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Microsoft shareholders back proposal seeking report sexual harassment
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Microsoft shareholders back proposal seeking report sexual harassment

Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday its shareholders had approved a proposal by Arjuna Capital, which sought a report from the software firm on the effectiveness of its policies to battle sexual harassment in the workplace. About 80% of the votes that were cast at the company’s annual meeting were in favor of producing such a […]

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Cognizant appoints new Head for Middle East business operations
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Cognizant appoints new Head for Middle East business operations

Cognizant announced that Maged Wassim has joined the company as Vice President, Head of Middle East. In this role, Maged will lead Cognizant’s commercial activities to supercharge growth in the region. Under his leadership in the Middle East, Cognizant will contribute to the region’s goal to move to a knowledge-based economy, focused on digital transformation […]

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Government forms four panels to look into EPFO functioning
EPFO

Government forms four panels to look into EPFO functioning

According to The Hindu report, the Government of India has formed four ad-hoc board-level committees to look into the EPFO functioning for its different aspects, including IT, communications, and pension. Bhupender Yadav, Union Cabinet Minister of Labour and Employment, Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the Government of India who chairs the Central Board of […]

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Goldman Sachs introduces new employee benefits
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Goldman Sachs introduces new employee benefits

GOLDMAN Sachs Group has introduced a slew of benefits for its employees, as it attempts to ease the strain on its workers and woo talent. The bank is increasing its retirement fund, matching contributions for US employees to 6 per cent of total compensation, a jump of 2 per cent, according to a source. Goldman […]

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Saurabh Deep Singla, EVP & CHRO, Ecom Express on people-first culture
Human Resources

Saurabh Deep Singla, EVP & CHRO, Ecom Express on people-first culture

Saurabh Deep Singla, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO) for Ecom Express Private Limited, a technology-enabled end-to-end logistics solutions provider to the e-commerce industry. He is responsible for preserving the Company’s unique culture of positive engagement with its 45,000+ employees and counting, overseeing talent management and development, diversity and inclusion, culture of […]

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Cognizant CEO Brian Humphries on Talent Challenges Right Now
Talent Acquisition

Cognizant CEO Brian Humphries on Talent Challenges Right Now

Digital services have become more important than ever since the pandemic began in early 2020, and that’s meant big business for major technology companies including cognizant. But there’s also a downside to the tech boom. It’s making it more difficult than ever to recruit and retain software developers and other tech workers who can demand […]

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New Hiring’s V/s Retention Rate
Employee Retention

New Hiring’s V/s Retention Rate

The competition nowadays has skyrocketed in every field. Employee retention rates have dropped considerably because of numerous opportunities in the corporate world. With each company offering something or the other, it has become difficult for employers to hire people who will not make the switch pretty early or at all. Every field has a lot […]

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Twitter appoints Parag Agrawal as new Chief Executive Officer
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Twitter appoints Parag Agrawal as new Chief Executive Officer

Parag Agrawal has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Twitter. This comes after Jack Dorsey stepped down as the CEO of social media platform Twitter. Jack Dorsey said, “I’ve decided to leave Twitter because I believe the company is ready to move on from its founders. My trust in Parag as Twitter’s […]

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Biocon appoints Joyeeta Chatterjee as Vice President- Human Resources
CHRO Move

Biocon appoints Joyeeta Chatterjee as Vice President- Human Resources

Biocon Limited, an Indian biopharmaceutical company appoints Joyeeta Chatterjee as Vice President- Human Resources. In her new role, she will lead the entire gamut of the people and culture agenda of Biocon. Prior to this, Joyeeta was associated with Future Consumer Limited as Chief People Officer for close to 3 years. Joyeeta comes with over […]

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Ashok Leyland MD and CEO Vipin Sondhi resigns
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Ashok Leyland MD and CEO Vipin Sondhi resigns

Utility vehicles maker Ashok Leyland‘s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Vipin Sondhi tendered his resignation on Friday to “devote more time to take care of certain personal and family commitments”. He would step down from his position on December 31. Further, the company informed that Chairman Dheeraj Ahuja would be stepping in the position […]

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How to Build a Company Culture that impacts Employee Retention
Culture & Behaviour

How to Build a Company Culture that impacts Employee Retention

Appropriate hiring, rewards & recognition, and lucrative employee benefits all play a crucial role in employee retention. But is all this enough to retain your A-players? No, it isn’t as long as you don’t have a positive work culture. Work culture is one of the most overlooked factors when it comes to employee retention. According […]

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Hero MotoCorp appoints ex- SBI Chief Rajnish Kumar to its Board
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Hero MotoCorp appoints ex- SBI Chief Rajnish Kumar to its Board

Hero MotoCorp, a leading two-wheeler manufacturer has announced the appointment of former State Bank of India (SBI) chairman Rajnish Kumar to its board as additional and independent director. The company has also appointed Vasudha Dinodia as an additional and non-executive director, effective from 25 November. Rajnish Kumar held a three-year term as chairman of SBI, […]

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