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HR dept has its work cut out as companies manage layoffs, work from home

Inducting new employees virtually and deciding about earned leave: HR managers have lots of decisions to make.

This is how you can get free Netflix subscription for 83 years in US

Netflix is giving a free subscription for 83 years, or 1,000 months, calling it an 'immortal' account. All you have to do is play a video game and get the highest score

Over-communicate but don't micromanage: Handy tips for our new work ways

Building trust and confidence becomes all the more important in such uncertain times

IT industry headed for Uberisation of workforce: Capgemini India CEO

Capgemini India's Chief Executive Officer Ashwin Yardi talks to Bibhu Ranjan Mishra and Sai Ishwar about the impact of Covid-19 on business

Reliance Jio unveils JioGlass to expand presence in virtual reality space

The unveiling of Jio Glass coincided with Google's Rs 33,737 crore investments in Jio Platforms for 7.7 per cent stake

Sit with colleagues in same room with Microsoft Teams, share emojis

Microsoft has announced new features called Together Mode that uses AI to digitally place participants in a shared background, as if they are sitting in the same room with everyone else

Teleworking, work form home not working for poor, young and women: IMF

Nearly 100 million workers in 35 advanced and emerging countries could be at high risk because they are unable to do their jobs remotely, the International Monetary Fund has said

Co-living players eye corporate sector with hybrid accommodation models

Nexus Venture Partners-backed Zolostays is also coming up with custom-made properties for corporates

Japan's Fujitsu to halve office space in three years citing 'new normal'

The IT solutions company said its roughly 80,000 group employees in Japan would work flexible hours, and work-from-home would be standard wherever possible

Samsung's 2nd quarter chip sales unlikely made up for smartphone weakness

The world's biggest supplier of certain memory chips on Tuesday will announce preliminary April-June revenue as well as operating profit.

Getting the ergonomics and aesthetics in your home office right as you WFH

With work from home becoming the new normal due to the global pandemic, people have begun investing in smart furniture options to set up their office desks in their living rooms

Let pregnant women, those above 50 work from home: Maha minister to CM

Women with comorbidities are at a higher risk from the infection, and must be allowed to work from home, Maharashtra's Women and Child Welfare Minister said.

Covid-19 impact: MNCs strike big rental deals despite work from home push

RMZ, one of the biggest owners of office properties in southern India, has done a handful of lease rental deals with global firms in recent weeks.

Suspension of H-1B visa, queries on WFH dominate Infosys' virtual AGM

The 39th AGM, which was held virtually for the first time, was attended by 1,771 shareholders through video conferencing

The new office: How workplaces are undergoing dramatic transformations

The idea of working from home, once derided in India owing to the widely held belief that one "worked" only if one went to an "office", is now no longer an incentive but a necessity.

Building a resilient school education system

It is imperative that we increase the use of technology to deliver quality education

70% firms see half of their workforce to be digital post Covid-19: Report

The research surveyed more than 5,000 senior executives from mid-sized to large organizations in over 20 countries across India, the Middle East and emerging markets in Africa and Southeast Asia

Covid-19 impact: WFH consumers are the real thing in new Coke plan

The country's largest aerated drinks company is focusing on driving in-home consumption - deviating from its out-of-home strategy.

SBI adapts to Covid-19 challenges, upgrades policy to work-from-anywhere

On the business side, the focus of the bank in the days ahead would be on revisiting risk assessment and business procedures in addition to rapid adoption of digital technology, said SBI annual report

Infosys expects 35% of staff to work from home amid Covid-19 crisis

More than 90 per cent of staffers of most IT services firms are working from home. The companies are in no hurry to bring them back despite the relaxation in lockdown.