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Updated on: Jul 2023

Social Media

Boss wants an employee to come to work on day off as he is single

Jul 3, 2023

TATA Power is hiring fresh graduates experienced people, Apply

Tata Power, the largest power generation company in India is hiring freshers Graduates for GET posit...

Hiring

Jul 3, 2023

Boss asks woman to join a work call after she quit, its gone viral

Social media is filled with various experiences of employees facing problems at the workplace. Recen...

Industry

Jul 3, 2023

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Genpact is hiring for experienced, freshers, HR MT roles Apply

An American professional services company, Genpact is hiring for various roles including Freshers a...

Hiring

Jul 1, 2023

Compensation

Air India revises job contracts for non-flying staff

The flag carrier of India, Air India has recently revised the job contracts for non-flying staff with retrospective effect from 1 April. The changes are as per the market standards and promote efficiency. The airline has recently introduced a performance-linked variable pay component. The revision will be as per the below guidelines:- Chief executive officer (CEO) and […]

Jul 1, 2023

Industry

OpenAI, Chat GPT firm sued for ‘stealing’ people’s data

OpenAI, a Chat GPT firm has been sued in the US. The allegation against the company is of stealing data from the public to train its AI chatbot ChatGPT. The lawsuit filing states, “Instead of following established procedures for the acquisition and usage of personal information, the defendants resorted to theft.” Microsoft, an OpenAI partner […]

Jul 1, 2023

Appointments

Accenture gets Rajendra Prasad as Chief Information & Asset Engineering Officer

Accenture announced that effective July 1, Rajendra Prasad will become Accenture’s chief information and asset engineering officer, a new role that oversees all internal technology development and support for Accenture systems and Accenture assets for clients. “These leadership changes are integral to our strategic growth ambitions as we continue to push the boundaries of innovation […]

Jul 1, 2023

Industry

Income Tax issues clarification on PAN-Aadhaar linking

The income tax department has issued a clarification on PAN-Aadhaar linking regarding difficulties faced by individuals in Aadhaar-PAN linking. Income Tax has shared a Tweet from the official Twitter handle saying, “Kind Attention PAN holders! Instances have come to notice where PAN holders have faced difficulty in downloading the challan after payment of a fee […]

Jul 1, 2023

Survey & Report

CEOs Embrace Generative AI as Productivity Jumps to Top of Agendas

A new global study by the IBM Institute for Business Value found that nearly half of CEOs surveyed identify productivity as their highest business priority—up from the sixth place in 2022. They recognize technology modernization is key to achieving their productivity goals, ranking it as second highest priority. Yet, CEOs can face key barriers as […]

Jul 1, 2023

Industry

Pfizer Former Employee Charged With Insider Trading

One of the world’s premier biopharmaceutical companies, Pfizer former employee has been charged with insider trading. The employees have allegedly attempted to profit off the pharmaceutical giant’s treatment for COVID-19. Pfizer told in a statement, “The charges in this case relate to the personal conduct of a former Pfizer employee in violation of the company’s policies.” […]

Jul 1, 2023

Hiring

Hero Vired is hiring for various roles including Interns & freshers

Part of the rich legacy of the Hero Group, Hero Vired is hiring for various roles including Interns & freshers. The company said on its page, “We’re here to equip our learners with the knowledge, skills, and expertise they need to find success. We do this through a deeply engaged and holistic learning experience, empowering […]

Jun 30, 2023

Industry

Govt. approves 42 days Special Casual Leave Organ Donation

Central government employees will now get 42 days special casual leave for organ donation. Presently, rules say maximum of 30 days can be granted as Special Casual Leave in any one calendar year. Organ removal from a donor is a major surgery, which requires time for recovery, including both hospitalization and post-hospitalization periods. Further, keeping in […]

Jun 30, 2023

Industry

TCS jobs scam: 6 employees fired, bans many staffing firms

Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran said on June 29 that the IT and consulting company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has sacked six employees after finding them guilty of accepting favours from certain staffing firms in the appointment of contractual workers. “We have sacked six employees and also banned six staffing companies,” he said in response to questions […]

Jun 30, 2023

Training

Microsoft announces new free AI skills initiative training course

Microsoft announced a new AI Skills Initiative to help people and communities around the world learn to harness the power of AI. The new initiative, part of Microsoft’s Skills for Jobs program, includes new, free coursework developed with LinkedIn; a new grant challenge with data.org for organizations to create new ways of training, upskilling and reskilling workers […]

Jun 30, 2023

Industry

DigiPivot an initiative by Google & HUL upskilling program; Apply

DigiPivot, an initiative by Google in association with Avtar and ISB Executive Education and Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) as an industry partner, is a platform designed to upskill women in Digital Marketing. The 3 editions since 2020 were resounding successes; a total of 200 women professionals from across India were chosen for the program from among thousands of applicants, through a […]

Jun 30, 2023

Technology

Top 5 Reasons Why Companies are Banning Use of Chat GPT

Despite the huge attention of Chat GPT, many companies like Apple, Samsung, Amazon, Accenture, JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank, Verizon, Northrop Grumman, and many more companies have banned the use of Chat GPT for their employees. Here are some potential reasons why a few companies might choose to ban the use of AI language models like […]

Jun 30, 2023