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Updated on: Oct 2021
Cognizant invites applications for freshers & experienced people hiring
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Cognizant invites applications for freshers & experienced people hiring

Cognizant, an American multinational technology company that provides business consulting, information technology, and outsourcing services invites applications for freshers & experienced people hiring in India. The company had said earlier while announcing its q2 results for the quarter ending on June 30 that the company will onboard approximately 30,000 new graduates in 2021 and make […]

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TCS to encourage employees to return to offices by CY21 end
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TCS to encourage employees to return to offices by CY21 end

IT major TCS will encourage employees to join offices by the end of calendar year 2021. At present, about 5 per cent of the IT major’s associates are working from offices. “Towards the end of CY’21, we will encourage our associates to return to offices, at least initially, before we switch to the ’25/25′ model. This will […]

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Aditya Birla Group to set up paint unit in Bengal
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Aditya Birla Group to set up paint unit in Bengal

The Aditya Birla Group has said it will set up a paint unit in West Bengal at an investment of around Rs 1,000 crore, and it will be commissioned in the next 18-24 months. In a recent letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Aditya Birla conglomerate had expressed interest to establish a paint manufacturing unit in the state, following which three representatives […]

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Swiggy to give 2-day paid monthly period leave to female delivery partners
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Swiggy to give 2-day paid monthly period leave to female delivery partners

Online food delivery platform Swiggy on Thursday has initiated a two-day paid monthly period time-off policy for all its female delivery partners. Upon opting for this time-off, the female delivery partners will receive a minimum earnings guarantee. With a new slew of chances, the giant food company has opted for several other initiatives for female […]

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Ola Cars to hire 10,000 people to ramp up its vehicle commerce platform
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Ola Cars to hire 10,000 people to ramp up its vehicle commerce platform

On Thursday, Indian multinational ride-sharing company Ola said that it is planning to hire 10,000 people to ramp up its vehicle commerce platform Ola Cars over the next year. Ola Cars CEO Arun Sirdeshmukh said in a statement that these appointments will be done across key areas such as sales and service centres. He also claimed […]

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BYJU’s extend employee health cover to parents, siblings, in-laws
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BYJU’s extend employee health cover to parents, siblings, in-laws

Edtech company BYJU’S on Thursday introduced an enhanced and tailor-made health insurance policy for its employees that covers and further scales up focus on their physical and psychological well-being. The new policy aims to aid employees during medical emergencies and relieve them of financial stress. The new policy, an extended cover of Rs 4 lakhs (employees have […]

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Gati is scaling up its workforce by at least 15 per cent
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Gati is scaling up its workforce by at least 15 per cent

Express distribution firm Gati has ramped up its network capacity by 20-25 per cent by adding 100 line haul trucks to its flexi network to connect the demand locations besides scaling up workforce by at least 15 per cent, a release said on Tuesday The move is aimed at cutting down the dwell time further view of the huge […]

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Apple fires leader of #AppleToo movement
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Apple fires leader of #AppleToo movement

According to The Verge report, Janneke Parrish #AppleToo leader has been fired by Apple. The company claiming it is because she deleted files off her work phone during an investigation. Apple Maps program manager Janneke Parrish was accused of deleting files that reportedly included the apps Robinhood, Pokemon GO, and Google Drive, and by doing so, impeding […]

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Facebook creating 10,000 new jobs across the EU
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Facebook creating 10,000 new jobs across the EU

Facebook says it plans to hire 10,000 workers in the European Union over the next five years to work on a new computing platform. The company said in a blog post on Sunday that those high-skilled workers will help build “the metaverse”, a futuristic notion for connecting people online that encompasses augmented and virtual reality. Facebook says […]

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Wipro launches ‘Begin Again Program’ for women professionals
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Wipro launches ‘Begin Again Program’ for women professionals

Bengaluru-based IT major, Wipro has announced the launch of ‘Wipro’s Begin Again program‘ and invite applications from women professionals who are having career break from 6 months to 1 or more years for jobs based in India. Commenting on Wipro’s Begin Again program the company said, “Begin Again is our Inclusion and Diversity (I&D) initiative […]

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Larsen Toubro launches L&T EdTech, an online learning platform
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Larsen Toubro launches L&T EdTech, an online learning platform

Yesterday, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has announced the launch of its e-learning platform L&T EdTech aiming to empower individuals with industry-aligned courses powered by decades of L&T’s expertise. “The platform is a new industry-led, application-based, practical oriented hybrid online learning platform to help create industry-ready talent,” L&T said in a filing on 15th October. Commenting […]

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Boeing workers stage protest over vaccine mandate
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Boeing workers stage protest over vaccine mandate

Waving signs like “coercion is not consent,” and “stop the mandate,” some 200 Boeing Co employees and others staged a protest on Friday over the planemaker’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement for US workers. Boeing said on Tuesday it will require its 125,000 US employees to be vaccinated by Dec. 8 under an executive order issued by […]

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