Dahlia Francis is sitting on a small couch at the foot of her bed, in her shared flat, on a housing estate in south London. She wears her new uniform of pyjama bottoms and a Zoom-ready plain T-shirt. Her room used to be a living room. Now the only communal space is the kitchen, where […]
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The Income Tax (I-T) Department on Monday gave a one-time relaxation to taxpayers who have not yet verified their e-filed tax returns for assessment years 2015-16 to 2019-20, and asked them to complete the verification process by September 30, 2020. A taxpayer filing Income Tax Returns (ITR) electronically without digital signature has to verify it
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Almost every situation we’re facing in our lives right now is unprecedented. We’re still in the midst of an ever-evolving pandemic, and the rules about what is and isn’t “safe” to do are ambiguous at best. On top of that, our society is experiencing one of the biggest racial inequality awakenings we’ve seen in a long time.
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With more employees working remotely during the first half of this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, technology has become more important to human resources departments. Experts have noted several HR tech trends, including increased use of artificial intelligence in hiring and recruiting, growth of employee tools for financial wellness as well as physical and
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Download: Official Gazette The Code on Wages, 2019, the first law under labour reforms, is likely to be implemented by September as the Ministry of Labour and Employment has put draft rules of the law in public domain for feedback, a senior official said. Parliament in August last year approved the code to enable introduction
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Any remaining doubts about the value of soft skills were likely abandoned in recent months as the pandemic forced the country to dramatically change its work practices overnight. As companies began adjusting to the new normal, their staff were often challenged to demonstrate soft skills like resilience, empathy and agility while completely overhauling their communication,
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The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal to extend the scheme for payment of the employer and employee’s Provident Fund (PF) contribution for three months until August. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced the extension of the benefit in May this year. “Cabinet has approved the extension of the scheme where government pays contributions
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A vast majority of office workers (83%) want to work from home at least one day a week after the coronavirus pandemic has passed, reveals a new survey conducted by PwC. They also want help creating work-life boundaries to improve their productivity while working from home. While working from home has its benefits, it can encroach on your personal
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The Human Resources organization should be the most humane department in your company; after all, it has the word “human” right there in its name. Yet, according to research done by Zety, a publisher of guides and articles for job seekers, the idea of humanity is missing from many HR departments. The study asked about 1,000
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