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Google Bay view, the company’s newest campus, consists of three squat buildings structured near the San Fransisco Bay Shoreline a few miles east of its headquarters in Mountain View. Google has the embodiment of a grander ambition to run its operations completely carbon-free.  The new office will be opened with limited employees while keeping the pandemic in mind.  Last year Pichai had announced to run all its Google offices on electricity with a clean source of energy.  The goal has been set till 2030, considered to be the most ambitious corporate commitment for decarbonization.  Although aiming such bog targets for clean energy by Google is beyond typical corporate targets, Pichai is all set to make considerate sacrifices for reaching these targets. Source: ndtv.com

One of the leading companies in the IT sector, Wipro, has announced the launch of its ‘Begin Again’ program, for women professionals who had a break in their career of almost six months to one year or more than that, for jobs based in India. This ‘Begin Again’ program is a part of Wipro’s Inclusion and Diversity (I&D) initiative for women aspiring to re-launch their career after a break. Be it for motherhood, sabbatical, elderly care, passion, travel, or any other personal reasons. As per the company, “this initiative will allow talented women to explore opportunities that will enhance their potential and allow them to get back on track with the current demands of the industry.” Along with this new initiative, the company has also recruited 8,100 freshers from the last quarter. Wipro CEO claims to be well-positioned to hire 25000 freshers in the upcoming financial years as well. Source: livemint.com

A news turn point can be seen in startups’ efforts to build new employee-centric policies. Social Commerce startup Meesho has announced 30-week gender-neutral parental leave, and Snapdeal has rolled out wellness measures for women employees. Along with that, fintech startup Slice has introduced a three-day workweek. These new initiatives show a more employee-centric approach of startups that they believe can help build a better business relation. Experts believe this new shift of startup culture from being more workaholic and hectic to more employee-centric can positively impact the business building relationship with these new startups starting the recent trend of making their employees a priority. A unique and better example of employee-centric work culture is now approaching the Indian Startup market and will attract more people to the startups for employment. Source: Thehindubusinessline.com

As per the TeamLease Employment Outlook Report, companies “hiring percentage from October to December can be seen at the highest rate in the past one and half years.” As per the survey, 41 percent of companies are looking forward to hiring this quarter, which was just 38 percent in the July-September quarter.The survey covered 650 small, medium and large companies across 21 sectors. A high sense of positivity can be notices in the Indian White- and Blue-Collar Job Market, opined Rituparna Chakraborty, Executive Vice-President, TeamLease Services. As companies are now taking the initiative to call their employees back to the office, it is also a sort of assurance for the fact that businesses now are not expecting any significant disruption and if in case there will be a probability of the third wave, they will be prepared to handle it this time. In September, Manpower Group Employment Outlook Survey also expressed data that showed Indian Employers are all set to aggressive hiring in the October-December quarter, with 64 percent of employers forecasting an increase in payrolls, 20 percent anticipating a decrease, and 15 percent aren’t expecting any change at all. Source: peoplematters.in

The pandemic has made both employer and employee acknowledge the value of mental health and the need of taking some time off. In the last few months, global brands such as Nike, Bumble, LinkedIn and Hootsuite, announced a whole week off for their employees to overcome the hectic workload and feel fresh. Keeping in mind the mental well-being importance of employees, the newly Indian-minted unicorn, Meesho, also announced a 10-days off for its 1000 employees from November 4 to 14. Meesho’s Co-founder and CEO, Vidit Aatrey, made a statement on Twitter: “Announcing a 10 day Meesho-wide break to allow our team members to rejuvenate after the hectic festival season. As a part of decisions aligned with our company’s value of building a people-centric workplace.” Source: hindubusinessline.com

