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Lack of menstrual hygiene at work drives income loss, absenteeism

Despite growing awareness about water and sanitation-related issues, menstrual hygiene facilities have been found lacking at the workplace in both the formal and the informal sectors

Great Place To Work launches National Trust Index to rank workplace culture

Great Place To Work India has launched the National Trust Index, a national-level survey that captures the voice of millions of corporate employees across India. Launched virtually on May 1, 2023, the survey is designed to articulate the current state of workplace culture across India, a statement said. The National Trust Index seeks responses from across different areas of experience at the workplace that indicate the levels of trust among employees. It will provide insights into how employees perceive the organisation based on the quality of their workplace experience across demographics, states, and industries, it added. "This initiative is the first step towards shaping the future of the Indian workforce and making India future-ready as we navigate gig, hybrid, global, hyperconnected worlds. It is designed to be inclusive and accessible to all, and we encourage everyone to participate," Yeshasvini Ramaswamy, Serial Entrepreneur and CEO, Great Place To Work India said. The surv

Office space operator Tablespace takes on lease 100,000 sq ft area in Pune

Tablespace, which provides managed office space to corporates, has taken on lease one lakh square feet area in Pune to grow business. Real estate consultant Colliers India on Friday said in a statement that it has facilitated the leasing transaction of office space in Pune spanning 100,000 square feet for Tablespace. Co-working is emerging to be the preferred office space for businesses across industries, especially post-pandemic, given the flexibility and cost-effectiveness it offers, the consultant added. The companies present in the co-working segment, which includes managed and customised office space, generally take office space on lease from property owners and sub-lease it to corporate clients as well as individuals. On Thursday, Skootr, which also provides managed office space to large corporates, said it has taken on lease over one lakh square feet of office space in realty firm Max Estates' new building Max Square in Noida. Colliers India mentioned in its recent report t

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

Desk bombing, loud leaving, monk mode among emerging workplace trends

LinkedIn report also finds that for many employees, Thursday is the new Friday

Few women in India hold CFA charter; amid social pressures, lack of parity

Country's share of women completing exam for chartered financial analyst is 13%

Many employers mislabelling workers as managers to avoid paying overtime

New evidence shows that many employers are mislabelling rank-and-file workers as managers to avoid paying them overtime

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