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Updated on: Nov 2022

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Former HCL CEO says moonlighting in IT industry due to Less salary

Nov 12, 2022

Elon Musk ends remote work in his first email to Twitter employees

An American communications company, Twitters new owner Elon Musk said remote work will no lon...

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Nov 11, 2022

Latest news: Elon Musk ends remote work in his first email to Twitter employees - SightsIn Plus

Mahindra Group signs a MoU for womens empowerment

The Mahindra Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding MoU with the Bill amp Melinda Gates Foun...

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Nov 10, 2022

Latest news: Mahindra Group signs a MoU for womens empowerment - SightsIn Plus

Communications Manager at Facebook laid off on maternity leave

Meta has recently laid off over , jobs which are nearly of its workforce. Anneka Patel is o...

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Nov 10, 2022

Latest news: Communications Manager at Facebook laid off on maternity leave - SightsIn Plus

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Dell launches Solar Community Hubs, Opportunities for Youth & Women

An American multinational technology company, Dell Technologies has announced the launch of its new digital inclusion program in India. Solar Community Hubs are solar-powered internet center that connects community members to the digital world. Dell Technologies, together with its nonprofit partner Computer Aid International and like-minded contributors, will be opening Solar Community Hubs across the globe. […]

Nov 9, 2022

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TCS iON offers a 15-day free digital certification program

India’s biggest IT company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced a free 15 days online course “TCS iON Career Edge’ for young professionals. According to the company, this 15-day course will help job seekers to improve their core employability skills such as communication, collaboration, business etiquette, financial and digital literacy, etc. TCS iON Career Edge – Young Professional is a […]

Nov 9, 2022

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Infosys, and Kellogg to upskill employees globally on AI

Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, announced a global collaboration with Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management (Kellogg). Through this collaboration, Infosys and Kellogg will collaborate to accelerate Artificial Intelligence (AI)-centered education for Infosys employees. Infosys and Kellogg have signed a three-year agreement to upskill more than 600 Infoscions working on AI-related projects […]

Nov 9, 2022

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Twitter engineer fired for helping coworkers who faced layoffs

As per Reuters, A former Twitter Inc engineer has accused the company of firing him days after it was acquired by Elon Musk because he developed a tool to allow workers to save important documents in anticipation of mass layoffs. The former engineer, Emmanuel Cornet in anticipation of mass layoffs developed a Google Chrome extension […]

Nov 9, 2022

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Standard Chartered Bank officers’ union protest against violation of HR norms

The All India Bank Officers’ Confederation (AIBOC) has alleged violation of HR practices by foreign lender Standard Chartered Bank and submitted a detailed memorandum requesting the bank’s CEO for immediate remedial measures. The union also alleged that the bank is delaying in recognising Association of Standard Chartered Bank Officers (Kolkata) ASCBO despite several reminders. The right to form association/union […]

Nov 8, 2022

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Fired by error, Twitter asks some laid-off workers to come back

The microblogging and social networking service, Twitter has sacked close to 3,700 people. Some of those who were laid off have been asked to return as they were fired by error. Others were let go before management realized that their work and experience may be necessary to build the new features Elon Musk envisions, the people […]

Nov 7, 2022

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Twitter has fired the majority of employees in India

According to an internal memo sent to Twitter employees, the new management under Elon Musk has begun conducting layoffs Friday morning. Twitter has fired the majority of its over 200 employees in India as part of mass layoffs across the globe ordered by its new owner Elon Musk who is looking to make his $44-billion acquisition work. […]

Nov 6, 2022

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Amazon holds hiring in corporate workforce due to slow economy

An American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, Amazon has announced the company will be freezing all its new hiring in its corporate workforce. Amazon has taken this step due to global economic uncertainty. The company’s CEO Andy Jassy has been looking for ways to cut costs across the company. Beth Galetti, Amazon’s senior vice […]

Nov 4, 2022

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Adani Group to invest Rs.1 lakh cr in Karnataka to expand footprint

An Indian multinational conglomerate, Adani Group has announced that it plans to invest almost Rs. 1 lakh crore over next seven years in Karnataka. Adani said, “Karnataka government’s alignment with our nation’s vision to become the world’s digital hub has produced unprecedented growth in the state.” “$65 billion worth of IT exports, around a third of our […]

Nov 3, 2022

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LTTS inaugurates R&D Center in Toronto, to hire over 100 engrs

L&T Technology Services Limited (LTTS), a leading global pure-play engineering services company, announced today the unveiling of its Engineering Research & Development (ER&D) Center in Toronto, Ontario (Canada), marking its third nearshore global design center in two quarters. The ER&D Center in Toronto will initially focus on developing digital solutions for the transportation sector including railway […]

Nov 2, 2022

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Twitter staff told to work 12-hour shifts, 7 days a week, Reports

According to reports, The microblogging and social networking service, Twitter staff at the company have set tasks so that it can be seen who works hard in Musk’s team. The teams of Twitter’s engineers have been assigned coding projects to be completed over the weekend. Twitter managers have told some staff to work 12-hour shifts, […]

Nov 2, 2022

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Tech Mahindra supports side gigs amid moonlighting- CP Gurnani

IT major, Tech Mahindra CEO and MD, C P Gurnani said that we support side gigs as the company is a digital company and not a legacy firm. C P Gurnani shared his views that employees should not hide such instances as sometimes this may also add value to their CV. Additionally, the employees should inform the […]

Nov 2, 2022