BPO employees allowed to work from home
Aug.08, 2008 in
The Workplace
The ET carried a story today about the Government allowing employees of call centres / BPOs and other service providers to work from home.
Entries Tagged ‘Management Issues’
Retain talent, the ICICI Prudential way
Aug.07, 2008 in
The Workplace
Given the talent crunch that almost all companies are facing, a lot of them are trying novel means to retain their employees. This is even more prevalent in the BFSI sector, with the stock markets taking a tumble. Clients, especially the HNIs, are drying up, and the once hefty bonuses, incentives and commissions are now becoming scarce.
Woman harassed for big chest size gets £30,000 compensation
Jul.20, 2008 in
Legal Wrangles, The Workplace
An employment tribunal has awarded £30,000 as compensation to estate agent Julie-Anne Reed of Exeter, Devon after she was repeatedly criticised by her boss for her 36 DD chest size.
TCS chucks out 20 employees with fake resumes
Jul.14, 2008 in
The Workplace
The Business Standard reports that Tata Consultancy Service (TCS) has terminated services of almost 20 employees at its Kolkata centre after a background check revealed these employees had faked their resumes. This is not all that surprising as there have been several such instances recently, not just in India but even abroad. Secondly, this is not restricted to the junior-middle level management, [...]
Forging your salary slip could land you in jail
Apr.13, 2008 in
The Workplace
A peon working in a department of the Sales Tax office would never have imagined that forging her salary slip to obtain a bank loan would get her a 2 year rigorous imprisonment term.
SC allows prosecution of Som Mittal in BPO rape and murder case
Feb.23, 2008 in
Legal Wrangles, The Workplace, Thoughts
The Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling, has said that Som Mittal, who is currently Chairman of NASSCOM, should be prosecuted for not taking measures to ensure the safety of employees while he was heading Hewlett Packard.
Tata Group subject to racism
Dec.22, 2007 in
The Workplace
It has been quite disturbing to read recent reports regarding the responses from Orient Express Hotels and Ford to overtures from the Tata group. Both these groups responded in a peculiar manner, choosing to highlight India and Indians in a “downmarket” kind of manner, rather than focussing on the merits of the Tata group.
Kayanis in D-I-Y mode as workers continue strike
Dec.18, 2007 in
Around Pune
The Kayani Bakery at Pune, renowned for it’s cakes and Shrewsbury biscuits, has been in the news lately due to the unrest caused by their workers. Things reached a head, when one of the partners, Rustom Kayani was assaulted and the union leader was called for questioning by the cops.
