announced its per...

Work Model

Jul 29, 2022

Swiggy has announced permanent work from anywhere policy

Prevention of Sexual Harassment(POSH)

Ex-Alibaba employee says ex-boss should be charged with rape

E-commerce giant Alibaba former employee accused her ex-manager of trying to rape her on a business trip last year. The Ex-Alibaba employee accused her former manager of attempting to rape her while she was drunk and at the time she was unconscious. The company has fired both Zhou and the manager. The manager has been […]

Jul 2, 2022

Work Model

Pandemic propels workers closer to four-day week

British photographer Paul David Smith had long toyed with the idea of switching all his staff to a four-day week, but it was the flexibility and reliability they showed in the pandemic that gave him the confidence to take the plunge. Almost a year later and his trust has been rewarded. He says staff at […]

Feb 10, 2022

Survey & Report

Rio Tinto report finds disturbing culture of sexual harassment, racism & bullying

Rio Tinto today published a comprehensive external review of its workplace culture, commissioned as part of its commitment to ensure sustained cultural change across its global operations. The review, which was carried out by former Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick, identified disturbing findings of bullying, sexual harassment, racism, and other forms of discrimination throughout […]

Feb 1, 2022

Work Model

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 […]

Jan 7, 2022

Culture & Behaviour

Importance of good workplace culture and its impact on employee retention

Good workplace culture but an average salary package or a toxic workplace culture but lucrative salary package- which one do you think is going to attract more people? I think the former one because this is a new age- the age of millennials. Unlike baby boomers who give more preference to a stable job and […]

Nov 12, 2021

Survey & Report

Workplace culture improved since the onset of COVID-19: EY survey

Workplace culture has improved since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and employers are planning to make moderate to extensive changes in order to allow more hybrid working, says a survey. According to the EY Work Reimagined Employer Survey 2021, 73 per cent of employer respondents believe that workplace culture has improved since the onset […]

Oct 29, 2021

Future of Work

Welcome to the new workplace ‘Hyperconnected & Humanised’

Everything is connected. Digital is a given– ‘Hyperconnectivity’ was a term coined by Canadian social scientists Anabel Quan-Haase and Barry Wellman referring to the use of multiple means of communication – email, instant messaging, telephone, face-to-face contact, and platform services. The idea is that all devices that could conceivably benefit from being connected to a […]

Aug 20, 2021

Industry

TCS has chalked out a plan to bring employees back to offices

Tata Consultancy Services has chalked out a plan to bring more employees back to offices India’s largest IT services company, TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) has chalked out a plan to bring employees back to offices, for this purpose the company has prepared a risk assessment model- Intelligent Urban Exchange to assess how to bring back a […]

Jun 2, 2021

New HR Trends

Craft Your Own Personal Mindfulness Journey

Long ago, a humble Indian prince named Siddhartha walked the path of Dhamma, in search of life’s meaning and bring an antidote to suffering millions. In the process, he became a fully enlightened one, the Buddha. He brought Dhamma back into the lives of millions of ordinary citizens and the elite alike. A lost science, […]

Mar 11, 2021

Business

Sindhu Gangadharan, SVP & MD, SAP Labs India on Workplace Technology in 2021

Rendezvous with Sindhu Gangadharan, SVP & Managing Director, SAP Labs India on Business Challenges and How Technology will Shape the Workplace in 2021 Sindhu Gangadharan holds dual responsibilities at SAP. As a Senior Vice President, she leads the SAP User Enablement unit that provides a seamless, integrated end-user platform for all SAP’s products. She is […]

Feb 23, 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