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Appointments

Hero MotoCorp Veteran, Vijay Sethi Joins MentorKart

Hero MotoCorp Veteran, Vijay Sethi Joins MentorKart as Chairman (Advisory Board) and Chief Mentor MentorKart, today announced that Vijay Sethi has joined MentorKart as Chairman (Advisory Board) and Chief Mentor. Vijay is a technology and sustainability evangelist who advises organizations and startups in digital transformation and sustainability. Vijay has more than 30 years of experience […]

Appointments

Vedanta board appoints CEO Sunil Duggal as whole-time director

Vedanta board appoints CEO Sunil Duggal as whole-time director Vedanta Ltd on Wednesday said its board has appointed its CEO Sunil Duggal as an additional director designated as whole-time director and CEO, with effect from April 25. “The board…has appointed Sunil Duggal, chief executive officer of the company, as an additional director designated as whole-time […]

Industry

Amazon to bring workers back to offices by fall

Amazon to bring workers back to offices by fall Amazon plans to have its employees return to the office by fall as the tech giant transitions away from the remote work it implemented for many workers due to the coronavirus pandemic. The company had previously given its return-to-office date as June 30, but questions remained as to whether […]

Appointments

Britannia appoints ex- RBI Governor Urjit Patel as Additional Director

Britannia appoints ex- RBI Governor Urjit Patel as Additional Director Britannia Industries has appointed Ex- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel as an Additional Director for a period of five years, starting from March 31, 2021. The company said in filing to exchange, “The Board of Directors of the Company at their meeting […]

DoPPW issues notification for employees covered under NPS

DoPPW issues notification for Central Government employees covered under the National Pension System DoPPW has brought out the notification for regulating the service matters of Central Government employees covered under the National Pension System. The New Defined Contribution based Pension Scheme was introduced vide Department of Economic Affairs Notification No. 5/7/2003-ECB & PR dated 22nd December 2003. Thereafter […]

Survey & Report

HR Executives report directly to the CEO, President in most organizations, Report

HR Executives report directly to the CEO, President in most organizations, Report At about three-fifths (61%) of organizations, the top HR executive reports to the chief executive officer, president, or company owner, according to 417 US employers responding to XpertHR’s HR Staffing and Resources Survey 2021. At some organizations, HR may report to the CFO […]

Coronavirus

ACC, Ambuja to support employees with COVID-19 vaccination

ACC, Ambuja to support employees with COVID-19 vaccination “The risk of the pandemic is still significant. We are ensuring precautions in all our activities from manufacturing to logistics and sales. It’s sad that despite every effort by our Governments and medical professionals, another wave of the pandemic is hitting us,” said Neeraj Akhoury, CEO India, LafargeHolcim, […]

Infosys conducted its first virtual campus hiring drive

Infosys conducted its first virtual campus hiring drive With the rise of Covid-19 cases in India, Online Recruitment Drive has proved to be a boon for both students and recruiters. India’s second-largest IT company Infosys has conducted an online recruitment drive in the United Group of Institutions campus for non-engineering job roles. The company has […]

Tech Mahindra is hiring techies for multiple positions, here to apply

Tech Mahindra is inviting applications for various roles across India. The company has several openings in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Chennai offices. Eligibility Criteria Candidates must have acquired the qualifications mentioned hereafter in these instructions, as a regular scholar from an institution that is duly approved by UGC and recognized by AICTE. Qualification -Any Graduates/ Post […]

Industry

Volkswagen will not change its name to ‘Voltswagen’ after all, says it was all a Joke

April Fool’s Day came early this year! Volkswagen of America will not be rebranding to “Voltswagen of America,” despite a statement released on Tuesday that many — from analysts and investors to media outlets like this one — took at its word. “Volkswagen of America will not be changing its name to Voltswagen,” a spokesman […]

Industry

Grofers to cover COVID-19 vaccination cost for employees, families, contractual staff

Grofers to cover COVID-19 vaccination cost for employees, families, contractual staff Online grocery platform Grofers on Tuesday said it will cover the cost of COVID-19 vaccination for its employees, their family members as well as the company’s contractual staff. The company aims to cover vaccination cost for 25,000 people across 38 cities, it added. Grofers will cover the vaccination cost […]

Microsoft targets 50,000 jobs with LinkedIn ‘re-skilling’ effort

Microsoft targets 50,000 jobs with LinkedIn ‘re-skilling’ effort Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday that it aims to place 50,000 people in jobs that require technology skills as part of a broader push being undertaken with its professional networking website LinkedIn to help workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic move into new fields. The jobs will be in what Microsoft calls […]