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Updated on: Oct 2021
Blue Star to create 1,500 jobs in Andhra Pradesh
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Blue Star to create 1,500 jobs in Andhra Pradesh

Air conditioning and commercial refrigeration major Blue Star Ltd on Wednesday said the company would invest around Rs 550 crore over the next few years for setting up a greenfield manufacturing unit at Sri City, in Andhra Pradesh. Blue Star Climatech, a newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary, has commenced construction of the new plant, which will be ‘highly […]

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TAC, a cybersecurity company has shifted to 4-day work week
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TAC, a cybersecurity company has shifted to 4-day work week

TAC Security, a cybersecurity company in India has announced a 4-Day work week giving the employees time to rejuvenate and ensure better productivity. The company has taken the step to adapt to the “Future of Work”. The company has decided to focus on empowering employees to have a healthy work-life balance and a happier workforce […]

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Ford asks US salaried employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status
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Ford asks US salaried employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status

Ford Motor Company, an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States on Tuesday became the second Detroit automaker to ask US salaried employees to reveal their vaccination status against COVID-19 in a bid to comply with wider federal guidelines. Ford said salaried employees were required to submit their vaccination status against COVID-19 by Oct. 8 but the process was […]

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TCS iON offers a 15-day free digital certification program
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TCS iON offers a 15-day free digital certification program

TCS iON, a strategic business unit of Tata Consultancy Services offers a 15-day free digital certification program. This is has been named Career Edge for TCS ion digital learning hub platform. TCS iON Career Edge – Young Professional TCS iON Career Edge – Young Professional is a free-to-access 15-day career preparedness course that has been designed with […]

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Meesho introduces 30-week gender-neutral parental leave policy
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Meesho introduces 30-week gender-neutral parental leave policy

Social commerce platform Meesho on Thursday announced a 30-week gender-neutral parental leave policy as part of its efforts of rolling out inclusive policies for its employees. The policy has been designed with an outlook to provide fulfilling employee experiences, cognizant of the efforts in caregiving and growing a family, Meesho said in a statement. The […]

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Apple to pay bonuses of up to $1,000 to store employees
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Apple to pay bonuses of up to $1,000 to store employees

Apple Inc will pay one-time bonuses of as much as $1,000 to store employees next month, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The company will give out $1,000 to retail staff hired before Mar. 31, while those who joined later will get $500, the report said. New employees for the holiday […]

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L&T hires women employees under its career re-entry program
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L&T hires women employees under its career re-entry program

India’s biggest engineering, construction, manufacturing, technology, and financial services company Larsen & Toubro Ltd (L&T) invites applications from women professionals who are on a career break. The company said, “A Career Renewal Initiative for Women -“Renew” is an initiative that stems from L&T’s strong belief in diversity & equal career opportunities for all. It is aimed […]

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Ford India workers protest over planned plant closure
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Ford India workers protest over planned plant closure

Hundreds of workers at a Ford Motor Co factory in India’s western Gujarat state protested outside the automaker’s plant on Tuesday, demanding that the factory’s closure plan be scrapped or workers to be provided other jobs. The blue-uniformed workers gathered outside what is Ford’s car manufacturing and engine-making facility in Gujarat’s Sanand city and said the plant’s closure planned for the […]

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Atos to hire 15000 employees in India over next 12 months
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Atos to hire 15000 employees in India over next 12 months

Atos, a French multinational information technology service and consulting company, has announced its plans to hire 15000 employees in India over the next 12 months. Currently, the company has a total headcount of 40,000 people in India, and globally Atos has more than 1.0 lakh employees. In an interview with Economic Times, Elie Girard, Chief […]

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Nestle India increases Women Employees to boost its gender diversity
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Nestle India increases Women Employees to boost its gender diversity

Nestle India, the world’s largest food and beverage company is increasing the number of its women employees as part of its gender diversity efforts. Currently, around 23 per cent of Nestle India’s workforce are women, its Chairman and Managing Director Suresh Narayanan said on Monday in a statement. “We moved a fair degree on this. When […]

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Ford India workers’ future in TN govt’s hands: Ex-Union leader
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Ford India workers’ future in TN govt’s hands: Ex-Union leader

The job security of the Ford India Private Ltd’s workers is in the hands of the Tamil Nadu government and it cannot be a neutral player, said a former union leader of Hindustan Motor Finance Corporation Ltd and a noted lawyer dealing in labour matters. Car maker Hindustan Motors Ltd-part of the C.K.Birla group- had its car […]

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Hyundai mulls robot dog Spot for facility inspector job
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Hyundai mulls robot dog Spot for facility inspector job

Automaker Hyundai Motor Group has launched a pilot project to deploy a robot to inspect safety at its factory, in a first collaboration with the US-based startup Boston Dynamics. The automotive group said the factory safety service robot based on Boston Dynamic‘s four-legged robot Spot went into pilot operation at its subsidiary Kia Corp.’s plant in Gwangmyeong, southwest of Seoul. It […]

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