COVID-19: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

Latest COVID-19 HR Trends, workforce insights, and expert analysis. Stay updated with the latest news on COVID-19.

Updated on: Feb 2021
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Infra and healthcare will boost growth, generate jobs: US chamber of commerce
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Infra and healthcare will boost growth, generate jobs: US chamber of commerce

Infra and healthcare will boost growth, generate jobs: US chamber of commerce A Boston-based India-centric chamber of commerce on Monday said the increase in healthcare outlay in the latest annual budget will lead India towards a healthier country and the thrust on infrastructure will boost growth and generate jobs. “Overall, these announcements are rightly directed […]

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Employee Advocacy & Championing Change will be the guiding force for organizational resurgence and growth in 2021
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Employee Advocacy & Championing Change will be the guiding force for organizational resurgence and growth in 2021

Rendezvous with Thiru A Thirunavukkarasu Chief Mentor – HR Cadila Pharmaceutical Limited Thiru A Thirunavukkarasu, popularly known as A Thiru, Chief Mentor – HR Cadila Pharmaceutical Limited. He has over three decades of experience in human resources, prior to joining Cadila he has worked as President – Corporate HR with JK Organisation (EZ). Earlier to JK […]

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Impact of Covid-19 on HR Practices and Future Workforce in 2021
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Impact of Covid-19 on HR Practices and Future Workforce in 2021

Impact of Covid-19 on HR Practices and Future Workforce in 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has brought several challenges and drastic transformations to global business functioning. There is no aspect of work that seems unaffected by this invisible enemy leaving global leaders and workforce to identify alternatives that could be suitably fitted to restore work functions. […]

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Expansion plans for India, US should roll out in 2021: Lord Paul
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Expansion plans for India, US should roll out in 2021: Lord Paul

Expansion plans for India, US should roll out in 2021: Lord Paul Leading UK-based Indian-origin entrepreneur Lord Swraj Paul on Sunday said that his company Caparo Group’s expansion plans for the Indian and US market, which had to be slowed down due to the coronavirus pandemic related uncertainties, should pick up during the course of […]

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IT sector’s return to office will be gradual, not 100% in 2021
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IT sector’s return to office will be gradual, not 100% in 2021

IT sector’s return to office will be gradual, not 100% in 2021 Information technology companies’ return to office in 2021 will be gradual with no perceptible change by end of March. Return to Office (RTO) will peak towards the end of 2021 and will never be 100 per cent, revealed a survey by Hyderabad Software Enterprises Association (HYSEA), the […]

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Essential Tips for Successfully Managing Remote Teams
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Essential Tips for Successfully Managing Remote Teams

Essential Tips for Successfully Managing Remote Teams This has been an unprecedented work year for businesses big or small. Every team leader, manager, and director had to figure out how to manage their team remotely. The good news is that you have some leeway. From parents to Premier League athletes to government services, and more, we’ve all […]

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COVID-19: MHA extends Guidelines for Surveillance, Containment, and Caution
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COVID-19: MHA extends Guidelines for Surveillance, Containment, and Caution

COVID-19: MHA extends Guidelines for Surveillance, Containment, and Caution The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued an Order today to extend the earlier Guidelines for Surveillance to remain in force upto 31.01.2021. While there has been a continuous decline in the active and new COVID-19 cases, there is a need to maintain surveillance, containment, and caution, keeping […]

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How can HR leaders revitalize their organization for 2021!
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How can HR leaders revitalize their organization for 2021!

Dave Ulrich: Three Tips on How to Revitalize Your Organization for 2021! How can business and HR leaders revitalize their organizations as they anticipate 2021? The global COVID pandemic, social unrest, political squabbles, economic turbulence, and emotional malaise of 2020 could be labeled the “people/organization” crisis (like the 2008/9 recession was the “financial/economic” crisis). Emerging […]

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IIT Madras shuts down after over 100 students, staff tested COVID-19 positive
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IIT Madras shuts down after over 100 students, staff tested COVID-19 positive

IIT Madras shuts down after over 100 students, staff tested COVID-19 positive The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras in Chennai has been hit by the coronavirus outbreak with over 100 people, a majority of them students, testing positive for the contagion, a top health official said on Monday. A total of 104 students and others have contracted […]

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The factors that surround the employees’ return to the office
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The factors that surround the employees’ return to the office

The factors that surround the employees’ return to the office While Office space and Facility managers have prepared the new normal that ensures a safe and hygienic environment for employees to return to work, employees are still not comfortable getting back. While it is understandable that a quotient of fear will continue to prevail until […]

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Wipro to roll out salary hikes for junior level employees from January 1
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Wipro to roll out salary hikes for junior level employees from January 1

Wipro to roll out salary hikes for junior level employees from January 1 IT major, Wipro is rolling out salary hikes for its junior employees (B3 and below) who are eligible, effective January 1, 2021. The junior band B3 and below comprises of 80% of its total workforce. According to TOI Report, all eligible employees […]

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