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Updated on: Aug 2020

Industry

Siemens gets CCI approval to acquire CS Electric

Aug 23, 2020

Santosh Gangwar launches official Logo of Labour Bureau

Shri Santosh Gangwar launches Logo of Labour Bureau, says database is very important in policymaking...

Labour Law

Aug 22, 2020

Hike extends WFH until Dec , to spend Rs. K per staff

Hike extends Work From Home until the end of , to spend up to Rs. K per staffer Mobile messagi...

Coronavirus

Aug 22, 2020

Latest news: Hike extends WFH until Dec , to spend Rs. K per staff - SightsIn Plus

Salesforce deepens support for staff with expanded benefits

Salesforce allows work from home until at least July , , parents get extra -week paid leave S...

Coronavirus

Aug 22, 2020

Latest news: Salesforce deepens support for staff with expanded benefits - SightsIn Plus

CHRO Move

Kelly Services gets Amy Bouque as new Chief HR Officer

Kelly Services appoints Amy Bouque as its new Chief HR Officer American Staffing firm, Kelly Services Inc. has announced Amy Bouque as its new Chief HR Officer, effective from 8 September 2020. Bouque joins Kelly from Ally Financial Inc., where she has served as Executive Director of Talent Management since 2014. Prior to joining Ally in 2008 as an […]

Aug 21, 2020

Jobs

ESIC Unemployment Benefit: 50% of 3 months’ wages

ESIC has relaxed Unemployment Benefit Norms: 50% of 3 months’ wages On Thursday, the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has relaxed norms to pay 50% of average wages of three months as unemployment benefits to cope with job loss between March 24 and December 31 this year in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. The ESIC […]

Aug 21, 2020

Coronavirus

HCL Tech launches Hackathon to identify solutions for C-19

HCL Technologies launches a Global Hackathon to identify long-term technology solutions to the Covid-19 Pandemic On 20 August, HCL Technologies, a leading global technology company, announced a multi-phase hackathon, “Better Health Hackathon: #CodeforCOVID19,” to crowdsource technology innovation to find solutions for the immediate and long-term societal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including pandemic containment and […]

Aug 21, 2020

Jobs

Axis Bank to hire up to 1,000 WFA employees

Axis Bank to hire up to 1,000 Work From Anywhere employees Axis Bank has plans to employ nearly 1,000 people under its new hiring initiative ‘Gig-a-Opportunities’, a model devised to attract skilled talent that can work with the bank remotely, from anywhere in the country, according to a company official. This hiring model comprises two […]

Aug 21, 2020

Jobs

Google launches ‘KORMO’ job search app in India

Google launches Kormo job search app in India to help people find entry-level jobs Google has announced the launch of its Kormo Jobs app in India to help entry-level job seekers find and apply for positions. The company first launched Kormo Jobs in Bangladesh in 2018 and expanded it to Indonesia last year. Also last year, […]

Aug 21, 2020

Jobs

Infosys to resume deferred promotions in September

Infosys to resume deferred promotions of junior and mid-level employees in September Infosys, India’s second-largest IT services firm, is all set to offer promotions to mid and junior-level (around 2.4 Lakh) employees by September 2020. According to an ET report, “Promotions will mainly be given to junior and mid-level employees, which were deferred in April […]

Aug 20, 2020

Merger & Acquisition

Cognizant completes acquisition of New Signature

Cognizant Completes Acquisition of New Signature, a Leader in Cloud-Native Business Transformation On August 18, 2020, Cognizant has completed the previously announced acquisition of New Signature, expanding Cognizant’s hyperscale cloud advisory services. New Signature is an award-winning Microsoft Partner exclusively focused on Microsoft technologies, with an integrated offering across all three of Microsoft’s business clouds: […]

Aug 20, 2020

Industry

Realme to hire 2,500 people in India by end of this year

Smartphone brand Realme to hire 2,500 people in India by the end of this year Smartphone brand Realme will hire 2,500 more people in India by year-end, taking its workforce to 10,000 along with recruiting over 5,000 sales promoters to further strengthen the company’s operations in the country, Madhav Sheth, Vice President, and CEO Realme […]

Aug 20, 2020

Jobs

Tata Steel extends to 12-hour shifts in Jamshedpur plant

Tata Steel extends to 12-hour shifts in Jamshedpur plant from normal 8 hours duty Tata Steel’s Jamshedpur plant, which pioneered an eight-hour shift for workers in the country, will switch to an extended 12-hour schedule later this month to contain the spread of Covid-19. Earlier in the month of April this year, the Union government […]

Aug 19, 2020

Jobs

TCS launches the return-to-work solution, Safe Workplace

New TCS Solution Helps Enterprises Jumpstart Return-to-Work Programs Within Four Weeks Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, announced the launch of TCS Safe Workplace, a return-to-work solution that helps global enterprises quickly transition to a safe, secure and productive work environment. As the COVID-19 crisis stabilizes, employees expect to […]

Aug 19, 2020

Coronavirus

Yamaha Motor India to layoff 200 employees

Yamaha Motor India to layoff 200 employees as the company battles with low production at its plants Yamaha Motor India Group has planned to layoff about 200 employees across various divisions like production, procurement, sales, and marketing. According to the ETAuto report, Yamaha Motor is restructuring the production process at the Surajpur facility, Greater Noida […]

Aug 19, 2020

Industry

Nestlé Health Science to acquire IM HealthScience

Nestlé Health Science to acquire IM HealthScien Nestlé Health Science, a unit of Swiss food major Nestlé announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire the business of privately held IM HealthScience with its brands of IBgard, FDgard, Fiber Choice and REMfresh. Financial terms not disclosed. “The IMH products offer proven and trusted solutions for the […]

Aug 18, 2020