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Steel firms plan return to office, set up 'flexible' policies for employees

Tata Steel will allow employees to choose between working from home or office; JSW Steel is weighing a distributed workplace strategy

37% engineers find stretched working hours challenging during WFH: Survey

Even as the majority of engineers interviewed favour remote working, 37 per cent them find work from home challenging mostly due to extended working hours, according to a survey.

For Mumbaikars, work from home triggers an escape to beach town Alibaug

As ferry services increase and remote working becomes the norm, the rural beach town has turned into a sought-after refuge for city slickers from Mumbai and Pune

Work-from-home during Covid-19 has been challenging for employees: Survey

The coronavirus pandemic has put employee well-being at the forefront of the business agenda as 9 out of 10 organisations believe that work-from-home has been challenging for employees, a survey said

Nearly nine of 10 workers want to keep work-from-home option: Report

The pandemic has rapidly shifted attitudes towards home working with two thirds of workers developing a greater appreciation of the benefits and challenges of doing their jobs remotely

IPL playing key role in recovery of food delivery firms Swiggy, Zomato

Analysts say that due to IPL event food delivery volumes are seeing a jump and foodtech companies are capitalising on that demand

Microsoft to expand work from home policy, make it permanent for some staff

Seattle-based technology giant Microsoft has decided to expand its work-from-home policy and make it permanent for some workers

Covid-19: Over 41% workers in India face increased burnout, says report

India had the second highest percentage of workers facing increased burnout in Asia at 29 per cen

Flipkart expands last-mile reach with 3,000 hubs ahead of festive season

This would strengthen the e-commerce firm's presence in tier-III cities and beyond

Flipkart expands last-mile reach with 3,000 hubs ahead of festive season

This would strengthen the e-commerce firm's presence in tier-III cities and beyond

Covid-19: Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages to allow permanent work from home

Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages said it has introduced an option of permanent work-from-home for its employees whose physical presence in the office is not required as part of a new policy

Working from home can feel like sleeping at work: Microsoft's Satya Nadella

Online meetings can make employees tired and make it difficult to transition from a work mindset to private life, the executive said

'Work from work': How a US firm's office policy left some employees bruised

Phillips 66 avoided a major outbreak while remaining nearly fully staffed at its 1.1 million-square-foot Houston campus

Google Assistant to help you stretch, walk, drink water during WFH

To ensure productivity along with enough self-care in between, Google has introduced a new Workday routine that makes Google Assistant help you stretch, walk and drink water as you work from home

Amid Covid, work from home hurting back and neck; people seek medical help

With work from home becoming the new normal amid pandemic, many people have started complaining of neck pain and backache while working for long hours and are seeking help from physiotherapists

Microsoft develops 'virtual commute' for remote workers amid Covid-19

Pandemic-related burnout and difficulty separating work and personal life has become a surprisingly common concern among Microsoft's corporate customers, said Chief Marketing Officer Chris Capossela

66% energy execs believe US oil production has peaked: Dallas Fed survey

The Dallas Fed did not say if the peak was considered temporary or permanent as major oil firms have been discussing

We're seeing huge demand from ecommerce, BFSI, says Startek's Rajiv Ahuja

"The future of work, according to me, will be hybrid -- work from home and brick and mortar."

WFH culture has worked well amid Covid; will continue after pandemic: Gates

Gates, who co-founded Microsoft and also the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, said he has not travelled for work this whole year

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