The Coronavirus has drastically reshaped the economy and the labor force. Since its rapid spread around the globe, we have experienced titanic shifts in how we work, where we work, and the technologies we use to stay connected. Such massive change is escalating the importance of HR’s role within organizations.

In a special issue from Forbes India, Cognizant CEO Brian Humphries was named among the Ultimate 10 COVID-19 Changemakers as a business leader who is meeting the pandemic head-on. Humphries' profile can be found on page 23.

The pandemic has accelerated shifts in the job market that will prioritize digital skills of all kinds. But the sheer job destruction of the past few months is so great that even the best-prepared fields haven't escaped losses.

The last decade – and 2020 in particular – has seen dramatic shifts in the way we work, and more change is yet to come. As technology evolves, so too will the HR job roles required to manage all of this

Cognizant has hired Sophia Mendelsohn as its new Chief Sustainability Officer and Global Head of ESG. In her new role, Mendelsohn will work with Cognizant leadership to define and execute the company’s strategy around corporate citizenship related to environmental, social, and governance matters.

In an exclusive interaction with THE WEEK, he talked about the restructuring and the growth challenge.

PPP was created in response to COVID-19, and has been successful despite some confusion and frustration among the many businesses applying for loans. To better understand the program and how banks can successfully service businesses who’ve applied, we sat down with Jack Leach, commercial banking practice leader at Cognizant.

Businesses around the world are falling victim to the significant impact that COVID-19 has generated and are now feeling the consequences it is set to leave in its wake. The financial services sector is no different.

Bret Greenstein, SVP and Global Head of AI & Analytics at Cognizant, talks artificial intelligence with Infinia ML’s James Kotecki.

The overarching agenda for organisations to achieve success is highly susceptible to change. Decades’ worth of IT innovation has led to continually shifting priorities for organisations, and cost-optimisation or speed can no longer be the sole focus for companies.

As the industry awaits a decision from the ESMA on a possible further delay to the CSDR settlement discipline regime, Daniel Carpenter, head of regulation at Meritsoft, a Cognizant company, explained that market participants need to be prepared for the significant impact of the new rules when they do come into force.

From how remote work is changing the ways we communicate with colleagues and supervisors, to what our workplaces might look like when we return, this week's edition of Path Forward explored how COVID-19 is reshaping the future of work.

In an interview, Brian Humphries, CEO, Cognizant talks about the business visibility, the H1-B visa impact and the exits.

Employee safety is a major concern for Australian mining corporations. Even today, with arguably the best mining safety regulations in the world, there continues to be serious injuries and sometimes fatalities. Fortunately, the industry is in a good position to address these concerns with the help of technological advancements in automation.

Businesses around the world are falling victim to the significant impact that COVID-19 has generated and are now feeling the consequences it is set to leave in its wake. The financial services sector is no different. Banks were dealing with hurdles even prior to the

Remotopia empowers us with networks and platforms to create, connect and accomplish.

Since the start of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, technology has played a vital role in ensuring retailers survive a low footfall and a drop in sales. Even beforehand, solutions like e-commerce and augmented reality (AR) were becoming increasingly popular, while high street shops saw fewer visitors.

In an interview with HFS CEO Phil Fersht, Brian moves beyond the business talk and straight to the deep end – the personal, the humble, the lessons learned – and the stakes set firmly in the ground.

Ben Pring discusses the shift to remote work post-pandemic.

We are now all involuntary participants in the seismic disruption shaking the foundations of society, technology, economics, healthcare and more.

The guest experience has always been at the heart of the hospitality industry. As new technology becomes available, we are already seeing hotels across the world embrace innovation to further enhance and personalize that experience, for example, hotels in Singapore are trialling facial recognition for faster check-ins.

In the midst of COVID-19, puppies and kittens have emerged as go-to companions to get us through the extended public healthcare crisis. This is one important reason pet insurance is touted to be the next hot growth segment for personal insurance carriers, as the global market is projected to surpass $10 billion by 2025 and grow 6.7% annually.

Cognizant has hired the former director of technology transformation of the US government, Anil Cheriyan as its new Executive Vice President of Strategy and Technology.

No one could have predicted the global coronavirus pandemic or its impact on business and everyday life. The COVID-19 crisis changed how people work, study, shop and make decisions, affecting every business sector.

The COVID-19 crisis represents perhaps the greatest challenge to the way companies operate in living memory. Almost literally overnight, entire industries were shut down and production abruptly halted or curtailed, as governments across the world implemented "social distancing" rules that limited the number of people who could be together in a single place.