The Ministry of Labour and Employment has announced the beginning of the Area Frame Establishment Survey (AFES), a field survey aimed to understand employment in the Indian informal sector and establishments with less than 10 workers. Over 2.5 crore unorganised workers have already registered on the e-Shram portal, which was launched on August 26, 2021. This portal is India’s database for unorganised workers. The survey will focus on employment in the unorganised segment of the nine non-farm sectors. The move follows up on the Ministry’s recent release of the results of the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES)—which specifically focuses on the organised sector — for the April-June quarter. The Labour Bureau, which is the data and statistics wing of the Labour Ministry, will carry out the AFES and the next QES simultaneously. The plan is to collate the results into an annual report. A combination of both these reports will result in the All-India Quarterly Establishment-based Employment Survey (AQEES) which is expected to be released in early financial year 2023. This report, AQEES, will give an estimate of employment, vacancies, training and so on, in both the organised and unorganised sectors. According to the Labour Ministry, data on all aspects of labour is crucial and scientifically-collected data will remain the bedrock for evidence policy making. The survey was launched at the Shram Bureau Bhawan in Chandigarh. Source: The article has been published by HR Katha with minor edits by the ArdorComm News Network Team.

Ed-tech firm Talentedge has partnered with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Shillong for launching a Post Graduate Certificate course in Human Resource Management. It has been the first-ever situation where any IIM has partnered with SHRM. This one-year online course has been specially designed to prepare learners as per the requirements of the faster-moving post-pandemic world. The online course is designed to assist management students in gaining both knowledge and application of knowledge across the HR function. The focus of this course will be on critical knowledge, skills, and competencies needed for an HR professional to achieve the next level of success in the ear of a pandemic. Source: theeconomicstimes.com

The second phase of the Deloitte’s Workforce and Increment Trends survey 2021 reveals that corporates in India are expecting to hike the salary of their workforce by an average of 8.6 per cent in 2022. The survey also reveals that the corporate workforce in India was given an average increment of 8 per cent in 2021. About 92 per cent of companies gave an average increment of eight per cent to their employees in 2021— almost double the average hike given in 2020, which stood at 4.4 per cent, when only 60 per cent companies had given a pay hike. The 2022 projections show results similar to the findings of 2019. It shows that about one-fourth of the companies surveyed were planning to offer a double-digit hike in 2022. Organizations would be rewarding their top performers to a greater extent than the average performers, differentiating on the basis of skills and performance. Increments of top performers could be 1.8 times than the average performers. In line with the boom in IT hiring, the survey reveals that the sector would be likely to award the highest increments to professionals in 2022. The life sciences sector is expected to give out the second highest increments. Retail, hospitality, infrastructure and real estate are projected to provide the lowest increments, which is in line with their business dynamics. Source: The news has been published by HR Katha with headline and minor edits by the ArdorComm News Network Team.

Multinational PepsiCo has commissioned the launch of a new greenfield foods plant. It will be spread over 29 acres in Kosi Kalan, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The decision comes after the company promised to contribute its fair share towards the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ Mission. The project is expected to be launched on a grand scale with a whopping investment of Rs 814 crore, the biggest investment by PepsiCo in the Indian manufacturing sphere. This opportunity will be a boon for people living in UP. The company said that the plant will create 1,500 direct and indirect job opportunities for the locals. They are also aiming to employ at least 30% of women at the plant. This will be the Company’s first ‘Make and Move’ factory in India, which will cater to the growing demand for Lay’s chips in the country and the state. PepsiCo has planned to source 1, 50,000 tonnes of potatoes from the state, annually, and will also connect with around 5,000 local farmers in the state for the same. India is a strategic market and an engine of growth for PepsiCo in Africa, the Middle East, and the South Asia (AMESA) region. “The plant will implement the best of what PepsiCo has to offer globally, in terms of technology, sustainability and diversity, and will contribute to the State’s overall development through employment opportunities and strong agri-linkages,” says Eugene Willemsen, CEO, Africa, Middle East and South Asia, PepsiCo. The plant was inaugurated by Yogi Adityanath, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. The ceremony was also addressed by Satish Mahana, infrastructure and industrial development minister, Uttar Pradesh government; Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary, minister – dairy development, animal husbandry, fisheries, Uttar Pradesh government; Navneet Singh Chahal, district magistrate, Mathura; Ahmed ElSheikh, president, PepsiCo India and Willemsen. Source: The article has been published by HR Katha with a few edits from the ArdorComm News Network team.