With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic last year and the second wave still raging in the country, we now a fluid digital workforce. India experienced an increase in the number of organizations offering remote work opportunities. With heavy digitization, the demand for techies and IT professionals has gone up globally. According to a report by…
Calling it a “crisis at work,” Catalyst found in a global survey that 92% of workers say they are experiencing burnout from the stress related to their workplace, their Covid-19 work experiences, and/or their personal lives. A solution to improve employee well-being—as well as productivity, innovation, retention, and inclusion—researchers say, is access to remote work.…
Mahindra & Mahindra has reportedly announced that the family of any employee who succumbs to Covid-19 will receive their salary up to a time period of five years. This comes as a change in the previous policy of providing a one-time payment of twice the yearly compensation of the employee. This will be paid to the…
It is becoming evident that the future of work will be hybrid. As organizations transition to this new environment, business leaders and employees are adjusting to large-scale digitalization and, in many cases, even a cultural reset. In addition to implementing employee-focused technologies to facilitate better usage, management, governance and security, leaders must ensure that employee…
Paul Richardson has been named Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of The Walt Disney Company, effective July 1. The announcement was made by Bob Chapek, Chief Executive Officer. Richardson, who is currently Senior Vice President, Human Resources for ESPN and was Disney’s first Chief Diversity Officer, will succeed long time veteran…
With plans to launch operations soon in India, Tesla has appointed Chithra Thomas as HR Head of Tesla India. According to reports, Tesla plans to roll out its first all-electric car in India this year and the company has roped in top executives in the country to take charge of some of its operations in…
Capgemini has announced a collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad to develop innovative solutions catering to the aerospace, automotive and manufacturing industries. The alliance between Capgemini and IIT (ISM) Dhanbad aims to foster industry-academia collaboration, particularly in the context of Capgemini Engineering and the application of low-carbon technologies towards…
Lenovo has appointed Bhavya Misra as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) for India. She will be based out of Bengaluru and will be responsible for leading HR for the India business. Speaking on the appointment, Subhankar Roy Chowdhury, Executive Director & Head HR – Asia Pacific said, “I am delighted to welcome Bhavya in this…
One of the biggest problems our country is facing due to the Covid-19 pandemic is the freeze in hiring and slowdown in terms of business, expansion and employment. Despite financial challenges and slowdown in the entire economy, software giant Infosys successfully hired 21,000 individuals from campuses globally in the last financial year. The company is…
According to LinkedIn’s Future of Talent Report, in the post-Covid era, more than 9 in 10 companies in India are looking for internal employees to fill open roles in their organizations. LinkedIn, which is a professional networking platform, launched the first edition of the ‘Future of Talent’ report which analyzes the role of HR in…