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Updated on: Mar 2021

Jobs

TCS expands Ohio footprint, plans to hire employees

Mar 16, 2021

Nokia to cut up to , jobs in two years

Nokia to cut up to , jobs in two years Finnish telecoms equipment maker Nokia announced on Tues...

Jobs

Mar 16, 2021

TCS reopens registration for freshers hiring Via NQT

TCS reopens registration for freshers hiring Via NQT Indias biggest IT major, Tata Consultancy Serv...

Jobs

Mar 16, 2021

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EPFO closed . lakh EPF accounts in April-Dec

EPFO closed . lakh EPF accounts in April-Dec Retirement fund body EPFO closed . lakh em...

EPFO

Mar 16, 2021

Jobs

Haryana job quota law; 80% companies are worried: Nasscom

Haryana job quota law; 80% companies don’t support: Nasscom Nearly 80 per cent of the companies surveyed by Nasscom recently stated that Haryana’s job reservation law would “negatively impact” their future business operations and investment plans. The state’s move would impact nearly 1.5 lakh current jobs in IT-ITES sector, and given the industry’s high attrition rate, could have a […]

Mar 16, 2021

Jobs

Google opens Career Certificate Program; Accenture, Infosys, Cognizant to hire them

Google opens Career Certificate Program; Accenture, Infosys, Cognizant to hire them Google has opened up enrollment for its latest career certificate programs and announced new tools and resources for job seekers. In a blog post, Google chief executive Sundar Pichai said the certificate courses are part of the company’s efforts to help workers upskill to high-demand […]

Mar 16, 2021

Industry

Accenture brings gender-neutral insurance & leave policies

Accenture brings gender-neutral insurance & leave policies Endorsing equality for all, Accenture India, an IT consulting giant has introduced gender-neutral policies centered on the caregiver rather than gender or marital status. Life insurance benefits at Accenture India were earlier limited to the employee’s spouse and family. Now, the nominee can be anyone chosen by the employee […]

Mar 16, 2021

Appointments

Kotak Life appoints Ruchira Bhardwaja as CHRO

Kotak Life appoints Ruchira Bhardwaja as Chief Human Resource Officer Kotak Life Insurance appoints Ruchira Bhardwaja as Chief Human Resource Officer, effective March 2021. She joins from Future Generali India where she was working as Chief HR Officer for more than 5 years. Ruchira is a seasoned HR Professional having cross-functional expertise with over 22 […]

Mar 15, 2021

ESIC

ESI Corporation expands coverage of ESI Scheme

ESI Corporation expands coverage of ESI Scheme The Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Corporation has decided to expand coverage of ESI Scheme and thereby health services under medical benefit to all the districts of the country in a phased manner. Further, opening new dispensaries and hospitals to provide services to ESI beneficiaries is an on-going process. […]

Mar 15, 2021

Industry

NTT to invest $1.5 billion in India, to double capacity in 3 years

NTT to invest $1.5 billion in India, to double capacity in 3 years NTT that has integrated its three India units into one entity from this January, is focusing more on the data centre space where it leads the market, getting three-fourths of the committed $ 2 billion capex, which will see it nearly double the capacity to […]

Mar 15, 2021

Industry

Infosys introduces Digital Quotient (DQ) for future-ready talent

Infosys introduces Digital Quotient (DQ) for future-ready talent Infosys introduced the Digital Quotient (DQ) to objectively assess and classify the digital readiness of individuals, teams, and enterprises. DQ is data-driven and provides a comprehensive score — a single, simple metric that tracks the digital maturity of talent. Digital Quotient helps them traverse a value chain […]

Mar 15, 2021

Industry

Volkswagen to cut up to 4,000 jobs via early retirement

Volkswagen to cut up to 5,000 jobs via early retirement Carmaker Volkswagen plans to cut up to 4,000 jobs at its plants in Germany by offering early or partial retirement to older employees in a move that could cost several hundred million euros, company sources said on Sunday. Volkwagen said in a statement it had […]

Mar 15, 2021

Appointments

REHAU Appoints Mrs. Bhavana Bindra as Managing Director, South Asia

The Board of Directors of REHAU Polymers has announced the appointment of Mrs. Bhavana Bindra as Managing Director, South Asia w.e.f. March 15, 2021. Mrs. Bhavana Bindra A graduate of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore, Mrs. Bhavana joined the corporate world starting with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). In a career spanning two […]

Mar 15, 2021

Appointments

IBM appoints Kathryn Guarini as Chief Information Officer

IBM appoints Kathryn Guarini as Chief Information Officer Earlier this month, IBM has announced that Fletcher Previn, IBM’s Chief Information Officer, will be leaving IBM to pursue other opportunities. With Fletcher’s departure, Kathryn Guarini will assume the role of Chief Information Officer. The company said in a statement, “Kathryn joins us from IBM Research, where she […]

Mar 15, 2021

Appointments

Salesforce Appoints Sanket Atal as India Managing Director

Salesforce Appoints Sanket Atal as India Managing Director Cloud-based software provider Salesforce on Friday said it has appointed Sanket Atal as the senior vice president and managing director, Sites (India). He will officially join Salesforce on March 15, 2021. Based in Bengaluru, Atal will be instrumental in driving the next phase of growth for Salesforce […]

Mar 14, 2021

Labour Law

Implementation of new labour codes delayed, likely after Assembly polls

Implementation of new labour codes delayed, likely after Assembly polls The implementation of the four new labour codes, replacing 29 Central labour laws, is likely to take place after the ongoing State Assembly elections, according to officials in the Labour and Employment Ministry. An official said the rules framed under the four codes on wages, […]

Mar 14, 2021