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Updated on: Mar 2023

Industry

Infosys Foundation to Bolster Women Empowerment in India

Mar 9, 2023

Chingari announces -day paid monthly period leave

A video-sharing mobile app, Chingari has announced two-day paid menstruation leave per month for its...

Work Model

Mar 9, 2023

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LT Technology Services unveils new Centre of Excellence in Mysore

LampT Technology Services Limited, a leading global pure-play engineering services company, today ...

Industry

Mar 9, 2023

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Infosys is hiring for various roles including freshers hybrid jobs

An Indian multinational information technology company, Infosys is hiring for various roles includin...

Hiring

Mar 9, 2023

Industry

International Women’s Day empowering women in the workplace

This International Women’s Day, PwC shared the voices of women from around the world through research-based insights on empowerment – and explored what more can be done to propel women’s empowerment in the workplace, the technology sector, and the economy. The women are significantly more likely to ask for a raise (55%) and significantly more […]

Mar 9, 2023

Appointments

Siemens Energy gets Sarah Tabet as Head- HR, Middle East Hub

One of the world’s leading energy technology companies, Siemens Energy appoints Sarah Tabet as Head- Human Resources, Middle East Hub. In this role, she will be responsible for the HR function of Siemens Energy for the Middle East Hub and she will be based out of Dubai. Prior to this, she was associated with Schneider Electric […]

Mar 9, 2023

Industry

Sacked Twitter employee asks his job status, Elon Musk laughs

The social media company based in San Francisco, Twitter CEO Elon Musk laughed at an employee who was laid off by the company and was unaware of his working status. Tagging Elon Musk in his post, an ex-Twitter employee named Haraldur Thorleifsson wrote, “Dear @elonmusk 9 days ago the access to my work computer was cut, along with […]

Mar 9, 2023

Work Model

P&G India’s Saksham program empowers women at Goa plant

Ahead of International Women’s Day, Procter & Gamble (P&G) India was bestowed with the 2023 Gartner ‘Power of The Profession’ Supply Chain Award in the ‘People Breakthrough of The Year’ category, for its initiative – “Saksham“. The program is credited for enabling the first fully female production crew at the Company manufacturing plant in Goa. […]

Mar 7, 2023

Layoffs

Meta to sack thousands of employees in second round of layoffs

According to the reports, Meta (formerly named Facebook) has asked its Directors and Vice Presidents to list the names of the employees that can be let go in this round of layoffs. This will be a second round of layoffs. Earlier, The company reportedly conducted ‘quiet layoffs‘ at Facebook 11,000 or about 13 percent of its […]

Mar 7, 2023

Hiring

HCLTech is hiring for various roles including freshers 2023 passout

An Indian multinational information technology services and consulting company, HCLTech is hiring for various roles globally and in India including professionals and freshers who pass out in 2023. Commenting on the hiring process the company said, “At HCLTech, you’ll supercharge your potential. You’ll find your career.” “And you’ll find your spark. All at a place that […]

Mar 7, 2023

Appointments

Simpl appoints Neha Dixit as Vice President- People Operations

India’s leading 1-tap checkout network, to promote a better work-life balance Simpl has appointed Neha Dixit as Vice President of People Operations. In this role, Neha will be responsible for leading the organization’s HR Business Partner function and providing leadership for people and culture priorities. Commenting on the appointment, Nitya Sharma, CEO & Co-Founder – […]

Mar 7, 2023

Industry

Wipro Announces its Americas Headquarters in New Jersey

Wipro Limited, a leading technology services and consulting company, announced the opening of its Americas Headquarters in East Brunswick, New Jersey. The newly renovated East Brunswick office reaffirms Wipro’s ongoing commitment to clients in the Americas region, which makes up nearly 60% of Wipro’s global revenues. Wipro has about 20,500 employees located across US, Canada, […]

Mar 6, 2023

Work Model

Britannia to raise its women workforce to 50% by 2024

An Indian company specializing in the food industry, Britannia will raise its women’s current workforce to 50% by 2024. Britannia currently employs 41 percent of the women workforce. Additionally, the company has about 1,400 workers in its Madurai unit of which 65 percent comprise women. Britannia will be increasing the women’s workforce strength of this unit […]

Mar 6, 2023

Survey & Report

Job openings for women seek a 35% surge in white-collar

According to reports, White-Collar Job openings for women seek an increase by 35 percent in February 2023. The number has been presented by the talent management platform Foundit (formerly Monster APAC & ME). The report has also suggested that Job openings increase in the following sectors, geography. Sekhar Garisa, CEO, Foundit said, “Female workers have […]

Mar 6, 2023

Industry

Twitter employee who got fired sleeping in office breaks silence

Earlier in November 2022, A Viral picture was shared of Twitter employee director of product management Esther Crawford who was seen sleeping on the office floor after working overtime in order to meet the stringent deadline. However, she was fired in a fresh round of layoffs last week. The employee Esther Crawford now breaks the silence over […]

Mar 6, 2023

Industry

PM Modi: Tech focus in Healthcare great opportunity for entrepreneurs

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, addressed a Post Budget Webinar on the subject of ‘Health and Medical Research’. He pointed out, as the pandemic focused the global attention on health, India went a step further and focused on wellness. Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined that in previous years’ budgets, the government has constantly tried […]

Mar 6, 2023