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Updated on: May 2021

Industry

Hero MotoCorp extends shutdown of plants till May

May 10, 2021

IBM to start an office in Kochi soon, with a new name Kyndryl

IBM to start an office in Kochi soon, with a new name Kyndryl Technology giant IBM International ...

Industry

May 10, 2021

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Mahindra Group to set up an advanced design centre in UK

Mahindra Group to set up an advanced design centre in UK Mahindra Group announced the setting up of ...

Industry

May 9, 2021

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Accenture appoints new Chief Marketing Comms Officer

Accenture appoints Jill Kramer as Chief Marketing amp Communications Officer Accenture has announc...

Appointments

May 9, 2021

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Coronavirus

HCL Tech extends big help for COVID-19 affected staff & families

HCL Tech offers Rs 30-lakh insurance cover to employees for COVID-19 IT Major, HCL Technologies has announced to offer a Rs 30-lakh insurance cover and an additional Rs 7-lakh employee deposit insurance cover to employees for COVID-19. In case of any employees’ unfortunate demise from Covid, the families will get the full value of this […]

May 9, 2021

Appointments

Berger Paints appoints Samar Banerjee as Group Head- HR for India operations

Berger Paints appoints Samar Banerjee as Group Head- HR for India operations Samar Banerjee has been appointed as Group Head- HR, Berger Paints India. In this new role, he will be leading the entire gamut of Human resources for India business of the company. Sameer is an HR professional with two decades of multi-industry, multi-domain HR/ER […]

May 8, 2021

C-Suite Move

Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles biz HR Head Rajesh Nair resigns

Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles biz HR Head Rajesh Nair resigns After a long stint of 28 years, Rajesh Nair has resigned from Tata Motors. He was heading business HR for Commercial Vehicles for the Commercial Organisation viz Sales & Marketing, Customer Care and Spare Parts Verticals. Rajesh had joined Tata Motors as a Management Trainee, […]

May 8, 2021

Coronavirus

JK Cement extends support to families of staff who lost life from COVID-19

JK Cement extends support to families of staff who lost life from COVID-19 JK Cement has extended support to the deceased employees’ families who have lost their lives due to 2nd wave of coronavirus. The company said that loss of life cannot be compensated emotionally. The colleagues we lost to COVID-19 will forever remain in our hearts. […]

May 8, 2021

C-Suite Move

Foseco India appoints Prasad Chavare as MD & CEO

Foseco India appoints Prasad Chavare as MD & CEO On the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors of Foseco India Ltd has appointed Prasad Chavare as an Additional Director on the Board of the Company with effect from 6th May 2021. Prasad has also been appointed and designated as the […]

May 8, 2021

Industry

Wipro announces opening of Innovation Centre in London

Wipro announces opening of Innovation Centre in London Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, has announced the setting up of an Innovation Centre in Holborn, London. Wipro will invest £16million over the next four years in the 20,000 sq. ft. Innovation Centre which will serve as Wipro’s flagship […]

May 8, 2021

Coronavirus

Welspun Group announces death benefits due to COVID-19

Welspun Group announces death benefits due to COVID-19 Welspun Group announces to extend the support to the deceased employees’ families of its company who have lost their life due to dreadful COVID -19. Apart from Group Term Life Insurance plan, the company introduces below death benefits due to COVID-19. 1- 50% of the monthly salary for two […]

May 8, 2021

Coronavirus

Accenture pledged Rs 185 crore for Covid relief efforts in India

Accenture pledged Rs 185 crore for Covid relief efforts in India IT and consulting major, Accenture has pledged Rs 185 crore to support the Covid relief work in India, including providing PPE kits to frontline healthcare workers, and food and home care kits to the unemployed and poor people of the country. The company is also […]

May 7, 2021

Jobs

Wipro to bear COVID-19 treatment costs beyond insurance coverage

Wipro to bear COVID-19 treatment costs beyond insurance coverage for employees and families IT major, Wipro, in support of employees and their family members amidst the second wave of COVID-19, has announced that the company will reimburse the COVID-19 treatment costs if they exceed the insurance coverage limits. Writing on LinkedIn, Thierry Delaporte, Chief Executive […]

May 7, 2021

Appointments

Tata AIG elevates Jitesh Bawa as Chief Human Resources Officer

Tata AIG elevates Jitesh Bawa as Chief Human Resources Officer Tata AIG General Insurance Co. has elevated Jitesh Bawa as Chief Human Resources Officer within two years of his joining the company as Senior Vice President – HR in September 2019. Tata AIG General Insurance Company Limited is a joint venture between the Tata Group […]

May 7, 2021

Coronavirus

Govt issues guidelines for Covid-19 vaccination of the aviation community

Govt issues guidelines for Covid-19 vaccination of the aviation community Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has issued enabling guidelines to facilitate the vaccination program in a fast and efficient manner to ensure timely vaccination of the aviation community. During the COVID-19 surge, the aviation community has worked tirelessly to ensure unhindered services for the movement […]

May 7, 2021

Industry

Cognizant to hire 28,000 freshers in India in 2021

Cognizant to hire 28,000 freshers in India in 2021 Cognizant, one of the world’s leading IT services companies is planning to recruit 28,000 freshers this year in India compared to 17,000 hired last year in 2020 to deal with a steep rise in voluntary attrition 21% compared to 19% in the previous quarter.. The rise […]

May 7, 2021