The post threw light on the situation of a senior woman who requested leave to take care of her ailing mother, whose condition worsened due to wrong medication. 

'Put her in shelter home, come to office': Employee denied leave to look after ailing mother

India's reliance on cash handouts as a means of inclusion has renewed a debate around whether it fosters a productive workforce. Are welfare schemes creating a culture of dependence, threatening economic growth and infrastructure development? We discuss the details with Dr. Suma Singh - Registrar, Academics of Mount Carmel College Bengaluru.

The big debate: Freebies vs work culture?

World | Trending | The change in working patterns signals a growing gulf in cultural wars. The work culture first emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, many employees have been fighting for the right to continue working from home.

Two hundred UK firms to permanently shift to four-day work week

Reports say the CEO took this step because the elderly man had to wait a long time to get the file processed. Lokesh M’s action followed the negligence shown by the employees towards the elderly visitor and the lack of promptness in assisting people who visit the office for help.



Leadership in action: Noida's CEO makes staff stand for 30 minutes over neglecting elderly visitor

Noida authority’s CEO, Lokesh M, took a firm approach to address the negligence of his staff towards visitors at the office. A video that is now going viral shows 16 employees standing at their desks for 30 minutes as punishment for ignoring an elderly man who had been waiting for a long time.

Founders and bosses of PinkNews, the world's largest LGBT news website, are facing allegations of sexual misconduct and a toxic workplace, according to media reports on Tuesday (Dec 10).

PinkNews founders face allegations of sexual misconduct and toxic work culture at largest LGBT site

Work-life balance and toxic work practices in corporate firms have become the talk of the town in recent months. Be it the Indian business tycoon N R Narayan Murthy, who set the internet on fire with his "70 hours of work" comment, or the young CEOs of Indian tech companies like Zepto and Greptile.

Zepto CEO clarifies stance on work life balance after 'toxic culture' allegations

Quiet quitting, lying flat, and so many other workplace trends we have heard of in the past few years. But now, there are advocates for another possible trend: 'slow productivity.

Slow productivity: Can it become a new workplace trend? This computer scientist makes strong case

The online community is enraged after a post by a user @disneydoll96 revealed how her mother's manager at work has been incredibly insensitive and pressured her to return to work despite battling stage 4 cancer.

Get a doctor’s note: Manager’s email to stage 4 cancer patient sparks fury

Masako Mori, a Japanese lawmaker and advisor to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, warned earlier this year that “the country will disappear” if the falling birthrate problem persists.

A Japanese company banned late-night work, and a 'baby boom' followed

A video doing rounds on social media shows a security guard locking down the office door of a Gurugram-based startup near Indian capital New Delhi, allegedly with employees still inside.

'Office or prison': Did an Indian ed-tech firm lock up its staff? Here's what we know

Studies show that passion for work can lead to exploitation in a work environment. Is loving your job now a crime? Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: Passion for work has its own disadvantages

In the largest-ever trial of four-day working week, it's found that most UK companies participating are not turning to a five-day standard, a third are ready to make that change permanently. The study involves 61 organisations and about 2,900 workers.

World's largest four-day working week trial; study involves 61 organisations, 2,900 workers

Who comes to mind when you think about intense workers with long hours without regular breaks? The most likely image would be Japanese, Chinese, Indians or Americans.

Who are the world’s biggest workaholics?

From quiet quitting to the return of hustle culture, we round up the biggest workplace trends of 2022. How will your office look in 2023?

Year Ender 2022: The biggest workplace trends of 2022

Key executives of several companies have now written open letters - slamming Elon Musk's "hardcore" work culture. They have also expressed willingness to hire former Twitter employees. Molly Gambhir tells you more.

Gravitas: These companies want to hire ex-Twitter employees

A recent report by Engadget stated that a third of Amazon's new joinings stayed for over three weeks and later are either quitting, being fired or being laid off.

Amazon's leaked documents reveal why its attrition rate is so high

Time is priceless but thanks to the modern techniques, at least the value of lost time can be calculated. Meeting culture is prevalent in almost all organizations but a new study has found that almost a third of meetings are unnecessary and organizations waste millions of dollars on them.

Unnecessary meetings cost millions to firms, impacts organizations and employees

1 in 3 Indian professionals is burnt out. 52% of American workers are burnt out. Employees are increasingly feeling exhausted, incompetent and hopeless. Is our work culture to be blamed for this? What can be changed? Listen in to Palki Sharma

Gravitas Plus: Do you feel burnt out? Watch this

A US judge has approved Activision Blizzard’s $18 million misconduct settlement with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), officially resolving one of the several lawsuits lodged against the gaming company.

US judge approves Activision Blizzard’s $18mn settlement in sexual harassment suit

The past two years have seen a drastic change in the work culture after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic started spreading across the world at the beginning of 2020, forcing countries to implement partial or complete lockdown.

4 days work, 3 days off? India labour code may transform office culture, if passed

Tech billionaire Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin on Thursday faced accusations of having 'toxic' work culture. The claim was made by a group of current and former Blue Origin employees.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin accused of 'toxic' work culture involving sexual harassment

In a surprising move against leading technology firms, China’s Supreme Court has declared 9 am to 9 pm working hours as an illegal practice. Majority of the Chinese technology companies unofficially ask their employees to work 9 am to 9 pm for six days a week.

'Let employees rest and vacation': China labels '996' work culture as illegal

In a shocking revelation, a writer has revealed that during his time working undercover at an Amazon facility, he found many employees urinating in bottles as they were too afraid to take a bathroom break.

'Employees pee in bottles': Undercover writer reveals Amazon's poor work conditions

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