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Updated on: May 2021

Industry

CavinKare rolls out COVID- relief scheme for employees

May 15, 2021

Bata India ropes in Gunjan Shah as CEO from Britannia

Bata India appoints Gunjan Shah as Chief Executive Officer Footwear major,nbspBata India appoints...

C-Suite Move

May 15, 2021

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Remote work leads to massive surge in hacking globally Report

Remote work leads to massive surge in hacking globally Report New York, With most people working fr...

Survey & Report

May 14, 2021

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Tech Mahindra opens Covid Care Unit in Pune facility

Tech Mahindra opens Covid Care Unit in Pune facility in partnership with Ruby Hall Clinic IT Major, ...

Coronavirus

May 14, 2021

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Coronavirus

ITC extends financial aid to help staff Covid-19 treatment of families

ITC extends financial aid to help staff Covid-19 treatment of families ITC Limited is extending loan facilities to employees to support medical treatment, owing to COVID-19 infection of certain family members, who are not covered under the company’s medical policy. However, the company provides full coverage of medical expenses of employees and immediate family members, ITC said it […]

May 14, 2021

Jobs

Amazon is seeking to hire 75,000 people

Amazon is seeking to hire 75,000 people Amazon is seeking to hire 75,000 people in a tight job market and is offering bonuses to attract workers, including $100 for new hires who are already vaccinated for COVID-19. The jobs are for delivery and warehouse workers, who pack and ship online orders. Amazon, which already pays at least $15 […]

May 14, 2021

Appointments

Satoshi Uchida joins Suzuki Motorcycle India as Company Head

Satoshi Uchida joins Suzuki Motorcycle India as Company Head Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (SMIPL) has appointed Satoshi Uchida as its new Company Head as part of a global revamp by the parent Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC). Uchida has succeeded Koichiro Hirao with effect from May 1, 2021. In his last role, he was assigned to […]

May 13, 2021

Appointments

VMWare Inc. appoints Raghu Raghuram as CEO

VMWare Inc. appoints Raghu Raghuram as Chief Executive Officer VMware Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Rangarajan (Raghu) Raghuram as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors, effective June 1, 2021. An industry veteran, Raghuram is a strategic business leader who currently holds the position of Executive Vice […]

May 13, 2021

Industry

IndiGo rolls out initiatives to support employees amid COVID-19

IndiGo rolls out initiatives to support employees amid COVID-19 IndiGo, an Indian low-cost airline announced today that it is setting up a 13-bedded dedicated COVID care centre in collaboration with Columbia Asia Hospital in Gurugram, for COVID-19 Ve+ employees. The COVID care centre is with the facilities of access to an oxygen bed with related medical facilities. This can […]

May 13, 2021

Demise

Senior HR Leader, Deepaq K Sharma passes away

Senior HR Leader, Deepaq K Sharma passes away Senior HR Leader, Deepaq K Sharma passed away, according to sources he was battling with deadly coronavirus for 10 days and he took his last breath yesterday. In his career spanning over three decades, he had handled HR for large multinational organizations in various geographies including India, South […]

May 13, 2021

Industry

JP Morgan plans to hire 4,000 techies in India this year

JP Morgan plans to hire 4000 techies in India in this years, mostly in Bangalore According to TOI report, JPMorgan Chase & Co., an American investment bank and financial services holding company is looking to hire around 4,000 experienced technologists in India in 2021. The group said it hopes to hire 4000 techies in India, mostly […]

May 13, 2021

Industry

Bajaj Auto extends benefits to families of deceased employees due to COVID-19

Bajaj Auto extends benefits to families of deceased employees due to COVID-19 Bajaj Auto, an Indian multinational two-wheeler and three-wheeler manufacturing company extends some benefits to families of employees who lost their lives battling with COVID-19. Annoccining the benefits, the company wrote on LinkedIn, “In keeping with the resolve to provide unwavering support to our […]

May 13, 2021

ESIC

ESIC extends date for filing of ESI contribution for April 2021

ESIC extends date for filing of ESI contribution for the month of April, 2021 The country is dealing with a very challenging situation due to second wave of COVID-19 Pandemic. Many establishments are temporarily closed and workers are unable to work. In line with the relief measures being extended by Government to business entities and […]

May 13, 2021

Industry

Oyo rolls out 4-day work week and flexible unlimited paid leaves

Oyo rolls out 4-day work week and flexible unlimited paid leaves Oyo Hotels & Homes, an Indian hospitality chain rolls out a slew of initiatives for its employees to minimize their stress levels amid the second wave of the CIVID- 19 Pandemic. Ritesh Agarwal, CEO, Oyo Group has announced four-day working in a week and […]

May 13, 2021

Partnership

Capgemini to enable a Digital Workplace transformation at Airbus

Capgemini wins 5 years of contact from Airbus to redesign its global collaborative workplace Paris, France, Capgemini has signed a five-year contract with Airbus to support the redesign of its global collaborative workplace, both in terms of working methods and tools. In terms of tools and technology, Capgemini will enable online publishing and sharing services, collaboration […]

May 12, 2021

Appointments

Godrej Consumer Products appoints HUL’s Sudhir Sitapati as MD & CEO

Godrej Consumer Products appoints HUL’s Sudhir Sitapati as MD & CEO Godrej Consumer Products appoints Sudhir Sitapati as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for a period of five years, effective from October 18, 20121. Prior to this, Sudhir Sitapati has been with the Hindustan Unilever for 22 years, where he led teams across […]

May 12, 2021