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Updated on: Feb 2023

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Kapil Sibal dig at Bhagwats remarks What about the crore jobs a year

Feb 6, 2023

Cognizant to focus on employee retention to trigger growth MD

Cognizant, one of the worlds leading professional services companies announced its fourth-quarter a...

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Feb 4, 2023

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Uber former employee booked for Rs cr embezzlement

According to the reports of PTI, In a recent incident, American mobility service provider company, U...

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Feb 3, 2023

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Google employees protest against poor work conditions, job cuts

According to media reports, Google employees have been protesting against poor work conditions and j...

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Feb 3, 2023

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IT Companies find new ways to spot fraud in video interviews

India’s top two IT Companies Cognizant India & Accenture in India laid off a few of their employees due to Failed Background Checks in 2022. Cognizant India reported 6 percent involuntary attrition in the September ending quarter of FY22, which also includes the sacking of employees due to failed background checks. Accenture in India also fired a few […]

Feb 3, 2023

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Amid Layoffs, an Indian tech company gifted cars to its employees

Even after many companies like Google and Amazon are laying off many employees the Indian tech company Tridhya Tech has gifted cars to its employees. Indian Tech company Tridhya Tech, a global leader providing digital transformation services, felicitated 13 employees with 13 cars as a token of appreciation for their hard work and dedication towards […]

Feb 3, 2023

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Cognizant attrition eases to 19%, added 5,900 employees in Q4

Yesterday, Cognizant, one of the world’s leading professional services companies announced its fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 financial results. Key Highlights Headcounts The company has announced the total headcount at the end of the fourth quarter was 355,300, an increase of 5,900 from Q3 2022 and an increase of 24,700 from Q4 2021. Attrition Voluntary attrition, […]

Feb 3, 2023

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Industry Reactions on Union Budget 2023-24

Honorable Union Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman has presented the Union Budget 2023-24 yesterday February 1, 2023 in parliament. Here are key highlights of the Budget 2023. Industry Reactions Arun Kumar Gupta, CFO, Newgen Software said, The Union Budget 2023-24 showcases the government’s focus on developing both the physical and digital infrastructure. The boost in […]

Feb 2, 2023

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Budget 2023 updates Income tax rebate limit raised to ₹7 lakh

According to the media reports, Honorable Union Finance Minister, Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2023- 2024 on Wednesday as per the announcement calculations for the income tax will change. The Budget 2023: Comparison Between Old Vs New Slab Old Tax Slab According to the New Tax Slab In a comparison of the two […]

Feb 1, 2023

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Amazon workers reveal their toilet breaks were timed

As per BBC reports, An American multinational technology company, Staff of Amazon Coventry warehouse in the UK workers have revealed that their toilet breaks were timed. The workers of the Coventry warehouse recently signed up to join the GMB union. The employees have been on strike for several days in London over wages and severe working conditions. As […]

Jan 31, 2023

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India Ahead shuts down, employees not paid for months

India Ahead – The National English News channel has shut down its operations. Due to this reason, the employees have not been paid for months. Ridhima Kedia, a journalist, tweeted, “Very true. We had the company’s back till the end, like the very end, and at least we would ask for is honesty. The HR also […]

Jan 30, 2023

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Zerodha CEO reveals why never hired IIT, IIM Graduates

India’s biggest stock broker company, Zerodha CEO Nithin Kamath revealed that the company has never hired IIT, and IIM Graduates. However, the companies look for talent from IIT and IIM. On the other end, Zerodha does not prefer hiring from both institutions. As the company believes that such institutes don’t produce graduates that are more […]

Jan 29, 2023

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Microsoft Outlook, Teams, and others faced outrage in India

Yesterday, January 25, 2023, several Microsoft services including MS Teams, Outlook, Microsoft 365, and Azure were down for thousands of users in India and users were unable to access Microsoft’s multiple services. According to the outage tracking website Downdetector.com, about 63% of users reported that they were facing issues with the Teams app, 26% reported issues […]

Jan 26, 2023

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Tech Mahindra ex-CEO on Layoffs: ‘Speak with people before walking them out’

The year 2023 has begun on a bad note for tech workers globally. Tech Mahindra Former CEO Kiran Deshpande shared his advice on the same issue. There have been nearly 91 companies that have laid off more than 24,000 tech employees in the first 15 days this month. More than 1,600 tech employees are being laid […]

Jan 24, 2023

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Ex-Microsoft HR lists 3 types of employees at most risk of layoffs

Recently, Chris Williams, Ex-Microsoft Vice President- Human Resources has come forward to share three categories of employees that are unsafe during layoffs and two categories of employees who are at least at risk during layoffs. Below are the categories of employees who are at least risk:- Profit-making employees: “If you’re an essential part of building the most […]

Jan 24, 2023

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Amazon Air takes off in India, creating jobs in the local economy

Amazon India has launched Amazon Air, making it the first e-commerce company in the country to have a dedicated air cargo network. It will utilize the cargo capacity of two Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by Quikjet Cargo Airlines. Each Amazon Air aircraft will ship thousands of packages every day and fly across Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, […]

Jan 24, 2023