Workplace
10 Jan 2021
Pandemic special: Some scenic Work From Home destinations in India
It's almost a year since the pandemic began and a year since the majority of the workforce made workstations out of their homes.
22 Sep 2020
'Ellen DeGeneres' Season 18 starts, host addresses toxicity allegations
Celebrity talk show host Ellen DeGeneres started the 18th season of her famous and controversial talk-show The Ellen DeGeneres Show with a monologue and renewed vigor.
15 Apr 2020
Sit 6-feet apart, no large meetings: Lockdown guidelines for offices
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday issued a lengthy list of guidelines for the extended nationwide lockdown in India.
23 Oct 2019
EY instructs women employees on how to act around men
It's been two years since the #MeToo movement forced people to view workplaces with a feminist lens, uncovering everyday sexism and sexual abuse, however, the issue remains rampant.
13 Sep 2019
Frenchman dies during sex on work trip, company held "responsible"
A French company is being held accountable for the death of an employee, who suffered a heart attack while having sex on a business trip.
13 Aug 2019
Now, you can practise firing employees in virtual reality
One of the biggest challenges for a manager is to break it to their employees that they are being relieved from their duties.
01 Jun 2019
Russian firm offers females Rs. 106 bonus for wearing skirts
In a highly controversial initiative, a Russian company is trying to return to the golden age of strict gender roles. Remember when women couldn't vote? So blissful, amirite? (This was sarcasm. Don't come for me.)
08 Mar 2019
Celebrating female leaders in technology, this Women's Day
They have long broken the glass ceiling and continue to disrupt the status quo with their aggressive leadership and indomitable spirit in a field long considered men's domain: technology.
09 Jan 2019
Two Vivo India employees arrested for harassing female colleague
On Tuesday morning, two employees of Vivo India were arrested outside the company's office in Greater Noida for allegedly harassing a female colleague.
20 Dec 2018
Noida: Accused of sexual-harassment, Genpact employee commits suicide
A senior employee of Genpact India took his life at his home in Noida on Tuesday after he was accused of sexual harassment by women at his workplace.
25 Nov 2018
'We aren't robots': Workers' protests highlight Amazon's oppressive practices again
While many were enjoying the spoils of Amazon's Black Friday, hundreds of Amazon warehouse workers in Germany, Spain, and France walked out to protest warehouse working conditions.
18 Nov 2018
#MeToo-impact: NCW thinks better law to address workplace-harassment is needed
In what can be seen as the aftermath of #MeToo movement which swept India in October, the National Commission for Women is mulling creation of a separate law or policy to address all forms of gender bias at workplaces.
04 Sep 2018
#HealthBytes: Top health benefits of using a standing desk
Because of prolonged sitting throughout the day, most office goers today, are at the risk of major health problems such as diabetes, heart disease, or even premature death.
27 Jul 2018
Work messaging wars: Slack acquires rivals, wins the battle
In a surprise announcement, work messaging platform Slack has announced that it has acquired rival HipChat from enterprise software giant Atlassian.
12 Jul 2018
#HealthBytes: 5 simple exercises for people stuck with desk jobs
Stuck in a 9-to-5, in-office, desk job? You're not alone.
12 Jul 2018
Why are women paid less than men? Here we decode
It is common knowledge that women, in India and elsewhere, are paid substantially lesser than men. This disparity has persisted since antiquity, across sectors and geographies. Unfortunately, this pay parity exists even today.
27 Jun 2018
Senior not responsible if employee kills themselves over workload: SC
In a potentially significant decision, the SC has ruled that seniors in the workplace cannot be held guilty of abetment if their juniors commit suicide due to work stress.
12 Jun 2018
Poor working conditions in Amazon: Isolated incident or a pattern?
A report by New York-based labor watchdog, China Labor Watch (CLW), revealed terrible working conditions at a Foxconn-owned Amazon facility in Hengyang, China, and understandably the e-commerce giant has come under fire.
07 Jun 2018
7 start-ups that are currently hiring in Bengaluru
The tech capital of India, Bengaluru, is home to some of India's best companies to work for.
19 May 2018
Mumbai, Bengaluru get new co-working spaces
Mumbai and Bengaluru have gotten more co-working spaces, courtesy WeWork.
