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U.S. court upholds Harvard race-based admissions
U.S. Circuit Judge Sandra Lynch, however, said Harvard’s use of race was not “impermissibly extensive” and was instead “meaningful,” because it prevented diversity from plummeting.
“Harvard’s race-conscious admissions program ensures that Harvard can retain the benefits of diversity it has already achieved,” she said.
WeWork losses mount but ‘seismic shift’ in office use seen helping recovery
The pandemic has accelerated a “seismic shift” in the office sector that has put flexibility – an industry byword for the short-term leases the company embraces – and WeWork at the forefront, the memo signed by Chief Executive Sandeep Mathrani and Chief Financial Officer Ben Dunham said.
“This is our moment, and I know that together, we will continue to define the future of work,” they said.
After easing of WFH rules, India Inc continues to innovate ahead
The pandemic has been the biggest disruptor of this century and this move by the government can be a gamechanger for the IT and BPO industry, positioning India as a global outsourcing hub leading to job creation beyond the metros.
The changes will enable companies to attract talent from anywhere, reduce costs of operations while also accelerate development and use of new human resources, marketing, sales, business development and other practices to ensure high productivity.
UAE relaxes Islamic laws, allows cohabitation of unmarried couples
Another amendment allows for cohabitation of unmarried couples, which has long been a crime in the UAE.
Authorities, especially in the more free-wheeling financial hub of Dubai, tend to look the other way when it comes to foreigners, but the threat of punishment still lingered for such behavior.
Saudi Arabia to remove curbs on foreign workers to attract overseas talent
The new rules will come into effect on March 14 and apply to all foreign workers in the private sector, regardless of salary, he said.
Microsoft Teams platform reaches 115mn daily active users: Nadella
The video collaboration platform has added over 100 new capabilities in the last six months, including breakout rooms, meeting recaps, shift scheduling, and large scale digital events up to 20,000 participants, to help people transcend both time and distance.
“We are adding reimagined workspaces in Teams for every collaborator, remote, in-person, or on the go, and we’re accelerating our innovation for both first-line and knowledge workers,” Nadella stressed.
New insights in Teams provide personalised recommended actions, making it easier for employees to create healthy work habits and for leaders to build high-performing teams.
Pandemic speeds labour shift from humans to robots, WEF survey finds
“COVID-19 has accelerated the arrival of the future of work,” WEF Managing Director Saadia Zahidi said.
COVID-19 prompts workers, corporates to adopt gig economy
Experts believe that gig economy provides a win-win situation for both parties and its reach is slowly expanding from less-skilled services to high-skilled jobs.
“Gig economy has been there for a long time. It’s being embraced like never before, that too in India, due to both economic conditions and COVID-19 situation,” said Kaushik Banerjee, Vice President and Business Head of Teamlease.com and Freshersworld.com.
Most executives in India prefer continuing with remote working: Survey
“Seventy-four per cent of India”s executives said their business continues to use offline workflows, the lowest among all other countries surveyed (US 89 per cent, UK 98 per cent, Australia 98 per cent),” said ServiceNow Managing Director (India and SAARC) Arun Balasubramanian.
The survey was conducted during September 1-10 among 900 C-suite executives and 8,100 office professionals from companies of 500 or more employees in countries including the US, the UK, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, India, Japan, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand.
In India, The Work Survey was conducted amoung 100 C-suite leaders and 1,000 employees from various industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, telecommunications and public sector.
Nearly nine of 10 workers want to keep work-from-home option: survey
Cisco Vice President Gordon Thomson said companies would have to reconfigure how they operate to help meet the new demands of workers, who prioritised effective communication and collaboration above everything else.