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Updated on: Dec 2020

Jobs

TCS, Saipem Partner For Offshore Drilling Ops

Dec 18, 2020

Your take-home salary may be impacted from April . Know how?

Your take-home salary may be impacted from April . Know how? The take-home salary of employees m...

Jobs

Dec 18, 2020

Latest news: Your take-home salary may be impacted from April . Know how? - SightsIn Plus

DXC Technology and Microsoft Collaborate for Modern Workplace Experience

DXC Technology and Microsoft Collaborate to Power a More Personalized, Intelligent, Secure and Moder...

Partnership

Dec 17, 2020

Latest news: DXC Technology and Microsoft Collaborate for Modern Workplace Experience - SightsIn Plus

Fiat Chrysler to set up a global digital hub in Hyderabad, will create jobs

Fiat Chrysler to invest mn to set up a global digital hub in Hyderabad Automotive giant Fiat Ch...

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Dec 17, 2020

Jobs

Google extends work from home policy till September 2021

Google extends work from home policy till September 2021 Google has announced to extend its work from home policy till September 2021. Google had earlier planned to reopen offices by summer next. But it has now allowed those employees who don’t need to be in an office to work from home till September. Google CEO […]

Dec 17, 2020

Survey & Report

LinkedIn: 40% of professionals expect new jobs to increase in 2021

LinkedIn Report: 40% of professionals expect new jobs to increase in 2021 LinkedIn, world’s largest online professional network platform, released its 2020 survey report, the key findings are as below. An average of 40% of Indian professionals expect an increase in the number of new jobs (up from 19% in April), and 53% expect their […]

Dec 17, 2020

Labour Law

Govt disbursed around Rs 13300 crores thru EPFO COVID-19 advance claim: Santosh Gangwar

Govt disbursed around Rs 13300 crores thru EPFO COVID-19 advance claim: Santosh Gangwar Mumbai, December 16, 2020: The central government has approved more than 52 lakh claims and disbursed around Rs 13300 crores through the Employment Provident Fund organisation (EPFO)’s special COVID-19 advance claim to help out the formal sector workers, stated Minister of State, Labour, […]

Dec 16, 2020

Survey & Report

The future of work: from remote to hybrid, Capgemini report

The future of work: from remote to hybrid, Capgemini report A majority of organizations have witnessed strong productivity gains in Q3 2020 by allowing employees to work remotely; however, employees are being impacted by the feeling of being “always-on”. That’s according to a new report by the Capgemini Research Institute titled, “The future of work: from remote […]

Dec 16, 2020

Jobs

Accenture & Amazon among top recruiters of IIM-B summer placements

Accenture & Amazon among top recruiters of IIM-Bangalore summer placements IIM-Bangalore achieves 100% summer campus placements, all 525 eligible students of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) were recruited by over 130 companies, which made 529 offers. IIM-B said in a statement, “The roles they were recruited into were in the domains of private equity […]

Dec 16, 2020

EPFO

EPFO: 8.5% interest on EPF likely to be credited by month-end

EPFO: 8.5% interest on EPF likely to be credited by month-end Retirement fund body EPFO is likely to credit 8.5 percent rate of interest for 2019-20 in the employees’ provident fund (EPF) accounts of around six crore subscribers in one go by the end of December, news agency PTI has reported. Earlier in September this […]

Dec 16, 2020

CHRO Move

Google ropes in new Personnel Head from AstraZeneca

Google ropes in new Personnel Head from AstraZeneca Google has hired a top executive from pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to oversee its personnel policies amid ongoing tensions with many employees who are upset with the company’s policies. The hiring of Fiona Cicconi also comes while Google sets up plans to allow people to continue to work […]

Dec 16, 2020

Jobs

Infosys to prefer flexible ‘hybrid’ work model for employees in view of pandemic

Infosys to prefer flexible ‘hybrid’ work model for employees in view of pandemic IT company Infosys on Monday said it will prefer a flexible “hybrid” work model going ahead in view of uncertainty around the pandemic situation and allow employees work from home or office depending on the condition. At a conference held virtually, Infosys CEO and Managing Director Salil Parekh said the company has […]

Dec 16, 2020

Demise

Home Credit India CHRO, Sandip Mallik Passes Away

Home Credit India CHRO, Sandip Mallik Passes Away Home Credit India CHRO, Sandip Mallik died on December 8, 2020, Monday in New Delhi. The company has confirmed in a statement. Home Credit India Finance Pvt. Ltd., one of India’s fastest growing non-banking financial company, appointed Sandip Mallik as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) in June […]

Dec 15, 2020

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JCB India opens its biggest parts centre in Haryana

JCB India opens its biggest parts centre in Haryana, It is spread over an area of 1,50,000 square feet. Construction equipment manufacturer, JCB India Limited has inaugurated its biggest parts centre in Bhaproda, Haryana. The said facility is spread over an area of 1,50,000 square feet and will provide parts support to the Northern Indian […]

Dec 15, 2020

Jobs

Mahindra to shut Pininfarina Engineering, employees to go on strike

Mahindra to shut Pininfarina Engineering, employees to go on strike Automobile giant Mahindra Corp has decided to liquidate its Italian subsidiary Pininfarina Engineering in order to cover up for the losses faced during the pandemic and this has left the 135 employees of Pininfarina in a fix. Pininfarina Engineering offered a variety of work package […]

Dec 15, 2020

Jobs

Karnataka Govt plans to create 20 lakh jobs by 2025

Karnataka Govt plans to give startups a boost, creates 20 lakh jobs: Deputy CM The Karnataka government intends to stimulate the growth of 2,000 electronics system design and manufacturing (ESDM) startups by 2022 and create 20 lakh jobs by 2025, Deputy Chief Minister of the state Dr. C N Ashwath Narayan said on Monday. Dr […]

Dec 15, 2020