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Updated on: Mar 2021

Appointments

Wipro ropes-in Walmart veteran Subha Tatavarti as Chief Technology Officer

Mar 30, 2021

Volvo Cars gives all employees six-month paid parental leave

Volvo Cars gives all employees six-month paid parental leave Swedish automaker Volvo Cars said Tuesd...

Industry

Mar 30, 2021

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Financial crisis cant be reason for non -payment of gratuity- Court

Financial crisis cant be reason for non -payment of gratuity- Court According to a TOI report...

Labour Law

Mar 30, 2021

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Former worker sues Amazon for not providing lunch breaks

Former worker sues Amazon for not providing lunch breaks A former Amazon worker has sued the e-comme...

Jobs

Mar 29, 2021

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EPFO

EPFO to Organize Grievance Meeting on April 12

EPFO to Organize Grievance Meeting on April 12, 2021 The next ‘Nidhi Aapke Nikat’ or ‘PF near you’ will be held at Regional PF Office, Marripalem Vuda layout, here on April 12. ‘Nidhi Aapke Nikat’ or ‘PF near you’ caters to the very purpose of strengthening the grievance redressal mechanism. This programme is an attempt […]

Mar 29, 2021

Labour Law

Labour Bureau conducts training of Master Trainers for the five all-India surveys

Labour Bureau conducts training of Master Trainers for the five all-India surveys In the series of Trainings programmes being conducted by Labour Bureau across country for the launch of five All India Surveys, the Bureau conducted a training programme for the Supervisors/ Investigators of the All-India Survey on migrant workers and All India Quarterly Establishment […]

Mar 29, 2021

Jobs

Companies Switching to Permanent Work From Home

Companies Switching to Permanent Work From Home The industries were planning for the return to office strategy but due to the surge in Coronavirus cases, companies announced permanent work from home for at least some of their employees. Here’s a list of the companies that have announced permanent remote work. Microsoft US-based tech giant, Microsoft […]

Mar 29, 2021

Industry

Xiaomi to invest Rs. 100 crore in India, will create 10,000 jobs

Xiaomi to invest Rs. 100 crore in India, will create jobs for 10,000 people Smartphone maker Xiaomi India on Thursday announced a Rs 100 crore fund to support expansion of its retail reach in the country. Under the new initiative — Grow With Mi (GWM) — the company plans to double the number of its […]

Mar 28, 2021

Industry

Accenture, PwC, and KPMG gives a thank you bonus

Accenture, PwC, and KPMG gives a thank you bonus to all employees Technology consultancy Accenture last week announced it was giving a pandemic-related “thank you” bonus to its global staff, up through the associate director level. The bonus – which is likely aimed at boosting retention and recruitment efforts – amounts to one week of […]

Mar 27, 2021

Industry

Capgemini completes the acquisition of RXP Services

Capgemini completes the acquisition of RXP Services Capgemini announced that it has completed the acquisition of RXP Services, an IT service management company based in Australia. With the addition of more than 550 professionals, the deal expands Capgemini’s operations in Australia. The acquisition by way of scheme of arrangement was approved by the requisite majorities of […]

Mar 27, 2021

Industry

Govt approves 45 projects related to food processing, to create jobs for over 37K people

Govt approves 45 projects related to food processing, to create jobs for over 37K people The government on Friday approved about 45 food processing-related projects including setting up of two mega food parks and cold chains that will benefit farmers and generate thousands of jobs. A decision in this regard was taken in the inter-ministerial approval committee […]

Mar 27, 2021

Jobs

Gratuity has to be paid immediately after an employee quits: High Court

Gratuity has to be paid immediately after an employee quits: High Court The High Court of Karnataka has held that the payment of gratuity would not depend upon the employee filing an application before the employer demanding gratuity but it will have to be paid immediately on cessation of the employment. The gratuity will have […]

Mar 27, 2021

Jobs

Facebook sets reopening for Silicon Valley campuses

Facebook sets reopening for Silicon Valley campuses Facebook on Friday said its Silicon Valley offices will begin reopening to workers in May after a yearlong pandemic shutdown, but without perks such as free food and commuter shuttles. The Menlo Park headquarters and other locations in the region will start with 10 percent of “maximum seated capacity,” the […]

Mar 27, 2021

Appointments

Citi Group appoints a new Chief Diversity Officer

Citi Group appoints Erika Irish Brown as Chief Diversity Officer Citi Group has hired Erika Irish Brown from rival Goldman Sachs Group Inc to lead its global diversity strategy, the bank said on its website on Friday. Brown joins Citi as its chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer after leading similar efforts at Goldman Sachs since mid-2018. Brown previously worked […]

Mar 27, 2021

Jobs

HCL opens innovation center, to create 2,000 jobs in 03 years

HCL opens innovation center, to create 2,000 jobs in 03 years HCL Technologies Ltd (HCL), a leading global technology company, today announced the opening of its Innovation center focused on digital acceleration in Mississauga, Ontario. From this newest Global Delivery center (GDC), HCL will deliver advanced technology solutions to its global client base to help […]

Mar 27, 2021

EPFO

CBI arrests EPFO officer, two others in an alleged bribery case

CBI arrests EPFO officer, two others in an alleged bribery case The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Enforcement Officer of Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) and two private persons in an alleged bribery case of Rs.4 lakh. A case was registered against an Enforcement Officer, EPFO, and two private persons […]

Mar 27, 2021