Tag: remote working
Remote workers from any country can now relocate to Dubai annually
With several companies seriously considering remote working as a permanent arrangement for their employees, the Emirate of Dubai has introduced an initiative wherein professionals...
60% Canonites claim higher productivity during remote working
The ongoing pandemic and its repercussions have forced HR leaders to reassess their game plan. Organisations were forced to shift entire workforces to the...
Can remote working dent creativity and innovativeness?
Without doubt, the benefits of working from home are many. Employers are cutting down on costs, while employees feel they are more productive. Tata...
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages makes WFH permanent for employees
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB), has come up with a policy that allows its employees to work from home permanently if they so wish. For...
Will terminating underperformers safeguard the remote working setup from toxicity?
The pandemic has led to a majority of the workforce working from home. With remote working come several challenges, most of which revolve around...
How some micro-behaviours can be fatal during remote working
Picture this: While briefing the team on an important project, the manager notices one of the team members fiddling with the phone. Although an...
Compliance training is serious business for IT during WFH
Not much has changed in the world of compliance training even after the shift to remote working. At the same time, HR pundits agree...
Uber extends work-from-home for employees till June 2021
Following in the footsteps of Google, ride-hailing company, Uber, has announced the extension of its work-from-home (WFH) policy through June 2021.
However, employees may also...
How PNB MetLife’s workforce is coping with the virtual model
Out of the total of 107 branches in the country, PNB MetLife has managed to open close to 89 branches till now.
However, not everyone...
How PepsiCo India has been re-strategising its workforce since the pandemic
People across the globe are yearning for the year 2020 to end fast, with the hope that the dreadful pandemic will get over by...
A slew of activities keeps the Flipkart workforce engaged
Traditionally, employee-engagement activities have enabled organisations to nurture common interests among employees, while familiarising them with the organisational culture. These engagement activities not only...
Amazon extends WFH policy for corporate staff to 2021
After Facebook and Google, Amazon is the latest to extend the work-from-home policy which will be applicable only to the corporate employees until January...
With 100% telecommuters, how is Mindtree ensuring productivity?
Being proactive is the right approach as far as flexible working is concerned, and for companies such as Mindtree, shifting towards remote working, was...
50% of Spocto staff to work from home permanently
In view of the coronavirus pandemic, Spocto, the big data analytics company, has decided to make 50 per cent of its staff work permanently...
Why we all miss ‘the office’: Changing workplace relationships
The office culture in India has always been about developing warm and rich interpersonal relationships among individuals. Offices across the country are alive with...
Importance of culture fit in post-COVID hiring
Hiring has continued virtually for many organisations across sectors, with candidates settling in to working from home. With no clarity on how long it...
Only 39% HR professionals feel remote working is effective: Report
As per the latest edition of the LinkedIn Workforce Confidence Index, which surveyed 2,903 professionals across India, March, April and May saw many companies...
Concerns about job security, workplace policies grew during pandemic: Survey
With remote working becoming the new normal, the survey by TimesJobs, titled ‘HR managers & Remote working’ could not have been better timed. As...
Facebook plans to aggressively open up remote hiring by July 2020
During a town hall meeting with its employees on March 21, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Facebook, announced his plans to start hiring remote workers by...
A teacher’s work life during lockdown
During an online class, a student of Seth Anandaram Japuria School, Lucknow, happened to confront his teacher, “I have this wandering fear building up...
Apple plans to get few employees back to offices soon
At a time when most global tech companies have either decided to allow all their employees to work from home (WFH) for another year,...
Google employees are mandated to work from home until June, 2020:...
Google employees, who are working remotely, have been directed to follow the same system of work until June 1, 2020, as there is no mention...
Gartner’s NEAR model for remote-employee management
Lockdown has thrust managers as well as employees into a new situation of remote working, and both of them are experimenting with ways to...
Will the workplace be more flexible post lockdown?
The lockdown has taught us many lessons and also transformed workplace practices like never before. Both the organisation and the employees have enjoyed the...
Life in the time of lockdown for HR leaders – A...
When reality hits hard, we all get accustomed to the most unexpected situations that come our way. Almost two weeks into the lockdown, each...
How over-communication may backfire in telecommuting
Just as space in a relationship is essential to sustain it, space at the workplace is also important. This space should never be compromised,...
Nuances of effective remote leadership
As the country has shut down to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, organisations have implemented work from home without much warning or...
ATC gears up to tackle work amidst Corona
Every organisation is trying to find its own way of dealing with the work-from-home situation in these uncertain times. With no clue as to...
Are remote workers more productive than in-house employees?
Five years ago, the viability of working remotely was the hottest topic of discussion. A lot of questions revolved around whether working from home...
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...
Employees need to hit the ‘pause’ button once in a while
Gone are the days when unused sickness leaves were carried forward by employees to the next year. Times are such that organisations are surprising...
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BoB may adopt mix of WFH and work-from-branches model
In July, State Bank of India had announced the ‘work from anywhere’ strategy amidst the pandemic. Now Bank of Baroda (BoB) is considering following...
4 Deloitte offices to close in UK; WFH contract for staff
Deloitte, the global accounting and consulting firm, will shut down four out of its 50 offices in Britain. However, all the employees, that is,...
What is making companies line up for talent with micro-niche skills?
It is usually the talent that proves itself to the company during the hiring process. However, the tables turn when companies scout for micro-niche...
Apply for postman, mail guard, MTS; min. salary of Rs 18K
Indian Postal Department's Maharashtra circle is seeking applications for 1,371 vacancies in total, of which 1029 posts are for postmen, 327 posts are of...
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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...
