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Updated on: Sep 2022

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TCS asked employees to work from office at least days a week

Sep 23, 2022

Working for firms at same time is against trust, Infosys Ex- CEO

Earlier, Indias second-largest IT services provider, Infosys said that moonlighting is not permitte...

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Sep 22, 2022

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Meesho announces -day Reset Recharge break

Meesho, Indias fastest-growing internet commerce company, has announced an -day companywide break...

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Sep 21, 2022

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TCS takes the social media way to bring employees back to office

Indias largest IT services provider, Tata Consultancy Services TCS has been working on work from ...

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Sep 21, 2022

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Is IT Industry exploiting freshers, why attrition is so high?

The information & Technology Industry has reported a sharp rise in attrition since last year. The companies like TCS, Infosys, Cognizant, Capgemini, Wipro, HCL and facing the same challenge and also face cost overloads and margin pressures after the US recession fear. April – June Quarter Attrition In the last quarter this year, the companies […]

Sep 21, 2022

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Dish TV Chairman Jawahar Goel steps down from board

Direct Home Entertainment company, Dish TV Chairman Jawahar Goel has decided to step down from the board. A regulatory filing by Dish TV said, “Jawahar Lal Goel, the Director, vide his letter dated September 19, 2022 has tendered his resignation from the company’s Board of Directors and committee/s thereof with effect from the close of […]

Sep 20, 2022

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Ola clarifies laying off 200 engineers to ‘centralize’ operations

India’s largest mobility platform and one of the world’s largest ride-hailing companies, earlier there have been reports that Ola will lay off 500 employees. Earlier, CNBC had reported that the company’s nearly 500 employees are being laid off from the various software verticals of ANI technologies which operate as Ola Cabs. However, now the company dismissed […]

Sep 19, 2022

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Oracle empowers managers to elevate the employee experience

Extending its commitment to helping organizations improve the employee experience, Oracle has introduced a series of new updates within Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management (HCM). The new portal for team skills, performance evaluation capabilities, and an employee listening solution will help managers engage and empower teams to achieve their fullest potential. Over the past few […]

Sep 19, 2022

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Adani completes acquisition of Ambuja Cements and ACC

The Adani group has completed the acquisition of Ambuja Cements Ltd and ACC Ltd. The transaction involved the acquisition of Holcim’s stake in Ambuja and ACC along with an open offer in both entities as per SEBI Regulations. The value of the Holcim stake and open offer consideration for Ambuja Cements and ACC is USD […]

Sep 17, 2022

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TCS calls moonlighting an ethical issue, Tech Mahindra encourages

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 […]

Sep 17, 2022

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FedEx announces to close stores, put off hiring as demand slumps

The company with a worldwide portfolio of shipping, transportation, e-commerce, and business service, FedEx has said Thursday it is shuttering storefronts and corporate offices. The company also said, “The high operating expenses were also a drag on the company’s results.” Due to certain factors, the company has also put off new hires due to frequent a […]

Sep 16, 2022

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Hitachi Vantara opens Application Reliability Center, adds 600 jobs

Hitachi Vantara, the digital infrastructure, data management and analytics, and digital solutions subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd., has announced the opening of the Hitachi Application Reliability Center (HARC) in Dallas. Hitachi Vantara’s first physical cloud and engineering center of excellence in North America is designed to help clients modernize their IT operations with an agile, engineering-led approach. The global […]

Sep 16, 2022

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TCS becomes the most valuable brand in India in 2022

According to the Kantar BrandZ India rankings, India’s largest IT services provider, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is the Most Valuable Indian Brand in 2022. The world’s leading marketing data and analytics company, Kantar ranks the best brands in the world. Kantar has released the Kantar BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable Indian Brands 2022 report that values […]

Sep 15, 2022

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IBM India termed moonlighting an unethical practice

Global tech major IBM, which employs over lakh individuals in India, on Wednesday termed moonlighting an unethical practice. Moonlighting, the practice of taking up secondary jobs after regular work hours has been highlighted by many tech companies of late. IBM’s managing director for India and South Asia, Sandip Patel said, at the time of joining, the company’s […]

Sep 15, 2022

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Govt considering 100% WFH for employees in SEZ units

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday that the commerce ministry is considering to allow 100 percent work from home (WFH) for employees of units in special economic zones (SEZ). Currently, the Centre allows 50% of the overall staff of a company based out of a Special Economic Zones (SEZ) to work from […]

Sep 14, 2022

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Swiggy offers free skill-based learning to DEs and their kids

Online food delivery platform Swiggy on Tuesday announced a skilling initiative to offer free learning opportunities to thousands of delivery executives and their children. The L&D team learnt that a majority of the delivery partners wanted to acquire skills that would enhance their current role, pick up new roles at Swiggy and even prepare for opportunities that […]

Sep 13, 2022