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Updated on: May 2021

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Lenovo, Infosys, Citi Group, Accenture, Capgemini commit support to fight against COVID- in India

May 12, 2021

Cisco earmarks Rs . crore towards supporting staff in India amid Covid- crisis

Cisco earmarks Rs . crore towards supporting staff in India amid Covid- crisis US-based network...

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May 12, 2021

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IBM Corporation Restructuring Plan Gets CCI Nod

IBM Corporation Restructuring Plan Gets CCI Nod The Competition Commission of India CCI receives n...

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May 11, 2021

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Yamaha Motor halts production at two plants due to COVID-

Yamaha Motor halts production at two plants due to COVID- According to a Reuters report, Yamaha Mo...

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May 11, 2021

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ICICI Lombard gives 2 Month’s advance salary to COVID-19 positive employees

ICICI Lombard gives 2 Month’s advance salary to COVID-19 positive employees ICICI Lombard, the private insurance comapny has announced to give up to two months’ gross salary in advance to all its COVID positive employees. The individual can pay back the advance in 6 or 12 monthly instalments at a later date, ICICI Lombard said […]

May 11, 2021

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Max Life starts COVID-19 platform to provide medical assistance to staff

Max Life starts COVID-19 platform to provide medical assistance to employees Max Life Insurance (Max Life) has set up a mobile platform to provide medical assistance to its employees and their family members during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The platform – Call Health – provides employees with round-the-clock services like a telephonic assessment of COVID-19/flu symptoms, facilitating at-home diagnostic […]

May 11, 2021

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Virtusa Introduces 24/7 COVID-19 Care Portal for Employees

Virtusa Introduces 24/7 COVID-19 Care Portal for Employees Virtusa Corporation, a global provider of digital strategy, digital engineering, and IT services and solutions, today introduced its 24/7 COVID-19 Care portal with personalised features designed to help ensure the safety of employees during the pandemic. A unique feature of Virtusa’s COVID-19 initiative includes its personalised approach towards each team […]

May 10, 2021

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COVID -19: Glenmark extends Min Rs. 10 Lakhs supports to deceased employees families

COVID -19: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals extends Min Rs. 10 Lakhs supports to deceased employees families Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (GPL), a global research-led pharmaceutical company extends support to deceased employees’ families who lost their lives battling with COVID-19. Announcing the support company said, “It is deeply saddening to know that some of our colleagues who have battled […]

May 10, 2021

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Hero MotoCorp extends shutdown of plants till May 16

Hero MotoCorp extends shutdown of plants across country till May 16 Hero MotoCorp, a two-wheeler market leader said that the company is extending the shutdown of its plants across India by another week till May 16 amid the rising COVID-19 cases in the country. According to the company statement, “It also includes the shutdown of […]

May 10, 2021

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IBM to start an office in Kochi soon, with a new name — Kyndryl

IBM to start an office in Kochi soon, with a new name — Kyndryl Technology giant IBM (International Business Machines Corp) is opening a large office in Kochi soon post-Covid, the company will have a new name — Kyndryl. Kyndryl will be the name of the new, independent company that will be created following the separation of […]

May 10, 2021

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Mahindra Group to set up an advanced design centre in UK

Mahindra Group to set up an advanced design centre in UK Mahindra Group announced the setting up of Mahindra Advanced Design Europe (M.A.D.E) in the West Midlands, UK. The new Centre of Excellence (CoE), will be a part of the Mahindra Global Design Network that includes the Mahindra Design Studio in Mumbai, India, and Pininfarina […]

May 9, 2021

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HCL Tech extends big help for COVID-19 affected staff & families

HCL Tech offers Rs 30-lakh insurance cover to employees for COVID-19 IT Major, HCL Technologies has announced to offer a Rs 30-lakh insurance cover and an additional Rs 7-lakh employee deposit insurance cover to employees for COVID-19. In case of any employees’ unfortunate demise from Covid, the families will get the full value of this […]

May 9, 2021

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JK Cement extends support to families of staff who lost life from COVID-19

JK Cement extends support to families of staff who lost life from COVID-19 JK Cement has extended support to the deceased employees’ families who have lost their lives due to 2nd wave of coronavirus. The company said that loss of life cannot be compensated emotionally. The colleagues we lost to COVID-19 will forever remain in our hearts. […]

May 8, 2021

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Wipro announces opening of Innovation Centre in London

Wipro announces opening of Innovation Centre in London Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, has announced the setting up of an Innovation Centre in Holborn, London. Wipro will invest £16million over the next four years in the 20,000 sq. ft. Innovation Centre which will serve as Wipro’s flagship […]

May 8, 2021

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Accenture pledged Rs 185 crore for Covid relief efforts in India

Accenture pledged Rs 185 crore for Covid relief efforts in India IT and consulting major, Accenture has pledged Rs 185 crore to support the Covid relief work in India, including providing PPE kits to frontline healthcare workers, and food and home care kits to the unemployed and poor people of the country. The company is also […]

May 7, 2021

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Cognizant to hire 28,000 freshers in India in 2021

Cognizant to hire 28,000 freshers in India in 2021 Cognizant, one of the world’s leading IT services companies is planning to recruit 28,000 freshers this year in India compared to 17,000 hired last year in 2020 to deal with a steep rise in voluntary attrition 21% compared to 19% in the previous quarter.. The rise […]

May 7, 2021