24 Apr 2018
Sexual misconduct common in Parliament too, says Renuka Chowdhury
Hours after veteran Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan stirred up a storm by defending casting couch in Indian film industry, Rajya Sabha member Renuka Chowdhury said sexual misconduct is rampant inside the Indian Parliament too, much like all other workplaces.
24 Mar 2018
South Korea to shut down computers to regulate work hours
South Korea has come up with an innovative idea to prevent employees from working overtime. Starting March 30, on every Friday, it'll shut down computers of all government staff in Seoul at 20:00.
21 Mar 2018
Indians would rather work at Paytm than Google: LinkedIn report
According to a new report by professional social network LinkedIn, Indians prefer to work at home-grown mobile internet companies like Paytm instead of global tech giants like Google.
20 Mar 2018
Why men, not women are seen as effective leaders?
If asked to draw an effective leader, what would you draw? A man? Or a woman?
08 Mar 2018
International Women's Day: Celebrating female pioneers in technology
They have long broken the glass ceiling and continue to disrupt the status quo with their aggressive leadership and indomitable spirit in a field long considered men's domain: technology.
09 Jan 2018
Former employee sues Google for "extreme" discrimination against male employees
A former Google employee, fired by the tech giant in August, is suing the company over its alleged discrimination against white men.
04 Jan 2018
Revised lawsuit against Google over gender pay disparity
Four former women employees of Google have filed a revised lawsuit against the tech giant on Wednesday, accusing it of gender pay disparity.
02 Jan 2018
Time's Up: New Hollywood initiative to fight harassment at workplace
Women in Hollywood have hit back at sexual harassment and pay disparity once more. This time, however, they stand fiercer, more united.
23 Dec 2017
Miss America suspends CEO Sam Haskell for encouraging misogyny, harassment
Miss America Organization (MAO) suspended CEO Sam Haskell on Friday after 49 former beauty queens appealed for leadership change.
14 Dec 2017
Maneka Gandhi urges Bollywood to ensure safe workplaces for women
Maneka Gandhi, Union Minister for Women and Child Development, wrote letters on Wednesday to 24 top Bollywood production houses, urging them to enforce the sexual harassment act.
04 Dec 2017
It's the power, stupid: Sheryl Sandberg on workplace sexual harassment
Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's 48-year-old COO, has once again ignited the debate on sexual harassment at workplace. She shared her personal experiences in a lengthy FB post on Sunday.
02 Nov 2017
Delhi workers get more wages but less offs: Report
India scored a major win in the World Bank's latest Ease of Doing Business report: it jumped 30 spots to 100th, the highest jump this time among all nations.
26 Oct 2017
Facebook releases "Workplace Chat" app for desktop/mobile with game-changing features
A year after launching Workplace, the business-focused social networking platform, Facebook is now releasing "Workplace Chat" desktop and mobile apps, which have Workplace's existing messaging functionality.
26 Jul 2017
This American company embeds chips in employees to track them
It is not uncommon for employers to compete in order to provide various perks and lure employees, but one US-based company is now offering $300-worth "free microchipping" to its employees.
25 Jul 2017
Centre launches 'SHe-box' to address sexual harassment at work
There are 34 lakh central government employees in India, and women constitute 11% of the total force.
13 Jul 2017
This device will tell you if you're stinking!
The Japanese tech company Konica Minolta has come up with an app that will help you self-test if your sweat is bothering others too.
25 Jun 2017
Silicon Valley investor steps down after admitting to sexual harassment
Justin Caldbeck, the co-founder of Silicon Valley venture capital firm Binary Capital, announced that he would take an indefinite leave from the company after several allegations of sexual harassment came in against him.
17 Jun 2017
Work from home: Working practices adopted by a digital generation
Automattic, the firm behind WordPress.com, is selling its beautiful 15,000 square-feet San Francisco office as its employees have simply stopped coming to work.
16 Jun 2017
TVF's Arunabh Kumar steps down as CEO, Dhawal Gusain in
Arunabh Kumar, accused in multiple sexual harassment cases, has stepped down as TVF CEO. Dhawal Gusain will now hold the company's reins.
15 Jun 2017
Amazon in talks to acquire Slack?
Corporate messaging start-up Slack Technologies based in San Francisco has reportedly been receiving inquiries about a potential takeover from tech giants like Amazon.com.
