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Updated on: Oct 2022

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IBM India MD sends strong note on moonlighting

Oct 26, 2022

Byjus employees in Kerala asked to resign forcefully

On Tuesday, a group of Byjus employees met V Sivankutty, Kerala labour minister alleging that the e...

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Oct 26, 2022

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Microsoft plans Mega Expansion in Pune, Hyper-Scale Data Centre

An American multinational technology corporation, Microsoft plans to build a sizable hyperscale data...

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Oct 25, 2022

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After years sacked employees at Maruti seek reinstatement

After years, sacked employees at the Maruti Manesar plant seek reinstatement. Jitendra Kumar one ...

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Oct 25, 2022

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Woman pays Rs 56,000 after threat to ban job profile

Online fraud has been increasing as technology has taken a boom. There have always been updates from various sources alerting us to be safe. In a recent fraud according to TOI, On October 14, S R Sonali aged 22 a finance management graduate received a call regarding her job profile. The caller claimed that she […]

Oct 25, 2022

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Diamond crafting firm gives solar rooftop panels as Diwali gifts to 1,000 employees

One of the world’s leading diamond crafting companies, Shree Ramkrishna Exports Pvt. Ltd. (SRK) has announced that the company will be gifting solar rooftop panels to 1000 of its employees on the occasion of Diwali. Shri Govind Dholakia, Founder & Chairman of SRK Exports (aka Govindkaka) said, “SRK is a purpose-driven company and has always led by […]

Oct 23, 2022

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Linkedin bot war removes 50% of ‘Apple staff’ accounts

The world’s largest professional network company, LinkedIn has renewed its attempt to remove fake accounts from the platform. These accounts used profile descriptions and images that were edited or forged and taken from actual employees. These accounts were fake and were due to bot problems. Post the checks it was so widespread that large firms […]

Oct 22, 2022

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Twitter tells employees there are no plans for layoffs

The social media platform, Twitter on Thursday clarified to staff that there are no plans for company-wide layoffs since it signed a deal to be acquired by Elon Musk. Twitter General Counsel Sean Edgett emailed employees saying that the company does not plan layoffs. There has been news that there will be mass layoffs post […]

Oct 22, 2022

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American Express is hiring for WFH jobs, Multiverse Apprenticeship

American Express has teamed up with Multiverse, a mission-driven organization that builds modern apprenticeship programs for talent that have the skills and qualifications for a role, but who may not have a 4-year degree. According to Multiverse, two-thirds of Americans do not have a college degree, which leaves thousands of talented individuals out of consideration for certain […]

Oct 21, 2022

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Accenture launched the new ‘Japan Experience Center’ in India

Information Technology and Consulting company, Accenture recently launched the new ‘Japan Experience Center’ in Bengaluru. The company shared the information through a Post saying, “Our newly launched ‘Japan Experience Center’ at Bengaluru, dedicated to delivering sustainable operations and knowledge-based talent transformation to our clients in Japan.” Commenting on the hiring process the company said, “Your career […]

Oct 21, 2022

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Rishad Premji: Building connect with staff a huge challenge now

India’s IT services provider company, Wipro executive chairman Rishad Premji said that IT companies are currently facing a huge challenge. The challenge of building a sense of connectedness between their employees and the organization. Rishad Premji while addressing the Nasscom Product Conclave 2022 said, “Of its 260,000 strong workforces, around 100,000 are new recruits who have […]

Oct 21, 2022

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Infosys allows employees to take up ‘gig jobs’

An Indian multinational information technology company, Infosys has allowed employees to take up ‘gig jobs’ along with their current jobs. The company did not define ‘gig’ work nor did it term it as ‘moonlighting‘. The company has clarified and added that if an employee is taking any ‘gig jobs’ it should be with the prior consent […]

Oct 21, 2022

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Ola Bhavish Aggarwal ripped up presentation punishes employees

As per Bloomberg reports, India’s largest mobility platform and one of the world’s largest ride-hailing companies, Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal has found himself in the middle of criticism. According to reports, Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal tore up presentations just because of the missing page numbers. There are many employees who have revealed his abrasive behavior […]

Oct 20, 2022

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Wipro fired senior employees in 10 mints for huge integrity violation

India’s IT services provider company, Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji has said the company sacked its top 20 leaders in ten minutes. The company laid off the employees after it was found to have committed a “huge integrity violation“. The policy is black and white for any kind of integrity violation or harassment, he stressed on October 19. […]

Oct 20, 2022

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Professionals moonlighting should leave Karnataka: IT Minister

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 action against employees who are taking up outside second jobs. According to TOI report, C N Ashwath Narayan – Karnataka‘s minister for IT, electronics […]

Oct 19, 2022

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Tech Mahindra signs MoU with Gujarat, plans to hire 3000 people

An Indian multinational information technology services and consulting company, Tech Mahindra has announced that the company will be hiring 3,000 people in Gujarat over the period of the next five years. The company on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Gujarat under its IT/ITeS (IT-enabled services) policy. The company’s managing director and chief executive C P […]

Oct 19, 2022