This section contains insights related to workplace processes, hr policies and practices.
People practice always relied on teams as its backbone with people in clusters or groups handling bundled tasks or aligned to achieve the objectives of an enterprise while working on several different aspects. COVID-19, made a volcanic disruption in the way people worked together and the daunting task of managing people warranted HR to hone new skills and discover novel ways of Tech to step up as the new normal ways of working.
#guestpostGoing back to the period between 2007-09, when the financial crisis hit the business world, the boardrooms of corporates fell back on finance chiefs. While some CFOs could save their companies; many were unable to. The outbreak of the novel coronavirus displays a similar challenge – but puts the spotlight on a different corporate function,…
Indian food delivery unicorn, Zomato recently announced that it would introduce a 10-day leave program or “period leave” for its female and transgender employees. The company says that it is a part of the brand’s efforts to combat the stigma associated with menstruation in the country. According to a Reuters report, Zomato is currently leading…
Bengaluru-based cloud services provider G7 CR Technologies recently announced that it has decided to pass on the various benefits to its employees for a safer and healthy work environment. The company has announced a work from home allowance of ₹18,000 for all its employees. The intent is to aid the purchase of UPS and office…
#guestpostEstablishing meaningful human contact is critical to the mental well-being of employees of the future, where the office is the home and the home is the office – and music plays a critical role in this. Unlike high production requirements in theater and other visual arts, music is one of the most portable mediums of…
The death of an unarmed black man George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis, U.S last month has once again sparked a debate on how racial discrimination still prevails in our society. The death of Floyd has started a row of protests across the United States and people have now taken to the streets demanding…
French IT major Capgemini recently announced that it has partnered with e-learning platform Coursera to help upskill its 270,000 employees globally. The collaboration will help employees develop their skills in several areas including professional services, technology consulting, cloud adoption and sales productivity. The company in an official statement said, “Access to top-quality learning content is…
Since the novel coronavirus outbreak, organizations around the world have shifted from offices to living rooms. The pandemic has led to the world’s largest work-from-home experiment. And while the idea was a farfetched dream for employees, the pandemic has certainly sped up the entire process of it. With companies like Twitter, Shopify, Square, and Facebook…
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.…
The coronavirus pandemic has completely altered the dynamics of workplaces. Until a few months back, work-from-home meant no work and only an excuse to take a paid leave. But due to the pandemic, that notion is changing completely. During the pandemic, many major corporations had asked their employees to work from home till December end.…
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…
The coronavirus lockdowns have changed the face of workspaces and behaviours of employees significantly. While most of the offices now look deserted as employees are working remotely, work productivity has increased. This increase in productivity can be attributed to the fact that most of the Indian working professionals are now spending their time on upgrading…
Social media giant Facebook has agreed to a $52million court settlement to compensate its content reviewers, after a class-action lawsuit alleged that the employees suffered psychological damages while filtering harmful content uploaded on the site. According to an AFP report, the preliminary settlement was reached in a California court. As per the settlement, the U.S.…
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