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Updated on: May 2022
IBM launches STEM program for girls in Arunachal Pradesh
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IBM launches STEM program for girls in Arunachal Pradesh

IBM has announced to collaborate with the Department of School Education in Arunachal Pradesh. This will introduce the IBM STEM for Girls program in more than 130 secondary and higher secondary schools across 15 districts in the state. This effort will benefit more than 13,500 students studying between 8th and 10th grade. This will also […]

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Henkel is slashing 2,000 jobs due to rising costs and low demand
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Henkel is slashing 2,000 jobs due to rising costs and low demand

Germany’s Henkel is slashing 2,000 jobs in response to rising costs and low demand for its shampoos and hair sprays and aims to make 500 million euros ($530 million) in gross savings in the medium-term from the merger of its cosmetics and detergents units. The job cut and savings targets, announced on Thursday, illustrate the […]

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Wakefit announces ‘Right to nap’ for all its employees
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Wakefit announces ‘Right to nap’ for all its employees

Wakefit has announced the ‘Right to nap’ initiative to promote and normalize afternoon naps at work. The company has announced it will provide 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm as the official nap hours, encouraging employees to take a well-deserved break amidst hectic work schedules. Through this initiative, the company hopes to start a sleep revolution […]

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Google rolls out new performance review plan
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Google rolls out new performance review plan

Google introduced a new performance management and promotion process this May. The company said it is taking a new approach called Googler Reviews and Development (GRAD). This new process will focus on employee development, learning, and progression throughout the year. Google’s commitment towards employee satisfaction and engagement is always on the top of the list. The […]

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Accenture is hiring for various positions open in India, Check details
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Accenture is hiring for various positions open in India, Check details

Information Technology and Consulting company Accenture is on a hiring spree and inviting applications for experienced people and freshers for various positions open in the country. Currently, the company has over 3,00,000 employees in India. According to media reports, the company has hired more than 1.62 lakh employees globally and 70,000 employees in India, in […]

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Cognizant announces Q1FY22 results, attrition rates came down
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Cognizant announces Q1FY22 results, attrition rates came down

Cognizant, one of the world’s leading professional services companies, today announced its first-quarter 2022 financial results. The company grew 11.5% on year to $563 million along with 10.9% increase in constant currency revenue growth. The company follows a January to December accounting year. “Thanks to our talented employees, we delivered on our first quarter commitments […]

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Capgemini has added 16000 people in Q1FY22, attrition keeps rising
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Capgemini has added 16000 people in Q1FY22, attrition keeps rising

Information Technology & Consulting major, Capgemini has announced its first-quarter results for the financial year 2022. The company has delivered a record growth of 17.7% in Q1 2022. The Capgemini Group’s activity accelerated in Q1 2022, with a growth of 17.7 per cent at constant exchange rates. The growth has strengthened compared to the 12.5 per […]

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Can’t force employee to refund mistakenly raise given long back: SC
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Can’t force employee to refund mistakenly raise given long back: SC

According to the Times of India report, can an increment granted to an employee be recovered from him after his retirement on the ground that they were granted erroneously? The Supreme Court said it cannot be done if there was no misrepresentation made or fraud committed by the employee. The proceeding was under the guidance bench of Justices […]

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All units of TS Textile Park shut, nearly 1000 people to lose jobs
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All units of TS Textile Park shut, nearly 1000 people to lose jobs

The owners of these units have faced a heavy financial crunch so they had to close the units shut shop total of the 117-odd units, around 50 units were closed earlier and the remaining were shut on Sunday. With the closure of all the units, the Sircilla Textile Park wore a deserted look. The worst fears […]

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Google begins work on Hyderabad campus, plans to double its workforce
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Google begins work on Hyderabad campus, plans to double its workforce

Multinational technology giant Google is all set to build its largest campus outside its Mountain View headquarters in the US. Spread over a 7.3 acre site that the company acquired at Gachibowli in 2019. Hyderabad’s campus is expected to be ready in a couple of years. The campus will house a whopping 3.3 million square feet […]

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ETHOS to hire aggressively in 2022, opens office in India
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ETHOS to hire aggressively in 2022, opens office in India

A San Francisco, CA-based technology company Ethos which sells life insurance online has announced to set up an office in Bengaluru, India with a vision to expand its technology innovation. Co-founder of the company Lingke Wang said, “A lot of our top leadership is from India and after extensive research, we decided to set up an […]

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Capgemini hiring any graduate under exceller diversity off-campus drive
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Capgemini hiring any graduate under exceller diversity off-campus drive

Information Technology & Consulting company Capgemini announces Exceller Diversity Off-Campus Drive and invites job applications from any Technical /Management Graduate passing out years 2019/20/21. The company said on its ad page, “Helping our clients grow while building a more sustainable and inclusive future is where our excellence lies!” “Exceller, Capgemini’s flagship program aims to provide […]

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