Tag: COVID-19

As we bid adieu to 2020, all of us who want to create a positive people impact, are pondering over ‘what could be the...

As organisations around the world adapt to working from home (WFH) to create the desired results, HR professionals are rapidly developing a deeper understanding...

Karnataka’s deputy chief minister has asked employees of the information technology (IT) companies in the state to continue working from home, as the number...

A ‘pandemic’! We have heard that term time and again over the years. While the impact of pandemics have found mention throughout history, nothing...

The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs report from 2018 reveals that half of India’s workforce needs to be reskilled to cope with the...

In a bid to ensure that Unlock 5 goes smooth and safety is ensured for everyone, the Centre has issued Safe Workplace Guidelines for...

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had a pervasive impact on all sectors including public sector enterprises. Of particular significance is the reinvention of the...

IIT Alumni Council announces the Engineered Biomolecule Mega Incubator (EBMI) initiative to align startups in India's offensive against Covid19. The incubator will target 2.5...

Hindustan Unilever (HUL) closed down its Haridwar plant after 33 of its employees tested positive by July 19. The Company had conducted swab tests...

The BrihanMumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) on Tuesday made a statement in favour of the deceased where a compensation amount of Rs. 50lakh...

Internshala Trainings has launched its coronavirus initiative, ‘Re.Start’ to help professionals reskill themselves and rebuild their careers. Under this initiative, Internshala Trainings will be...

Air India Airport Services (AIASL), which is Air India’s subsidiary looking into ground handling, will be offering employment opportunities to one family member each...

As per the standard operating procedures (SOP) issued by the Centre for offices, employees who live in a COVID-19 containment zone should be permitted...

With their farsightedness at the very onset of the COVID-19 crisis, the management at HCL Technologies had begun taking certain precautions as early as...

While the states and local governments in the US are still trying to determine the best way to open up after lockdown, electric car-manufacturing...

Due to this ongoing pandemic across the globe, there seems to be a sudden decline in hiring activities. The dip has been as deep...

Tech Mahindra has laid down a strategic plan for smooth functioning in the post lockdown era. To begin with, the Indian multinational IT services provider...

There is an opportunity in every crisis. One only needs to delve deeper and identify that opportunity. Deloitte has seen an opportunity in the lockdown....

For many companies with a large number of employees working out of the same office, or even from remote offices spread across the country,...

Maneesh Menda has been elevated as RBS India’s HR head. Menda will step in for Anuranjita Kumar, who quit in December 2019. Prior to this,...

In the wake of the extended lockdown period due to the pandemic situation, the state-run telecom operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), has decided to...

Within  a week of the lockdown being announced, several organisations had already started planning a reduction in hiring numbers due to the economic burden....

According to a notification from the Ministry of Home Affairs, it has been clarified that no chief executive officer (CEO) will be penalised if...

COVID-19 is impacting countries, communities, and individuals at an alarming rate and is teaching us lessons in humanity, prediction, action and collaboration. This is...

Odisha Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik has announced that a compensation of Rs. 50 lakh will be provided upon death to the kin of medical...

At a time when new ways of working are becoming the norm, it’s difficult for employees to stay safe, focused and maintain productivity, at...

As the coronavirus outbreak cripples the travel and tourism business in India and worldwide, low-cost airline, Spicejet is sending its employees on temporary rotational...

It has not been an easy journey for IT firms struggling to combat the pandemic and ensure the well being of their employees and...

With the COVID-19 outbreak, companies across the globe are entrusted with the responsibility of taking care of their employees’ health and well-being.  Following the...

While hiring is slow, it’s obvious that companies will hire only for critical talent. This means, aptitude will be important. However, what could be...

While many Indian companies are laying off their employees in the name of cost cutting, Bajaj Auto has announced a deduction of 10 per...

The lockdown has taught us many lessons and also transformed workplace practices like never before. Both the organisation and the employees have enjoyed the...

Following the death of two railway employees from COVID-19, the Central Railways has drafted a protocol that identifies all the potential quarantine facilities to...

The Power Employees Joint Action Committee of Uttar Pradesh, has demanded that the power employees be given an insurance cover of Rs 50 lakh,...

When reality hits hard, we all get accustomed to the most unexpected situations that come our way. Almost two weeks into the lockdown, each...

Sony Pictures Networks (SPN) will be contributing a sum of Rs.100 million to help out the daily wagers working in the media and entertainment...

While cautiously noting that Goa has yet to witness community transmission of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), the state executive committee (SEC) asked officials to...

Air Deccan, the regional commuter airline, has ceased operations. As per its announcement on April 5, 2020, it is putting its employees on sabbatical...

A day after the Telangana government announced a pay cut for government employees, two other states have joined the list and announced the deferment...

The investment banking and financial services provider has allowed its staff to avail the leave to take care of sick family members or friends,...

As the country has shut down to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, organisations have implemented work from home without much warning or...

In view of the economic impact of the coronavirus lockdown, Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar announced on March 31, that...

Are you ok? How often do we hear our bosses asking us about our mental well-being? How many organisations today actually take the pain to...

According to the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), over 50 per cent of the tourism and hospitality industry may be rendered sick with about...

In many sectors, companies are finding innovative ways to engage with the team to maintain the productivity levels, while they telecommute. However, not everyone...

Amidst the coronavirus lockdown, there are companies, which have either halted their hiring process, or withdrawn or deferred the joining of candidates who were...

The Ministry of Railways has assured all central-government employees that all railway hospitals across India will be available to provide them services during these...

For any IT services company, there are three stakeholders – the organisation, the employee and the customer. In a best-case scenario, all three agree...

It was only yesterday that the Prime Minister of India announced that the entire country will be on lockdown for 21 days, till April...

As COVID-19 continues to spread across borders, destroying various industries in its wake, restaurants and the hospitality business have taken a deep hit. According...