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Workplace best friends are good for you, a US researcher explains

While there will always be colleagues you don’t care for, it can be empowering to know that with some reframing, you can help create a better workplace for everyone.

Reprogramme your brain to feel good on Mondays. Here’s how

You can’t always change your schedule or obligations to make Mondays more appealing. But the human brain loves routine, so here’s what you can do.

SubscriberWrites: Professionalism cannot be used as an excuse for denying jobs based on hair colour, tattoos

Organisations should look into aptitude instead of scrutinising for tattoos and hair colours as 'viable' reasons for denying jobs to eligible candidates, writes Aditya Sundaray.

Young Indians want work-centric shows, but there has been dearth after ‘Office Office’

Most Indian shows on work life seem to be 'inspired' by Michael Scott and the US 'Office'.

Work from home, work at will — how Covid disrupted Indian workplaces

In 2020, India introduced measures to ease registration & compliance requirements to enable employees of IT and BPO companies to work from anywhere, permanently.

Why our office buildings need to match the way we work in 2021

Smart facilities in buildings are currently poorly coordinated. Developers need uniform standards to fully implement innovative construction methods.

Remote working is starting to show tears. But going back to office isn’t only solution

Burnt-out workers are looking for any direction from management now.

Email rudeness just got worse in workplaces

Studies show that almost 98 per cent of people say they have experienced uncivil behaviour in the workplace, a phenomenon that has gotten worse during Covid-19.

Indians talking mental health aren’t ‘millennial snowflakes’. Time for bosses to catch up

Of the 11 lakh registered companies in India, only 1,000 have a structured Employees Assistance Programme for mental health. The rest probably think it’s a fad.

Want to make office meetings worthwhile? Have an agenda beforehand

Office meetings must have agendas & not be a forum for organisers to hear themselves think.

On Camera

Pam Bondi’s firing is good news. Now, US Senate must stand up for DOJ

Bondi’s missteps hastened her exit, but her departure offers a reset. The Senate must not rubber-stamp Trump’s pick and should demand an attorney general committed to DOJ independence.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.