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Updated on: May 2020

Coronavirus

Deloitte to Lay Off of its US Workforce

May 30, 2020

COVID- Impact on Service Sector

The outbreak of COVID- has brought upon a standstill situation globally, affecting the lives acros...

Coronavirus

May 30, 2020

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Google to reopen offices from July , Offers WFH Allowance

Google has set July the date for its employees to return to office in a gradual, phased manner and...

Coronavirus

May 29, 2020

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Home Credit India lays off , employees

Consumer loan finance firm Home Credit India on Thursday said it has reduced its headcount by , ...

Coronavirus

May 29, 2020

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CHRO Move

Bajaj Allianz appoints a new CHRO

Bajaj Allianz Life appoints Santanu Banerjee as its new Chief Human Resources Officer Bajaj Allianz Life appoints Santanu Banerjee as its new Chief Human Resources Officer, effective from May 2020. Bajaj Allianz Life is one of the leading private life insurance companies in India. The Company is a partnership between two powerful and successful entities in […]

May 28, 2020

Coronavirus

Here’s how Magicbricks has prepared itself for New Normal

“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.”–C.S. Lewis It is one and a half months, that we are all in this lockdown due to the Covid19 pandemic; and together we are coping well with this situation. At Magicbricks too, our teams are now used to this new way of work and life. We […]

May 28, 2020

Coronavirus

After Twitter, Square Inc announces permanent WFM policy

After twitter, Square Inc. also announces permanent work from home policy Jack Dorsey founded a mobile payments company, Square Inc. has recently announced its permanent work from home policy for most of the employees. The recent announcement comes just a week after Twitter CEO and Co-founder Jack Dorsey did the same for Twitter employees. A […]

May 28, 2020

CHRO Move

Tupperware appoints new CHRO to lead People & Culture

Tupperware Brands Corporation appoints Beatriz Díaz de la Fuente as the Company’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). She will join Tupperware on June 1, 2020 Díaz de la Fuente joins Tupperware Brands following successful careers in human resources at multinational companies including GE and Herbalife Nutrition. Most recently, she was head of human resources at El Palacio de Hierro, […]

May 28, 2020

Coronavirus

Cognizant offers the voluntary separation package for US employees

Cognizant Technology Solutions has announced a voluntary separation package (VSP) for its US employees. The Coronavirus crisis has pushed many companies to take tough decisions, with the same line, Cognizant is laying off employees without active projects. The Company is offering a voluntary separation package for US employees who move to the bench between May […]

May 27, 2020

Industry

Raymond has fired hundreds of employees, since February

Textiles and apparel major Raymond has fired hundreds of employees across the board, since February. The company had started the process due to varied reasons like the group company’s mounting debts, the slowing down of the economy, and the last hammer to the coffin was the COVID-19 crisis. It was found that the company not […]

May 27, 2020

Labour Law

Order on full wages withdrawn: Centre informs Supreme Court

The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it had withdrawn a contentious March 29 order requiring private employers to pay full wages to their workers during the lockdown. Appearing before a Bench led by Justice Ashok Bhushan in a virtual court hearing via videoconferencing, Attorney-General K.K. Venugopal said the May 17 order of […]

May 27, 2020

Coronavirus

Nokia shuts plant in TN after 42 test positive for Coronavirus

Nokia last week suspended operations at a telecoms gear manufacturing plant in southern India, the company said on Tuesday, after some employees tested positive for Covid-19. Nokia did not disclose how many workers at the plant in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu tested positive, but a source familiar with the matter said they were at least […]

May 27, 2020

Industry

Lakshya Digital to hire 12-15% more workforce in India

Lakshya Digital, India’s leading Game Art Services companies, has announced that it will be hiring 12-15% more employees over the next 1 year amidst COVID-19. This increase in hiring is due to the new business in the last couple of months. Currently, Lakshya Digital has a team of about 500 people and plans to hire […]

May 26, 2020

Coronavirus

Uber India Lays Off 600 Employees Amid Slowdown

Uber India lays Off 600 employees amid slowdown, a 25% of total workforce 2,400 in the country Uber India on Tuesday, 26 May, announced to lay off around 600 full-time employees due to the impact of the coronavirus crisis, a week after Ola slashed its workforce. The affected employees would be from across driver and rider support among […]

May 26, 2020

Coronavirus

TVS Motor announces to cut staff salaries for six months

On 23 May 2020, Two-wheeler manufacturer TVS Motor Company has announced to cut the salaries of its employees starting this month, May 2020, as it grapples with a steep fall in sales, common across the industry. Though the company has clarified there will be no salary reduction at the workmen level. The company’s CEO, KN […]

May 26, 2020

Press Release

SHRM announces Virtual Conference on 29 & 30 July 2020

The global environment is in flux like never before and unprecedented shifts are taking place in the workspace. With organisations having to transform and explore new ways of working and engaging with employees, HR systems and organizational structures are forced to adapt to the changes. With technology once again becoming the savior, organisations must look […]

May 26, 2020