CAREGIVER

As the market shifts from being an 'employees' to an 'employer's market', return to office calls have been getting louder, with some companies even penalising employees who don't toe the line. However, while expanded flexibility is discretionary, th...

Companies focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) for societal change and business benefits. Balaji Sreenivasan of Colgate-Palmolive India highlights authentic representation, an inclusive work environment, and the extended Supportive Caregi...

India Inc revamps parental leave policies to support changing family structures and foster inclusion. Companies like Colgate-Palmolive and Hindustan Unilever introduce gender-neutral initiatives. Volvo Group and Standard Chartered enhance parental l...

'Abigail,' a horror thriller about a young vampire ballerina will premiere on April 19, 2024. It will feature Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Alisha Weir and William Catlett. 'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,' a war-time action flick will hit th...

Pat Nibin Maxwell, hailing from Kerala, was killed in the missile attack that hit an orchard at Galilee in northern Israel on March 4. The missile was reportedly fired from Lebanon by Hezbollah militant outfit in support of Hamas. After the death of...

Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) introduces a foster/kinship caregiver leave policy, offering up to 4 weeks of leave to employees for pre-adoption foster care or becoming legal guardians. The policy emphasizes diversity, family wellbeing, and compliance...

Rosalynn Carter's funeral, former US first lady, is on Nov 29 in Plains, Georgia. Private services, including a tribute ceremony, to be attended by US leaders. Public can view motorcade departures. Donations requested for mental health programs or c...

Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, a robot expert from the University of Geneva, who served as the model for Nadine's dark brown eyes and auburn hair, said Nadine and robots like it could prove more effective than human carers.

On International Nurses Day, Madhuri Dixit thanked two caregivers who looked after her late mother like family. She shared pictures of the nurses on Twitter and expressed gratitude for their services.

Additionally, the company will facilitate specialised and trained daycare support via certified partners and will provide an employee assistance programme (EAP) available 24x7 to all employees and their families to navigate this journey.

This businessman with a blue chip legacy has been caught by the fitness bug.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Monday that the bill would be passed at the Cabinet meeting Tuesday, saying it was to "put an end to unacceptable injustice." Diaz said the law follows long-standing recommendations from both the European Un...

20.32% parents felt their children learnt how to manage their own feelings better with support of adults as compared to before, with a 15.44% positive shift seen regarding the belief that children should learn to hide their feelings.

The company is moving away from gender-based differentiation for parental leave and will instead look at the role of primary or secondary caregiver. Secondly, there will be no differentiation on natural birth, surrogacy, or adoption.

"Sadly, as high as our estimates of orphanhood and caregiver deaths are, they are likely to be underestimates, and we expect these numbers to grow as more global data on COVID-19 deaths becomes available," said Juliette Unwin, lead study author from...

Caring for a cancer patient is a full-time, unpaid and often unrecognised job.

This policy will provide financial support to the family of deceased employees, where the death is due to non-accidental reasons, including Covid.

An initiative from philanthropists Melinda French Gates, MacKenzie Scott and the family foundation of billionaire Lynn Schusterman awarded $40 million Thursday to four promoting gender equality projects in tech, higher education, caregiving and mino...

Caregiver stress, physical and emotional, is, both, normal and expected.