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Updated on: Nov 2022

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Infosys to resume work from office in a phased manner

Nov 14, 2022

Ecom Express opens a grocery fulfilment center in Coimbatore creating jobs

A leading end-to-end technology-enabled logistics solutions provider, Ecom Express Limited has annou...

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Nov 14, 2022

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Simplus, an Infosys company is expanding into New Zealand

Indias second-largest IT major acquired Simplus in March which was one of the fastest-gr...

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Nov 13, 2022

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IBM is offering a Free SkillsBuild course, Register Here

An American multinational technology corporation, IBM is offering free courses under SkillsBu...

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Nov 12, 2022

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Former HCL CEO says moonlighting in IT industry due to Less salary

Moonlighting is a kind of practice when someone is taking up a second job during or outside the normal business hours of primary employment. However, in India, as per the Labour Law, if you are fully employed, you cannot have your own business or even work elsewhere. Most private organizations also have policies that prohibit moonlighting and take strict […]

Nov 12, 2022

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Elon Musk ends remote work in his first email to Twitter employees

An American communications company, Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk said remote work will no longer be allowed and employees will be expected to be in the office for at least 40 hours per week, subject to exceptions by his approval. According to the email reviewed by Bloomberg News, Elon Musk emailed his workers for the […]

Nov 11, 2022

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Mahindra Group signs a MoU for women’s empowerment

The Mahindra Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support women’s economic empowerment in India. This two-year MOU marks a significant step towards achieving the Mahindra Group’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) commitment of impacting one million women annually from 2026. The Mahindra Group, a global leader […]

Nov 10, 2022

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Communications Manager at Facebook laid off on maternity leave

Meta has recently laid off over 11,000 jobs which are nearly 13% of its workforce. Anneka Patel is one of the employees affected by the layoffs. Anneka Patel was a Communications Manager at Facebook and has recently been laid off during her maternity leave. She shared her story on her LinkedIn profile. Anneka Patel said on […]

Nov 10, 2022

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Dell launches Solar Community Hubs, Opportunities for Youth & Women

An American multinational technology company, Dell Technologies has announced the launch of its new digital inclusion program in India. Solar Community Hubs are solar-powered internet center that connects community members to the digital world. Dell Technologies, together with its nonprofit partner Computer Aid International and like-minded contributors, will be opening Solar Community Hubs across the globe. […]

Nov 9, 2022

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TCS iON offers a 15-day free digital certification program

India’s biggest IT company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced a free 15 days online course “TCS iON Career Edge’ for young professionals. According to the company, this 15-day course will help job seekers to improve their core employability skills such as communication, collaboration, business etiquette, financial and digital literacy, etc. TCS iON Career Edge – Young Professional is a […]

Nov 9, 2022

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Infosys, and Kellogg to upskill employees globally on AI

Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, announced a global collaboration with Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management (Kellogg). Through this collaboration, Infosys and Kellogg will collaborate to accelerate Artificial Intelligence (AI)-centered education for Infosys employees. Infosys and Kellogg have signed a three-year agreement to upskill more than 600 Infoscions working on AI-related projects […]

Nov 9, 2022

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Twitter engineer fired for helping coworkers who faced layoffs

As per Reuters, A former Twitter Inc engineer has accused the company of firing him days after it was acquired by Elon Musk because he developed a tool to allow workers to save important documents in anticipation of mass layoffs. The former engineer, Emmanuel Cornet in anticipation of mass layoffs developed a Google Chrome extension […]

Nov 9, 2022

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Standard Chartered Bank officers’ union protest against violation of HR norms

The All India Bank Officers’ Confederation (AIBOC) has alleged violation of HR practices by foreign lender Standard Chartered Bank and submitted a detailed memorandum requesting the bank’s CEO for immediate remedial measures. The union also alleged that the bank is delaying in recognising Association of Standard Chartered Bank Officers (Kolkata) ASCBO despite several reminders. The right to form association/union […]

Nov 8, 2022

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Fired by error, Twitter asks some laid-off workers to come back

The microblogging and social networking service, Twitter has sacked close to 3,700 people. Some of those who were laid off have been asked to return as they were fired by error. Others were let go before management realized that their work and experience may be necessary to build the new features Elon Musk envisions, the people […]

Nov 7, 2022

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Twitter has fired the majority of employees in India

According to an internal memo sent to Twitter employees, the new management under Elon Musk has begun conducting layoffs Friday morning. Twitter has fired the majority of its over 200 employees in India as part of mass layoffs across the globe ordered by its new owner Elon Musk who is looking to make his $44-billion acquisition work. […]

Nov 6, 2022

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Amazon holds hiring in corporate workforce due to slow economy

An American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, Amazon has announced the company will be freezing all its new hiring in its corporate workforce. Amazon has taken this step due to global economic uncertainty. The company’s CEO Andy Jassy has been looking for ways to cut costs across the company. Beth Galetti, Amazon’s senior vice […]

Nov 4, 2022