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Move near an office or leave company: IBM's ultimatum to its managers

Many companies have increased return-to-office requirements over the last year, replacing employee-friendly incentives like happy hours and commuter subsidies

How technology is changing the office: Cubicle to wall colours and lighting

Companies are using neuroscience, AI, smart lighting to make offices that inspire creativity and innovation. They are creating office space that wraps itself around employees' needs

65% employees back in office 3-5 days a week after TCS ended WFH: CEO

Tata Consultancy Services CEO K Krithivasan states that with the positive incentives provided, a majority of employees will be back in the office within the next couple of quarters

Big tech companies likely to continue hybrid mode of work: WeWork India CEO

Companies in the BFSI, media, and consulting sectors have returned to office almost fully, said Karan Virwani

Over Rs 10,300 cr siphoned off by cybercriminals since 2021, says I4C

Over Rs 10,300 crore were siphoned off from the country by cybercriminals since April 1, 2021, of which agencies managed to successfully block around Rs 1,127 crore in the country, Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) said Wednesday. Over 4.52 lakh cyber crime cases were reported on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) in 2021, which rose by 113.7 per cent in 2022, with 9.66 lakh cases being reported on the portal, Director of I4C Rajesh Kumar told reporters in an interaction here. I4C is a body established by the Ministry of Home Affairs to provide a framework and eco-system for law enforcement agencies for dealing with Cybercrime in a coordinated and comprehensive manner. Kumar said over 15.56 lakh cases were reported on NCRP in 2023, translating into 129 cyber crime cases reported per lakh population, which shows a "deceleration" of growth rate to 60.9 per cent as compared to 2022. "Rs 10,319 crore has been reportedly lost in India from April 1, 2021 to Decem

South Korea launches 'workation' visa for foreigners: All you must know

South Korea 'workation' visa: Foreign nationals with annual income twice as much as South Korea's per capita gross national income will be eligible to apply for the visa

Corporates relook at work-from-home policy as Covid cases resurge

India reports a single-day spike of 702 cases; 6 deaths

TMS Ep591: Telecom Bill 2023, end of WFH, airline stocks, Covid-19 JN.1

Telecom Bill 2023: Is allocation better than auction? Was 2023 the year work from home ended? Will IndiGo and SpiceJet stocks face turbulence? What is JN.1, the latest Covid-19 variant? Answers here

Ahead of China credit outlook cut, Moody's asked staff to work from home

The department heads in the agency asked its non-administrative staff in Beijing and Shanghai not to go into the office this week

The future is flexible: IT companies juggle in-person with remote work

Some IT employees Business Standard spoke with said that their companies are offering them certain perks to work in a hybrid environment

Global slowdown blues will stall demand for office space this year: Crisil

IT firms and Global Capability Centres (GCCs) of multinational corporations are expected to keep demand modest in the near term amid global economic headwinds

Wipro asks employees to work from office thrice a week as Covid curbs eased

Companies have been reversing or modifying their "remote work" policies as Covid-19 pandemic-related restrictions wound down for reasons including better communication and collaboration among workers.

Infosys asks some staff back in office 10 days a month, bucks global trend

Since the pandemic, they had been allowed to work remotely full-time, and the company's other employees are still permitted to do so

TCS ends pandemic practice, asks all employees to work from offices

Largest IT services company TCS on Wednesday announced that it has asked its 6.14 lakh-plus employees to work from offices, ending the practice of remote working that started due to the pandemic. The company -- the first major IT services firms to announce such a move -- has asked its workforce to return to offices because of the need to deepen the value systems and a belief in productivity gains coming from co-working, TCS Chief Human Resources Officer Milind Lakkad told reporters. "We strongly believe that they need to come to work so that the new workforce gets integrated with the larger workforce of TCS. And that is the only way they will learn and understand and internalise the TCS values and the TCS way. So yes, we are asking people to come all days in a week," Lakkad said. He added that in the last three years, it has hired a large number of people and hence, it is essential to instil the same values in all employees. When asked if the company has scrapped its '25 by 25' ...

TMS Ep537: Work from home, stubble burning, markets, personal guarantees

Has 'work from home' reached its end? Why are measures to control stubble burning failing? What are markets expecting from Q2 earnings? What are personal guarantees? All answers here

End of Work-from-home: IT cos nudge employees to prepare for 5-day office

The French IT company, Capgemini's employees have been asked to work from the office two days a week

Citibank India launches WFH option for 12 months post maternity leave

This potentially provides a cumulative period of 21 months of working from home for expecting and new mothers

Returning to office is $1.3 trillion problem that only few have figured out

Asian nations did a better job keeping Covid-19 under wraps in the pandemic's first year, so people there didn't get as accustomed to working from home

Companies in Delhi-NCR facilitate WFH arrangements during G20 weekend

Offices in Delhi and adjoining areas of Noida and Gurugram have facilitated work-from-home arrangements for their employees during the G20 weekend. India is hosting the G20 Summit and the main event will be held in New Delhi on September 9-10. The summit is likely to be attended by 29 heads of states as well as top officials of the European Union and invited guest countries and 14 heads of international organisations. All private and government offices in Delhi will remain closed on September 8-10, while banks and commercial establishments, including markets, in the New Delhi district will be shut during these three days. Accordingly, companies have announced flexible work measures during the G20 weekend. "In view of the Delhi government's traffic advisory around the G20 summit from 8th to 10th September, we understand the potential challenges our Delhi-based employees might face in their daily commute. "Considering the same, we have already announced the flexibility to work from

Return to office or risk losing job, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy warns staff

Morale at Amazon has taken a hit since the company laid off about 27,000 employees