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Working From Home? An ergonomic workstation is a must for your health and increased productivity

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 in […]

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Facebook to embrace remote working permanently

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. […]

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Credit card companies ask employees to continue working from home

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. […]

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Future of Work Insights For Employers & HR Professionals

After Twitter, Jack Dorsey announces permanent work-from-home policy for Square employees

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 […]

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DoPT drafts ‘work from home’ norms for government staff, may get 15-day work from home in a year

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 […]

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Corporate Future of Work Talent Ecosystem

Twitter employees to continue working from homes, “forever”

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, […]

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Corporate Future of Work

Microsoft extends Work-from-home policy, employees to work remotely till October

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 […]

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Corporate Talent Ecosystem

Amazon extends work from home for employees till October 2

Online retail giant Amazon Inc has reportedly told staff whose job can be done from home that they can do so until at least October 2, Reuters reported. Brushing out the timeline on a return to work for many employees, the move is seen as an outcome of the scrutiny the company is facing over […]

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Hexaware launches employee engagement initiatives to make working from home easy

Hexaware Technologies Ltd, a next-generation provider of IT, BPO and consulting services, announced it has launched several unique initiatives ensuring employee connect and engagement during the current phase of ‘work from home.’  “Fun is an integral part of Hexaware culture. These engagement activities are helping us build a community within Hexaware, a community of fun […]

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Singapore unicorn Acronis launches cyber protection solution to fight pandemic cyberthreats and improve remote work

Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, announced the availability of Acronis Cyber Protect, an innovative new cyber protection solution that integrates backup, disaster recovery, next-gen anti-malware, cybersecurity, and endpoint management tools into one service.  With Acronis Cyber Protect, MSPs can proactively avoid cyberattacks, minimize downtime, ensure fast and easy recoveries, and automate the configuration […]

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Corporate

Humanscale launches campaign to help ‘Work From Home’ employees

With remote working on the rise, more and more employees are experiencing pain and discomfort due to poor workstation set-up at their homes. Considering the pain of these employees, designer, and manufacturer of ergonomic office tools that improve the health and comfort of work-life, Humanscale has launched a campaign in India to offer online ergonomic […]

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Corporate

Wipro resumes operations in Kochi office

As the government issued guidelines for companies to resume operations after April 20, employees in the IT sector seem to be returning to work. Recently, Rashid Premji, the Chairman of Wipro through a tweet announced that his company has resumed operations at its Kochi campus with 120 employees joining the office. However, he also highlighted […]

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Corporate Government & PSU

DoT extends relaxation of VPN norms till July 31 to facilitate work-from-home

The Government of India recently announced that it has extended the relaxation of VPN norms till the end of July enabling employees in the IT sector to continue working from home as the nation fights the coronavirus pandemic. The recent decision was communicated by the Union Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Ravi Shankar Prasad […]

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Does working from home cause sleep deprivation?

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 […]

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Gartner CFO survey: 74% to shift some employees to remote work permanently

Present crisis due to the coronavirus is proving out to be a great time to experiment work from home as an alternative for the future business operations. Many companies around the world have started remote operations to deal with the current pandemic. However, Gartner, the world’s research and advisory company has come out with results […]