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Updated on: Dec 2021
JPMorgan set to pay $200 million fine over staff communications lapse
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JPMorgan set to pay $200 million fine over staff communications lapse

JPMorgan Chase & Co is preparing to pay nearly $200 million to settle U.S. regulatory investigations into lapses over monitoring employee communications, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The bank could reach a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission before the end of the year, […]

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CACTUS announces transition to remote-first company for all employees
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CACTUS announces transition to remote-first company for all employees

Cactus Communications, (CACTUS) a technology company has announced its transition to a remote-first company for all its 1,200 employees across nine locations globally. It is one of the first companies in India to join a small but growing list of firms across the globe that are embracing remote-first— companies that have office locations but do […]

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TCS iON invites freshers job applications, the last day to register is Dec 15
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TCS iON invites freshers job applications, the last day to register is Dec 15

India’s largest IT services provider company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will be hiring 77,000 freshers in the financial year 2022 due to strong demand for tech talent. Milind Lakkad, Global Head- HR, TCS said, “For campus hiring, we have already done 43,000. We are looking at another 34,000. So close to 77,000 is what we’re looking to […]

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Google to give additional staff bonus this year
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Google to give additional staff bonus this year

Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Wednesday it will give an additional bonus to its employees globally this year, as the tech giant pushes back its return-to-office plan. Google will give all employees, including the company’s extended workforce and interns, a one-time cash bonus of $1,600 or equivalent value in their country this month, a company spokesperson […]

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Infosys BPM to Create 250 Jobs in Ireland
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Infosys BPM to Create 250 Jobs in Ireland

Infosys BPM, the business process management arm of Infosys has announced that it is expanding its presence in Ireland, creating 250 jobs locally with the development of a new delivery center in Waterford. Infosys BPM started its Ireland operations in Dublin in 2014, delivering exceptional service offerings across telecommunications, manufacturing, social media, healthcare, edtech, and fintech sectors. […]

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Meta announces ‘Office Deferral Program’ for employees
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Meta announces ‘Office Deferral Program’ for employees

Meta Platforms Inc said on Tuesday it will fully reopen its U.S. offices on Jan. 31 next year while giving its employees an opportunity to delay their scheduled return by three to five months. The social media giant’s new “office deferral program” will ensure that its employees have flexibility in returning back to offices, Meta said. […]

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HCL Technologies to create 12,000 new jobs in US
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HCL Technologies to create 12,000 new jobs in US

HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company, today announced plans to create 12,000 new jobs in the United States in the next five years. The company expects to recruit more than 2,000 graduates over the next 36 months as part of its U.S. early career and training program, Rise at HCL. This is part of […]

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Ford delays return-to-work hybrid plan to March amid COVID uncertainty
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Ford delays return-to-work hybrid plan to March amid COVID uncertainty

Ford Motor Co said on Monday it would push its return-to-work hybrid plan to March as the state of the COVID-19 pandemic remained uncertain. The No. 2 U.S. automaker said it will begin a pilot phase for select employees in February and March. The company had previously said it would not return to work under […]

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Better.com CEO fires 900 employees over Zoom
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Better.com CEO fires 900 employees over Zoom

According to a CNN report, Better.com CEO Vishal Garg announced the mortgage company is laying off about 9% of its workforce on a Zoom webinar abruptly informing the more than 900 employees on the call they were being terminated just before the holidays. “If you’re on this call, you are part of the unlucky group […]

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Goldman Sachs announces 20-days paid leave in case of a miscarriage
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Goldman Sachs announces 20-days paid leave in case of a miscarriage

The American Investment Bank Goldman Sachs has announced new employee benefits including a 20-days, paid leave in case of a miscarriage. The multinational investment bank aims to combat employee burnout with fresh measures. The company said, “We will provide 20 days of paid ‘Family Care Leave‘ for a miscarriage (applies to loss of pregnancy for […]

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Capgemini Pooled Campus Drive, registration ends on Dec 12, 2021
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Capgemini Pooled Campus Drive, registration ends on Dec 12, 2021

Capgemini, a French technology major, invites applications from BCA and BSc graduates of the 2022 Batch for pooled campus drive in India. The company said on the advertisement page, “We create opportunities for our colleagues to work on new-age technologies, along with the opportunity to travel internationally and work with the world’s leading brands. Our […]

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Schindler India announces ‘New Year Time-Off’ a work-life balance initiative
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Schindler India announces ‘New Year Time-Off’ a work-life balance initiative

Schindler India, a manufacturer of escalators, moving walkways, and elevators worldwide announces ‘New Year Time-Off’ a work-life balance initiative for the coming year 2022. Under this initiative, Schindler India employees can block 5 continuous leaves at the beginning of the year from 1st to 5th Jan’22 Announcing the new initiative Sheetal Shah, Chief People Officer, […]

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