Tag: pandemic
Deutsche Bank wants women in 30% senior roles in 5 years
Deutsche Bank presently has about 600 senior executives, with only about 24 per cent of them being women. Now, the German lender, is aiming...
100% placement for IIM Amritsar’s 5th MBA batch
Despite the uncertainties brought on by the pandemic over the last year and a half almost, IIM Amritsar managed to conclude the academic year...
Telecom contract jobs to increase with launch of 5G
With the Department of Telecom (DoT) approving applications of Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, Reliance Jio, and other telecom companies to begin 5G trials in...
BigBasket, Grofers on hiring spree
Amidst the second wave of the pandemic in India, more people are relying on online purchase of essentials. Quite naturally, logistics firms and online...
Bridgestone, Publicis Sapient, Vestige Marketing drive employee-centric initiatives
While corporate houses are trying to outdo each other by offering financial assistance to their employees amidst the second wave of the pandemic, Bridgestone...
Bajaj Allianz, Tata Motors, StanChart, offer significant financial support to staff
As the pandemic continues to rage, organisations are coming forward to help their employees deal with the emergency. While some are offering financial support,...
Will attrition rate increase significantly, post pandemic?
Attrition rates have been quite controlled in the last one year and a half because there was a job market squeeze. Many even lost...
5-day closure at Tata Motors plant in Jamshedpur
Tata Motors has shut down its plant at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand — which manufactures trucks, buses and heavy commercial vehicles — for five days, starting...
Mercedes Benz to deliver meals to infected employees, families in quarantine
Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI) has launched several initiatives to ensure the health, safety, and holistic wellbeing of its employees as well as...
Delhi HC’s officials, staff to be treated as frontline warriors
Over 500 officials and staff members who have been involved in running the Delhi High Court, will now be treated as frontline warriors. These...
Indian banks pay with lives of staff to ensure smooth service...
Banks, considered to be an essential service, were open even during the lockdown — be it in the first wave or second wave of...
Home Credit prioritises employee well-being amidst the pandemic
Realising the importance of the holistic well-being of its employees amidst these challenging times, Home Credit India has gone out of the way to...
National Employment Policy may be delayed, 4 crucial surveys stalled
Amidst the second wave of the pandemic, the Indian government has stalled the surveys, based on which the National Employment Policy (NEP) was to...
Corporate samaritans rise to the occasion to help co-workers
Reeling under the effects of the raging second wave of the pandemic, the healthcare system in India has almost collapsed. With shortage of beds...
[24]7.ai rolls out initiatives to help staff during pandemic
7.ai, a global intent-driven customer-engagement solutions company, has rolled out a host of initiatives to keep employees and their families safe during the pandemic.
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Virtusa introduces 24×7 COVID-19 Care portal for staff
Virtusa Corporation, a global provider of digital strategy, digital engineering, and IT services and solutions, today introduced its 24/7 COVID-19 Care portal with personalised...
Central govt relaxes attendance norms
Amidst the raging second wave of the pandemic, the attendance norms have been relaxed for government staff. Pregnant staff members and those with disabilities...
Metros accounted for 86,000+ active job openings in April
Amidst the second wave of the pandemic that has taken the country by surprise, the top five metros —Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai—...
Weekly 3 days of WFH for Deutsche Bank staff
Deutsche Bank will let its employees work from home for up to three days in a week, in an attempt to offer them more...
HDFC Bank turns training facilities into isolation centres for infected staff
HDFC is going out of its way to take care of its employees amidst the pandemic. It has converted three of its training facilities...
Has pandemic curbed the sycophants?
It is still debatable whether or not such individuals are significant to an organisation, but sycophants are found in every organisation and in every...
Over 56 lakh COVID-19 advance claims settled by EPFO by December...
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has paid over Rs 14,000 crore towards settlement of 56.79 lakh COVID-19 non-refundable advance claims, last year.
Following the virus...
Disgruntled civic body employees strike, in North and South India
More than 50, 000 employees of the North Municipal Corporation of Delhi (North MCD) have decided to go on an indefinite strike January 7...
WFH extended for Karnataka’s IT employees
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...
Daimler and Amazon India to offer bonuses to staff
Daimler, the Stuttgart-based carmaker and owner of the Mercedes-Benz brand, will pay €1000 as bonus to its 160,000 employees in Germany. This is to...
Wipro staff will work remotely till January 2021
Keeping in mind the safety of its employees, Wipro has decided to let its staff in India and the US work from home till...
How this energy company is championing employee inclusivity & engagement
In today’s competitive business landscape, fostering an inclusive and engaging work environment is not just a feel-good initiative; it’s a strategic imperative. Jakson Green,...
Trident’s Asmita leaves blossom into inclusive workplaces
Forget the tired trope of corporate activism. In the heart of India's textile industry, Trident, a manufacturing company, is quietly weaving a revolution in...
Engagement is outdated: The future of success lies in ‘employee involvement’
In the ever-evolving landscape of the contemporary workplace, a profound metamorphosis is underway, challenging the conventional emphasis on employee engagement. This paradigm shift posits...
Tata Steel: Journey through excellence in talent acquisition
Tata Steel, part of the Tata Group, is a multinational steel-making company headquartered in Mumbai, India. It is one of the world's leading steel...
Google terminates 28 employees over Israel protests
Google terminated 28 employees following protests staged by a small group of Alphabet workers against the tech giant's collaboration with Israel. The protests, which...
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TCS to give salary hikes of 4.5% to 7%
Tata Consultancy Service (TCS) intends to give salary increments of 4.5 to seven per cent, on the basis of each individual’s performance. The extremely...
Tata Technologies to ramp up hiring with 35,000 people
Tata Technologies' iPhone assembly hub in Koothanapalli, Tamil Nadu, is slated for extensive expansion. As part of this ambitious strategy, the company aims to...
Why male allies are key to gender parity
The tide is turning. The glass ceiling, once a formidable barrier, is starting to crack. But this shift isn’t driven solely by the relentless...
Juniper to cut 500 roles in India
Juniper Networks, post-merger with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), is set to trim its India workforce. The move will impact 10-15 per cent of its...
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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....
