#guestpost In recent months, the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdowns in India has seen thousands of employees set up an office in their very own homes. In fact, according to many reports, COVID-19 pandemic could lead to Work From Home (WFH) becoming a regular thing. WFH is today an accepted norm in many sectors, especially…
Traditional jobs have all been under the fear of getting replaced by the new-age technologies. Automation at manufacturing has already cut several jobs and employee unions worldwide have been vocal about the impact of automation on livelihoods. But organizations have always backed such technologies to reduce manpower cost, increase efficiency and cash on profits. In…
Just days after Jack Dorsey announced permanent remote working for Twitter and Square employees, his counterpart Mark Zuckerberg announced a similar move for Facebook employees globally. In a publicly broadcasted live stream, Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook Inc will shift toward more permanently embracing remote work even after coronavirus lockdowns ease.…
Jack Dorsey-founded mobile payments company, Square Inc. has recently announced its permanent work-from-home policy for most of the employees. The recent announcement comes just a week after Twitter CEO and Co-founder Jack Dorsey did the same for Twitter employees. According to a Verge report, Square employees will now be able to work from home even…
Social media major Twitter recently announced its plans to allow many of its employees to work-from-home permanently, even after the coronavirus pandemic passes. According to an internal email sent by CEO Jack Dorsey to employees, the company is unlikely to open its offices before September. It also said that some jobs that require physical presence,…
Some priorities that businesses may need to look at while moving ahead – 1. Communication 2. Organisation Design 3. Cost structure – manpower costs 4. Talent strategy and talent mix 5. Efficient processes 6. Concept of work & workplace
The corporate sector has been witnessing remote work for quite some time now and employees now feel reluctant to return to usual office scenarios due to the coronavirus pandemic. Addressing these concerns of employees regarding contracting the virus, several corporations have extended their remote working policy. After Amazon Inc stretched its work from home policy…
The economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic calls on business leaders and the Board to meet the challenges on multiple fronts, ensuring the health of the business and positioning the enterprise to thrive at a new normal while attending to customer expectations and people’s needs.
The novel coronavirus outbreak, which originated from China in December last year, has now spread to India forcing the government to impose a nationwide 21-day lockdown. The outbreak has now been termed as “pandemic” by the World Health Organisation. So far, the virus has claimed 47 lives and infected more than 1500 people. Organizations nationwide…
Work-from-home, remote working or telecommuting, whatever you may call it, but handling all your work-related tasks from the comfort of your couch is now becoming a normal thing and you won’t be judged for that. Due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, work-from-home is now the talk of the town. The coronavirus outbreak, which first originated…
The concept of working remotely has been around for quite some time now. Many employees or freelancers don’t endorse the habit of making it to the office every day. But since the novel coronavirus outbreak, even the people who would daily report to the office are working from their homes. The virus, which originated in…
Over 1,750 professionals participated in Simplilearn’s annual survey on ‘Digital Transformation and Future of Tech Jobs in India’. AI, Data Science, and Cloud Computing remain the hottest fields for 2020. Simplilearn, a leading digital skills training provider, published the findings of its annual survey titled ‘Digital Transformation and Future of Tech Jobs in India’. The…
#guestpost With a new decade on the horizon, we have seen increased adoption of automation, AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, HR Analytics and outcome-focused approach in HR. From Onboarding to Career and Succession Planning, HR Leaders have been using HR Tech to help them improve employee engagement and employee experience while streamlining the HR practices…
Inclusion and diversity in business has been often spoken about and leading global corporations have also been taking initiatives towards making it happen at their workplaces. There have been initiatives that try and bring in diversity and balanced representation in leadership as well as at board level. Still, a lot more needs to be done.…
Most employees are not prepared for an abrupt break in their careers. Any decision by a business to shut shop or tone down their business considering various issues can be detrimental to employees. People in business organizations are often told to leave due to several reasons which may not always be attributed to their performance,…