Tag: Flexibility

That most employees across the globe are unwilling to return to office full time is becoming clearer by the day. Howard Schultz, CEO, Starbucks...

Ecom Express, the new-age technology-driven end-to-end logistics solutions provider to the e-commerce industry, has received over 55,000 registrations from gig workers, on its dedicated...

Realising that the pandemic did not hamper productivity even though the workforce was working remotely, Brian Chesky, CEO, Airbnb, wrote to his employees that...

While employees are trying to embrace flexible and hybrid work wholeheartedly, the truth remains that the number of meetings and the time spent on...

BYJU’s has announced a major updation in its leave policy. To make employee happiness, work-life integration, flexibility, and workplace sensitivity a priority at the...

On November 1, the White House released new guidance allowing federal contractors flexibility in implementing vaccination requirements for their workforces. Most federal contractors will be...

As part of its endeavour to explore the future of work, slice, the Indian credit card challenger startup, has launched a three-day work week...

An estate agent in Britain was paid about £1,85,000 after she complained against her boss to the employment tribunal, for denying her the flexibility...

The hybrid work culture is not as welcome to people as it may appear. A good 70 per cent of the respondents, in a...

Pernord Ricard India has announced that its employees can work from anywhere they wish to. They can choose to work from office or home,...

The Telengana government is expecting people to return to working from office. In fact, by end of September, offices in the information technology (IT)...

Uber Technologies, which had earlier expected its employees to work from home for up to two days a week, and from office the rest...

Google has launched a platform that will allow its employees to calculate how much their pay or earnings will be if they decide to...

Bank of Baroda (BOB) is preparing to offer its staff immense flexibility with the ‘work from anywhere’ and ‘hybrid’ work models being implemented. The...

Athens witnessed thousands of Greeks protesting against the Government’s planned labour reforms. The protest marches and strikes saw overwhelming participation with at least 10,000...

Insurance tech startup, Edelweiss General Insurance (EGI), has introduced a ‘work from anywhere’ (WFA)policy for all its employees across India. This hybrid work model...

Fidelity International will offer all its employees across the globe, more flexibility as part of a new ‘dynamic working’ policy, which will be effective...

Deutsche Bank will let its employees work from home for up to three days in a week, in an attempt to offer them more...

Due to the pandemic, the year 2020, saw the hiring activity plummeting. There was an 18 per cent dip in hiring in India last...

The demand for freelancers shot up in May – June 2020, showing a two-fold increase as compared to the same time period in 2019....

Grant Thornton Bharat LLP, the accounting firm, has decided to allow its employees unlimited leaves and also work from anywhere. There will be no limit...

Salesforce has decided to allow its employees to choose from three ways of working — flexible, fully remote and office-based. The cloud computing company...

While the pandemic led to a dip in hiring activities by 18 per cent in 2020, across India, things seem to be looking up...

upGrad, the online education firm, has decided to reward its employees for its success in the year 2020, by granting ESOPs or employee stock...

TresVista, the company that provides high-end outsourced support for asset managers, entrepreneurs and corporates, in line with its people-first priorities, has hired about 300...

Considering the uncertainty surrounding the workplace owing to the ongoing pandemic, Infosys prefers the flexibility of a hybrid model of work for its employees....

HSBC, Hong Kong, will allow its staff greater flexibility for work, by allowing them to work at least four days a week from their...

A great deal of thought goes into a leave requisition. After all, balance leaves have to be adjusted and one has to be prepared...

‘As long as the work is delivered, you can do whatever you want’. This is the new mantra driving many team leads, and a...

Axis Bank has launched a platform for alternate work models to encourage, flexible working and ensure more inclusivity and diversity. Aptly called, GIG-A Opportunities,...

Hospitality company, Oyo, has allowed its employees to follow a combination of ‘work from home’ and ‘work from flexible co-working spaces’. It is mainly...

Gujarat government has allowed industrial units employing 300 workers or less to lay off workers or shut shop without seeking permission from the state...

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

The corporate world is changing at an alarming pace, and so are the preferences of employees. The expectations that millennials have are far different...

Five years ago, the viability of working remotely was the hottest topic of discussion. A lot of questions revolved around whether working from home...

More Indian professionals (87 per cent) believe that prevention of harassment at the workplace is extremely important for future hiring, than their global counterparts...

The greatest danger in current times is resistance to change. The hiring goals of HR have changed over the years. The qualities they seek...

As part of this project 180 CXOs and 35 CEOs from 45 group companies will come together to mentor 300 high-potential women executives.

Though business in e-commerce is driven by technology, the human element continues to play a pivotal role in new-age economies, making the role of HR more dynamic and challenging.