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Updated on: Mar 2021

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Cognizant, Accenture, TCS, PwC India announced bonus, promotions, and salary hike this month

Mar 21, 2021

ICICI, HDFC, and few more Banks to bear Covid vaccine cost for employees

ICICI, HDFC, and few more Banks to bear Covid vaccine cost for employees ICICI Bank announced that i...

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Mar 20, 2021

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Tech Mahindra to cover Covid- vaccination cost for employees globally

Tech Mahindra to cover Covid- vaccination cost for employees globally Tech Mahindra, today announc...

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Mar 20, 2021

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TCS rolls-out another salary hike within months for all employees

TCS rolls-out another salary hike within months for all employees Indias biggest IT major, Tata C...

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Mar 19, 2021

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Nokia to cut up to 10,000 jobs globally, including India

Nokia to cut up to 10,000 jobs globally, including India It is unclear where the bulk of the cuts will fall, but it said about 96 jobs in the UK were under threat as part of the €600m (£518m) cost cuts. Nokia is playing catch-up on 5G, and also plans to invest in cloud computing […]

Mar 19, 2021

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Accenture to give one-week base pay as a one-time bonus

Accenture to give one-week base pay as a one-time bonus IT and professional services company Accenture on Thursday said it will give one week of base pay as a one-time bonus to all its 5 lakh employees across the world for their contribution during the challenging year. The move will benefit around 2 lakh employees […]

Mar 18, 2021

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Tech companies ready for future hybrid work model

Tech companies ready for future hybrid work model The pandemic plunged most knowledge workers headlong into the world of remote work – and productivity didn’t disintegrate. According to the consulting firm’s survey, remote work has actually boosted employee productivity in most cases: 81% of employees and 80% of employers believe remote work has proved as productive or […]

Mar 18, 2021

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Ford gives 30,000 employees the option to WFH forever

Ford gives 30,000 employees the option to work from home forever Ford Motor allowing more than 30,000 employees to work from home forever, use the office only when they need to, even after the pandemic is over. Kiersten Robinson, Ford’s Human Resources Chief, announced the move in a global town-hall meeting with employees. It’ll apply […]

Mar 18, 2021

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TCS launches SaaS-based AVR Platform to secure from Cyber Risk

TCS launches SaaS-based AVR Platform to secure enterprises from Cyber Risk Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched a SaaS-based Automated Vulnerability Remediation platform that helps enterprises stay one step ahead of malicious attacks by identifying and prioritizing vulnerabilities in their software libraries and proactively fixing them. The Automated Vulnerability Remediation platform helps enterprises build and […]

Mar 18, 2021

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Toyota agrees to average annual wage hike of 9,200 yen per month

Toyota agrees to average annual wage hike of 9,200 yen per month Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday it agreed to an average annual pay raise of 9,200 yen ($84.33) per month in the year starting on April 1. The hike was in line with what the union had demanded and higher than last year’s agreed pay rise […]

Mar 17, 2021

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Hero Cycles to set up a new global hub in London

Hero Cycles to set up a new global hub in London India’s Hero Motors Company (HMC) Group on Tuesday announced plans to set up a new international headquarters, Hero International (HIT), in London as part of a push towards expanding Hero Cycles’ overseas business and strengthening its global presence. The company said HIT is aimed […]

Mar 17, 2021

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Mondelez India to reimburse for in-house nanny services

Mondelez India to reimburse for in-house nanny services According to TOI report, Mondelez India, formerly known as Cadbury, one of the world’s largest snacking companies, has announced to reimburse expenses incurred by its employees on in-house nanny services. The company said new policy is applicable for employees who have children aged from 6 months to 4 years, also […]

Mar 17, 2021

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Accenture brings gender-neutral insurance & leave policies

Accenture brings gender-neutral insurance & leave policies Endorsing equality for all, Accenture India, an IT consulting giant has introduced gender-neutral policies centered on the caregiver rather than gender or marital status. Life insurance benefits at Accenture India were earlier limited to the employee’s spouse and family. Now, the nominee can be anyone chosen by the employee […]

Mar 16, 2021

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NTT to invest $1.5 billion in India, to double capacity in 3 years

NTT to invest $1.5 billion in India, to double capacity in 3 years NTT that has integrated its three India units into one entity from this January, is focusing more on the data centre space where it leads the market, getting three-fourths of the committed $ 2 billion capex, which will see it nearly double the capacity to […]

Mar 15, 2021

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Infosys introduces Digital Quotient (DQ) for future-ready talent

Infosys introduces Digital Quotient (DQ) for future-ready talent Infosys introduced the Digital Quotient (DQ) to objectively assess and classify the digital readiness of individuals, teams, and enterprises. DQ is data-driven and provides a comprehensive score — a single, simple metric that tracks the digital maturity of talent. Digital Quotient helps them traverse a value chain […]

Mar 15, 2021

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Volkswagen to cut up to 4,000 jobs via early retirement

Volkswagen to cut up to 5,000 jobs via early retirement Carmaker Volkswagen plans to cut up to 4,000 jobs at its plants in Germany by offering early or partial retirement to older employees in a move that could cost several hundred million euros, company sources said on Sunday. Volkwagen said in a statement it had […]

Mar 15, 2021