With companies opting for different models of working as they return to a physical office, Intel is the most recent organization to embrace flexibility. As highlighted by its chief people officer Christy Pambianchi in a LinkedIn post recently, the MNC is out with a policy that looks into ‘the specific needs of different business units,

The recent move to increase the minimum marriage age for women to 21 years might result in more women entering the workforce, says a recent report. News reports quoted the SBI Ecowrap as saying, “We believe increasing the legal age has the potential to reduce India’s MMR (Maternal Mortality Rate) and will lead to more

After a lull during the pandemic, diversity in Singapore Inc. has seen an improvement, according to news reports. According to the Council for Board Diversity, around 39 women CEOs have been appointed. The boards of the 100 largest companies listed on Singapore’s Exchange have witnessed more women representation, taking it to 19.7% as on January

Been on a career break and looking at ways to fill the gaps in your resume? Now, you don’t have to hide your career break. LinkedIn, the popular networking platform, has introduced a new feature that helps display career breaks. The latest addition has been introduced to normalize the different career breaks people take. Some

Kerala government has announced the ‘Work Near Home’ project to provide job opportunities for homemakers. Presenting the budget for 2022-23, the State Finance Minister KN Balagopal announced that Rs 50 crore has been allotted for the project. With work from home continuing at a large scale, he added that the opportunity should be leveraged to

Axis Bank has launched a return to work program for women called ‘HouseWorkIsWork’. The banking organization has launched the program to improve women’s participation in the workforce. In a statement, the bank also said that it is making efforts to spot and nurture talent beyond the templates tried so far. Media reports quoted Axis Bank

On March 8, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, 29 Nari Shakti Puraskar winners received awards from President of India, Ram Nath Kovind. The annual awards presented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development for 2020 and 2021 recognized women for their exemplary work across fields like medicine, arts and crafts, organic farming,

To make its workplace equitable and supportive, Flipkart has announced a period leave policy. The e-commerce company joins the list of companies like Jaipurkurti.com, Zomato, Grofers, Horses Stable News, Gozoop Online Pvt Ltd, FlyMyBiz, and Culture Machine, granting period leaves to its employees. The company has said that under the new leave policy, one leave

The Indian government’s recent move to universalize women helplines and boost the reach of One Stop Centres (OSCs), alongside a better implemented POSH Act, would hold the key to women’s economic participation in the country. According to the government’s recent response in the Parliament, it is looking at a combination of strategies to ensure safe

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) will now be headed by a chairperson and not a chairman. On Monday, The Appointments Committee of the cabinet appointed Madhabi Puri Buch, a former banker, as the new SEBI chairperson. Buch will become the 10th chief of the market regulator, the first woman and the first