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Beyond Covid: Towards a ‘new normal’ at work

The Covid-19 pandemic is forcing these very companies to reredefine their offices as post-Covid workplaces

18 Nov 2020 1:44 AM

Microsoft will allow employees to work from home freely for less than 50 per cent of their working week, and managers will be able to approve permanent remote work. (Representational Image)

Microsoft to expand work from home policy, make it permanent for some staff

The company has released the new 'hybrid workplace' guidance that lays out how employees can have a more flexible remote work schedule

12 Oct 2020 8:44 AM

Software giant Microsoft will let employees work from home permanently if they choose to, US media reported on Friday.

Microsoft to let employees work from home permanently: Report

In its memo, the company said it is possible for its workers to relocate across the United States or perhaps even overseas

10 Oct 2020 9:54 AM

Google CEO Sundar Pichai wrote an email to staff about the extended work from home decision. The prolonged lockdown of Google’s offices could influence other major employers to take similar precautions, given that the technology industry has been at the forefront of the shift to remote work that has been triggered by the spread of the novel coronavirus. (Photo | Flickr - Maurizio Pesce)

Work from home till July 2021, Google tells most of its 200,000 employees

It marks a six-month extension of Google’s previous plan to keep most of its offices closed through the rest of this year.

28 Jul 2020 3:27 PM

Some women have also complained that they find their colleagues inappropriately dressed during virtual meetings and it made them uncomfortable.

How do I tell my male boss it's not okay to video call me at 11 pm?

With companies not having guidelines on remote working, women professionals seek guidance to deal with sexual harassment by male colleagues.

01 Jun 2020 10:57 PM

In 2019, 20 percent of the active population in Greece had no access to the Internet, nearly double the EU average of 10 percent according to Eurostat figures.

Digital snail Greece pushed by coronavirus into rolling out e-governance faster

The government has launched gov.gr, an online platform combining all public services and simplifying online access.

23 May 2020 8:45 PM

Offices emptied out by the coronavirus are likely to stay that way, as tech companies #Facebook #Google #Twitter package the extension given to employees to #WFH as a favour, while merging office time and personal time, getting more bang for their buck.

Work from home being sold as the new culture by tech giants Facebook, Google and Twitter

It enables companies to cut the cost of rent, power and other charges from maintaining an office

22 May 2020 4:54 PM

Soon, 'work from home' could be an option for central government employees

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) may provide option for work from home to the eligible officers/staff for 15 days in a year.

14 May 2020 1:44 PM

IT and Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. (PTI Photo)

Work from home may become new norm, says Ravi Shankar Prasad at G20 meeting

The minister highlighted India's action plan to fight coronavirus by leveraging digital technology and called for a global digital response

01 May 2020 11:51 AM

Amazon India will transport consignments via rail across the country and is leveraging the ‘COVID-19 Parcel Special Trains’ introduced by the Indian Railways to ramp up its operations. (Photo | PTI)

Amazon India ramps up operations with Railways tie-up for faster deliveries amid lockdown

Last year, Amazon India partnered with Indian Railways to transport its goods on 13 lanes, now it will use 55 lanes

27 Apr 2020 6:04 PM

Swanky offices with every floor having a fully stocked pantry of coffee and snacks and subsidised lunches are all going to become things of the past, as companies cut costs by keeping employees working from home and on their own resources.

Work-from-home will continue post-lockdown for over one million IT staff: Kris Gopalakrishnan

Businesses are rethinking using office spaces as they can save on rental costs

27 Apr 2020 2:43 PM

BSNL landline users who opt for the plan get up to 5GB data daily at a speed of 10 Mbps, after which the speed falls to 1Mbps.

BSNL extends free broadband plan to aid work from home till May 19

Landline users can call 1800-345-1504 to register for the free internet plan

25 Apr 2020 6:58 PM

An Indian Finance Ministry employee walks carrying files outside the ministry building on April 20, 2020. An increasing number of officers are opting to work from home amid concerns over the coronavirus epidemic in New Delhi. (AP)

Virtual working is just an option for post-corona times

What Covid-19 may indeed accelerate is a world that offers the option between physical and virtual ways of functioning

24 Apr 2020 8:31 PM

Actor-producer Tara Sharma retreats into the bathroom when she has something to get done.

No, I don't WFH, I work from bathroom

Many work-from-home pros are searching for that ideal spot where they can briskly get something done

14 Apr 2020 1:06 AM

About 12.7 per cent of the IT workforce comprises employees who thrive on their social interactions and as a result, work from home is a challenge for them, the study by SCIKEY MindMatch

Remote working not suitable for 99.8pc of IT workforce, says study of 10,000 job seekers

They were resistant to learning and exploring (95%), had poor communication skills (65%) and lacked planning and execution abilities (71%)

10 Apr 2020 6:05 PM

Work from home is taking a toll on the mind and body.

All work and no play: Isolated from colleagues, work from home becoming a stressful activity

Techies end up working more from home, neglecting their physical and mental health

04 Apr 2020 1:16 PM

A handout image taken and released by 10 Downing Street on March 31, 2020, shows a screen relaying a Zoom video conference with Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson chairing a remote session with ministers of his Cabinet, while self-isolating, in London. (Photo | AFP)

Porn shows up on Zoom, puts popular videoconferencing app under scrutiny in US

Zoom saw US downloads surge by 252 percent to 4.2 mn in the week of March 16, when stay-at-home measures began, compared to a week earlier

01 Apr 2020 4:56 PM

Ashley Bullard, left, sits on the porch of her family's rural home in North Sandwich, New Hampshire, as her daughters Raven, center, a senior in high school, and Willow, right, a freshman at Brandeis University, try to complete their classwork from home during the virus outbreak on a very limited internet connection, Thursday, March 26, 2020. In the town of 1,200, broadband is scarce. (Photo | AP)

What's life like with poor broadband in a stay-at-home situation? These small towns in the US tell you

Tens of millions of people are left out, largely because phone and cable companies hesitate to invest in far-flung rural areas

01 Apr 2020 1:36 PM

Workers still cram onto commuter trains—albeit in smaller numbers—and Japan’s parliament is hardly setting the tone for working from home, continuing to hold sessions and ministerial press conferences. (Representative Image)

Japanese mindsets about office work changing as coronavirus forces people to work from home

The image of going to the office is very strong in Japan, and you have to show that you work hard and long hours

31 Mar 2020 1:32 PM

It is recommended that you update your VPN, network infrastructure devices, and devices being used to remotely access work environments with the latest software patches and security configurations.

Home computers increasingly targeted by hackers: Use VPNs, take safety measures

Change passwords of your home Wi-Fi router to strong and unique ones on every account and device and use two-factor authentication

27 Mar 2020 7:06 PM

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