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Updated on: Aug 2021

Appointments

DCM Shriram ropes in ex- VP- HR of GE Sandeep as President CHRO

Aug 25, 2021

IEEMA has appointed Charu Mathur as Director-General

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C-Suite Move

Aug 25, 2021

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Wipro to open a new delivery center in USA, will hire up to employees

Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting, and business process services co...

Industry

Aug 24, 2021

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Hero Electric rolls out Hero Care flexible benefits policy for employees

Hero Electric, an electric scooter company has launched Hero Care a flexible benefits policy for i...

Industry

Aug 24, 2021

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Appointments

Honeywell ropes in Rekha Radhakrishnan as Director- HR from Dell

Rekha Radhakrishnan has joined US-based global technology company Honeywell as Director- Human Resources. Prior to this, she was working with Dell Technologies for over 2 years. At Dell, she was working as HRBP Leader – India Sales and was driving the development and implementation of the HR Strategy for Dell Technologies in India & APJ, […]

Aug 24, 2021

Industry

TCS rescheduled test, extends application closing date for freshers jobs

As announced, India’s biggest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services or TCS will be hiring over 40,000 freshers from campuses in India in the fiscal year 2021-22. The company had also hired 40,000 graduates from campuses in 2020. Tapping into the need for virtual recruitment and internships the company had launched TCS iON, a strategic unit of […]

Aug 24, 2021

EPFO

Centre to pay PF share of employer, employee till 2022

According to ANI report, Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the Central Government will pay provident fund (PF) contribution for each employer and the employee till 2022 for those that have been known as again to work for small scale jobs in the formal sector after shedding their job. She also highlighted […]

Aug 23, 2021

Industry

Microsoft, MAQ Software, PepsiCo to invest Rs 2,866 cr in Noida, Mathura

Today, Uttar Pradesh government said in a statement that American tech giants Microsoft, MAQ Software, and PepsiCo have agreed to invest Rs 2,866 crore for setting their units in Noida and Mathura. According to the developmental plan, technology giant Microsoft and MAQ Software will set up their units in Noida, while PepsiCo is building its […]

Aug 23, 2021

CHRO Move

Netflix names PepsiCo exec Sergio Ezama as Chief Talent Officer

Netflix has appointed Sergio Ezama as its Chief Talent Officer. Ezama is currently serving as Global Chief Talent Officer at PepsiCo. “20 years at PepsiCo leave a mark. I will be forever grateful for the many memories and friends I have been fortunate enough to make over the years. In many regards, all my mentors, colleagues, and friends have shaped […]

Aug 23, 2021

Appointments

BYJU’S appoints Suman Rudra as Vice President – HR

BYJU’S, India’s largest ed-tech company has announced the appointment of Suman Rudra as Vice President- Human Resources, effective August 2021. Rudra has over two decades of experience in human resources with expertise in strategic HR Leadership, Strategic Business Partnership, Leadership Development, Succession Planning, Talent Management Practices, HR Transition, Engagement in M&As, OD/Change management, and Employer Branding, […]

Aug 23, 2021

EPFO

EPFO adds 12.83 lakh net subscribers in the month of June 2021

EPFO (Employees’ Provident Funds Organization) has a growing trend and added 12.83 lakh net subscribers during the month of June 2021. With respect to payroll data, the impact of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic waned during June 2021, leading to tremendous growth in net payroll additions as compared to April and May 2021. Month-on-month analysis […]

Aug 23, 2021

Industry

TCS to get rid of Office Life for many employees in India

Indis’s largest IT major, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) wouldn’t call back all of its employees to office. It plans to get rid of office life for many employees in India N. Ganapathy Subramaniam, Chief Operating Officer, TCS said to media, “In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic had forced the companies to adopt new ways of working. […]

Aug 22, 2021

Jobs

UST Global to hire over 10,000 employees this year

The California-headquartered, Digital Transformation Solutions, and Information Technology company UST Global plans to hire over 10,000 new employees globally this year, including in India. The company said in a statement that, “The hiring will focus on Australia, North America (US, Mexico, Canada, Costa Rica) and South America (Chile, Peru, Argentina, Colombia) and Europe (UK, Spain, Germany, Bulgaria, […]

Aug 22, 2021

Jobs

37,000 resigned, Infosys to hire 35,000 freshers globally in FY22

India’s second-largest IT services provider, Infosys plans to hire 35,000 college graduates in FY22 globally, said Pravin Rao, Chief Operating Officer, Infosys. Infosys had hired 21,000 in FY21. The company has made net hiring of 8000 in the quarter ending June 2021. Currently, the company has a total headcount of 2.67 lakh employees till June 30, 2021. Also […]

Aug 22, 2021

C-Suite Move

Accenture Interactive appoints David Droga as CEO & Creative Chairman

Accenture has appointed acclaimed creative icon David Droga, founder and chairman of Droga5, as Accenture Interactive’s new CEO and creative chairman, effective September 1, 2021. Brian Whipple, who has led Accenture Interactive for the last ten years, has announced his retirement from Accenture. Under Brian’s leadership, in fiscal year 2020 (ended Aug. 31, 2020), Accenture Interactive […]

Aug 21, 2021

C-Suite Move

HCL Technologies appoints a new Country Head for Brazil

HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company, has appointed Fabiano Funari as the country head for Brazil. Funari joined the organization to spearhead HCL’s growth for all industries and capabilities in Brazil, where HCL employs more than 800 people across its national headquarters in Sao Paulo and delivery centers in Sao Paulo, Sau Leopoldo, […]

Aug 21, 2021