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Women employees attrition races past men at TCS as work-from-home ends

Largest tech company TCS on Tuesday said attrition among its women employees has raced past the same for men, hinting that the end of work-from-home may have a role to play in it. Its chief human resources officer Milind Lakkad said that historically, the attrition among women employees who constitute over 35 per cent of the over 6 lakh-strong workforce has been lower or similar to that of men, and called the development as "unusual". "...I would think working from home during the pandemic reset the domestic arrangements for some women, keeping them from returning to office even after everything normalised," he said in an interview published in the company's annual report. Lakkad acknowledged that the higher attrition among women is a "setback" to the Tata Group company's efforts to promote gender diversity and added that the company is focusing on reversing the trend. The annual report did not reveal the exact attrition number on the basis of gender. Its overall attrition peaked

Asia leads 'back to office' effort; nearly 50% say will quit if no WFH

Wall Street chiefs have been among the loudest in pushing for a return to the office five days a week. JPMorgan Chase & Co. ended remote arrangements for its managing directors in April

Hundreds of Amazon employees stage walkout of HQ over return to work policy

Hundreds of Amazon employees staged a walkout at the company's headquarters in Seattle over the company's return-to-work policy and its lack of progress on climate change initiatives

TCS denies strict warning to employees in return-to-office policy

Tata Consultancy Services clarified that it had not linked career or compensation to its return-to-office policy, following reports of memos being sent to employees

Amazon workers upset over job cuts, return-to-office mandate stage walkout

A group of Amazon workers upset about recent layoffs, a return-to-office mandate and the company's environmental impact is planning a walkout at the company's Seattle headquarters Wednesday. The lunchtime protest comes a week after Amazon's annual shareholder meeting and a month after a policy took effect requiring workers to return to the office three days per week. We respect our employees' rights to express their opinions, the company said in a statement. As of Tuesday night, more than 1,800 employees had pledged to walk out around the world, with about 870 in Seattle, according to Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, a climate change advocacy group founded by Amazon workers. While some plan to gather at the Amazon Spheres a four-story structure in downtown Seattle that from the outside looks like three connected glass orbs others will participate remotely. Brad Glasser, an Amazon spokesperson, said there has been a good energy on the company's South Lake Union campus and at

Tech companies lead way with 50% of total flex space in India: Report

A hybrid working model has brought flex spaces to the centre stage and helped occupiers in optimising costs and ensuring employee flexibility, the report said

Elon Musk criticises working from home as 'morally dubious practice'

Musk has been a strong advocate for return-to-office policies and issued an ultimatum to Tesla employees last summer, requiring employees to spend a minimum of 40 hours in the office per week

Work from the office, get laid off at home: Was that a good idea?

With offices open again, and remote work more common, companies now have options - and it's not necessarily clear what is best for workers

Infosys to open campus in Kolkata to bring office closer to talent pool

Infosys is taking these steps to minimise inter-city travel for its employees and provide them with greater flexibility

How forever free Fridays have changed things for this company in India

Beroe, a SaaS firm with 80% employees in India, has been on a four-day workweek for six years

1 in 3 employers use Live cameras to keep tabs on remote workers: Survey

More than one in three employers (37%) use live camera feeds to keep tabs on remote workers, prompting some to quit while others get fired, a new survey found

Engineers who joined in-person perform better than remote workers: Meta CEO

Analysis of performance data suggests that engineers who either joined Meta in-person and then transferred to remote or remained in-person performed better on average than people who joined remotely

Flexi work model is here to stay, was around even before Covid: Infosys

Coming to work voluntary, though firm is encouraging staff to come for 1-2 days a week; statement is of significance as several firms are asking employees to head back to office

More employees need to work from offices, says Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji

Information technology major Wipro's Chairman Rishad Premji on Wednesday said more employees need to work from offices rather than from their homes. He also said that coming to office helps in establishing a connect and an intimacy which is very essential for us as humans, and made it clear that no technology can be of help on the same. "You can't build that connectedness and intimacy no matter how advanced technology gets. We are human beings. I am a big believer that we should be coming back (to offices) in some shape and form," Premji said while speaking at the NTLF 2023. Accepting that hybrid working, where an employee works both from office and homes, is the future of work, Premji said the technology industry is one of the most "spoilt" sector where people enjoy this unique way of working. "People should have flexibility to work from home but people should also be coming into organisations," he said. Premji said it was possible to work from homes in the initial days of the ..

Narayana Murthy asks youngsters to ditch WFH, moonlighting; attend office

Murthy said the whole idea of working from the office three days a week and working from home is not the way young Indians should behave at this point in time

The digital boom's cybersecurity pitfalls: Negligence may spoil the party

The large-scale adoption of cloud and the work-from-anywhere model have led Indian businesses to step up investment in data protection

Twitter Singapore staff told to WFH as landlord walks them out for no rent

In the US, Twitter has been sued as it failed to pay $136,250 rent for its office space in San Francisco

Twitter tells Asia HQ staff to clear desks, WFH as Musk pares expenses

Twitter staff were informed via email Wednesday that they had until 5 p.m. to leave the CapitaGreen building and resume their duties remotely from Thursday

2022: When the pendulum moved from great resignation to great return

The controls are back with employers, and WFO with a degree of flexibility is the office-way for now

Shift work affects risk of Covid-19, severity of infection, shows research

Shift work and working face-to-face with others affect the risk of Covid-19 and the severity of the infection, new research has shown