Tag: WFH
WFH for IT employees to solve Bengaluru’s water crisis?
Bengaluru may have to allow employees to work from home because it is facing a major water crisis. The city is home to about...
Byju’s tells staff to work from home, shuts offices
Except for the Bengaluru headquarters, situated in Knowledge Park, Byju's has shut down all its offices across India. It has asked its employees to...
‘Work from office 10 days a month’: Infosys to some employees
Up to 11 days of work-from-home (WFH) and 10 days in office is the hybrid approach that Infosys has adopted.
It has allowed some of...
Accenture wants to see all employees back in office
Encouraged by the increasing number of employees working from office, Accenture is planning to revert to in-person working. Team leaders and managers have been...
IBM warns employees against WFH, urges return to office
Despite the tech companies laying off employees as a part of their cost-cutting strategies, IBM has advised its staff who work from home to...
Employee rejects work-from-home offer, sues employer
When he was told that he would not receive redundancy pay if he failed to work from home, an Australian employee working as a...
Paying employer for stealing time from work?
Now here comes a software that can keep track of employees working from home. Using TimeCamp, an employer based in British Columbia discovered that...
SEZ rules now allow WFH to all IT/ITes staff till 31...
With the Government having made amendments to the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) rules, all employees of IT/ITeS units in SEZs will now be allowed...
TCS tracks employee attendance, asks staff to produce med certificates for...
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has grabbed headlines yet again for promoting the work from office culture. The Company has been very openly critical about...
77% employees in services sector working virtually: Report
With more and more employers having to consider the remote working model for their workforces, most need to first find out which are the...
Fidelity Investments refurbishes office to maximise flexibility
Fidelity Investments India has completely refurbished its office in Bangalore, with updated infrastructure, facilities, and amenities to provide more space focused on flexible working.
The...
Teleperformance to expand base, hire 20,000
As part of its plans to expand its base, Teleperformance, the global BPO, is all set to hire about 20,000 people in India alone,...
SEZ norms amended, 50% staff may work from home
Following an amendment in the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Rules, 2006, provision has been made to allow work from home option to up to...
Synchrony offers permanent work-from-home option
For the benefit of employees and in an endeavour to create an agile work culture at Synchrony, the financial services firm has announced that...
Apple postpones ‘return-to-office’, offers $1,000 bonus for WFH expenses
Close on the heels of making masking mandatory again at all Apple retail stores in the US and temporarily closing locations due to the...
‘Carpooling instead of WFH’: Centre’s suggestion to NCR employees
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court (SC) had advised all Delhi government and Central government offices in NCR to ask their employees to work...
Smallcase offers remote work, flexitime, WFH allowance to staff
Employees of smallcase, the capital markets-focused fintech startup, will now enjoy more flexibility and work-life balance. Keeping the best interest of its employees in...
Paisabazaar to expand operations, offer 100% WFH, hire regional talent
With the aim of ensuring financial inclusion, Paisabazaar.com, the Indian personal finance platform, is looking to hire from multiple cities over the next couple...
Britain to lift WFH restrictions on July 19
Britain has announced the lifting of all COVID-19 related restrictions. Starting July 19, people can move about without wearing face masks or maintaining social...
uFaber to expand team by 1,000 employees, offers WFH roles
The edutech startup, uFaber, is gearing up to expand its team over the next six months. It will take on 1,000 employees in work-from-home...
Permanent WFH for 70% of HSBC’s call centre staff in UK
Over 1,200 employees from HSBC’s call centres across England, Wales and Scotland will be working from home permanently. This is one of the steps...
WFH until September for staff of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Most of the employees of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce will continue working from home at least till September, 2021. Post September, the...
Staff of Goldman Sachs, Bengaluru, return to WFH, as COVID risk...
Goldman Sachs has ordered its employees to go back to working from home (WFH), as COVID cases in Bengaluru began to rise once again....
Compensation restructuring, reduced salaries for remote workers
The pandemic has forced most companies to adopt remote working or the work-from-home (WFH) model for their employees. Many organisations have even adopted it...
WFH for Wipro employees till April 2021
Wipro has extended work-from-home for its employees till April 4, 2021. About 98 per cent of the tech company’s workforce is already working remotely...
Apple, Facebook to continue WFH for most employees until June, 2021
Apple has no plans of calling its employees back to office before June 2021 as the pandemic shows no signs of slowing down, leave...
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...
Harness.io: Cultivating a talent powerhouse in the tech crucible
The tech scene, be it in India or San Francisco, is equally crucible, fiercely competitive and unforgiving. In both the landscapes, attracting and retaining...
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...
Why are so many H-1B workers in the US switching jobs?
A recent study has revealed that more and more H-1B visa holders in the US are switching jobs. In fact, there was a record...
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Harness.io: Cultivating a talent powerhouse in the tech crucible
The tech scene, be it in India or San Francisco, is equally crucible, fiercely competitive and unforgiving. In both the landscapes, attracting and retaining...
Will Indian migrant workers to Britain be able to sponsor family members now?
With the new visa and income rules being implemented in the UK, migrants who earn less than £29,000 will not be able to sponsor...
Non-compliance to return-to-office mandate results in lower pay hikes for TCS staff
The regular office goers have received better hikes at the tech multinational
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) reportedly granted pay hikes to its employees based on...
Special casual leave granted to J&K division employees
The general administration department of Jammu and Kashmir, has issued a notification approving three days of special casual leave for employees of the Jammu...
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