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Appointments

Wipro rejigs global leadership team in this year

Mar 27, 2021

ESIC scheme adds . lakh new members in January

ESIC scheme adds . lakh new members in January Around . lakh new members joined the ESI...

ESIC

Mar 26, 2021

Cognizant acquires ESG Mobility, adds around , RD specialists

Cognizant acquires ESG Mobility, adds around , RampD specialists Tech major Cognizant on Thurs...

Merger & Acquisition

Mar 26, 2021

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JK Technosoft appoints M. Natarajan as Senior VP Head- FA

JK Technosoft appoints M. Natarajan as Senior VP amp Head- FampA Global software solutions provi...

Appointments

Mar 26, 2021

Latest news: JK Technosoft appoints M. Natarajan as Senior VP Head- FA - SightsIn Plus

Jobs

KFC India strengthens its Diversity & Inclusion commitment with ‘KFC Kshamata’

KFC India strengthens its Diversity & Inclusion commitment with ‘KFC Kshamata’ Reinforcing its commitment towards gender & ability parity, KFC India today announced the KFC Kshamata program – a focused effort towards driving 2X Empowerment by 2024. Taking forward the brand’s global Diversity & Inclusion agenda, KFC India aims to bridge the gender and ability […]

Mar 26, 2021

Jobs

The surge in COVID-19 cases in India hits hiring speed

The surge in COVID-19 cases in India hits hiring speed The cases of COVID-19 are rising amid the second wave in several states that have forced India Inc to go slow on its hiring plans. According to ET reports, the revival in hiring sentiment across sectors in the first few months of the year may be shaken. Companies adopting a […]

Mar 26, 2021

Jobs

TCS to hire 40,000 freshers via NQT, apply before April 20

TCS to hire 40,000 freshers via NQT, apply before April 20 India’s biggest IT major, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced to hire 40,000 freshers this year via National Qualifiers Test. The freshers looking to apply for job openings in TCS can apply before 20th April 2021. The National Qualifier Test aims at becoming a […]

Mar 26, 2021

Appointments

U GRO Capital appoints Pia Shome as Chief People Officer

U GRO Capital appoints Pia Shome as Chief People Officer U GRO Capital, a BSE listed, sector-focused small business lending fintech platform, today announced the appointment of Pia Shome as Chief People Officer. In this role, Pia will be instrumental in building a quality talent pool across the nation as the company ramps up its […]

Mar 25, 2021

Coronavirus

Citigroup announces ‘Zoom-free Fridays’ to beat WFH stress

Citigroup announces ‘Zoom-free Fridays’ to beat WFH stress In a move to combat fatigue triggered by remote working during the Covid-19 pandemic, New York-based bank Citigroup has declared “Zoom-Free Fridays” and encouraged employees to limit calls outside work hours. While Wall Street is known for its tough work culture, the remote working during the pandemic […]

Mar 25, 2021

Coronavirus

ThyssenKrupp offering free Coronavirus self-tests to employees

ThyssenKrupp offering free Coronavirus self-tests to employees In Germany ThyssenKrupp has offered its workforce in Germany free coronavirus self-tests, from the beginning of April the group of companies will provide employees at all German locations with an initial set of five antigen self-tests, which can be ordered online for delivery to the employee’s home address. […]

Mar 25, 2021

Jobs

Goldman Sachs asked Staff to Work from Home as COVID-19 cases rise

Goldman Sachs asked Staff to Work from Home as COVID-19 cases rise Investment banking company Goldman Sachs has asked its staff in Bengaluru to return working from home in the wake of rising Coronavirus infection in the city. This is reversing moves as earlier the company asked its employees to get back to offices. Commenting […]

Mar 25, 2021

Jobs

Urban Company to onboard over 20,000 professionals this year

Urban Company to onboard over 20,000 professionals this year Home services marketplace Urban Company said it aims to onboard over 20,000 professionals on its platform this year to meet the strong growth in demand for various services post the lockdown. Currently, the company has more than 40,000 gig workers on its platform, of which over 35,000 are present in […]

Mar 25, 2021

Appointments

Infosys appoints Chitra Nayak as Independent Director

Infosys appoints Chitra Nayak as Independent Director IT services major Infosys has announced the appointment of former Salesforce executive Chitra Nayak as an independent director, effective March 25, 2021, is based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Infosys Board, a regulatory filing said. The appointment is for a period of three years, subject to the approval of […]

Mar 25, 2021

Jobs

India antitrust watchdog orders probe into WhatsApp’s new privacy policy

India antitrust watchdog orders probe into WhatsApp’s new privacy policy India’s competition watchdog on Wednesday ordered a probe into a WhatsApp privacy policy update, saying the Facebook Inc-owned messaging service had breached antitrust laws. The update announced in January, which will take effect in May, allows WhatsApp to share some user data with Facebook and […]

Mar 25, 2021

Industry

Tata Sons Restores Pay and Offers Salary Hikes from April

Tata Sons Restores Pay and offers Salary Hikes from April 2021 Tata Sons, the holding company of Tata Group has restored staff salaries to the pre-Covid levels and is likely to announce pay hikes from April 2021. Remarkably, the top executives of Tata group companies’ had taken around 20% pay cuts in 2020 to keep costs low […]

Mar 25, 2021

Jobs

Impact of lockdown on IT hub Bengaluru a year after

Impact of lockdown on IT hub Bengaluru a year after Life has come full circle for Nawaz (name changed), as the COVID-induced lockdown completes a year. The coronavirus took a deadly toll on this 47-year-old software engineer in Bengaluru, considered the Silicon City of India with maximum IT firms operating here. “I lost my job first and then […]

Mar 24, 2021