Productivity

India should aim to gain from the change

Salesforce is reportedly preparing for another round of layoffs amid leadership changes

Cost pressures a concern, though, as crude, currency volatility remain

Several companies, the report claims, have introduced higher variable pay and employee engagement budgets while cutting down the internet allowance to make employees return to the office

Only 9% of managers say hybrid work model gives them confidence that employees are productive

Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has expressed disappointment saying "obstruction is destruction of parliamentary democracy".

A total of 18 hours and 44 minutes of the scheduled sitting time of the House has been lost due to disruptions and forced adjournments, they said.

With productivity and growth at stake, it's clear that digital solutions which can gather, organize, manage and analyze data are rapidly becoming the backbone of the global economy

Home-grown food company Britannia Industries on Friday said it will invest Rs 94 crore to increase production capacity at its Odisha plant. The company will add two new manufacturing lines that will increase its production capacity by nearly 85 per cent to 65,000 metric tonnes per annum from the current 35,000 metric tonnes per annum, said Britannia Industries in a statement. The plant, which will manufacture Britannia's flagship brands comprising Marie Gold, Vita Marie Gold, Tiger Glucose & Good Day, will also generate additional employment to 450 people after the investment, the Wadia group company added. "The new capacities in Odisha will be operational by October 2022," said Britannia Industries. The new manufacturing lines will feature fully automated processing and packing lines, as well as the latest warehousing infrastructure to optimise supply chain and quality management.

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How should personal data be used and not used? What about the disintermediated media that has teamed up with Big Tech to re-invent politics by spreading post-truth and hate mail, wonders T N Ninan

The debate must go beyond the binaries spun out by politicians who either condemn the new farm Bills or consider them the agricultural equivalent of the 1991 de-licensing of industry, writes T N Ninan

Foxconn, Wistron and Pegatron, which manufacture the bulk of Apple's iPhones, are expected to get the Cabinet's go-ahead under the productivity-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for mobile devices

Perhaps the biggest question for both employers and employees is whether working from home has led to a decrease in productivity

At least 74 per cent of people in India say they will continue to work from home more than they did before the Covid-19 pandemic, a new survey revealed

Technology firms and start-ups are making the most of available resources to ensure employees are connected and productive while they work from home

The govt might look for quick fixes under pressure to revive the economy, but sustainable economic growth will continue to be elusive without structural changes, writes T N Ninan

A European court ruling that requires companies to track employees' exact hours could yield useful productivity data.