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Updated on: Jun 2023

Work Model

Infosys ends work-from-home option in these countries

Jun 16, 2023

Samsung gives One Friday Off each month to employees

A South Korean multinational electronics corporation, Samsung gives One Friday Off eac...

Work Model

Jun 16, 2023

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HCLTech is developing skills in AI to certify , engineers

HCLTech, a leading global technology company, and Microsoft announced the expansion of their strateg...

Industry

Jun 16, 2023

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AWS Indias Sachi Krishana joins Vymo as CHRO

Vymo has appointed former Director- HR of AWS India, Sachi Krishana as Chief Human Resources Officer...

CHRO Move

Jun 15, 2023

Latest news: AWS Indias Sachi Krishana joins Vymo as CHRO - SightsIn Plus

Hiring

Accenture is hiring for various roles; HR & Internship Program

An Irish-American professional services company, Accenture in India is hiring for various roles including HR & Career Reboot Program (an internship program). Career Reboot Program Career Reboot Program ( >2 Years of Career Break): The company is looking for professionals with 2-7 years of experience with a Career Break of 2+ Years The Career Reboot program is designed […]

Jun 15, 2023

Hiring

Cummins Group planning to hire 4,000 people

Cummins Group plans to invest USD one billion in India over the next decade. Additionally, Cummins India (CIL) will be looking to double its investment in the coming years to 350 crore to 400 crore on an annual basis. Further on, the company is planning to hire 4,000 people as it makes a transition from […]

Jun 15, 2023

Hiring

Happiest Minds is on a hiring spree to recruit 1,300 engineers

A Mindful IT Company that enables digital transformation for enterprises and technology providers, Happiest Minds is planning to hire 1,300 employees. In an interview, Happiest Minds Technologies Ltd co-founder Joseph Anantharaju said that the company is building out its artificial intelligence business to cater to clients in sectors such as education and health care seeking to tap the […]

Jun 15, 2023

Compensation

TCS is working to double employees’ salaries, reduce pay disparity

An Indian multinational information technology services and consulting company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced variable pay and increments to its existing staff earlier. TCS is also working towards reducing the pay disparity in employees internally and is giving them a chance to double their salaries The company has over 6 lakh employees globally and its strategy is to invest […]

Jun 15, 2023

Appointments

Hinduja Renewables appoints Adithiya Venkataraman as CHRO

Hinduja Renewables, part of the global conglomerate Hinduja Group has appointed Adithiya Venkataraman as Chief Human Resources Officer. He has confirmed the appointment on social media and said, “I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Chief Human Resources Officer at Hinduja Renewables Mumbai.” Adithiya is a passionate HR professional with nearly 12 years […]

Jun 15, 2023

EPFO

EPFO issues new circular, documents, computation- higher pension

Aiming for more clarity on how to claim a higher pension, Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has recently issued a circular on the list of documents to be submitted for claiming higher EPS-95 & pension computation method. The circular also elaborates on what all documents one can submit if one is not able to furnish […]

Jun 15, 2023

Hiring

Tech Mahindra is hiring for various roles; HR & WFH Jobs Apply

One of the fastest-growing brands and amongst the top 15 IT service providers globally, Tech Mahindra is hiring for various profiles. The company has various opportunities for IT/Non-IT and also HR professionals. The company said on its page, “At Tech Mahindra, a culture of driving positive change, celebrating each moment, and empowering all to Rise drives us […]

Jun 14, 2023

Hiring

Grant Thornton Bharat rolls out return-to-work program for women

One of the world’s leading Tax and Advisory firms in the country, Grant Thornton Bharat rolls out a return-to-work programme for women. “WINGS programme aims to give women who took a pause in their careers an opportunity to get back to the workplace. With a supportive work environment and inclusive policies, the programme not only gives […]

Jun 14, 2023

Industry

Google CEO Pichai claims ex-Googlers created 2,000 startups

An American multinational technology company, Google CEO Sundar Pichai has claimed that the ex-Googlers created 2,000 startups. Google CEO Sundar Pichai said, “Googlers have left to create over 2,000 startups, last I counted, and I think that’s great. Some of them are cloud customers down the line for us.” “Some of them come back. I think […]

Jun 14, 2023

Appointments

Siemens appoints Nanda Majumdar as VP & Head- People & Org

A technology company, Siemens has appointed Nanda Majumdar as Vice President & Head – People & Organization, Digital Industries India, Siemens Limited. She is an experienced HR professional with a 29-year career with broad and diverse leadership roles in Human Resources strategy and development, management consulting, communication, and business journalism. Nanda has led the Human Resources […]

Jun 14, 2023

Industry

Maternity leave should increase from six months to nine months?

Recently last month, NITI Aayog member V K Paul said that both the private and public sectors should consider enhancing the maternity leave for women workers from six months to nine months. The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was passed by the Parliament in 2017 entitling paid maternity leave of 26 weeks, up from earlier […]

Jun 14, 2023

Industry

Accenture to invest $3 bn in data, AI; to double its AI jobs to 80,000

Accenture announced a $3 billion investment over three years in its Data & AI practice to help clients across all industries rapidly and responsibly advance and use AI to achieve greater growth, efficiency, and resilience. “There is unprecedented interest in all areas of AI, and the substantial investment we are making in our Data & AI […]

Jun 14, 2023