Tag: employee health
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...
Does air quality also affect employee engagement?
We have time and again discussed factors that affect employee engagement and productivity. But who would have thought pollution will also one day feature...
CEAT welcomes a chief fitness officer into its ranks
The move to appoint a chief fitness officer has come in the wake of the need to look at employee health from a holistic...
Ensure sustainable development through inclusion and empowerment
Almost every major global issue has its roots in some form of inequality. There is an imbalance of social, economic and political power between...
Ten key skills required in an age of digital transformation
As a growing number of organisations integrate digital technologies into all aspects of their business, digital transformation has come to be regarded as the...
Is Novartis planning layoffs in India?
Drug company, Novartis India, may slash 170 jobs as part of a bid to rationalise its workforce, amidst the uncertainties brought on by the...
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77% startups had less than 20% women in leadership: Report
Gender diversity remains a challenge for startups even today. About 77 per cent startups (compared to 69 per cent in 2019) surveyed by InnoVen...
100% placement at XLRI, avg. salary rises to Rs 25 lakh
XLRI Xavier School of Management has successfully placed all the outgoing students of batch 2019-21. In two days’ time, all 358 candidates of the...
3,500 jobs to be created at Cochin Port
Cochin Port will soon get an investment of about Rs 3,000 crore, which will be used to upgrade its infrastructure and projects to promote...
Why unlearning is a critical part of the learning process
Learning and development (L&D) together make extremely essential criteria in the path of growing with and within an organisation. However, with time, the needs...
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Binding multi-faceted employees with Titan Values
Titan has different sets of employees for different functions and verticals, ranging from the shopfloor to the retail stores. How do you bring in...
The right people policy for startups – Madan Nagaldinne
You happen to have worked mostly with large organisations. How different is it working for a startup now?
When you have worked for big...
“Archaic HR processes force millennials to switch jobs often,” Niti Khosla, lead people analytics...
Friendly and jolly Niti Khosla, lead-people analytics and business impact, Novartis International, is a true HR leader with the ability to understand people and...
