Tag: employee health
Google fires head of mental health and wellbeing
The tech sector has experienced layoffs in the last quarter of 2022 and this trend has continued into 2023 with the announcements of significant...
Augnito gives employees a week off to rest and recharge
Augnito.ai, an advanced voice AI solution powering the healthcare industry, is letting its employees take the last week of December 2022 off work, in...
Employee wellbeing – Just momentary hype or long-term genuine concern?
During the pandemic, some phrases gained prominence in the corporate world — employee health, employee wellness and mental wellbeing. Organisations started launching initiatives to...
AP Secretariat employees want to be allowed to work from home
Following the loss of two of their colleagues to corona, the Secretariat employees of Andhra Pradesh, have requested the state government to allow them...
Supreme Court being sanitised, at least 44 staff members found Covid+
After at least 44 members of the Supreme Court (SC) staff tested positive for COVID-19, the court premises are being sanitised. All the courtrooms...
“Look at the ‘human’ at work; make work more ‘human’,” Richard...
2020: What to learn – what to erase
The global shift to remote work over the last year has created both opportunities and challenges for...
Girnar Care introduces period leaves to promote equity at work
Girnar Care has taken significant steps to strengthen its employee-centric work culture. The Indian contact-centre outsourcing organisation has rolled out newer benefits for its...
P&G announces, 8 weeks’ special parental leave
Procter and Gamble (P&G) has announced a special parental leave programme, called ‘Share the Care’ at its virtual #WeSeeEqual summit to promote gender equality....
72% Indian workers feel unsafe returning to office : Survey
As Indian organisations are beginning to re-open, albeit in phases, it is time to address employee concerns. Some employees are in fear of returning...
Goa Bank Employees’ Association demands safety; to protest from Sep 1
Following a rise in the number of COVID cases in Goa, especially amongst bank employees, the Goa Bank Employees’ Association (GBEA) has decided to...
‘Report for work or get fired’, Tesla threatens staff
After Tesla had resumed operations at the California factory on May 11, several workers who did not join back work have alleged that the...
Northern Railway undertakes swab testing of employees
After coming in close contact with a mechanical engineer, who died of COVID-19 on June 17, several Northern Railway employees of the carriage and...
Odisha Govt. staff to face disciplinary action for not wearing masks
In order to restrain the spread of Covid-19 in Odisha, the government has warned all the government employees to wear masks during office hours....
RC Enterprises deploys robots for employees’ safety
Like many other manufacturing plants, Jaipur-based RC Enterprises has also its employees back to the workplace. However, it has gone a step ahead to...
MOM, Singapore, orders 3 workplaces to stop operations for inadequate safe...
After a strict inspection of almost 200 workplaces since businesses resumed operations in the island nation of Singapore, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has...
How Urban Company’s 27000 gig workers are making a comeback
During the lockdown, one set of workers, whose services were missed the most, were the plumbers, electricians and beauticians. These self-professionals are part of...
Oppo India screens its employees for coronavirus, suspends its operations in...
After almost 50 days of lockdown, several manufacturing plants have resumed operations as per the state guidelines. Likewise, Chinese phone maker, Oppo, had also...
Tata Teleservices comes up with new initiatives for employee well-being during...
In an endeavour to ensure that employees are able to continue working uninterrupted, telecom company, Tata Teleservices, has rolled out various initiatives to ensure...
How Tech Mahindra prepares to get back to work post lifting...
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...
Mobile Tracking Devices – the game changer amidst covid
For many companies with a large number of employees working out of the same office, or even from remote offices spread across the country,...
How Genpact is engaging its workforce amidst lockdown
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...
Amazon workers to protest for the entire week, say Company isn’t...
According to a workers’ rights group, over 300 amazon warehouse workers are participating in a protest this week, highlighting the lack of protection for...
“ITC’s People First initiative is dedicated to the incredible work force,”...
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...
Amazon to test its employees, may compel other businesses to follow
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...
Railways to protect its 13 lakh employees, drafts protocol
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...
Gujarat state government employees to get 10-days leave for meditation training
To improve the productivity and focus on work, Gujarat government will give 10-days ‘on duty’ leave to the state government employees for Vipassana or...
What’s inside this cloud company’s in-house happiness portal
ESDS Software Solutions, a cloud services and data centre solutions company, has innovatively embraced the notion of employee satisfaction through a unique survey platform,...
How WOW uses eNPS surveys to foster a collaborative environment
The dynamics of trust and collaboration vary across organisations as everyone will have nuanced differences in their definitions of these terms. The same holds...
PARTNER POSTS
Future of talent acquisition in the age of generative AI
If you've been feeling a bit overwhelmed by the buzz surrounding generative AI, you're not alone. Let us face it, our industry is evolving,...
Innovation in insurance recruitment: Tata AIA’s journey towards high volume, top talent acquisition
Tata AIA Life is a joint venture between Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd and AIA Group. The venture merges Tata's leadership in India with AIA's...
No change in OpenAI’s tender offer plan for employees
Despite the turmoil within OpenAI in the last couple of weeks, the company is going ahead with its tender offer. In fact, employees will...
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Amazon’s ‘Aurora’ to increase job opportunities for PwDs
With an aim to offer lasting employment opportunities to individuals with disabilities, Amazon has introduced ‘Aurora.’ The initiative focuses on establishing fundamental elements and...
Gabbar Singh Negi: lessons in leadership from the Silkyara tunnel crisis in Uttarkashi
On November 12, the auspicious day of Diwali, tragedy struck as 41 construction workers found themselves trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi due...
Tata Steel recognised for LGBT+ inclusivity efforts
Thanks to its solid commitment to LGBT+ inclusion, Tata Steel has been recognised as a Gold Employer for three years in a row. The...
Why is Theory X not yet dead?
Theory X is not dead. It lives on in low-wage industries where workers must follow rules to the letter and in high-wage ones where...
DIALOGUE
Data analytics and not technology will redefine HR
Q. How satisfying has been your professional journey of 39 years?
A. It has been a bagful of mixed experiences. At times I have been...
EQ, IQ & empathy define the success of a CEO
Q. You spent 16 years at LIC before moving to a corporate role at ICICI Prudential. Now, 22 years on, I am still curious...
“The big change has been that we have moved from jobs to skills,” Amaresh...
Q. How would you define the culture at GE?
A. Having been present in this region since 1902, GE has been around for 120 years....
