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Updated on: Jan 2020

Labour Law

EPFO likely to reduce the interest rate by end-January

Jan 7, 2020

PayPal India announces the Adoption Assistance Program to enhance the parental support benefits for employees

PayPal India has announced a new Adoption Assistance Program where it is offering financial support ...

Jobs

Jan 7, 2020

Latest news: PayPal India announces the Adoption Assistance Program to enhance the parental support benefits for employees - SightsIn Plus

Stryker India ropes in Rajiv Oza as Country HR Head

Rajiv Oza joins Stryker as Sr. Director- HR Country HR Head in India after managing multiple roles...

CHRO Move

Jan 6, 2020

Latest news: Stryker India ropes in Rajiv Oza as Country HR Head - SightsIn Plus

Bosch India to cut thousands of jobs as auto slowdown

Due to the ongoing slump in the auto sector, Bosch Ltdnbspwill cut its India workforce by a...

Jobs

Jan 3, 2020

Jobs

Employment Trends in India, 2020

According to Economic Times report, due to the falling rate of economic growth in 2019, the job market may remain muted in the new year as well in terms of workforce expansion and salary hikes as more and more companies are expected to prefer the up-skilling of existing staff rather than hiring new ones, experts […]

Jan 3, 2020

CHRO Move

CenturyLink ropes in ex-Accenture Director HR Dhanya Rajeswaran as Country HR Director

Dhanya Rajeswaran joins CenturyLink as Country HR Director. Prior to this, she was working as Director & HR head for Accenture Digital, Consulting and Corporate Functions in India. CenturyLink, Inc. is a global technology company headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana that offers communications, network services, security, cloud solutions, voice, and managed services. The company is a […]

Dec 31, 2019

Jobs

Honda Motorcycle denied wages revision of 1900 workers at Manesar plant as sales dip

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) has denied revision of wages to its around 1,900 permanent workers at the Manesar plant until next year, citing the slowdown in vehicle demand and falling revenues as the primary reason, two people aware of the development said. The last wage revision happened in August 2015, under which the […]

Dec 31, 2019

Labour Law

Labour Ministry plans to launch ‘SANTUSHT’ portal in Jan for the speedy resolution of the grievances

The labour ministry plans to launch a new portal ‘Santusht’ in Jan 2020 for the speedy redressal of worker as well as employer grievances and ensuring effective implementation of labour laws at the grassroots level. Initially, Santusht (Hindi for satisfied) would monitor all services provided by retirement fund body EPFO and health insurance and services […]

Dec 30, 2019

Labour Law

Labour Ministry to enforce EPFO’s move to restore pension commutation from Jan 1, 2020

The labour ministry will enforce the retirement fund body EPFO’s decision to restore pension commutation, or advance part-withdrawal, under the Employees’ Pension Scheme from January 1, 2020, a move which will benefit 6.3 lakh pensioners, PTI reports. These 6.3 lakh pensioners had opted for commutation of their pension and got a lump sum amount at […]

Dec 30, 2019

Diversity & Inclusion

LGBT as part of the workforce? The focus is shifting in 2020

According to a 2015 report by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and Biz Divas, a diversity and inclusion consulting firm, as many as 98% of companies surveyed said that they have not taken any concrete steps to make their workplace lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)-friendly—or hire people from the community. The report called “Inclusion in India Inc.” surveyed 21 companies—15 multinationals […]

Dec 27, 2019

Jobs

Quikr axes 2,000 employees

According to media reports, Online classifieds platform Quikr has laid off around 1,500-2,000 people from various verticals in the last one and a half months. It reportedly laid off 1,200 employees in Bengaluru and 138 in Pune. The layoffs are an outcome of an alleged scam where employees faked business transactions to earn crores in […]

Dec 27, 2019

Jobs

Kotak Mahindra and Axis Bank to recruit 5,000 employees

Country’s two largest private sector banks Kotak Mahindra and Axis said they will hire a total of about 5,000 fresh graduates, with a greater emphasis on tech talent. Design skills, earlier not a focus area for banks, are now in demand too. Kotak Mahindra Bank said it would hire around 2,600 fresh graduates this year. […]

Dec 26, 2019

C-Suite Move

M&M rejigs leadership in auto, farm divisions: Rajan Wadhera to step down

Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd (M&M) announced a fresh reshuffle of its leadership team as the utility vehicle and tractor maker complies with the new rules of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and as senior managers attain superannuation. Group Corporate Office (GCO): S. Durgashankar will have an enhanced role as Group Controller of Finance […]

Dec 26, 2019

CHRO Move

Ziqitza Healthcare appoints Manish Kumar as New CHRO

Manish Kumar joins Ziqitza Healthcare Limited as Chief Human Resource Officer. Ziqitza Health Care Limited (ZHL) is one of the largest Ambulance service providers in Asia and has been a pioneer in the Emergency Medical Response Services and Patient Transport Services in India since 2005. ZHL was set up by a group of young professionals […]

Dec 25, 2019

Jobs

The most in-demand skills in 2020

According to ET reports, Techies with digital skills will be the most sought-after professionals in 2020. There are currently 60,000-odd vacancies for new-age technologies like machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data analytics. “Recruiters say candidates can expect fat hikes of 35-60% upon switching jobs, with the number going up to 100% for those with data […]

Dec 25, 2019

Jobs

PepsiCo to start new potato chips plant at Mathura and will create nearly 1,500 jobs

The UP Government has cleared the land possession disputes for PepsiCo’s new plant in the Mathura district, the company will invest more than Rs 500 crore in the proposed plant at Kosi, Mathura through FDI route and create nearly 1,500 direct and indirect jobs. Earlier, UPSIDC had allotted 36 acres of land to PepsiCo but local farmers […]

Dec 24, 2019