Tag: health benefits
Renault-Nissan workers go on strike, Hyundai suspends operations
The workers at Renault-Nissan’s car plant in Tamil Nadu have refused to resume work and have gone on a strike as the employee union,...
68% Indian companies increased access to remote health, benefits: Survey
The pandemic caused many Indian organisations to “respond with agility and empathy in managing the disruption”, says the India edition of Mercer’s Global Talent...
Intel India extends health benefits to domestic partners of employees
Intel India has shown its commitment to the diversity and inclusion agenda, by extending healthcare benefits to the domestic partners of its employees, whether...
GM offers to invest $7 billion and create 5400 additional jobs
The United Auto Workers union has begun its first strike against General Motors (GM) in over a decade, demanding fair wages, affordable and quality...
Indians put looooong hours at work: a major health hazard
Indians, on an average, work over 60–70 hours a week, and also suffer the hassle of commuting. The International labour organisation had set a weekly limit of 48 hours, that too some 80 years ago.
Employee wellness: A business priority not just people’s imperative
India’s employee health benefit programmes include dependents, which makes them stand apart from other countries’ benefits in the Asia Pacific region