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Updated on: May 2021

Industry

Muthoot Finance to support families of employees who died of COVID-

May 12, 2021

YES BANK appoints Indranil Pan as Chief Economist

YES BANK appoints Indranil Pan as Chief Economist YES BANK announces the appointment of Indranil Pan...

Appointments

May 12, 2021

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Johnson Controls appoints Vijay Sankaran as new CTO

Johnson Controls appoints Vijay Sankaran as new Chief Technology Officer Johnson Controls has appoin...

Appointments

May 12, 2021

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Lenovo, Infosys, Citi Group, Accenture, Capgemini commit support to fight against COVID- in India

Lenovo, Infosys, Citi Group, Accenture, Capgemini commit support to fight against COVID- in India ...

Coronavirus

May 12, 2021

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Coronavirus

Cisco earmarks Rs 63.5 crore towards supporting staff in India amid Covid-19 crisis

Cisco earmarks Rs 63.5 crore towards supporting staff in India amid Covid-19 crisis US-based networking solutions provider Cisco is making a “one-off payment” of about Rs 63.5 crore towards supporting staff in India during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. A Cisco India employee shared a post on LinkedIn saying the company is providing a ‘crisis financial assistance’ under which employees in […]

May 12, 2021

Appointments

Jyoti Javeri joins Oracle India, HCM Solution Engineering as Head HR

Jyoti Javeri joins Oracle India, HCM Solution Engineering as Head HR Jyoti Javeri joins as Head HR – HCM Solution Engineering at Oracle India, effective May 2021. In her new role, she will be leading the people & culture agenda. Jyoti is an HR professional with over 20 years of domestic & international experience across […]

May 11, 2021

Industry

IBM Corporation Restructuring Plan Gets CCI Nod

IBM Corporation Restructuring Plan Gets CCI Nod The Competition Commission of India (CCI) receives notice under Green Channel filed by Kyndryl Holdings LLC and Grand Ocean Managed Infrastructure Services Private Limited in relation to internal restructuring of IBM Corporation and is deemed approved. International Business Machines Corporation (IBM Corporation/ Seller) plans to spin off its […]

May 11, 2021

Coronavirus

Yamaha Motor halts production at two plants due to COVID-19

Yamaha Motor halts production at two plants due to COVID-19 According to a Reuters report, Yamaha Motor Co will temporarily halt its motorcycle production at two plants in India to protect employees from a surge in coronavirus infections. The plants in Surajpur, Uttar Pradesh, and Chennai in Tamil Nadu state will halt production between May 15 […]

May 11, 2021

Coronavirus

ICICI Lombard gives 2 Month’s advance salary to COVID-19 positive employees

ICICI Lombard gives 2 Month’s advance salary to COVID-19 positive employees ICICI Lombard, the private insurance comapny has announced to give up to two months’ gross salary in advance to all its COVID positive employees. The individual can pay back the advance in 6 or 12 monthly instalments at a later date, ICICI Lombard said […]

May 11, 2021

Coronavirus

Max Life starts COVID-19 platform to provide medical assistance to staff

Max Life starts COVID-19 platform to provide medical assistance to employees Max Life Insurance (Max Life) has set up a mobile platform to provide medical assistance to its employees and their family members during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The platform – Call Health – provides employees with round-the-clock services like a telephonic assessment of COVID-19/flu symptoms, facilitating at-home diagnostic […]

May 11, 2021

Appointments

Oliver Wyman’s Sheetal Gupta joins Patterson Belknap as CIO

Oliver Wyman’s Sheetal Gupta joins Patterson Belknap as CIO Sheetal Gupta, a former executive director at management consultancy Oliver Wyman, has joined New York law firm Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler as chief information officer. Her appointment creates a C-suite executive made up entirely of women – a first at Patterson Belknap, which was founded […]

May 10, 2021

Appointments

Polycab India appoints ex- Tata Motors Head- HR as Executive President & CHRO

Polycab India appoints ex- Tata Motors Head- HR, Rajesh Nair as Executive President & Chief Human Resources Officer Polycab India appoints ex- Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles biz HR Head Rajesh Nair as Executive President & Chief Human Resources Officer, effective from May 2021. Rajesh has almost three decades of experience working with Tata Motors. He […]

May 10, 2021

C-Suite Move

Sudhir Sitapati quits HUL, Srinandan Sundaram to replace him

Sudhir Sitapati quits HUL, Srinandan Sundaram to replace him as Executive Director, Foods and Refreshment Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has confirmed the resignation of its Executive Director- Foods and & Refreshment Sudhir Sitapati and appoints Srinandan Sundaram, currently Executive Director, Customer Development as his replacement with effect from 1st July 2021. Sitapati joined the organization as […]

May 10, 2021

Industry

Virtusa Introduces 24/7 COVID-19 Care Portal for Employees

Virtusa Introduces 24/7 COVID-19 Care Portal for Employees Virtusa Corporation, a global provider of digital strategy, digital engineering, and IT services and solutions, today introduced its 24/7 COVID-19 Care portal with personalised features designed to help ensure the safety of employees during the pandemic. A unique feature of Virtusa’s COVID-19 initiative includes its personalised approach towards each team […]

May 10, 2021

Industry

COVID -19: Glenmark extends Min Rs. 10 Lakhs supports to deceased employees families

COVID -19: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals extends Min Rs. 10 Lakhs supports to deceased employees families Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (GPL), a global research-led pharmaceutical company extends support to deceased employees’ families who lost their lives battling with COVID-19. Announcing the support company said, “It is deeply saddening to know that some of our colleagues who have battled […]

May 10, 2021

Jobs

Centre relaxes attendance rules for employees

Centre relaxes attendance rules for employees On Friday, the Government has issued a fresh set of guidelines for central government employees in terms of physical attendance, working hours, and more amid the rising cases of COVID-19. Staff with disabilities and pregnant women employees have been exempted from attending office, but they shall continue to Work […]

May 10, 2021