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HCL Tech, Noida employee tests positive

Mar 19, 2020

GoAir terminates expat pilots citing coronavirus impact

GoAir has terminated contracts of expat pilots amid curtailed operations due to the coronavirus pand...

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Mar 19, 2020

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Infosys sends back trainees to home due to Covid-

Global IT services giantnbspInfosys Limitednbsphas asked about , trainees living at its Mysu...

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Mar 19, 2020

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Tata Steel action plan to stave off the COVID- spread

Tata Steel has withdrawn biometric attendance and has asked expecting mothers to work from home Twic...

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Mar 18, 2020

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Khattar appeals to Gurgaon companies ‘Work From Home’

Haryana government has advised all companies operating in Gurugram to ask employees to work from home in the wake of the spreading Coronavirus till the end of March with immediate effect. Gurugram is home to a sizable number of offices of large IT-BPO along with foreign technology bigwigs including the likes of Infosys, Genpact, Google, […]

Mar 18, 2020

Labour Law

Covid-19: Govt gives more time to deposit ESI contribution

New Delhi: According to a notification (attached), Government has provided more time to submit their monthly ESIC contribution. The government has given employees and employers more time to submit their monthly insurance contribution by relaxing provisions of the Employees’ State Insurance Act in view of the Covid-19 outbreak. According to the notification, ESIC has given […]

Mar 17, 2020

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Coronavirus in India: WHO’s guidelines for the workplace

As Coronavirus spreads to more than 80 countries, employers need to prepare for the fallout of the disease outbreak. The status of Coronavirus in India and the world has employers worried. The World Health Organisation has issued some guidelines for workplaces which employers need to put in place right now. Simple ways to prevent the […]

Mar 16, 2020

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HUL directs office staff to work from home from Tuesday

The global consumer products company Hindustan Unilever Limited has directed its 4,000 office-based employees in India to work from home, starting Tuesday, 17th March, amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus. “All office-based employees globally should work from home,” Alan Jope, CEO, Unilever said. The information was uploaded on Unilever’s global website as the company, […]

Mar 14, 2020

Labour Law

EPFO extends the minimum assurance benefit under the EDLI scheme

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has decided to extend the minimum assurance benefit under the Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance (EDLI) scheme. According to financial express, the decision in this regard was taken in the 226th meeting of the Central Board of Trustees (CBT). Now, the benefit will be provided to the family members of […]

Mar 13, 2020

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Tata Steel Europe to cut 1,250 jobs in turnaround push

Tata Steel Europe is planning to cut 1,250 jobs as it faces “challenging circumstances” and “needs to urgently improve profitability”, Chief Executive Officer Henrik Adam said. “Our financial situation is serious and there’s an urgent priority to improve the performance of the business and our cash position,” Adams said in the memo. Besides the job […]

Mar 12, 2020

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Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic, India suspends visas

The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic, India suspends Visas till 15th April 20 The coronavirus sweeping across the world is a pandemic, the World Health Organization declared yesterday, March 11. There are now over 118,000 cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, in 114 countries around the world. “We […]

Mar 12, 2020

Diversity & Inclusion

Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages launched 3 Key initiatives

Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages has launched unique policy initiatives on Women’s Day Maternity Support Programme Back to Work Programme for Women Women’s Network’ for its employees HCCB has also launched the #MenAsAllies campaign to spark conversations on Gender Equality on this Women’s Day, 8th March 2020. “Christina Ruggiero, CEO, HCCB, launched 3 major initiatives – ‘Maternity […]

Mar 11, 2020

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Bengaluru techies test positive for COVID-19

One Mindtree employee, on return from an overseas trip to Bengaluru, has tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday. A 47 years old software engineer from Dell tests positive for Covid-19. Karnataka has now four confirmed cases of Coronavirus. Karnataka has confirmed a few new positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and the government declared a holiday […]

Mar 11, 2020

CHRO Move

Icertis appoints Pranali Save as CHRO

Enterprise contract management firm Icertis announced the appointment of Pranali Save as Chief Human Resources Officer. Currently, Icertis has a workforce of over 1,000 employees based in 17 countries. In her new role, Pranali will drive the implementation of innovative global strategies to accelerate hiring of top talent, nurture the company’s strong and enduring award-winning corporate […]

Mar 11, 2020

Labour Law

New EPFO, ESIC registration to be done on MCA portal

New registration for EPFO, ESIC stopped on Shram Suvidha Portal, now it is to be done on the ministry of corporate affairs portal. The Ministry of Labour & Employment has stopped registration for Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) for new companies on its Shram Suvidha Portal with effect from 15 […]

Mar 9, 2020

CHRO Move

Abhimanyu Sen takes over as Head- HR, Ford-Mahindra JV

Abhimanyu Sen, Senior General Manager and HR Head at Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, is set to take over as the Head- Human Resources of their joint venture on 1st April 2020. Abhimanyu Sen is a senior HR Professional with over 17 years of experience across industry verticals and geographies with specialization in Business Partnering, Performance […]

Mar 9, 2020