Tag: stress
59% Indian employees may have mental health issues, 55% are emotionally...
Does your employee look sad and tired? Is he or she indecisive and disinterested in fun activities? Does he / she find it difficult...
‘Compensate employee for death due to stress during employment’: BHC
In an interesting case, the Bombay High Court (BHC)has instructed a Maharashtra-based travel company to compensate a truck driver who died on the job....
Employees at McDonald’s outlet quit half way through their shift
A recent video on a video-sharing platform went viral showing employees at a McDonald’s outlet standing outside the outlet in mid-shift, refusing to work....
70% Indian workers experience high stress at least once a week
Seven in 10 Indian workers admit to experiencing stress at work at least once a week, according to a study by Always Designing for...
Virtual conflict resolution: A new challenge for HR
Collaboration and conflict are two sides of the same coin. A significant portion of a regular day in the life of HR is devoted...
92% Indian professionals feel meditation can reduce stress: Study
While one third of workers in India are suffering from increased burnout, as revealed by the Microsoft Work Trend Index report, it is heartening...
IT employees in India highly stressed
While it is natural for those in the information technology (IT) sector to be anxious about the future with so much of downsizing happening...
Desk plants reduce stress in employees
A study has revealed that keeping plants on the working desks can reduce stress and anxiety amongst the employees. The study was undertaken by...
Rewards and recognition can keep absenteeism at bay
With the work environment becoming increasingly competitive and with rising workloads, smaller paychecks and seasonal virals, it's not surprising to see so many employees...
Employee Assistance Programme—the key to happy workplace
There is an apparent pull and push amongst businesses across industries for one reason— employees. It is a known fact that having the right...
‘Burnout’ is a legitimate workplace hazard: WHO
For the first time, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has added the term ‘burnout’ in its recent International Statistical Classification of Diseases and related...
Facebook’s content moderators are highly stressed
Facebook, the social-media platform has always been counted amongst the hip places to work in. However, a recent report in The Verge suggests that...
Karoshi culture – the silent killer at work
The suicide of Matsuri Takahashi, 24, was recognised as a case of death from overwork, or karoshi.
Why a coaching culture and not any other culture?
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”
“That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,”...
Meta to cut costs, freeze hiring, restructure groups
Is Meta experiencing a crisis? That is the question uppermost in the minds of most people as the parent company of Facebook has announced...
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2.25 lakh applicants, including engineers, postgraduates, for 91 peon posts
Thousands of graduates and postgraduates, including some PhD holders were amongst the 2.25 lakh applicants who were hoping to land a job as peon...
Employees seek authentic managers: Report
Microsoft’s Work Trend Index Pulse Report says that 82 per cent employees are more inclined to attend one-on-ones at work if their managers are...
WHO/ILO roll out policy brief on workplace mental health
A policy brief has been jointly published by the World Health Organsiation (WHO) and the International Labour Organsiation (ILO) about the need to address...
A resume printed on a cake?
A job applicant in the US has taken innovation to another level by sending an edible resume to a prospective employer. Karly Pavlinac Blackburn,...
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“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....
“Being good to everyone is being unjust to performers,” Mathew Job, CEO, Crompton
Q. In today’s times, what’s more challenging for a CEO like you — profit & business growth, talent & people, diversification, compliance or managing...
“A CEO needs to acknowledge the silent majority who create the company’s fortunes” S...
Q. RPG is a diversified group with businesses spread across sectors and domains. however, its brands have a strong individual identity unlike other business...
