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Updated on: Sep 2021

Industry

Ford asks US salaried employees to disclose COVID- vaccination status

Sep 29, 2021

TCS iON offers a -day free digital certification program

TCS iON, a strategic business unit of Tata Consultancy Services offers a -day free digital certifi...

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Sep 26, 2021

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Meesho introduces -week gender-neutral parental leave policy

Social commerce platform Meesho on Thursday announced a -week gender-neutral parental leave policy...

Industry

Sep 25, 2021

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Apple to pay bonuses of up to , to store employees

Apple Incnbspwill pay one-time bonuses of as much as , to store employees next month, Bloombe...

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Sep 23, 2021

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Hiring

L&T hires women employees under its career re-entry program

India’s biggest engineering, construction, manufacturing, technology, and financial services company Larsen & Toubro Ltd (L&T) invites applications from women professionals who are on a career break. The company said, “A Career Renewal Initiative for Women -“Renew” is an initiative that stems from L&T’s strong belief in diversity & equal career opportunities for all. It is aimed […]

Sep 22, 2021

Industry

Ford India workers protest over planned plant closure

Hundreds of workers at a Ford Motor Co factory in India’s western Gujarat state protested outside the automaker’s plant on Tuesday, demanding that the factory’s closure plan be scrapped or workers to be provided other jobs. The blue-uniformed workers gathered outside what is Ford’s car manufacturing and engine-making facility in Gujarat’s Sanand city and said the plant’s closure planned for the […]

Sep 22, 2021

Hiring

Atos to hire 15000 employees in India over next 12 months

Atos, a French multinational information technology service and consulting company, has announced its plans to hire 15000 employees in India over the next 12 months. Currently, the company has a total headcount of 40,000 people in India, and globally Atos has more than 1.0 lakh employees. In an interview with Economic Times, Elie Girard, Chief […]

Sep 21, 2021

Diversity & Inclusion

Nestle India increases Women Employees to boost its gender diversity

Nestle India, the world’s largest food and beverage company is increasing the number of its women employees as part of its gender diversity efforts. Currently, around 23 per cent of Nestle India’s workforce are women, its Chairman and Managing Director Suresh Narayanan said on Monday in a statement. “We moved a fair degree on this. When […]

Sep 21, 2021

Industry

Ford India workers’ future in TN govt’s hands: Ex-Union leader

The job security of the Ford India Private Ltd’s workers is in the hands of the Tamil Nadu government and it cannot be a neutral player, said a former union leader of Hindustan Motor Finance Corporation Ltd and a noted lawyer dealing in labour matters. Car maker Hindustan Motors Ltd-part of the C.K.Birla group- had its car […]

Sep 20, 2021

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Hyundai mulls robot dog Spot for facility inspector job

Automaker Hyundai Motor Group has launched a pilot project to deploy a robot to inspect safety at its factory, in a first collaboration with the US-based startup Boston Dynamics. The automotive group said the factory safety service robot based on Boston Dynamic‘s four-legged robot Spot went into pilot operation at its subsidiary Kia Corp.’s plant in Gwangmyeong, southwest of Seoul. It […]

Sep 20, 2021

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TCS to invest Rs 690 crore in Kerala, will create 10,000 jobs

India’s biggest IT service provider company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), has signed an MoU with Kerala Government to set up a ‘TCS Innovation Park‘ in KINFRA Electronics Manufacturing Cluster at Kakkanad, Kochi. The IT major has agreed to invest Rs 690 crore. The new project is expected to create 10,000 jobs when fully operational. The […]

Sep 19, 2021

Industry

HCL Technologies Celebrates One Year in Sri Lanka

HCL Technologies, a leading global technology company, has completed one year of operations in Sri Lanka and recently surpassed a milestone of recruiting more than 1,000 local employees, including recent graduates as well as seasoned industry professionals. According to the press release, HCL entered Sri Lanka in 2020 with an aim to make it a […]

Sep 17, 2021

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PepsiCo has inaugurated its new foods manufacturing plant in Mathura

15th September 2021, PepsiCo has inaugurated its new foods manufacturing plant spread over 29 acres in Kosi Kalan, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh under the Government of India’s Atmanirbhar Vision. In the spirit of “Unnati Ki Sajhedhari”, the plant was inaugurated by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri. Yogi Adityanath. Located in Kosi Kalan, Mathura, Uttar […]

Sep 17, 2021

Industry

Snapdeal rolls out 6 months WFH for new mothers beyond maternity leave

Snapdeal, an E-commerce company has announced additional wellness measures for its women employees, which also includes an option for new mothers to work from home for 6 months beyond their existing maternity leave. The company said in a statement, “We all are acutely aware that childcare is not easy and many times women leave the […]

Sep 16, 2021

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Amazon reaches agreement with trade unions in Italy

Amazon.com Inc has struck a deal with Italian trade unions promising to engage with them more in the running of operations in the country. The framework agreement, seen by Reuters, comes shortly after news that a group of Canadian workers are seeking to unionize as Amazon continues to manage discontent among some workers at its warehouses. The world’s largest online retailer has […]

Sep 16, 2021

Industry

Bajaj Finserv Unveils ‘BEYOND’, a New Identity for Employability Initiative

Bajaj Finserv, the financial conglomerates in India, today unveiled a new brand identity ‘BEYOND’ for its flagship employability initiative, aimed at making graduates employable for a wide range of industries, through customised training programmes and helping them reach beyond what they think is possible. An initiative to train graduates from smaller towns with skills and domain knowledge […]

Sep 16, 2021