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Labour Law

EPFO records . lakh new enrolments in July

Sep 21, 2020

Government introduced three Labour Codes in Lok Sabha

Minister of State IC for Labour and Employment Shri Gangwar introduced three Labour Codes in Lok ...

Labour Law

Sep 21, 2020

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TCS creates C- isolation centres for staff, dependents

Tata Consultancy Services sets up COVID- isolation centres for staff, dependents Indias ...

Coronavirus

Sep 21, 2020

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Infosys to announce promotions salary hikes soon

IT major, Infosys has started to make some decisions on promotions and salary hikes for some employe...

Jobs

Sep 20, 2020

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CHRO Move

OpSec Security appoints ex-Tech Mahindra exec as CHRO

OpSec Security, Inc. announced the appointment of Riya Sood as Chief Human Resources Officer. Most recently prior to this, Riya has worked with Tech Mahindra as HR Director- US, and earlier HR Director- Middle East & Africa. Riya is a strategic Human Resources leader with broad generalist experience in Fortune 500 companies across diverse industries (Technology, Services, Consulting, […]

Sep 19, 2020

Jobs

HCL to double headcount in smaller towns in next 2-3 years

According to Economic Times report, HCL Technologies is planning to double its headcount in smaller towns, including fresh hires and relocation of existing employees over a two-three year period. CEO C Vijayakumar said, “The smaller towns in focus include Lucknow, Madurai, Nagpur, and Vijayawada. In the light of COVID-19, we have been able to leverage some […]

Sep 19, 2020

Jobs

Salesforce to add 12,000 jobs by next year

Salesforce.com Inc will create 12,000 jobs over the next year, including 4,000 positions in the coming six months, Chief Executive Officer Marc Benioff said in a tweet on Friday. Since the COVID-19 outbreak that has forced people to stay and work from home, the company’s online business software that supports remote work and e-commerce has seen […]

Sep 19, 2020

Jobs

TCS stay assured on freshers hiring and number of offers

TCS stay assured on freshers hiring and number of offers According to a Mint report, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS), is starting its campus placement drives later than usual as exams were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the number of offers will remain the same as last year 40,000. Milind Lakkad – EVP and […]

Sep 19, 2020

HR Practices

Facebook to restrict internal debate on political issues

Facebook to restrict internal debate on political issues by employees Facebook said it would update its internal discussion policies to impose restrictions on employees’ ability to debate social and political issues. Facebook spokesman Joe Osborne said on Thursday, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg outlined his plans for the curbs during a weekly employee Q&A. Osborne added […]

Sep 18, 2020

Industry

Cognizant completes acquisition of Tin Roof Software

Cognizant completes acquisition of Tin Roof Software, expanding digital engineering services Cognizant has completed the previously announced acquisition of Tin Roof Software. Acquisition will boost software and digital product development expertise in the U.S. Tin Roof offers software design, development, DevOps, and delivery services for clients increasingly dependent on software for a competitive edge. Custom […]

Sep 18, 2020

Labour Law

ESIC: How to process claims for Unemployment Benefit

ESIC issues instructions for submission of claims for Unemployment Benefit under Atal Bimit Kalyan Yojana ESIC has issued instructions for submission of claims by the affected workers to claim relief under the recently expanded Atal Beemit Kalyan Yojna in which relief is to be paid to those ESI members who lost their job. Claims to […]

Sep 17, 2020

C-Suite Move

Rahul Taneja joins Essar Capital as Managing Director

Former Chief People Officer of Jet Airways and Group CHRO of Jindal Steel & Power Ltd Rahul Taneja joins Essar Capital as Managing Director Rahul Taneja joins Essar Capital Limited as the Managing Director for the human capital strategy for global energy, metals & minerals, infrastructure, technology, and services player. He has over 29 years of […]

Sep 17, 2020

Culture & Behaviour

Moving to Decent Work- Re-evaluating Entitlements and Enforcements

Moving to Decent Work –Re-evaluating Entitlements and Enforcements India is today a recognized economic, intellectual, military, and cultural power. But are we a Superpower? Are we a trendsetter? Are we exporting opinions and influence? On the Global Platform, power dynamics are shifting on one side, and on the other critical issues like Sustainability & Inclusivity […]

Sep 17, 2020

HR Practices

Capgemini launches new Employee Share Ownership Plan

Capgemini announces the launch of a seventh Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP) Paris, September 16, 2020, Capgemini, a global leader in consulting, digital transformation, technology, and engineering services firm announces the launch of a seventh Employee Share Ownership Plan. The new employee share ownership plan is offered to approximately 96% of the employees and is […]

Sep 17, 2020

Jobs

Dell Technologies confirms layoff globally, including India

Dell Technologies confirms layoff globally, to cut costs Dell Technologies Inc. on Monday notified employees that it will eliminate jobs this week as the hardware giant seeks to cut costs while navigating a faltering global economy. During a quarterly all-hands meeting Monday, Dell’s Jeff Clarke told staff that the workforce reductions won’t be limited to any specific […]

Sep 16, 2020

Jobs

NASSCOM FutureSkills and Microsoft launch AI Classroom

NASSCOM FutureSkills and Microsoft launch AI Classroom Series to skill India’s future workforce with AI capabilities As part of its ongoing efforts to promote skilling as a national priority, NASSCOM FutureSkills and Microsoft have joined hands to launch a nation-wide AI skilling initiative. The initiative aims to skill 1 million students in AI by 2021. […]

Sep 16, 2020