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Apple unfairly fired an employee for making racist comments, says UK judge
The UK’s legal regime encourages employers to aim for a zero...
ADB sanctions $170 mn loan to strengthen India’s health system for future pandemic preparedness
“This policy-based loan will help fill the gaps in policy,...
9 in 10 Indian workers seek robots to support their mental health
“There is a lot that can be done to support the mental health of the global workforce and there are so many ways that technology like AI can help. But first, organizations need to add mental health to their agenda,” said Emily He, senior vice president, Oracle Cloud HCM.
Govt looks to implement all 4 labour codes in one go by December: Gangwar
The draft rules of the three codes on industrial relations, social security and occupational safety, health and working conditions are likely to be circulated by the first week of November for feedback.
The labour ministry is expected to finalise and implement rules of the three codes along with already firmed wage code rules by December this year. Thereafter, these four codes would become law of land to complete game-changing labour reforms in the country.
Talking to PTI, Labour Minister Gangwar said, “Government is doing all efforts to complete the labour reforms by implementing the all four labour codes by December this year…”
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, according to Chief Marketing Officer Chris Capossela. “The thing we didn’t predict that we’ve learned is now at the top of customers’ mind is really the well-being of their employees,” he said.
Companies initially worried about employees having the right technology to work from home. “Now it’s getting to be much more about ‘hey how do I know if an employee is burned out, how do I know how they are doing — if they are working too hard?’ All of the things around the emotional well-being or the mental health of employees has risen to the top faster in a way that we didn’t really predict,” he added.
Shift towards digital banking is going to be permanent: SBI Chairman
“Progressively, we are seeing that there has been a shift away from branches and even from ATMs. The number of transactions on ATMs have come down from 55 to 29 per 100. On the other hand, the digital transactions, which are on mobile and internet banking, have gone to 55 out of 100 transactions,” said State Bank of India Chairman Rajnish Kumar
Next Insurance raises $250 million, valuation exceeds $2 billion
The round was led by CapitalG, Alphabet Inc’s GOOGL.O independent growth fund, with participation from existing investor Munich RE. This brings Next Insurance’s total funds raised to $631 million.
Businesses cheer, unions fear contentious Indian labour reforms
Under the Industrial Relations Code, one of the three new laws, companies employing up to 300 workers will not require government permission to lay off workers or close plants – an increase from the previous cap of 100 and a major demand from industry over the years.
The code also puts restrictions on the recognition of trade unions – making it mandatory for them to represent at least 10% of workers in a given sector – and prohibit them from striking without prior notice and during conciliation proceedings.
Long due labour reforms to ensure well-being of workers, give boost to economic growth: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the passage of key labour reform bills by Parliament, saying it will ensure well-being of workers and give a boost to economic growth. The new labour code universalises minimum wages, timely payment of...
Lok Sabha approves labour reforms amid union protests
The three bills – the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, the Industrial Relations Code and the Code on Social Security – are part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious moves to liberalise conditions for investment.
Lawmakers from Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party said during the debate the new laws would provide social security benefits to workers, including ride-hailing companies like Ola and Uber.
TCS sets up 11 COVID-19 isolation centres for staff, their dependents
According to an email to employees, these centres will provide medical support to associates and their dependents (spouse, children and parents /parents-in-law) who are asymptomatic or mildly COVID-19 positive with no other co-morbidities or medical history/complications.
All the centres will have 24/7 medical cover, along with daily monitoring by trained professionals. The patients can even connect with a counsellor virtually during their treatment.
McDonald’s Seeks to Recoup Severance Paid Ousted CEO Over Sexual Affairs
Easterbrook’s severance package was worth $41.8 million when he left the Chicago-based company, executive pay firm Equilar has estimated.
But McDonald’s said Easterbrook no longer deserved that payout because of his “silence and lies,” and that had its board known the full picture it would have fired him “for cause.”