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Updated on: Jun 2022
Hiring might have slipped last month to a still-strong level
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Hiring might have slipped last month to a still-strong level

After months of robust hiring, U.S. employers might have pulled back slightly in May, to levels that would still be consistent with a healthy job market, despite high inflation and rising borrowing costs. Economists have estimated that the nation added a solid 325,000 jobs last month, down from 428,000 in both March and April, according […]

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Microsoft says it will not resist unionization efforts by employees
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Microsoft says it will not resist unionization efforts by employees

Software giant, Microsoft President Brad Smith said on Thursday that Microsoft will not resist the unionization efforts by its employees. Microsoft recognizes employees legal right to choose to form or join a union, although they “will never need to organize to have a dialogue” with leaders, Smith said in a blog post on Thursday. “Recent […]

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PepsiCo to invest Rs 186 cr on expanding its largest food plant in India
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PepsiCo to invest Rs 186 cr on expanding its largest food plant in India

PepsiCo India today announced plans to expand its largest greenfield food manufacturing plant in Kosi Kalan, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The unit produces Lays potato chips. The plan entails a cost of Rs 186 crore, taking the overall investment by the firm in UP to Rs 1,022 crore. As part of the expansion, PepsiCo India will raise the capacity of the foods […]

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Microsoft is hiring for various roles, remote jobs, freshers can also apply
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Microsoft is hiring for various roles, remote jobs, freshers can also apply

Microsoft Corp, an American multinational technology company that produces computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services invites applications for freshers and experienced people hiring in India. In India, the company is hiring across the country, especially in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Gurugram, Mumbai, and Noida. Microsoft has expanded its work-from-home policy and made it permanent […]

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Twitter enters restructuring mode, focuses on user growth
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Twitter enters restructuring mode, focuses on user growth

As Twitter pauses hiring, the micro-blogging platform is reportedly shifting employees away from audio Spaces, Communities and newsletters verticals for areas that “will have the greatest positive impact to the public conversation”. The restructuring is happening under Jay Sullivan, the new head of product and interim head of revenue, reports Bloomberg. Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal last month fired […]

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Tata Group-owned Air India offers VRS to its employees
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Tata Group-owned Air India offers VRS to its employees

Streamlining operations, Tata Group-owned Air India offers Voluntary Retirement Scheme to its thousands of employees who have completed 55 years of age or 20 years of continuous service in the company. As an additional benefit, the airline is reducing the VRS age eligibility from 55 years to 40 years for cabin crew members who are […]

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Info Edge-backed startup Udayy shuts down, lays off all employees
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Info Edge-backed startup Udayy shuts down, lays off all employees

Info Edge-backed Edtech startup, Udayy has reported shutting down. This has caused the startup in laying off all its hundred employees. The co-founder of Udayy Saumya Yadav said, “This comes on the back of kids moving back to schools in the post-pandemic world.” “Udayy was witnessing the post-pandemic world for the first time. As the kids […]

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Ford India workers waiting for a good severance package
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Ford India workers waiting for a good severance package

The Ford India plant will shut down soon. About 2,000 workers of Ford India Pvt Ltd’s plant are hoping for some good news from the management in respect of their severance package. According to Union officials, around 1,000 workers are inside the Ford India plant at Maraimalainagar and about 700 are outside the gates. The workers of this […]

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Indiabulls social commerce app Yaari layoffs 60% of staff
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Indiabulls social commerce app Yaari layoffs 60% of staff

Indiabulls owned social commerce application, Yaari has laid off 150 employees which is nearly 60% of its total workforce. According to sources, the company has decided to merge it with another Indiabulls company Dhani Services. The layoffs reportedly happened in the supply support, customer support, business development, and marketing verticals. The company did not extend […]

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TCS is hiring any Arts, Commerce & Science graduates, details here
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TCS is hiring any Arts, Commerce & Science graduates, details here

India’s largest IT services provider Tata Consultancy Services invites job applications from any arts, commerce & science graduates from the Year of Passing 2020, 2021, and 2022 under the TCS BPS Hiring Program. On Its advertisement page, the company said, “TCS has curated exclusive opportunities for Arts, Commerce & Science graduates from 2020, 2021, and 2022 year […]

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MPL and Front Row lay off 100 and 145 employees respectively
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MPL and Front Row lay off 100 and 145 employees respectively

A major real-money stakes-based gaming operator, Mobile Premier League (MPL) has laid off 100 employees, or 10% of the workforce. The company has claimed that it has over 9 crore users on its platform and offers more than 60 online games such as Fantasy Cricket, Rummy, and Speed Chess with real cash prizes in paid […]

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Telecom sector to double job opportunities in FY23, may hire 38000 people
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Telecom sector to double job opportunities in FY23, may hire 38000 people

The Telecom sector is likely to double the job opportunities and may hire 38,000 people in the current fiscal year from the expected hiring of 19,000 in the previous fiscal year. According to Deval Singh, TeamLease Services’ Business Head for telecom, IT& ITeS, media, and government said, “The rapid revolution of new technologies like AI, the […]

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