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Updated on: Sep 2022

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Moonlighting gets government support

Sep 25, 2022

Nestle to invest Rs K crore in India by creating opportunities

As the worlds largest food and beverage company, Nestle SA is planning to invest Rs , crore in ...

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Sep 24, 2022

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LT is on a hiring spree for various lateral roles and WFH jobs

Larsen amp Toubro Limited LampT, Indias biggest manufacturing, technology, finance, construct...

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Sep 24, 2022

Ola takes a U-turn on layoff plans, cancels decision of layoff

Indias largest mobility platform and one of the worlds largest ride-hailing companies, Ola has dec...

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Sep 23, 2022

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TCS asked employees to work from office at least 3 days a week

Recently, India’s largest IT services provider, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) also took social media platforms to convince employees to return to work from the office. The company has shared on Facebook and Instagram certain expressive posts and videos about working from the office. Now, In reference to an internal mail shared with employees, TCS has asked […]

Sep 23, 2022

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Working for 2 firms at same time is against trust, Infosys Ex- CEO

Earlier, India’s second-largest IT services provider, Infosys said that moonlighting is not permitted according to the employees’ code of conduct of the company. Infosys describes this with the taglines ‘No two-timing, no moonlighting’ and ‘No double lives’. Infosys has sent an internal communication email to employees. Moonlighting is a kind of practice when someone is taking up a […]

Sep 22, 2022

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Meesho announces 11-day Reset & Recharge break

Meesho, India’s fastest-growing internet commerce company, has announced an 11-day companywide break from October 22, 2022, to November 1, 2022, for the second year in a row. Called Reset and Recharge, this industry-first initiative will allow Meeshoites to completely unplug from work and prioritize their mental well-being after the busy festive sale period. With a […]

Sep 21, 2022

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TCS takes the social media way to bring employees back to office

India’s largest IT services provider, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been working on work from home/hybrid model ever since COVID-19. Recently, TCS has taken to social media platforms to convince employees to return to work from the office. The company has shared on Facebook and Instagram certain expressive posts and videos about working from the office. The […]

Sep 21, 2022

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Is IT Industry exploiting freshers, why attrition is so high?

The information & Technology Industry has reported a sharp rise in attrition since last year. The companies like TCS, Infosys, Cognizant, Capgemini, Wipro, HCL and facing the same challenge and also face cost overloads and margin pressures after the US recession fear. April – June Quarter Attrition In the last quarter this year, the companies […]

Sep 21, 2022

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Dish TV Chairman Jawahar Goel steps down from board

Direct Home Entertainment company, Dish TV Chairman Jawahar Goel has decided to step down from the board. A regulatory filing by Dish TV said, “Jawahar Lal Goel, the Director, vide his letter dated September 19, 2022 has tendered his resignation from the company’s Board of Directors and committee/s thereof with effect from the close of […]

Sep 20, 2022

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Ola clarifies laying off 200 engineers to ‘centralize’ operations

India’s largest mobility platform and one of the world’s largest ride-hailing companies, earlier there have been reports that Ola will lay off 500 employees. Earlier, CNBC had reported that the company’s nearly 500 employees are being laid off from the various software verticals of ANI technologies which operate as Ola Cabs. However, now the company dismissed […]

Sep 19, 2022

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Oracle empowers managers to elevate the employee experience

Extending its commitment to helping organizations improve the employee experience, Oracle has introduced a series of new updates within Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management (HCM). The new portal for team skills, performance evaluation capabilities, and an employee listening solution will help managers engage and empower teams to achieve their fullest potential. Over the past few […]

Sep 19, 2022

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Adani completes acquisition of Ambuja Cements and ACC

The Adani group has completed the acquisition of Ambuja Cements Ltd and ACC Ltd. The transaction involved the acquisition of Holcim’s stake in Ambuja and ACC along with an open offer in both entities as per SEBI Regulations. The value of the Holcim stake and open offer consideration for Ambuja Cements and ACC is USD […]

Sep 17, 2022

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TCS calls moonlighting an ethical issue, Tech Mahindra encourages

Moonlighting is a kind of practice when someone is taking up a second job during or outside the normal business hours of primary employment. However, 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 […]

Sep 17, 2022

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FedEx announces to close stores, put off hiring as demand slumps

The company with a worldwide portfolio of shipping, transportation, e-commerce, and business service, FedEx has said Thursday it is shuttering storefronts and corporate offices. The company also said, “The high operating expenses were also a drag on the company’s results.” Due to certain factors, the company has also put off new hires due to frequent a […]

Sep 16, 2022

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Hitachi Vantara opens Application Reliability Center, adds 600 jobs

Hitachi Vantara, the digital infrastructure, data management and analytics, and digital solutions subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd., has announced the opening of the Hitachi Application Reliability Center (HARC) in Dallas. Hitachi Vantara’s first physical cloud and engineering center of excellence in North America is designed to help clients modernize their IT operations with an agile, engineering-led approach. The global […]

Sep 16, 2022