In these unprecedented times when countries are under lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak, many global companies such as Twitter are giving work from home option for ‘forever’ to its employees. On similar grounds, many companies and departments across public and private sectors are considering ‘work from home’ (WFH) as a great tool to keep…
Ashok Leyland, an Indian automobile company headquartered in Chennai, announced in their exchange filing that the company has resumed operations at their manufacturing facilities. Vipin Sondhi, Managing Director & CEO, Ashok Leyland Limited, said, “With the relaxation of the lockdown, we have resumed operations in all our plants across the Country, after obtaining necessary approvals…
Flipkart, India’s e-commerce firm, announced that it has tied up with Meru, an app-based ride-hailing cab operator, to deliver grocery and essential items to customers during the nationwide lockdown. Grocery and essential items will be delivered to Flipkart customers across Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR and Hyderabad through a safe and sanitized supply chain, the company said in…
Britain’s flag carrier British Airways is reportedly planning to cut as many as 12,000 jobs in response to the coronavirus crisis. Stating that the passenger numbers will take years to recover due to the pandemic, its owner International Consolidated Airlines Group announced the news on Tuesday. IAG, which also owns Iberia, Aer Lingus, and Vueling,…
The coronavirus pandemic has not only affected human interaction but has brought the economy to a complete halt. The impact of the crisis can be seen taking a toll on several new-age startups and SMEs who have now resorted to cost-cutting measures. Companies like OYO, Swiggy, Meesho, Bounce, Udaan, and Paytm have either laid off…
While everybody is hoping for the lockdown to get over on May 3rd and businesses start functioning like usual, a senior Haryana govt official has recently said that Gurugram might have to wait a little longer for that sight. According to Gurugram Metropolitan Authority Chief Executive Officer and Haryana Government Additional Chief Secretary V.S Kundu,…
The Ministry of Home Affairs announced that it has revised the lockdown guidelines by giving relaxation to local shop owners and certain establishments that are engaged in selling non-essential items. Registered shops selling non-essential goods can now open from Saturday onwards. This order comes as a modification of the order issued by the Ministry on…
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted normal worklife severely. The global economy came to a halt because of the pandemic and now every business and economist is waiting for it to be over as soon as possible. The decision of imposing nationwide lockdown by the government has now started to take a toll on the GDP.…
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has clarified to all states that there are no such rules in the April 15 guidelines that allow States to “take legal action, including imprisonment of a CEO” in case an employee is found Covid-19-positive. MHA in its press release said, “Some apprehensions, based on wrong interpretation of the guidelines,…
Covid-19 safety and related guidelines for workplaces – offices, factories and other establishments once they open up after 20th April 2020.In his address to the nation on 14 April 2020, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi announced that the nationwide lockdown will be extended till May 3 to further strengthen the efforts of the…
Permitted activities after 20th April 2020, as per Revised Consolidated Guidelines of Ministry of Home Affairs. The activities permitted under the revised guidelines will not be allowed within the containment zonesPrime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to the Nation on April 14, 2020, had announced that the nationwide lockdown will be extended till May…
The novel coronavirus has impacted all forms of life and has put everything on a halt for some time now. The pandemic has led to the world’s Work-From-Home experiment as organizations are now forced to shut offices to prevent transmission of the virus. Although one would like a work-from-home experience occasionally, the nationwide lockdowns have…
With long queues at grocery stores and society arranged vegetable marts, swarming online orders, delivery slots are overbooked, stocks are scarce, and people are struggling to get the basic cooking essentials in their households. Lining up at the supermarkets and being exposed to contacted surfaces isn’t the safest choice either, when social distancing is the…
The coronavirus pandemic has now started to impact the world economy to another level. The novel virus outbreak, which was once considered to be China’s “internal problem”, has now become a global headache. The World Health Organization has now termed the outbreak as “pandemic”, forcing governments to act on war footing to combat the disease…
The coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent government-imposed 21-day nationwide lockdown have deeply impacted the domestic economy, with a majority of firms expecting a significant decline in their top line and bottom line in the current and previous quarters, demand to decline and jobs getting impacted, according to a CEOs’ Snap Poll conducted by the Confederation…