News: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

Explore the latest News news, trends, AI innovations, HR analytics, and digital workplace insights. Stay updated with expert opinions and industry developments.

Updated on: Aug 2021

CHRO Move

Verisk appoints ex- DXC Technology HR leader Sunita as EVP CHRO

Aug 18, 2021

Over , resigned, Infosys to hire , freshers globally in this fiscal

Indias second-largest IT services provider, Infosys plans to hire , college graduates fo...

Industry

Aug 18, 2021

Latest news: Over , resigned, Infosys to hire , freshers globally in this fiscal - SightsIn Plus

Mobis India appoints Yong Goon Park as MD, After-sales Parts Division

Mobis India, a well-established player in manufacturing high-quality automotive parts, accessories, ...

C-Suite Move

Aug 18, 2021

Latest news: Mobis India appoints Yong Goon Park as MD, After-sales Parts Division - SightsIn Plus

LIC and EPFO keen to set up fund for startups, says DPIIT official

LIC Life Insurance Corporation of India and Employees Provident Fund Organisation EPFO ha...

EPFO

Aug 17, 2021

Appointments

Former Wipro COO Bhanumurthy Ballapuram joins Google Cloud

Former Wipro Ltd’s Chief Operating Officer Bhanumurthy Ballapuram has joined Google Cloud as Vice President, Japan and Asia Pacific. He will report to John Jester, Google Cloud’s Global Vice President for Customer Experience, US. Google Cloud said in a statement that Bhanumurthy has more than 25 years of experience in senior management roles in the […]

Aug 17, 2021

Industry

Google employees who choose to WFH could see their pay cut

Google employees who choose to work from home permanently could see their pay cut Google employees based in the same office before the pandemic could see different changes in pay if they switch to working from home permanently, with long commuters hit harder, according to a company pay calculator seen by Reuters. It is an […]

Aug 17, 2021

EPFO

Link your UAN with Aadhaar before August 31, 2021, Government of India

The government has announced to link your UAN (Universal Account Number) with the Aadhaar by August 31, 2021, if it’s not linked with your Aadhaar then your employer will not be able to make monthly contributions to your Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) account. “If an employee’s UAN is not linked with Aadhaar by August 31, […]

Aug 16, 2021

Jobs

Zimyo, an HR tech platform to double its headcount in this fiscal

Zimyo, an HR tech platform to increase its team size by two-fold, plans to strengthen the business by hiring A-Players in the current fiscal year. The last two years have been really great for Zimyo, a unified HCM platform. The HR tech platform has enjoyed substantial growth both in terms of business revenue and profitability. […]

Aug 16, 2021

Industry

Tech Mahindra expands collaboration with Microsoft

Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting, and business re-engineering services, has expanded its collaboration with Microsoft to strengthen hybrid cloud capabilities. The collaboration aims to leverage Microsoft Azure Stack HCI, a new hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) solution to accelerate hybrid cloud transformation, consolidate virtualized workloads and build enterprise resilience. The integration with Azure […]

Aug 16, 2021

Appointments

MobiKwik has appointed 4 Independent Directors

MobiKwik, an India-based fintech startup has appointed four new independent board of directors following the filing of its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the country’s market regulator last month. The Independent Board of Directors include Punita Kumar Sinha, ex-managing director of Blackstone and Oppenheimer; Navdeep Singh Suri, former India Ambassador to Egypt and United Arab Emirates; […]

Aug 16, 2021

Appointments

Testhouse appoints Ajith Kumar as Global Chief Human Resources Officer

Testhouse, the leading Software Testing and Quality Assurance company, announced that Ajith Kumar has joined as the Global Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and Senior Executive Vice President – Business Transformation. In this new role, Ajith will play a key role in organizational talent acquisition and transformation and will provide strategic leadership for the company’s […]

Aug 16, 2021

Industry

How TCS creating safe & productive workplace for staff returning to office

TCS : Creating a safe and productive workplace for employees returning to office As employees prepare to return to office after months of working from home, organizations must transform their workplaces to create a purpose-led and adaptable enterprise. The organizations require a comprehensive plan for safety, security, and basic health needs of employees guided by […]

Aug 16, 2021

CHRO Move

Mahindra Group elevates Seema as Vice President & Chief People Officer

Mahindra Group elevates Seema Bangia as Vice President & Chief People Officer, Board of Director at Mahindra Agri, Defence & Aero Sectors (Mahindra & Mahindra). Earlier she was working as Chief People Officer and Board of Director for Mahindra Agri, Defence & Aero Sectors of Mahindra Group. She is being associated with Mahindra Group since […]

Aug 14, 2021

Industry

IBM to reopen offices on September 7, only fully vaccinated staff allowed

IBM (International Business Machines Corp) said on Friday that it would allow only fully vaccinated U.S. employees to return to offices, which are set to open from Sept. 7, given the rapid spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19. “We will still open many of our IBM U.S. sites, where local clinical conditions allow, the week of […]

Aug 14, 2021

C-Suite Move

Twitter transfers India head Manish Maheshwari to US, assigns a new role

Twitter has transferred India head Manish Maheshwari, against whom an FIR was registered in Uttar Pradesh in connection with a probe related to a video of an alleged hate crime, to the US. While the company did not specify any reason for the change, it said Maheshwari will move to the US as Senior Director […]

Aug 14, 2021

Jobs

TCS to close online freshers job applications in next two days, apply asap

India’s largest IT service provider, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will be hiring more than 40,000 freshers from campuses in the country in the financial year 2021-22. The IT major has announced the exam date, 30th August 2021 onwards, and the last date to register 15th August 2021. Exams will be conducted by TCS iON which is a strategic unit of […]

Aug 13, 2021