From January 1, 2022, federal government departments in the UAE will change their working week, with much of the country expected to follow suit. Ministerial personnel will have a four-and-a-half-day work week, with employees working Monday through Thursday. On Fridays, there will be a half-day. According to Arabian Business, the UAE Government Media Office stated that there is “the possibility of working flexible hours and work-from-home choices on Friday,” as well as that “long weekends will promote productivity and improve work-life balance.” For government employees, Saturday and Sunday w ..read more

Job-hoppers may have to pay GST if they do not serve the notice period (AAR), according to the Advance Authority of Advance Ruling, Media sources stated that the AAR of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs noted that in the case of notice pay, a company is “providing a service” to an employee, which is why GST should be charged. The AAR further stated that tax is charged on activity recognised as a supply of service under the GST framework. According to the research, service delivery could be direct or indirect. According to the judgement, GST can be assessed on a variety of recove ..read more

“The ramifications of workplace violence can have a lingering effect on the organization for generations.” – Dr. Asa Don Brown (Author, speaker, clinical psychologist) Workplace violence – a term that disturbs both employers and employees. It is important to take proper steps to stop workplace violence in order to ensure the overall safety of all your employees. Violence at the workplace is not uncommon but with a certain level of awareness and resultant precautions, it can be avoided under all circumstances. Here are some ways to follow: Anti-violence policy: The first and foremost thing to ..read more

Govind Singh Negi, Founder – HR SUCCESS TALK & Senior Director – Talent, 3Pillar Global, is a dynamic professional with rich experience of over 21 years in Human Resource Management with reputed companies of diverse industries like IT, BPO, KPO, Service, and Education Industry. He has received the HR Leader Award by The Great Place to Work®. He founded the HR Success Talk community for HR professionals to share and learn from each other. Today we have 50 volunteers who are associated with building the learning ecosystem of HR SUCCESS TALK. It is a network of more than 1,50,000 HR professi ..read more

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The astounding scale of cash and time lost on construction and engineering projects around the globe is revealed in a new analysis of claims and disputes from HKA, a leading global consultancy in risk mitigation and dispute resolution with over 1000 experts, consultants and advisors across 40 offices in 15 countries.  CRUX Insight 2021 distills real-world intelligence on more than 1,400 projects across 94 countries to identify the primary causes of overruns approaching half of projects’ capital value and three quarters of their scheduled ..read more

– A new report calls on employers to do more to tackle domestic violence amongst its predominantly male staff with key recommendations for how to do this. – The report details how workplaces are at greater risk of accidents, injuries and fatalities when men engage in domestic violence at work. – The report was produced by the International Transport Workers’ Federation and the Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children, using research based on with 116 male workers who were identified by counselling centres and workplace management as having perpetrated viole ..read more

– The SAP implementation across 63 group companies showcases LTI’s deep expertise in Engineering & Construction domain MUMBAI, India, Nov. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Larsen & Toubro Infotech (BSE: 540005) (NSE: LTI), a global technology consulting and digital solutions company has partnered with Qatar-based global conglomerate, Power International Holding (PIH) Group of Companies to enable large scale Digital Transformation leveraging an extensive array of SAP® solutions for an intelligent enterprise. The solution framework implementation further strengthens and accelerates PIH’s v ..read more

NEW DELHI, Nov. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — According to the PHDCCI Economic & Business Momentum (EBM) Index, the 25 lead economic and business indicators have shown a significant recovery at 101.6 for Q2 FY 2021-22 as compared to 96.0 for Q2 FY 2020-21, at the base of 2018-19 = 100. “The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry projects Q2 FY 2021-22 GDP growth at 8-10% and a double digit GDP growth trajectory at 10.25% in the full FY 2021-22 on the back of supportive Government policies, uptrend in the key economic and business indicators and resultant strong business confidence and positi ..read more

BANGALORE, India, Nov. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Talview, a leading provider of an end-to-end, AI-powered hiring and proctoring solution, today announces that Sanjoe Tom Jose, Co-founder and CEO of Talview, was named the winner of The HRO Today Association Awards – Thought Leadership and HR Excellence (Provider) – for the North America Region. Under Sanjoe’s leadership, Talview recently closed $15.5 million in Series B funding to transform and accelerate the development of the company’s award-winning Talview Measurement Platform. Talview reduces time-to-hire for global enterprises, includi ..read more

Wins the “Best Companies for Women in India 2021″ award for the fourth time for its progressive women-centric policies and well-balanced, equitable, inclusive work culture NEW DELHI, Nov. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Shell has been chosen for the ‘Exemplar of Inclusion’ award in the third edition of Working Mother & Avtar Most Inclusive Companies Index (MICI). MICI is India’s largest inclusion index, highlighting companies that go beyond gender inclusion and demonstrate inclusion at various other levels – generational, cultural, as well as for people with disabilities (PwDs) and members o ..read more