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: May 2021

Merger & Acquisition

UpGrad has acquired Impartus in Rs. -crore deal

May 24, 2021

LT intensifies efforts to retain workforce CEO, N Subrahmanyan

LampT intensifies efforts to retain workforce CEO, N Subrahmanyan Engineering and construction ma...

Industry

May 24, 2021

Latest news: LT intensifies efforts to retain workforce CEO, N Subrahmanyan - SightsIn Plus

Vishal Verma joins Alumnus Software Ltd as Head- HR

Vishal Verma joins Alumnus Software Ltd as Head-HR Vishal Verma joins Alumnus Software Ltd as Head-H...

Appointments

May 24, 2021

Latest news: Vishal Verma joins Alumnus Software Ltd as Head- HR - SightsIn Plus

Tata Steel announces support to families of staff succumbing to Covid-

Tata Steel announces support to families of staff succumbing to Covid- Amid the second wave of Cor...

Coronavirus

May 23, 2021

Latest news: Tata Steel announces support to families of staff succumbing to Covid- - SightsIn Plus

Industry

TCS launches co-innovation centre at Amsterdam

TCS launches co-innovation centre at Amsterdam Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced the launch of TCS Enterprise Navigator™, an integrated consulting-led framework that supports C-suite and executive leaders in realizing perpetual value from their transformation initiatives and driving business growth. From ideation to intelligence, TCS Enterprise Navigator is a holistic and measurable approach to lead enterprise […]

May 22, 2021

EPFO

EPFO adds 11.22 lakh net subscribers in the month of March, 2021

EPFO adds 11.22 lakh net subscribers in the month of March, 2021 The provisional payroll data of EPFO has been published on 20th May, 2021 highlights that EPFO has added around 11.22 lakh net subscribers in the month of March, 2021. Despite Covid-19 pandemic, cumulative net payroll addition for FY 2021 is almost at par […]

May 22, 2021

Appointments

Cognizant ropes in Apple veteran Rashmi Vasisht as VP- Corp Comms

Cognizant ropes in Apple Veteran Rashmi Vasisht as Vice President- Corporate Communications IT Major, Cognizant Technology Solutions has announced the appointment of Rashmi Vasisht as Vice President- Corporate Communications, effective May 2021. She will be based out at Gurugram. Rashmi has over two decades of experience in corporate communications, media relations, digital strategies, and public affairs […]

May 22, 2021

Jobs

Government Revised Rate of Minimum Wages for Central sphere Employees

Government Revised Rate of Minimum Wages for Central sphere Employees In a major relief to a different category of workers engaged in various scheduled employments in the central sphere, the Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India has notified and revised the rate of Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) with effect from 1.4.2021 The […]

May 22, 2021

Coronavirus

TCS starts over 100 COVID vaccination camps across India

TCS starts over 100 COVID vaccination camps across India India’s largest IT services company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) starts over 100 COVID Vaccination Camps across the country and tying up with hospitals and health care providers to procure doses for inoculating its associates and their families. The company said in a statement that it has […]

May 22, 2021

Industry

Relief from ONGC to affected families and survivors

Immediate Relief from ONGC to affected families and survivors Cyclone Tauktae had hit Arabian Sea off the coast of Mumbai in the early hours of May 17, 2021 where ONGC’s major production installations and drilling rigs are located. Three construction barges of M/s Afcons working on a project of ONGC in Western Offshore fields in […]

May 22, 2021

Appointments

Pinterest appoints Christine Deputy as new Chief People Officer

Pinterest appoints Christine Deputy as new Chief People Officer Christine Deputy joins Pinterest as the new Chief People Officer and its executive team, She will report directly to co-founder and CEO, Ben Silbermann. In her new role, as Chief People Officer, Christine will be responsible for all aspects of Pinterest’s human resources strategy, including talent […]

May 21, 2021

Coronavirus

Siemens rolls out COVID-19 relief measures to support employees

Siemens rolls out COVID-19 relief measures to support employees as well as a contribution of Rs 40 crore so far in the fight against the pandemic Siemens has announced several measures to support its employees as well as various relief work amid the COVID-19 pandemic with a contribution of Rs 40 crore so far. Following […]

May 21, 2021

Industry

Volvo Car India offers term insurance coverage of up to Rs 10 lakh to employees at its dealerships

Volvo Car India offers term insurance coverage of up to Rs 10 lakh to employees at its dealerships Volvo Car India on Friday said it has covered all employees of its dealerships under a term insurance policy of up to Rs 10 lakh in the wake of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Stating that […]

May 21, 2021

Coronavirus

Tata Motors rolls out bereavement support for families

Tata Motors will pay a monthly allowance to families on the death of staff until retirement age, whether employee passing away due to COVID-19 or not Tata Motors, an Indian multinational automotive manufacturing company has announced to pay 50 percent of the basic salary as allowance every month to the families on death of staff till the […]

May 21, 2021

Appointments

Mamaearth appoints Karan Bajwa as VP- HR

Mamaearth appoints Karan Bajwa as VP- HR Mamaearth, one of the fastest-growing FMCG brands has announced the appointment of Karan Bajwa as Vice President- Human Resources for Honasa Consumer Pvt. Ltd. He will be based out of the Gurgaon office and this appointment comes on the heels of other critical and strategic additions to the […]

May 21, 2021

Industry

Panacea Infosec rolls out 30-40% salary hike, effective April 21

Panacea Infosec rolls out 30-40% salary hike, to add 25-35% people to its workforce Panacea Infosec, a Cybersecurity firm has given 30-40 per cent hike in salaries for all employees with effect from April 2021. The company also announces to add 25-35% people to its workforce. Currently, we have around 230 employees and planning to […]

May 21, 2021