🗞 Workplace Wellbeing Bulletin Volume IV | Issue 44 | Bulletin No 195

📅 Published: Monday, 3^rd November 2025

Trump administration’s 3 sweeping changes — H-1B visa, work permit and green card — to affect Indians the most – LiveMint The new rules include ending automatic extensions for work permits (EADs), hiking H-1B fees drastically, and tightening green-card exams — impacting large numbers of Indian professionals and their families. Read more

‘Next wave of hiring in India will be defined not by degrees, but by demonstrable job readiness’ – Economic Times Employers are shifting away from formal degrees and prioritising practical skills, internships, vocational credentials, and workplace-readiness. Read more

The striking Swedish workers taking on carmaker Tesla – BBC In Sweden 70 car mechanics are continuing to take on one of the world’s richest companies – Tesla. The strike at the US carmaker’s 10 Swedish service centres has now reached its second anniversary, and there is little prospect of a resolution. Read more

Tech layoffs 2025: 218 companies slash 1 lakh jobs – Times Now / Tech Desk With over 100,000 jobs cut across major tech firms — from Amazon to Intel and Meta — the wave of layoffs reflects deeper structural resets in the tech economy. Read more

Saudi Arabia ends the Kafala system — historic labour reform Business Today After nearly seven decades, Saudi Arabia has abolished the controversial Kafala sponsorship system — long criticised as exploitative. The change promises greater mobility, rights, and dignity for migrant workers, including large Indian diaspora communities. Watch more

Microsoft Teams’ new Wi-Fi detection feature sparks employee-privacy debate – BW People A new feature will mark employees ‘in office’ when on workplace Wi-Fi, prompting serious concerns around trust, autonomy, and digital surveillance. Read more

Global employment-law changes to watch in 2025 – BeyondBordersHR Parental-leave reforms, workplace-injury compensation rules, and remote-work rights are being rewritten across jurisdictions — employers must urgently update compliance frameworks. Read more