Tag: WFH
Coursera announces WFH until January 1, 2022
In an endeavour to evolve the workplace, e-learning platform, Coursera has announced that its employees can continue to work remotely until January 1, 2022, when it anticipates...
Hike prioritises employee safety, goes ‘Remote-First’ for 2020
Mobile messaging platform, Hike, has adopted a ‘remote-first’ approach for the remainder of 2020, making remote working the default working approach for its workforce.
Employees...
CACTUS extends WFH for its India workforce until March 2021
CACTUS, the science communication and impact solutions company, has announced the extension of the work-from-home (WFH) model until March 2021. It has left the final...
Facebook extends work-from-home till July 2021
Following in the footsteps of Google and Twitter, tech giant Facebook has finally allowed work from home for corporate employees, until July 2021. The...
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...
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...
Bank of Baroda officers’ union protests against calling staff to office
The Federation of Bank of Baroda Officers’ Association (FOBBOA), affiliated to AIBOC (All India Bank Officers' Confederation), has issued a circular, protesting the Bank’s...
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...
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...
How to encourage community learning during WFH
Learning has been advocated by leaders across businesses as a way to thrive, survive and sail through the current economic climate. One of the...
How to deal with ‘Zoom-call fatigue’
Employees, who earlier complained of longer meetings in the conference rooms of offices, now whine about longer zoom calls or conference calls hampering their...
Birlasoft’s ‘agile pods’ maintain productivity levels during WFH
Information technology (IT) services provider, Birlasoft, has come up with a novel way to tackle the delivery and productivity issue amidst remote work during...
Axis Bank will continue WFH post lifting of lockdown
Axis Bank is gearing to open its offices in three phases, post lifting of lockdown, starting from May 17. Interestingly, it plans to continue...
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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Indian Railways staff demand bonus, threaten strike
Members of the All India Railwaymen’s Federation (AIRF) which has a membership of about 14 lakh, has threatened ‘direct action’ if the bonuses of...
Ola and Uber to hire 1,000 and 225 engineers, respectively
Ola is readying to set up its second tech centre in India. This new centre, which will begin its operations in Pune, by the...
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...
80% Wipro staff to be promoted by December
Wipro is gearing to give promotions to 80 per cent of its workforce over the next three months, as part of its ‘employee interventions’....
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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...
