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Former HDFC Bank Chief Aditya Puri joins Strides Group as advisor

Former HDFC Bank Chief Aditya Puri joins Strides Group as advisor Former HDFC Bank managing director...

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Labour Ministry to consider feedback on using social media for salary slips

Labour Ministry to consider feedback on using social media for for salary slips The labour ministry ...

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Cognizant to acquire Linium, a cloud transformation consultancy

Cognizant to acquire Linium, a cloud transformation consultancy Cognizant announced today it has agr...

Merger & Acquisition

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C-Suite Move

DHL Global Forwarding promotes two executives to key leadership roles in Asia Pacific

DHL Global Forwarding promotes two executives to key leadership roles in Asia Pacific Niki Frank will expand his remit from managing the business in India to the sub-region of South Asia Yvonne Lee, Head of Strategic Projects for ASEAN and South Asia, will assume a new role as Managing Director in the Philippines DHL Global […]

TCS pays 100% variable to its employees for Q3, ending Dec 2020

TCS pays 100% variable to its employees for Q3, ending Dec 2020 India’s largest IT major, Tata Consultancy Services, TCS has rolled out 100 percent variable pay for its employees for the quarter ending December 2020. In a letter to employees, Milind Lakkad, CHRO, TCS said, “We will be paying 100% of the Quarterly Variable Allowance […]

Carlsberg India Probes Find ‘Potential Improper Payments’, Child Labour

Carlsberg India Probes Find ‘Potential Improper Payments’, Child Labour An investigation of alleged unlawful practices at Carlsberg India found “potential improper payments” to government officials and other regulatory lapses, its former auditor said Reports by a different global consultancy, also seen by Reuters and previously unreported, disclosed other lapses at Carlsberg India Pvt Ltd in […]

Tata Steel issues advisory, asking not to share sensitive information on WhatsApp

Tata Steel issues advisory, asking not to share sensitive information on WhatsApp WhatsApp users are being prompted to agree to a new privacy policy that will basically hand over some of its data to Facebook. The new privacy policy will take effect on February 8, 2021. On that date, the only option WhatsApp users will have is […]

PM Modi urges youngsters to join Startup India international summit

PM Modi urges youngsters to join Startup India international summit Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called upon youngsters to attend ‘Prarambh’, the Startup India international summit on January 15 and 16, saying it seeks to bring together top minds from industry, academia, investment, banking and finance besides young startup leaders. He also shared his LinkedIn post in which he noted […]

Merger & Acquisition

Cognizant to Acquire Servian, a Data and Analytics Consulting Firm

Cognizant to Acquire Servian, a Leading Australian Data, and Analytics Consulting Firm Cognizant today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Servian, a Sydney, Australia-based, privately-held enterprise transformation consultancy specializing in data analytics, artificial intelligence, digital services, experience design, and cloud. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021, subject to regulatory […]

Labour Law

Budget 2021: Labour Ministry recommends reducing PF Contribution

Budget 2021: Labour Ministry recommends reducing PF Contribution The Ministry of Labour and Employment has suggested bringing down the rate of contribution by companies towards the pension and provident fund scheme administered by the EPFO in the upcoming union budget 2021. It may increase the take-home salary of the employees but may cause loss to […]

CHRO Move

KPMG Appoints Sunit Sinha as Partner and Head – People, Performance and Culture

KPMG Appoints Sunit Sinha as Partner and Head – People, Performance and Culture KPMG ropes in former Managing Director, Strategy & Consulting – Talent & Organization of Accenture India, Sunit Sinha as Partner and Head – People, Performance and Culture. In his new role, he will lead the HR function for all of KPMG’s businesses […]

Labour Law

Industrial Disputes (Gujarat Amendment) Bill, 2020 gets presidential nod

Gujarat amendment to Industrial Disputes Act gets presidential nod As per Industrial Disputes Act 1947, establishments having 100 or more workers are required to seek prior permission of the state government before effecting layoff, retrenchment, or closure, while the amendment has raised the employee limit to 300. Gujarat’s amendment to the Industrial Disputes Act that […]

Over 96% employees at TCS continue to work from home

Over 96% employees at TCS continue to work from home Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Friday reported higher Q3 (December-quarter) profit and predicted stronger growth ahead, despite COVID-19 pandemic. The Government of India has also announced January 16 as the day for rollout of the long-awaited vaccine but a majority of TCS employees continue to […]

Merger & Acquisition

DXC Technology Confirms Acquisition Proposal from Atos

DXC Technology Confirms Acquisition Proposal from Atos DXC Technology confirmed that it received an unsolicited, preliminary and non-binding proposal from Atos SE Wednesday night to acquire all DXC Technology shares. The company said in statement, “The DXC Technology board of directors, consistent with its fiduciary responsibilities, will be evaluating the proposal. Prior to receiving this […]

India’s first toy manufacturing cluster in Karnataka wants to create over 1 lakh jobs

India’s first toy manufacturing cluster in Karnataka wants to create over 1 lakh jobs Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Saturday laid the foundation stone for the country’s first ‘toy manufacturing cluster’ in Koppal district’s Bhanapur village where 400 acres of land has been allocated to establish plug-and-play manufacturing units at a cost of $545 […]