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TCS launches workforce analytics solution

TCS launches workforce analytics solution Tata Consultancy Services on Monday announced the launch o...

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Latest news: TCS launches workforce analytics solution - SightsIn Plus

Hiring goes aloft at IT companies, Tech demand improves

Hiring goes aloft at IT companies, Tech demand improves According to a recent ET report, Top IT serv...

Latest news: Hiring goes aloft at IT companies, Tech demand improves - SightsIn Plus

Labour Law

Delhi High Court to hear a plea to grant menstrual leaves

PIL in Delhi HC to direct Centre, Delhi govt to grant menstrual leaves to women employees The Delhi High Court will hear on November 23, a Public Interest Litigation seeking directions to the Centre and the Delhi government for granting paid leave to women employees during their menstruation phase. The matter was listed before a […]

Survey & Report

Digital Readiness and COVID-19: TCS global survey

Large enterprises maintaining, increasing digital transformation budgets amid COVID-19: TCS A significant number of large enterprises have either maintained their digital transformation budget or increased it even as the COVID-19 pandemic as impacted revenue of businesses globally, according to a survey by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). The global survey titled, ”Digital Readiness and COVID-19: Assessing […]

Industry

Honeywell Acquires Ballard Unmanned Systems

Honeywell Acquires Ballard Unmanned Systems Honeywell has acquired assets from privately held Ballard Unmanned Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southborough, Mass.-based Ballard Power Systems Inc. Ballard Unmanned Systems designs and produces industry-leading, stored-hydrogen proton exchange membrane fuel cell systems that power unmanned aerial systems (UAS), particularly those used for energy inspection, cargo delivery, and other commercial […]

US judge lifts Trump ban on H1B visa, L1 visa and J1 visa

US judge lifts Trump ban on H1B visa, L1 visa and J1 visa The Trump US visa ban of June 22 has been partially lifted by a district judge, which should allow US visa processing to re-commence for many migrants. Many sectors rely on H1B visa, L1 visa, and J1 visa holders for employment positions, hence the latest ruling will be of great benefit […]

Ola to set up new tech centre in Pune, hire 1,000 engineers

Ola to set up new tech centre in Pune, hire 1,000 engineers Ride-hailing platform Ola plans to set up a new technology centre in Pune and hire about 1,000 engineers over the next few years. According to sources close to the development, the tech centre in Pune will be the second such centre for the […]

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Deloitte to shut four of its 50 British offices

Deloitte to shut four UK offices as COVID-19 entrenches remote working Global accounting and consulting firm Deloitte will close four of its 50 British offices as it reviews its real estate portfolio in the coronavirus pandemic but will retain the staff on work-from-home contracts, it said on Saturday. COVID-19 has changed working life for millions […]

ESIC extends deadline to avail the Unemployment Benefit

ESIC extends deadline till June 30, 2021, to avail the Unemployment Benefit As announced earlier, under an ESIC scheme, Unemployment Benefit, the government had relaxed eligibility norms to offer almost 4 million industrial workers 50% of their three months’ average salary as unemployment benefit due to the job loss or possible job loss between 24 […]

Govt announces interest-free festival advance to employees

Government announces Rs 10,000 interest-free festival advance to employees The government on Monday announced a one-time Rs 10,000 interest-free festival advance to all its officers and employees as part of plans to increase consumer spending to spur demand in the economy. At a press conference, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said festival advance was discontinued from […]

Mindtree announces salary hike, effective January 1, 2021

Mindtree announces salary hike, effective January 1, 2021 Larsen & Toubro (L&T) -owned, IT services firm, Mindtree has announced the salary hike for employees effective January 1, 2021. Mindtree had 21,827 employees at the end of the September quarter. Mindtree CEO & MD Debashis Chatterjee said, “the company completed its promotion cycle in the second quarter, and […]