Page 5 - Workplace

White-collar jobs for women grow 35% YoY in February: Foundit data

IT and BPM sector tops in terms of scope at 36%, followed by computers & software (35%) and BFSI (22%)

Workplace imbalance hurting, expect employee engagement in 2023: Experts

With resignations and layoffs dominating trends post-Covid, HR leaders anticipate focus on employee engagement, hybrid work model and greater tech investment to improve efficiency

Post-pandemic job recovery for Indian women slower than men: Report

An analysis of EPFO data for October 2021 to October 2022, finds that the monthly share of women's registration has consistently remained lower than 28%

Over 75% Indian workplaces lack basic facilities for PwD: Randstad survey

The findings of a report released by Randstad India reveal that there is a gap between the policies for PwD and their implementation

Burnout: Real and pretty bad but remains mostly unacknowledged in India

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's decision to resign has turned the spotlight on workplace fatigue

TCS headcount down by over 2,000 in the third quarter of FY23

This is the first time since Q1FY21 that the headcount has come down

Unregistered devices in hybrid work increase hacking risk in India: Report

As much as 95 per cent of business leaders in India said their employees are using unregistered devices to log into work platforms

Google to soon introduce end-to-end encryption for Gmail users on web

The new feature is not yet available to users with personal Google accounts or Google Workspace Essentials etc

White-collar workers turn to gig jobs in search of better work-life balance

The demand for the white-collar gig workforce in the previous quarter has gone up seven times as compared to the same period last year

Handling workplace conflicts

Amy Gallo's book offers hope to those in a toxic work environment. She argues oscillating between suffering in silence and lashing out in anger in not their only option

Flex spaces in demand as 35-40% of firms prefer hybrid working: Awfis study

Survey finds that 45% of companies are looking for new office spaces including conventional and flexible ones, 35% have adopted a multi-office approach by collaborating with co-working spaces

Office space demand can translate into high returns, say experts

Oversupply, poor maintenance can, however, play spoilsport

BHIVE Workspace completes 1 mn sq ft of shared office space in Bengaluru

Newest facility spread across 23,000 sq ft and with 700 seats comes up at Whitefield

Google Workspace Individual storage raised from 15GB to 1TB: Details here

With this upgrade, most Workspace Individual users won't need to worry about running out of storage space in Gmail and Drive anymore

From traditional cubicles to smart cabins, co-working is back with a bang

Demand fuelled by hybrid work models, digital nomads, post-Covid urban loneliness

Productivity 'hyper focus' hurting employees, causing attrition: Report

Only 9% of managers say hybrid work model gives them confidence that employees are productive

WFH to hybrid model: Women workforce gets an inclusive push from India Inc

Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said that a flexible workplace can be utilised to increase women's labour force participation

Recovery tracker: Workplace visits at record high; air traffic declines

There were around 314,000 air passengers as of Sunday, September 4, based on a rolling seven-day average. It was around 331,000 as of Sunday, August 28

Recovery tracker: Workplace visits up 26%, vehicle registrations 2%

Fewer flights and air passengers in the latest week compared to the previous one

Attrition to remain high as millennials demand better pay, promotion: PwC

Most employees in India may not return to offices yet and are more inclined towards the remote and hybrid work model, shows PwC survey