Companies think hybrid as remote working takes a toll on staffCompanies will adopt hybrid working in a big way for functions such as IT, finance, sales, procurement, human resources and administration,...
Big manufacturing firms plan to reopen offices with limited staff“We are going to start offices by July and will keep the count not more than 30% initially,” said Madhu Srivastava, group chief human resou...
Vaccines in short supply but India Inc soldiers on with inoculation planCertain employee groups are being given priority, depending on their work roles. The Flipkart Group has kicked off vaccination camps for fr...
India Inc steps up with coronavirus care centres for employees hit by second waveEmployees recuperating at these centres will have access to nurses and doctors, even oxygen, while for more serious cases, the necessary me...
Companies lend a hand to Covid-affected employeesITC’s suite of interventions include providing medical infrastructure such as Covid care facilities for those mildly symptomatic and oxygen...
India Inc on the jab to vaccinate staff above 45Plans are being firmed up following the government’s announcement on Wednesday that employers who can marshal at least 100 employees aged 4...
Back-to-office plans swept away by second Covid-19 waveWhile some companies have switched back to work from home, others have cut number of staff in offices to as low as 10% per department. Seve...
Deja vu: Fear of labour migration haunts companies againThe manufacturing and construction sectors, which are fully functional, have not seen any flight of labour so far. Companies claimed they a...
Big manufacturers tighten safety measuresThe alarming surge in coronavirus infections, especially in states like Maharashtra, Punjab and Karnataka, has prompted top manufacturing c...
White-collar hiring slows on Covid surgeBengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, which collectively put out about 1 million active white-collar job openings over the last ...
One corner of the job market is booming, over 8 lakh positions open across 1,100 companiesExecutive search firm ManpowerGroup India said there has been an almost 30% increase in demand from the retail and e-commerce sectors in th...
India Inc’s hiring intent boosted by Covid vaccine newsA study conducted by the recruitment and staffing services provider CIEL HR Services, covering 298 companies across 27 cities, shows that t...
Now, several firms allowing staff to work from anywhere“The aim is to provide options to our talent who can work-from-office, work-from-home or work-from-anywhere,” said Cyril Shroff, managing p...
Covid-19 Effect: Jobs market in India migrating to smaller citiesThe possibilities of working remotely as well as cost advantages for employers have also helped open the window of opportunities and new ro...
Automation key to post-pandemic productionAutomation may mean lesser number of manpower but it will need new set of skilled people.
In new world order, output counts, not attendanceCompanies like Mahindra, Tata Motors, Cipla and Godrej are giving more flexibility and freedom to the employees.
How CEO Pirojsha Godrej helped Godrej Properties scale new heights with big dealsPirojsha roped in consultant Bain and launched Project Pyramid, an initiative to make the company more efficient and effective.