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Updated on: Sep 2021

Industry

Ola electric scooter factory to be run entirely by women

Sep 15, 2021

Fords India factory workers seek government help to safeguard jobs

Factory workers at Ford Motor Cos southern Indian plant near Chennai city have sought the sta...

Industry

Sep 15, 2021

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TCS may bring employees Back to Office by this year-end or early

According to media reports, Tata Consultancy Services TCS will ask its employees to come back to o...

Industry

Sep 15, 2021

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Fords Quit India decision surprises, shocks workers

US auto major Ford Motor Companys decision to stop vehicle manufacturing in India has taken i...

Industry

Sep 14, 2021

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Hiring

Amazon Canada to pay education costs to front line employees

According to the press release, Amazon Canada has announced its commitment to hiring 15,000 full-time and part-time employees across Canada and increasing employees’ wages. Frontline employees will receive $17 per hour to $21.65 per hour with comprehensive benefits starting on day one, including access to health, dental, and vision benefits, training and education programs, like the Career Choice program, and health […]

Sep 14, 2021

Hiring

Nagarro invites applications for WFH, and Work From Anywhere jobs

Nagarro, a global leader in digital engineering and technology solutions invites applications for various Work From Home, and Work From Anywhere jobs for both freshers and experienced people. On its advertisement page, Nagarro said, “Our mission is to make distance irrelevant between intelligent people”. The company added, “We have always practiced ways of working that […]

Sep 14, 2021

CHRO Move

Biocon Biologics appoints Naveen Narayanan as Chief HR Officer

Biocon Biologics, a unit of biotechnology major Biocon has announced the appointment of Naveen Narayanan as Chief Human Resources Officer. In his new role, Naveen will be responsible for the entire gamut of People and Culture globally. Prior to joining Biocon, Naveen was associated with KPISOFT, which is a leading global AI-based Continuous Performance Platform […]

Sep 13, 2021

Industry

Reliance rolls out 10-12% increment to employees in FY22

According to an ET report, Reliance Industries (RIL), an Indian multinational conglomerate company, headquartered in Mumbai has announced the increment to employees, averaging about 10-12% for the Financial Year 2022. Notably, in last financial year, the company had announced pay cut but subsequently rolled it back, leaving salaries unchanged. In the month of April 2020, […]

Sep 13, 2021

Hiring

TCS Biggest Recruitment Drive- ‘REBEGIN’ for Women Professionals

Rebegin your journey towards building a greater future with TCS IT Major, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has started the biggest recruitment drive ‘REBEGIN’ for women professionals who are looking for job opportunities after a career gap. TCS said, “Talent and Potential will always remain, and Rebegin is an opportunity for talented experienced women professionals to inspire, reinvent and […]

Sep 13, 2021

C-Suite Move

Minda Corporation appoints Ranjit Nambiar as CEO for plastic business

Minda Group, the flagship firm of Minda Corporation Ltd has announced appointments of Ranjit Nambiar as CEO and PC Jayan as Chief Technology Officer for its Interior Plastic Division (IPD) business. According to the company’s regulatory filing, both Nambiar and Jayan have over three decades of experience and a proven track record in automotive interiors. […]

Sep 13, 2021

Jobs

An employee can’t insist on transfer to particular place – Supreme Court

An employee cannot insist on a transfer to a particular place and it is for the employer to shift the staff considering the requirement, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court observed this while dismissing a petition by a lecturer challenging an October 2017 order of the Allahabad High Court. The high court had dismissed her plea […]

Sep 13, 2021

Industry

Wipro leaders to return to office from tomorrow: Chairman

IT Major, Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji on Sunday said its leaders will start returning to office from Monday after 18 months of work from home amid the COVID-19 pandemic. After 18 long months, our leaders @Wipro are coming back to the office starting tomorrow (twice a week). All fully vaccinated, all ready to go – […]

Sep 12, 2021

ESIC

Each district across the nation would come under the coverage of ESIC

Union Minister for Labour and Employment, Sh. Bhupender Yadav inspected the proposed 300-bed ESIC hospital in Haridwar today in the presence of the Sh. Rameswar Teli, Minister of State for Labour & Employment and Petroleum & Natural Gas. On the occasion the Minister said that during the pandemic ESIC has provided relief to the people by […]

Sep 11, 2021

Industry

Oracle launches a free Training and Certification Program

The technology giant has announced it will offer Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) training and OCI certification* testing for free worldwide. The new program includes Oracle’s entire expert-created OCI learning curriculum for all skill levels and various IT roles. Through this program, learners have access to all OCI courses, delivered digitally, on-demand, and available in 13 […]

Sep 11, 2021

Industry

udaan has announced plans to create a future-ready organisation

On Friday, September 10, 2021, with a vision to create a world-class institution, udaan, India’s largest b2b e-Commerce platform, has announced its plans aiming at laying the foundation for the next phase of growth. The plan, which involves a CEO-led and Board driven organisation, envisages building udaan as a future-ready organisation with an aim to […]

Sep 11, 2021

Industry

Microsoft is scrapping plans to fully reopen offices by Oct 4

Microsoft Corp is scrapping plans to fully reopen offices by Oct 4, saying it can no longer give a date for returning to work because the pandemic is too unpredictable. “Given the uncertainty of Covid-19, we’ve decided against attempting to forecast a new date for a full reopening of our US work sites in favour […]

Sep 11, 2021