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Updated on: Jul 2020

Coronavirus

Air India to send staff on leave without pay for up-to yrs

Jul 16, 2020

SBI to roll out Work-From-Anywhere policy soon

SBI to roll out Work-From-Anywhere policy soon for its employees, hopes to save Rs , crore India...

Coronavirus

Jul 16, 2020

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Wipro hired , in the last Q, It will continue to hire in Q

After last quarters massive dip, Wipro adds , employees with plans to continue hiring in the co...

Jobs

Jul 15, 2020

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Citrix and Microsoft partner to accelerate the future of work

Citrix and Microsoft partner to accelerate the future of work The workplace of the future will look ...

Jobs

Jul 15, 2020

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Amazon India Launches Skill Development Programme

Amazon India launches skill development programme for 1,000 apprentices Amazon India on Tuesday said it has launched a skilling programme under the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) across its warehouses in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. The initiative has been launched with a pilot program for 1,000 apprentices, and will be scaled further, Amazon India said […]

Jul 15, 2020

Jobs

Diageo India gets Enhanced Wellness Policy for employees

Diageo India announces Enhanced Wellness Policy for all employees, effective July 2020 Diageo India has said that it has rolled out an enhanced wellness policy for all employees effective July 2020, as part of its commitment to promote an inclusive and diverse working environment. The policy will apply to all employees regardless of sexual orientation, […]

Jul 15, 2020

Coronavirus

Chubb launches Work from Home Insurance for apac region

Chubb launches Work from Home Insurance for the Asia Pacific Region SINGAPORE – Chubb announced today the launch of Work from Home (WFH) Insurance, a market-first in Asia Pacific. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the traditional office environment has increasingly become the home, as work from home becomes the new normal. As businesses […]

Jul 14, 2020

Jobs

Government launches ASEEM portal to help skilled people

Government launches ASEEM portal to help skilled people find sustainable livelihood opportunities Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship on Friday launched Aatamanirbhar Skilled Employee-Employer Mapping (ASEEM) portal to help skilled people find sustainable livelihood opportunities. Features of ASEEM The portal connects the workers and the organizations and reduces the gap between the demand and […]

Jul 14, 2020

Demise

PeopleStrong Co-founder Shelly Singh passes away

PeopleStrong Co-founder and Chief Business Officer Shelly Singh passes away HR solutions and Tech firm, PeopleStrong Co-founder Shelly Singh passed on Sunday, July 12 fighting cancer. Shelly Singh, who was 43, had set up PeopleStrong in 2006 along with Pankaj Bansal. PeopleStrong confirmed the development in a statement. “She will live and be felt in our work […]

Jul 13, 2020

Industry

Wipro has no layoff plans due to pandemic: Rishad Premji

Wipro has no layoff plans due to pandemic impact on business: Wipro Chairman, Rishad Premji While addressing the 74th annual general meeting (AGM) IT major, Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji said, “So far, we have not laid off any employee and has no plans to retrench employees due to the Covid-19 pandemic impact on business.” However, the company is driving […]

Jul 13, 2020

Demise

Hawkins Cookers Chairman Brahm Vasudeva passes away

Hawkins Cookers Chairman Brahm Vasudeva passes away on 10 July 2020 PTI |Hawkins Cookers Ltd on Saturday said, its promoter Chairman Brahm Vasudeva passed away on 10 July 2020. Vasudeva (84), who passed away on Friday, was in the leadership role of the company from the last 52 years, said Hawkins Cookers in a regulatory filing. Vasudeva was […]

Jul 13, 2020

CHRO Move

Cadila Pharmaceuticals CHRO Dr. Sunil Singh resigned

Cadila Pharmaceuticals Chief Human Resources Officer Dr. Sunil Singh has stepped down Dr. Sunil Singh has resigned from Cadila Pharmaceuticals as CHRO after a two-year stint. He had joined the company in Aug 2018 and revamped the HR organization structure and developed a comprehensive HR Transformation road map. Prior to Cadila, Sunil has worked with […]

Jul 13, 2020

Industry

Tsuzuki to set up a plant at Reliance’s METL in Jhajjar

Tsuzuki to set up plant at Reliance’s Model Economic Township in Jhajjar Tsuzuki, a Japanese company, has entered into an agreement with Model Economic Township Limited (METL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, to set up a manufacturing unit in Reliance MET, Jhajjar. METL has confirmed that Tsuzuki will manufacture steering knuckle for the automobile […]

Jul 12, 2020

Coronavirus

Tech Mahindra to organise COVID test of 20K vendors, staff

Tech Mahindra to organise COVID-19 testing of 20,000 vendors, employees Tech Mahindra is rolling-out phase-wise testing for its third-party vendors, employees, customer, and partner ecosystem. The company is arranging the COVID -19 testing of around 20,000 third-party vendors including people working in pantry, sanitation, and security amongst others informed Harshvendra Soin. In an interview with […]

Jul 12, 2020

Industry

TCS to recruit 40,000 freshers soon through campus hiring

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to recruit 40,000 freshers soon through campus hiring According to a recent report by Zee Business, India’s largest IT company will recruit 40,000 freshers soon through campus hiring. Milind Lakkad, EVP and Global Head – Human Resources at TCS said, “As for as hiring is concerned, we haven’t added people in […]

Jul 12, 2020

Industry

Zomato re-instated salary cuts, paying back all deductions

Online Food delivery app Zomato re-instated salary cuts, paying back all deductions Online Food delivery app Zomato said, We have re-instated any salary cuts that we rolled out to our employees since April. In fact, we are paying back all deductions made to people who faced mandatory salary cuts at Zomato. 3 – We have […]

Jul 11, 2020