1.
Post
unionisation, Google to keep a watch on employees’ e-mails
Employees have been directed to moderate internal
e-mail discussion groups. Close
on the heels of the formation of the Alphabet Workers Union, Google is
reportedly asking employees to watch out for “disruptive” language in internal
e-mails. The Telegraph reports that employees have been instructed to raise a
flag if comments in mails show any sign of insensitivity or even a whiff of
controversy. A reminder has been given to employees that Google’s meeting rooms
and spaces should be used strictly for official work alone. Staff running
internal discussion groups on e-mail have been directed to learn to moderate
them to ensure that there is no use of ‘disruptive’ language. Recently, Google
made headlines when about 400 of its employees got together to form a union,
the first ever of its kind in the Silicon Valley, with the sole objective of
ensuring transparency and inclusivity within the organisation and adequate
ethical standards. In just over a week, the membership of the Union has
increased to 600.
2.
National Employment
Policy by December, to help improve job opportunities
The Policy will be finalised after
the results of the four employment surveys are obtained in October. National
Employment Policy (NEP), which is expected to be finalised by December, will
show the way to improve employment opportunities in India, through various
skill-development programmes, investments and policy interventions. Ministry of
Labour and Employment will put together the NEP without which it will be
difficult to leverage the potential of various sectors of the country’s
economy. This will also mean sectorwise updation of employment-related data,
through surveys that are being planned by the Labour Bureau. The data gathered
from these surveys, field work for which will start in about two months, will
serve as significant inputs for designing the NEP by the end of the year. The
Policy is expected to help create more jobs in the country amidst the
uncertainties induced by the pandemic.
3.
What are
the Top 5 trending skills in India?
According
to the 2021 Asia-Pacific Workplace Learning Trends study by Udemy, Microsoft
AZ-900 tops the list of skills that are in demand. A study by Udemy, about
the workplace learning trends across workplaces in the Asia-Pacific, reveals
that the top five skills trending in India are: Microsoft AZ-900, software
testing, IELTS, Microsoft certification and e-mail etiquette, in that
order. With remote collaboration becoming more of a necessity after the COVID-19
pandemic, it is quite clear that adaptability is the only way forward for
individuals and organisations alike. Based on the course consumption of Udemy
for Business, Udemy has come out with the 2021 Asia-Pacific Workplace Learning
Trends report. The study reveals that in the Asia-Pacific region, the demand
for certain skills has gone up. Topping the list of highly sought-after roles
are hybrid tech roles. With agility being the keyword in all aspects,
especially project management, employees with expertise in a single domain are
no longer sought after.
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