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Updated on: Oct 2022

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NITES condemns IBM Email for its employees on moonlighting

Oct 28, 2022

Microsoft to skill , women, and underserved youth in years

Microsoft announced the expansion of its CyberShikshaa program in association with the Data Security...

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Oct 28, 2022

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Capgemini attrition stood at . for Q hiring fewer employees

A French multinational information technology IT services and consulting, Capgemini has announced ...

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Oct 28, 2022

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Elon Musk takes control of Twitter, fires CEO Parag Agarwal

Elon Musk completed his billion acquisition of Twitter Inc., according to people familiar with t...

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Oct 28, 2022

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Alphabet plans to cut headcount growth and moderate the hiring

The parent company of Google, Alphabet is planning to cut staff recruitment and hiring in Q4 of 2022 and the coming year, 2023. This decision came into force as the Q3 revenue grew at its slowest pace in more than two years. These things were said during the company’s earnings conference call on October 25. […]

Oct 27, 2022

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IBM India MD sends strong note on moonlighting

Global tech major, IBM which employs over lakh individuals in India, has sent a strong message dissuading employees from moonlighting without following due process. In India, as per the Labour Law, if you are fully employed, you cannot have your own business or even work elsewhere. Most private organizations also have policies that prohibit moonlighting and take strict […]

Oct 26, 2022

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Byju’s employees in Kerala “asked to resign” forcefully

On Tuesday, a group of Byju’s employees met V Sivankutty, Kerala labour minister alleging that the edtech giant was forcing more than 170 staffers to resign. Byju’s is looking forward to discontinuing its operations and will be closing its office in Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala). However, the affected are been provided relocation opportunities in Bengaluru by the company. A […]

Oct 26, 2022

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Microsoft plans Mega Expansion in Pune, Hyper-Scale Data Centre

An American multinational technology corporation, Microsoft plans to build a sizable hyperscale data centre in Pune as part of its multi-city data centre strategy for India. The company is also working on data centres in Hyderabad and has already signed a pact with the Telangana government. The Pune-based company has given Microsoft Corporation a 37-year leasehold […]

Oct 25, 2022

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After 10 years sacked employees at Maruti seek reinstatement

After 10 years, sacked employees at the Maruti Manesar plant seek reinstatement. Jitendra Kumar one of the employees leading the legal battle for reinstatement who were among those sacked after the violence, said, “Around 150 workers joined the agitation and got support from workers and trade unions in Gurugram.” “The matter is pending in the […]

Oct 25, 2022

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Woman pays Rs 56,000 after threat to ban job profile

Online fraud has been increasing as technology has taken a boom. There have always been updates from various sources alerting us to be safe. In a recent fraud according to TOI, On October 14, S R Sonali aged 22 a finance management graduate received a call regarding her job profile. The caller claimed that she […]

Oct 25, 2022

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Diamond crafting firm gives solar rooftop panels as Diwali gifts to 1,000 employees

One of the world’s leading diamond crafting companies, Shree Ramkrishna Exports Pvt. Ltd. (SRK) has announced that the company will be gifting solar rooftop panels to 1000 of its employees on the occasion of Diwali. Shri Govind Dholakia, Founder & Chairman of SRK Exports (aka Govindkaka) said, “SRK is a purpose-driven company and has always led by […]

Oct 23, 2022

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Linkedin bot war removes 50% of ‘Apple staff’ accounts

The world’s largest professional network company, LinkedIn has renewed its attempt to remove fake accounts from the platform. These accounts used profile descriptions and images that were edited or forged and taken from actual employees. These accounts were fake and were due to bot problems. Post the checks it was so widespread that large firms […]

Oct 22, 2022

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Twitter tells employees there are no plans for layoffs

The social media platform, Twitter on Thursday clarified to staff that there are no plans for company-wide layoffs since it signed a deal to be acquired by Elon Musk. Twitter General Counsel Sean Edgett emailed employees saying that the company does not plan layoffs. There has been news that there will be mass layoffs post […]

Oct 22, 2022

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American Express is hiring for WFH jobs, Multiverse Apprenticeship

American Express has teamed up with Multiverse, a mission-driven organization that builds modern apprenticeship programs for talent that have the skills and qualifications for a role, but who may not have a 4-year degree. According to Multiverse, two-thirds of Americans do not have a college degree, which leaves thousands of talented individuals out of consideration for certain […]

Oct 21, 2022

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Accenture launched the new ‘Japan Experience Center’ in India

Information Technology and Consulting company, Accenture recently launched the new ‘Japan Experience Center’ in Bengaluru. The company shared the information through a Post saying, “Our newly launched ‘Japan Experience Center’ at Bengaluru, dedicated to delivering sustainable operations and knowledge-based talent transformation to our clients in Japan.” Commenting on the hiring process the company said, “Your career […]

Oct 21, 2022

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Rishad Premji: Building connect with staff a huge challenge now

India’s IT services provider company, Wipro executive chairman Rishad Premji said that IT companies are currently facing a huge challenge. The challenge of building a sense of connectedness between their employees and the organization. Rishad Premji while addressing the Nasscom Product Conclave 2022 said, “Of its 260,000 strong workforces, around 100,000 are new recruits who have […]

Oct 21, 2022