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Monday 20 December 2021

HR News 20th Dec, 2021

1.  "Women have legal right to a safe workplace": Madras High Court.

Safe workplace is a woman's right observe the Madras High court as it dismissed an anticipatory bail petition by a police officer in Dindigul district. Veera Gandhi had been accused of sending sexual insensitive messages through WhatsApp to a  women constable working at his station. After receiving this inappropriate messages the women inspector filled complaint and received support and Justice K. Murali Shankar remarked that it was unfortunate that women have to still face sexual harassment at workplace. He Observed that woman will not be able to work at workplace because of this experience. Female employees at the lower positions in the organisation should not be mistreated and the male employees need to accept that their women colleagues are equal to them at work and in no way to be treated as secondary.

2. American company to offer 2 houses to its employees as incentives.

Florida-based air conditioning and plumbing firm mechanical one, has taken employee incentivisation to another level. Instead of giving cars or vacations has incentives, the company has decided to offer drawing for two new and mortgage free homes for its employees. Jason James, CEO of the company, made the announcement of the draw on December 4 and it will take place some time in December 2021.The two houses would cost the company $500,000. There is a condition. Employees would be eligible for the drawing if they continue to work for the Company for a year and also take financial literacy classes, paid for by the Company. They will also have to participate in 20 hours of community service for a non-profit of their choice.

3. Tata Power DDL, Hitachi Energy India tie up to train people in the power sector.

The industry feels the lack of qualified and suitable talent in the power sector, which has made Tata Power DDL — a power-distribution utility providing electricity in the North Delhi region — to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with another giant in the power industry, Hitachi Energy. As part of this MoU, the two companies will come together, bringing their knowledge and expertise, to train people in the power sector and fill the talent gap. This partnership will help the power sector to grow and provide talented and skilled employees for the industry. 

As per the MoU, Hitachi Energy will contribute from the technology aspect of training and skilling people, while Tata Power-DDL will contribute in terms of the practical technology deployment experience.

The training programmes under the partnership will be designed in accordance with new and emerging technologies and best practices for enhancing knowledge competency.

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