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Updated on: Jan 2023

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Unacademy builds LinkedIn competitor NextLevel, people fired

Jan 11, 2023

Air India to implement employment policy after March

Recently, Indian Police arrested an Air India passenger after a complaint was filed by a woman on bo...

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Jan 10, 2023

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TCS to hire over . lakh employees in FY, total strength of Lakhs

Indias largest IT major, Tata Consultancy Services TCS has announced its QFY results for...

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Jan 10, 2023

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Tata Group is close to taking over iPhone makers plant in India

An Indian multinational conglomerate, Tata Group is close to taking over the iPhone makers pl...

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Jan 10, 2023

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UK PM Rishi Sunak Plans New Law To Let Employers Fire Workers

The UK PM Rishi Sunak plans a new Law to let employers fire workers. This legislation will allow employers in essential sectors to terminate the employment of striking workers. The proposed legislation is already facing opposition in the House of Lords from Keir Starmer. The leader of the opposition Labour Party has warned that if […]

Jan 9, 2023

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How to prepare for recession despite Quiet Quitting & Moonlighting

In 2022 many companies laid off their employees, there have been Great Resignation, Moonlighting, and Quiet quitting and the recession has been a point of discussion. What is Quiet Quitting? Quiet quitting refers to doing the minimum requirements of one’s job and putting in no more time, effort, or enthusiasm than is necessary. As such, […]

Jan 9, 2023

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Over 30,000 lost jobs in Jan exceed December total in just 6 days

In 2022, over 1 lakh employees lost their jobs across various sectors. But in less than 9 days in January over 30,000 employees have lost their jobs. The layoff number has exceeded December in a few days. Data from the layoff tracker shows that a total of 30,611 people from 30 companies were laid off […]

Jan 9, 2023

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Shopify asked employees to just say no to meetings

A Canadian multinational e-commerce company, Shopify has announced that there is a rule that no meetings at all can be held on Wednesdays. Kaz Nejatian has shared the information through an official Twitter handle and said, “Meetings are a bug. Today, we shipped a fix to this bug at @Shopify. To start 2023, we’re canceling […]

Jan 7, 2023

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Microsoft to support space-tech startups in India; Apply

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Microsoft has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to fuel the growth of space-tech startups in India. The MoU seeks to empower space tech startups across the country with technology tools and platforms, go-to-market support, and mentoring to help them scale and become enterprise ready. The collaboration seeks to […]

Jan 6, 2023

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After 6 months of being sacked, employee shoots former boss in Noida

According to ET, After 6 months of being sacked a BPO employee (Anoop Singh) shoot his former manager in Noida. The condition of the manager is critical and is admitted to the hospital. Anoop Singh worked in BPO as a data entry operator in NSB BPO under Phase-1 in Noida Sector 2. The injured employee Sadrul […]

Jan 6, 2023

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‘Quiet Hiring’ will dominate the U.S. in 2023, says HR expert

According to CNBC Reports, The HR expert has said that ‘Quiet Hiring’ will dominate the U.S. in 2023 and everyone needs to be prepared for it. In 2022, employees’ stress and worry grew above even 2020 peaks:- In July 2022 Gartner survey was conducted on 3,500 employees. What is quiet hiring? Emily Rose-McRae, senior director […]

Jan 5, 2023

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Corporates focus on gender diversity, to hire more women in 2023

Corporate India has been hiring women professionals focusing on gender diversity. It is expected that companies will hire more women in 2023. According to a survey conducted by Burgundy Private, a private banking business of Axis Bank and Hurun India, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has more female employees than any company in India. This is the second edition […]

Jan 4, 2023

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India’s unemployment rate is highest for Dec in 16 months at 8.3%

As per the recent data released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) India’s unemployment rate rose to 8.30% in December which is the highest in 16 months. Last month’s unemployment rate was 8.00%. The urban unemployment rate rose to 10.09% in December from 8.96% in the previous month. On the other end, the rural […]

Jan 3, 2023

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Tata Motors to buy Ford’s Sanand plant in Jan, to retain all staff

Tata Motors has said the acquisition of Ford India’s manufacturing plant at Sanand through its subsidiary will be completed on January 10, 2023. “With existing capacities near saturation, this acquisition will unlock an additional state-of-the-art manufacturing capacity of 3,00,000 units per annum which is scalable to 4,20,000 units per annum,” the company said. Additionally, TPEML has […]

Jan 2, 2023

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Failed background checks are new normal, will 2023 be a year of layoffs?

The year 2022 became a topic of discussion for layoffs based on two grounds which are Failed Background Checks and Moonlighting. Layoffs are a difficult decision for companies but 2022 has been a year of layoffs. Top tech companies have either frozen the hiring process or laid off employees. This year nearly 1 Lakh employees lost […]

Dec 30, 2022

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Enhanced skills to be in the spotlight in 2023

As per TOI, It is expected that the Enhanced skills to be in the spotlight in 2023. TeamLease report said that India’s hiring sentiment for the services sector stands strong in the March quarter. A mixed bag of opportunities is likely to greet job aspirants in the New Year as telecom-oriented sectors. It is expected […]

Dec 28, 2022