Bevi, a US-based startup that makes 'smart' water dispensers for offices and commercial spaces, tracks data on the amount of water poured from its devices.
Companies such as Amazon and Starbucks, which announced a stricter return-to-office policy, faced a backlash from employees.
Rishad Premji believes that leaders who can empathise and connect with people are very powerful. The Wipro chairman also said that it is important to encourage an environment of risk-taking and celebrate failures.
A financial planner has sued the Commonwealth Bank Australia over a job transfer that required him to work 100% remotely.
Economic uncertainty, fear of getting laid off, and rising pressure to work from office have added to workplace discontent, Future Forum researchers stated.
As life returns to normal and travel sees a surge after months of pandemic-related restrictions, one trend is projected to become more popular this year – hush trips.
Most employees found the 'work-family conflict' unbearable, the study found.
The development comes in the face of a much softer approach by other global companies, which continue to operate in a hybrid model, mandating only two or three days of office work per week.
"It (work from home) prevents the collaboration and in-person training that we need to develop new technology and maintain competitiveness against global rivals," the business magnet stated.
The government on Thursday permitted complete work-from-home option to employees of IT units in a special economic zone till December 2023.
Microsoft India COO Irina Ghose believes that client investments in newer technologies such as data and AI will enable it to provide competitive differentiation to its customers.
Gaurav Munjal says the first piece of advice he gives to early-stage founders is to ban remote work in their organisations.
Elon Musk hosted an all-hands meeting at Twitter's San Francisco headquarters on Thursday, fielding questions about attrition and the end of remote work.
Nearly two years after Twitter announced a “permanent” work from home policy for employees, the platform’s new owner Elon Musk has asked staff to return to office immediately.
A decision on reopening primary schools and revocation of the order asking 50 per cent of the government staff to work from home is likely to be taken at the meeting
The office will become a place workers return to willingly, if less frequently, if it offers something they can’t get at home: camaraderie.
Companies that ended work from home saw a spike in resignations this year, according to a survey conducted by Aon, an HR solutions firm.
The survey also highlighted that those companies which announced their back-to-office plan witnessed high attrition in August
Several employees want to quit because they see their employer’s orders of returning to office as restrictive, making them spend time on commuting and preventing them from pursuing other hobbies and passions.
The bosses found it acceptable to collect information on the amount of time their employees spent on laptops each day and their behaviour around sending emails to identify the risk of burnout, the study found.
Several chains across the UK are now offering deals from only £7 a day to attract remote workers amid the ongoing cost of living crisis.
The study claimed that the stress is becoming too much to handle with 53 per cent of them predicting that they’ll be at a financial “breaking point” soon.
The company is a top employer in Brazil and is scaling up operations thereby adding local and global client base across industries.
RPG Enterprises Chairman Harsh Goenka is of the opinion that working from office offers more benefits that working from home. Take a look at his hilarious tweet.
The number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases in India rose by more than 68 percent in the last two decades. But lifestyle changes and daily workouts can help in keeping the heart healthy, say experts.