Essar has launched its Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that outlines its intent for supporting its employees through hardships, worries and crises in their personal or work lives. The company strives to maintain the well-being of its employees both mentally and emotionally, it said in a statement. Commenting on the program Ms. Priya Chakravarty, Senior Director…
Days seem to blend together. Afternoons suddenly turn to nights. Weekdays and weekends become interchangeable. Our concept of time has been completely disrupted, making it simpler than ever to work (or think about work) nonstop. Many of us are struggling to balance the responsibilities of work and child care while dealing with the stress of…
National Engineering Industries Ltd. (NEI), part of US$ 2.4 billion diversified CK Birla Group, organised a vaccination camp at its Jaipur facility for its 2000+ employees and their immediate family members. According to Rohit Saboo, President and CEO of NEI, “It is our priority to protect the health of our employees from COVID-19. In addition…
Happiest Minds Technologies Limited, a digital transformation and IT solutions company, has announced that it has launched a vaccination drive for Happiest Minds and their immediate family members. According to the announcement, “To start with, the vaccination drive will cover the company’s facilities based out of Bengaluru and will later be expanded to cover other…
Havells India Limited, a Fast-Moving Electrical Goods (FMEG) company, has announced that the company will cover the cost of COVID-19 vaccination for all its direct and indirect employees in India above 18 years of age, under the company’s Vaccination programme through a reimbursement process. Commenting on the initiative, Mr. V Krishnan, CHRO Havells said, “It is unfortunate…
American financial services firm – Goldman Sachs has asked its critical staff in Bengaluru to go back to working from home as the city witnessed a rise in coronavirus cases. “This hasn’t come as a surprise given how coronavirus cases have been rising in the city, specifically in the area where the office is located.…
Microland, a global digital transformation company, has announced that it would be underwriting the cost of vaccinating all its employees and their immediate families against COVID-19. Eligible employees will be reimbursed the cost of vaccination under the Microland Medical Insurance Policy. This is part of the company’s continuing effort to support the safety and well-being…
Higher ed-tech company – upGrad is planning to cover the entire cost of Covid-19 vaccination for its employees and their family members. The COVID-19 vaccination drive will include all employees and former employees given they choose to receive the vaccine. Co-founder & Chairman – Ronnie Screwvala, Co-founder and MD – Mayank Kumar and Co-founder, upGrad…
WNS Limited, a provider of global Business Process Management (BPM) services, has announced that it has successfully deployed a custom intelligent automation solution in collaboration with Automation Anywhere, a global provider in Robotic Process Automation, which equipped Virgin Atlantic to process the sudden spike in COVID-19-related refund requests. The announcement states – “At the height…
The Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative has released a new report, Building A Lifelong Learning System: A Roadmap for Cities, outlining strategies for cities to strengthen education and workforce systems to support lifelong learning. This report is the culmination of a $1.25 million grant from the Cognizant U.S. Foundation to advance local education, training,…
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Workday and IBM announced an expanded partnership and the availability of a joint solution to help business and community leaders plan, schedule, and monitor a safe return to the workplace for employees. As organizations begin to address how to prioritize safety in bringing employees back to the workplace, they must consider a myriad of factors,…
Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, announced a consortium in partnership with pymetrics – the leader in fair talent matching – that brings together training partners Merit America, Per Scholas, Revature, and Woz Enterprise. The consortium will leverage Infosys Wingspan and pymetrics’ AI-based talent-matching platform to meet the reskilling and employment…
Dhir & Dhir Associates, a New Delhi-based law firm serving as a single-window legal and regulatory advisor globally, announced that it has set up a dedicated COVID-19 India Advisory Desk with a Task Force to lead from the front to advise and support the clients in these uncharted waters. The firm said that the COVID-19…