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Updated on: Dec 2019

Labour Law

EPFO monthly contribution to be cut to increase take-home salary

Dec 9, 2019

Anuranjita Kumar, Head- HR, Royal Bank of Scotland steps down

Anuranjita Kumar, Managing Director Human Resources, International hubs, at The Royal Bank Of Scotla...

CHRO Move

Dec 7, 2019

Latest news: Anuranjita Kumar, Head- HR, Royal Bank of Scotland steps down - SightsIn Plus

Tata International appoints Anand Sen as Executive Director, Chief Operations Officer

Tata International Ltd TIL, a global trading and distribution firm of the Tata group, on Wednesday...

C-Suite Move

Dec 6, 2019

Latest news: Tata International appoints Anand Sen as Executive Director, Chief Operations Officer - SightsIn Plus

LinkedIn Chief People Officer resigns over compliance issues

LinkedIn Chief People Officer Christina Hall has resigned over unspecified compliance issues. Accord...

CHRO Move

Dec 5, 2019

Latest news: LinkedIn Chief People Officer resigns over compliance issues - SightsIn Plus

Jobs

Nestle has announced a new parental leave policy for staff worldwide

Nestle on 4th Dec 2019 announced the launch of a more inclusive and enhanced global parental support policy. The new gender-neutral policy will apply to all employees worldwide. “Under the new policy, parental leave for primary caregivers will be extended to 18 weeks of fully paid leave from 14 weeks previously. The policy establishes a […]

Dec 5, 2019

Jobs

Cummins India announces VRS scheme for employees

Cummins India Limited, a manufacturer of engines, generators, and related products, on 4th December, announced a voluntary retirement program or VRS for its “professional/ exempt employees who have completed minimum 10 years of service and are above 45 years of age.” The company said in a statement, “This has been done with the objective of […]

Dec 5, 2019

C-Suite Move

Sundar Pichai Promoted as Alphabet’s CEO

Sundar Pichai promoted as Alphabet’s CEO, Google’s parent company! He will be taking over the top position at the internet giant Alphabet’s company after the co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin stepped down from its active management, making him one of the most powerful corporate leaders of the world. Mr. Pichai is now CEO of […]

Dec 4, 2019

Movement

Aditya Ghosh joins Oyo Board, Rohit Kapoor named new Chief Executive Officer

After diversifying business units, OYO has now shuffled its senior leadership team. The company announced that it has elevated India and South Asia CEO, Aditya Ghosh, to the board of directors. And Ghosh will be succeeded by Rohit Kapoor, who was heading Oyo’s new real estate business. Rohit’s new role will be effective from January. […]

Dec 4, 2019

Survey & Report

The average salary in India is likely to increase by 10 % in 2020: Survey

According to a recent Willis Towers Watson survey, salaries in India are projected to rise by 10% in 2020, marginally higher than the actual increase (9.9%) in 2019. Sector-wise, the energy sector, financial services, and consumer products sector could see the highest salary growth. While salary increases in India are stabilizing around the 10% mark, […]

Dec 3, 2019

Jobs

Microsoft japan tested a 4-day work week and productivity jumped by 40%

Microsoft tested out a four-day work-week in its Japan offices and found as a result employees were not only happier but also significantly more productive. For the month of August, Microsoft Japan experimented with a new project called Work-Life Choice Challenge Summer 2019, giving its entire 2,300-person workforce five Fridays off in a row without decreasing pay. The […]

Dec 2, 2019

CHRO Move

Nalco Appoints Radhashayam Mahapatrao as New HR Director

The Government appoints Radhashayam Mahapatrao as new HR Director of NALCO (National Aluminium Company Ltd). He succeeds Basant Kumar Thakur. Currently, Mr. Mahapatrao is Director-Personnel at Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) and he will join Nalco on 01.01.2020. Mr. Mahapatrao has three decades of HR experience in Power, Oil and Coal Sectors in different capacities. He […]

Dec 2, 2019

Culture & Behaviour

Companies are using Incentive and Vacation Days to encourage Employees NOT TO SMOKE

Non-smokers have long lamented the fact that they get fewer work breaks than their colleagues who step out several times a day for a cigarette. Resentment starts to build, and that can be bad for company morale—and business. Piala Inc offers six extra paid vacation days: According to The Telegraph, the Tokyo-based marketing firm Piala […]

Dec 2, 2019

Jobs

Samsung to hire over 1,200 engineering graduates from India’s premier institutions

The South Korean giant Samsung will hire 1,200 engineering graduates from premier institutes, including the IITs, NITs, and IISc, for its research and development centres. The company will hire students from multiple streams including Computer Science, Electronics and Communications, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computing, Instrumentation and Information Technology. The new employees will have to work on […]

Nov 30, 2019

C-Suite Move

Zomato appoints Akriti Chopra as CFO

Zomato elevates Akriti Chopra as its new Chief Financial Officer. She has been working on building Zomato’s finance and legal teams for more than 8 years. In her previous role at Zomato, she was the Vice President of Finance and Operations. Sameer Maheshwary, the former CFO of Zomato, quit the company in December 2018, having spent […]

Nov 29, 2019

Miscellaneous

TCS HR Manager Killed in Bus accident

A 35-year-old HR Manager of Tata Consultancy killed after she was hit by a speeding Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) bus in Banjara Hills on Tuesday. The victim has been identified as Sohini Sexana, who is survived by three-year-old twin children and husband. After the accident, the driver of the bus was thrashed by the […]

Nov 28, 2019

Jobs

Tata Motors to offer VRS to 1,600 staff due to slowdown

Due to slowdown in Auto industry, Tata Motors is considering rolling out a voluntary retirement scheme. The scheme will be offered to employees of different departments, across its businesses of passenger and commercial vehicles. According to mint reports, “This year, Tata Motors’ employee cost-cutting plans are more aggressive than the previous times. Besides removing surplus […]

Nov 28, 2019