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Updated on: Mar 2023

Industry

Wipro Announces a New Global Business Line Model

Mar 1, 2023

Wipro should relook at the strategy of salary cuts for freshers

Recently, An Indian multinational corporation, Wipro rolled out a revised offer letter for recruits ...

Industry

Feb 28, 2023

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UK India Young Professionals Scheme opens today, Apply

The UK government is inviting applications for , visa applications under the India Young Profess...

Industry

Feb 28, 2023

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CRED CEO Kunal Shah says his salary is only Rs ,month

An Indian fintech company, CRED Chief Executive Officer CEO Kunal Shah took to Instagram to hold a...

Compensation

Feb 28, 2023

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Industry

Engineering Colleges face tough placement season amid hiring slowdown

By the reports of the Economic Times, engineering colleges have witnessed a tough placement season due to the hiring slowdown. Harpreet Singh Saluja, Founder-President of Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate said, “This situation will remain till the U.S. economy recovers” The companies have initially delayed the onboarding of the employees and also reduced the salary […]

Feb 28, 2023

Industry

Nokia has changed its logo for the first time in 60 years

Nokia has redesigned its logo for the first time in decades to distance itself from its public image as a phone company. The company has recently announced the new logo features five different shapes coming together to spell Nokia. However, Nokia will continue to execute against its three-phased company strategy to deliver sustainable, profitable growth. The […]

Feb 28, 2023

Hiring

Cisco is hiring freshers from 2023 batch, Check Details

An American multinational digital communications technology conglomerate, Cisco is hiring freshers students passing out in 2023 and Pursuing Bachelor / Master’s degrees in Electronics Engineering /Micro Electronics/VLSI. Commenting on the hiring process the company said, “Come join the CiscoSiliconOne team and participate in the design and verification of leading-edge multimillion gate ASICs. CiscoSiliconOne is an […]

Feb 28, 2023

CHRO Move

BBC appoints appoints Uzair Qadeer as Chief People Officer

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has announced the appointment of Uzair Qadeer as Chief People Officer e.w.f 27 February 2023. Uzair joins the BBC from Carbon Health, a US healthcare provider, where he was the organisation’s Chief People Officer. He will sit on the BBC Executive Committee, and the Operations Committee, and he will also be […]

Feb 28, 2023

Hiring

Thales to hire 550 people in India & 12,000 employees globally

In 2023, Thales plans to hire more than 12,000 new employees to support its strong growth trajectory in its three core markets: Aerospace, Defence and Security, and Digital Identity and Security. The Group will be hiring all over the world, and expects to take on 5,500 new employees in France, 1,050 in the United Kingdom, 600 […]

Feb 28, 2023

Industry

Google laid off a star performer in Hyderabad

Technology and search giant, Google has sacked 12,000 employees globally including laying off 453 employees from various departments in India. Many laid-off employees have been sharing their stories on LinkedIn but this time a ‘star performer’ has been laid off in Hyderabad. In a post, Harsh Vijayvargiya said, “I never thought my #Firstpost would be regarding #layoffs Saturday Morning […]

Feb 27, 2023

CHRO Move

Viatris gets PepsiCo’s Vikas Joshi as Head-Global People Solutions

A global healthcare company, Viatris has announced the appointment of Vikas Joshi as Head of Global People Solutions. Vikas has confirmed the appointment on social media and said, “I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Head of Global People Solutions at Viatris!” Vikas is a global HR professional with over two decades […]

Feb 27, 2023

EPFO

EPFO extends last day to opt for higher pension by 60 days

One of the World’s largest Social Security Organisations, Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has recently released a circular for eligible employees to opt for a higher pension under Employees Pension Scheme (EPS-95). The earlier last date to apply for the provision of a higher pension was March 3, 2023. Now, EPFO has extended the last day to […]

Feb 27, 2023

Hiring

Siemens Advanta is hiring for Graduate Trainee Engineer; Apply

The global management consultancy, Siemens Advanta is hiring for a Graduate Trainee Engineer / Student Technical profile. Commenting on the hiring the company said, “How do you shape the future through Digital Industries? We’re looking for the makers of tomorrow, the talented postgraduates with the ambition to join projects that are changing DASS (Discrete Automation […]

Feb 27, 2023

Layoffs

Twitter employee who was found sleeping on office floor gets fired

Earlier in November 2022, A Viral picture was shared by Twitter’s director of product management Esther Crawford who was seen sleeping on the office floor after working overtime in order to meet the stringent deadlines, she is fired now in a fresh round of layoffs of 50 employees. She was clicked wrapped in a sleeping […]

Feb 27, 2023

Labour Law

SC refuses to entertain Menstrual Leave PIL for women employees, students

The Supreme Court (SC) of India has refused to entertain the Menstrual Leave policy PIL for girl students and working women seeking directive to all the state governments to frame rules for menstrual pain leaves for female students and working-class women at their respective workplaces. The PIL was filed under section 14 of the Maternity […]

Feb 27, 2023

Industry

TCS feels AI like ChatGPT will be a co-worker, will not replace jobs

India’s largest IT services provider company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) feels that Generative AI like ChatGPT will be a co-worker for the employees and it will not replace jobs. Milind Lakkad, the Chief Human Resources Officer, TCS shared his view that generative artificial intelligence platforms like ChatGPT will create an “AI co-worker” and not replace jobs. […]

Feb 27, 2023