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Updated on: Nov 2025

Industry

Cognizant Uses ProHance to Flag Employees Idle After Minutes

Nov 18, 2025

The Standard Opens India GCC Mohua Sengupta Leads

The Standard, a leading provider of financial protection products in the United States, has formally...

Appointments

Nov 17, 2025

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How Netflix Uses Daily Feedback to Maintain Its Elite Dream Team

Netflix Inc. has reaffirmed its unique, high-performance culture by officially eliminating all forma...

Industry

Nov 17, 2025

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Reliance HR Chief Ira Bindra Earns Top Global CHRO Honors

Ira Bindra, President People amp Talent at Reliance Industries Ltd RIL, has achieved sig...

Industry

Nov 17, 2025

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Culture & Behaviour

Nike Ends Pandemic-Era Wellness Perk to “Get Back to Winning”

Nike Inc. has ended its highly regarded annual “Wellness Week” initiative, a five-day paid break for corporate employees, signaling a definitive shift in company priorities from pandemic-era employee well-being to aggressive organizational performance. The decision was communicated to staff by Chief People Officer (CPO) Treasure Heinle. It comes as the sportswear giant is deep into a comprehensive organizational reset […]

Nov 15, 2025

Compensation

Infosys Boosts Morale with 75% Average Bonus Payout

Infosys has distributed performance bonus letters to its eligible workforce for the July-September 2025 quarter (Q2 FY26), announcing an average payout of 75% of the targeted variable component. This significant payout reflects the company’s strong financial performance during the quarter and reinforces its commitment to a high-performance work culture, even as the global IT sector […]

Nov 15, 2025

Industry

India to Host 2,400 GCCs by 2030, Shrugging Off H-1B Turbulence

India is poised to solidify its position as the undisputed global hub for corporate shared services, with the number of Global Capability Centers (GCCs) in the country projected to surge by a staggering 33% to over 2,400 by the year 2030. This bullish forecast, presented in a new report by staffing and human resources firm TeamLease […]

Nov 12, 2025

Industry

200 Zepto Cafe Outlets Closed as Focus Returns to Dark Store

Zepto, India’s leading quick commerce player, has announced a major operational restructuring, which involves the temporary shutdown of approximately 200 “Zepto Cafe” outlets across its operational cities. The move is a calculated strategic pivot aimed at consolidating resources and manpower to reinforce the company’s core 10-minute grocery delivery business, which operates through a network of dark stores. […]

Nov 12, 2025

Compensation

IndusInd Bank Initiates Salary Clawback Amid Fraud Probes

IndusInd Bank has initiated a process to claw back salaries, bonuses, and stock options previously paid to its former Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sumant Kathpalia, and former Deputy CEO, Arun Khurana. The move follows an internal review that flagged significant misconduct and accounting misreporting by the two top officials, which led to a substantial financial loss for […]

Nov 12, 2025

Employment

How Ericsson Used Analytics to Retain 45% of its Talent

Telecommunications giant Ericsson is setting a new benchmark in global talent management, successfully filling nearly 45% of all open positions through its internal workforce. This landmark achievement is the direct result of a decade-long transformation that has reshaped Ericsson’s Human Resources function from an administrative unit into a strategic, data-driven business partner leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and deep analytics. […]

Nov 11, 2025

Industry

Infosys Names Cognizant Executives in Antitrust Counter-Lawsuit

The longstanding professional rivalry between two IT sector giants, the Indian multinational Infosys and the US-based Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS), has exploded into an intense legal and competitive battle dubbed “The Sequel No One Saw Coming.” The conflict centers on allegations of trade secret theft, executive poaching, and alleged monopolistic practices in the lucrative US healthcare IT market, […]

Nov 10, 2025

Industry

Google, Microsoft, and Meta End Decade of Diversity Transparency

Google (Alphabet), Microsoft, and Meta Platforms (parent company of Facebook)—have quietly ceased the public release of their annual workforce diversity reports. This decision ends a decade-long commitment to transparency regarding the gender and racial composition of their global workforces. It also marks a significant retreat from public-facing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts across the sector. The cessation of […]

Nov 10, 2025

Industry

SBI Launches ‘SBI-STAR’ to Honour Employee Excellence

State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest public sector lender, has launched a new recognition program titled ‘SBI-STAR’ (Staff Talent Acknowledgement & Recognition) to honour employees for their contributions and excellence beyond their professional responsibilities. The initiative was officially unveiled on November 2, 2025, and is positioned as an annual award framework that acknowledges […]

Nov 4, 2025

Industry

DTDC Opens Women-Only Dark Store in Indore

DTDC Express Ltd, one of India’s leading integrated logistics service providers, has launched an all-women-operated dark store in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. This move is part of the company’s broader strategy to enhance its rapid-commerce capabilities while promoting gender inclusivity in logistics operations. The facility, spanning 700 square feet, is fully staffed and managed by women […]

Nov 3, 2025

Compensation

Entry-Level Salaries in BFSI Sector to Rise up to 10.4% in FY26

Entry-level salaries in India’s Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sector are projected to grow between 8.9% and 10.4% in FY2025–26, according to a focused analysis released by TeamLease Staffing. The report, part of the broader Jobs & Salaries Primer FY2025–26, draws insights from 1,308 businesses across 23 industries and 20 cities, offering a granular […]

Oct 31, 2025

Industry

Nano GCCs in India Grow Faster Than Traditional Centres

India’s Global Capability Centre (GCC) ecosystem is undergoing a transformation, with Nano GCCs—lean, specialized units employing between 25 and 250 professionals—growing faster than their larger counterparts. These compact centres, often backed by private equity and focused on innovation, are expanding at an annual rate of 15–20%, compared to the broader GCC segment’s average growth of […]

Oct 29, 2025