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Updated on: Oct 2021

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Aditya Birla Group to set up paint unit in Bengal

Oct 25, 2021

Swiggy to give -day paid monthly period leave to female delivery partners

Online food delivery platform Swiggy on Thursday has initiated a two-day paid monthly period time-of...

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Oct 23, 2021

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Ola Cars to hire , people to ramp up its vehicle commerce platform

On Thursday, Indian multinational ride-sharing companynbspOla said that it is planning to hire ,...

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Oct 22, 2021

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BYJUs extend employee health cover to parents, siblings, in-laws

Edtech company BYJUS on Thursday introduced an enhanced and tailor-made health insurance poli...

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Oct 22, 2021

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Gati is scaling up its workforce by at least 15 per cent

Express distribution firm Gati has ramped up its network capacity by 20-25 per cent by adding 100 line haul trucks to its flexi network to connect the demand locations besides scaling up workforce by at least 15 per cent, a release said on Tuesday The move is aimed at cutting down the dwell time further view of the huge […]

Oct 20, 2021

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Apple fires leader of #AppleToo movement

According to The Verge report, Janneke Parrish #AppleToo leader has been fired by Apple. The company claiming it is because she deleted files off her work phone during an investigation. Apple Maps program manager Janneke Parrish was accused of deleting files that reportedly included the apps Robinhood, Pokemon GO, and Google Drive, and by doing so, impeding […]

Oct 19, 2021

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Facebook creating 10,000 new jobs across the EU

Facebook says it plans to hire 10,000 workers in the European Union over the next five years to work on a new computing platform. The company said in a blog post on Sunday that those high-skilled workers will help build “the metaverse”, a futuristic notion for connecting people online that encompasses augmented and virtual reality. Facebook says […]

Oct 18, 2021

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Wipro launches ‘Begin Again Program’ for women professionals

Bengaluru-based IT major, Wipro has announced the launch of ‘Wipro’s Begin Again program‘ and invite applications from women professionals who are having career break from 6 months to 1 or more years for jobs based in India. Commenting on Wipro’s Begin Again program the company said, “Begin Again is our Inclusion and Diversity (I&D) initiative […]

Oct 17, 2021

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Larsen Toubro launches L&T EdTech, an online learning platform

Yesterday, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has announced the launch of its e-learning platform L&T EdTech aiming to empower individuals with industry-aligned courses powered by decades of L&T’s expertise. “The platform is a new industry-led, application-based, practical oriented hybrid online learning platform to help create industry-ready talent,” L&T said in a filing on 15th October. Commenting […]

Oct 16, 2021

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Boeing workers stage protest over vaccine mandate

Waving signs like “coercion is not consent,” and “stop the mandate,” some 200 Boeing Co employees and others staged a protest on Friday over the planemaker’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement for US workers. Boeing said on Tuesday it will require its 125,000 US employees to be vaccinated by Dec. 8 under an executive order issued by […]

Oct 16, 2021

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Volkswagen officials dismiss reports of 30,000 job losses

Frankfurt: Senior sources at German auto giant Volkswagen on Wednesday dismissed reports that up to 30,000 jobs could be at risk if it could not cut costs in its transition to electric models. Earlier Wednesday, a company source had said the company’s chief executive, Herbert Diess, had given the warning at a recent supervisory board meeting. The business […]

Oct 15, 2021

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TCS asks employees to return to the ‘deputed location’ by November 15

According to ET report, India’s largest IT services provider company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has asked employees to return to their “deputed location (base branch)” by 15th November 2021. The company said, “We’re preparing employees in the country to start working from offices but it would be a calibrated move that will take into consideration […]

Oct 15, 2021

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Wipro Q2 Results: attrition increased to 20.5%, robust hiring plans…

Yesterday, Bengaluru based-IT major Wipro has announced its second quarter (the quarter ended September 30, 2021) of the financial year 2022 results. The company reported sharp rise in the attrition rate at 20.5 per cent from 15.5 per cent in the last quarter as the demand for IT professionals increased. The company has onboarded a […]

Oct 14, 2021

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Infosys has announced Q2 results, attrition increased to 20 percent

On October 13, India’s second-largest IT services company Infosys has announced its second-quarter of the financial year 2022 results. The company reported an increased employee attrition rate at 20.1% on annualised basis as compared to year-earlier levels of 12.8%. Though attrition levels also witnessed a spike. Infosys said that it plans to hire 45,000 college graduates […]

Oct 14, 2021

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3 employees killed in shooting at postal facility in Memphis

Two U.S. Postal Service workers were fatally shot Tuesday at a postal facility in Memphis and a third employee identified as the shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot, authorities said. It was the third high-profile shooting in or near that west Tennessee city in weeks. U.S. Postal Inspector Susan Link said the three postal workers […]

Oct 13, 2021

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Adani Group takes over management of Jaipur International Airport

Adani Group on Monday took over the responsibilities of the Jaipur International Airport from the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The airport has been leased out to the group by the government of India for a period of 50 years. Airport director J S Balhara handed over a symbolic key of the airport to Chief Airport Officer Adani Jaipur International Ltd Vishnu Jha in […]

Oct 12, 2021