India Inc seems to be optimistic about their hiring intentions for 2013 as 94 per cent of the businesses are planning to increase their headcount.
According to a report by workplace provider Regus, 75 per cent of Indian respondents believe flexible working is a critical measure for achieving higher productivity.
According to the workplace provider Regus' job satisfaction indicator -- Work-Life Balance Index -- the country has scored 139 points in 2012, a 15 per cent rise from 2010.
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Departmental spending is on the rise, specifically sales and marketing costs, the latest edition of the Regus Business Confidence Index said.
Four-fifths of companies in India are now offering their staff flexible working and a majority of these companies are finding that it is bringing them major benefits such as reduced overheads, a research report from Regus said.
While companies globally are on a hiring spree on the back of an economic rebound, Indian firms seem to have outperformed them by adding more staff, according to a survey by workplace solutions provider Regus.
The study said stress-related illness can worsen or cause a whole series of health conditions ranging from obesity to heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, depression, gastrointestinal problems and asthma.
The latest research by Regus, a flexible workspace provider, showed that 48 per cent of business people surveyed in country consider flexible working can breed innovation among employees.
According to the Regus business confidence survey, Indian businesses' confidence index decreased 2 points (from 143 to 141) since April 2012.
The survey, conducted among over 20,000 executives across 95 countries, noted that flexible working can be used to avoid employee churn as 73 per cent of the respondents believe that flexible working is a perk that attracts top talent.
Amid Eurozone crisis and uncertain economic climate, emerging economies of India and Brazil have topped the business confidence index confirming their role as key drivers of the global economy, according to the global Regus Business Confidence Index.
In 2017, absorption in co-working/serviced offices was 2.83 million sq ft, about 186 per cent higher than that of 1.52 million sq ft in 2016.
The upcoming festive season will be work-time for an average of seven in every ten employees in India, but a vast majority of them still expect the level of productivity to remain low during this period, says a survey.
Pollution and overheating have topped the list of seven deadly stress factors which effect Mumbai commuters the most, a survey has revealed.
A high rate of economic growth seems to be taking a toll on people's work-home balance and more Indians are overworked than their global peers, according to a survey.
Businesses are now putting faith in the social networking medium and the fact is evident with the revelation that well over a quarter of businesses world-wide (27%) have set aside a proportion of marketing budget -- hard cash -- specifically devoted to social networking activities, it said.
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For 59 per cent of respondents, finding that the next rung in the career ladder is a no-show was the top 'get me out of here' factor, a survey by Regus, revealed.
According to the survey, conducted by serviced offices company Regus, some 91 per cent of UAE residents prefer to use private transport to travel to work every day with 79 per cent using their cars and 12 percent going by taxi.
Although in India the average commuting length is 29 minutes, a disheartening 12 per cent of commuters travel more than an hour to and from the place of work, according to a survey by Regus,a leading global workplace solutions provider.
Aiming for a work culture that helps balance work and family responsibilities, every three in five Indian companies plan to hire more mothers on a part-time basis over the next 24 months, a survey says.
Fifty-seven per cent of workers in the corporate sector in India reported an increase in stress over the last two years, a survey has said.
About 83 per cent Indian companies expect a rise in revenues in the coming year as compared to 70 per cent globally, while 74 per cent of large-sized businesses compared to a 42 per cent global average had experienced a rise in revenues, the bi-annual Regus Business Tracker survey said.
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