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Updated on: Aug 2021
Diageo India rolls out 26 weeks parental leave policy, regardless of gender
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Diageo India rolls out 26 weeks parental leave policy, regardless of gender

Diageo India has announced a 26-week parental leave policy to all employees, regardless of gender, after birth/adoption of a child. The policy is effective from July 30, 2021. The policy offers all eligible employees a 26-week parental leave, comprising all benefits and bonuses, irrespective of gender or sexual orientation. This policy includes surrogacy, adoption, and biological conception. […]

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Over 23,000 Cognizant employees have left in the first quarter of this year
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Over 23,000 Cognizant employees have left in the first quarter of this year

The US-based information technology (IT) consulting company Cognizant, one of the world’s leading professional services companies has announced its first-quarter 2021 financial results on July 28, 2021. Cognizant’s attrition for the first quarter escalated to a record high of 31%, of which 29% was voluntary attrition. The company has a total headcount of 301,200. A rough calculation shows […]

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Uber delays office return, makes vaccination mandatory for U.S. staff
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Uber delays office return, makes vaccination mandatory for U.S. staff

Uber Technologies Inc is pushing back its back-to-office date to late October globally, and all employees in the United States will have to be fully vaccinated before returning to office, a spokesperson said on Thursday. The news comes a day after major tech companies including Twitter Inc, Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc said all U.S. […]

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Tech Mahindra reports attrition at 17%, to hire above 15K freshers in FY22
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Tech Mahindra reports attrition at 17%, to hire above 15K freshers in FY22

Yesterday, IT services provider, Tech Mahindra has announced its Q1 results for the financial year 2022. The company has reported 30.8% rise in its net profit for the first quarter of fiscal 2022 at Rs 1,353.2 crore as against Rs 1,081.4 crore in the quarter ended March 2021. The company has added 5,200 employees in the […]

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Cognizant to hire 1 lakh experienced people and 30,000 freshers in 2021
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Cognizant to hire 1 lakh experienced people and 30,000 freshers in 2021

Cognizant, one of the world’s leading professional services companies, yesterday has announced its second-quarter 2021 financial results. Revenue of $4.6 billion grew 14.6% year-over-year (12.0% in constant currency(1)) Digital revenue grew approximately 20% year-over-year $1.5 billion deployed on acquisitions, share repurchases and dividends year-to-date 2021 revenue growth guidance increased to 10.2-11.2%, or 9.0-10.0% in constant […]

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Google delays return to office, mandates vaccines
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Google delays return to office, mandates vaccines

Google is postponing a return to the office for most workers until mid-October and rolling out a policy that will eventually require everyone to be vaccinated once its sprawling campuses are fully reopened. The announcement Wednesday came as the more highly contagious delta variant is driving a dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. In an […]

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Bajaj Capital initiated 100% App-based attendance system
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Bajaj Capital initiated 100% App-based attendance system

In wake of COVID-19 outbreak, Bajaj Capital, an investment services company with Pan India presence has announced Zero Human Touch Attendance System for all employees of the organisation. The company has put in place a 100 per cent App-based attendance system for the employees at PAN India level i.e. its 200+ plus branches and HO […]

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Hyundai Inaugurates New Corporate HQ in Gurgaon, Invest Rs 2,000-crore
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Hyundai Inaugurates New Corporate HQ in Gurgaon, Invest Rs 2,000-crore

With a Rs 2,000-crore investment plan in tow, Hyundai Motor India has inaugurated its new corporate headquarters in Gurgaon on Tuesday, July 27. The new 10-storey headquarters in Gurgaon is a greenfield project spread across 28,000 square metres. The company’s previous HQ in Jasola, New Delhi likely to be retained as the regional office and It […]

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Accenture Offers Free 2-3 Weeks Digital Skills Courses
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Accenture Offers Free 2-3 Weeks Digital Skills Courses

Accenture Offers Free 2-3 Weeks Digital Skills Courses IT consulting and professional services company, Accenture offers 2-3 weeks of free digital skills programs that help to get the digital skills you need in Artificial Intelligence, Social Media and Digital Marketing, etc. Accenture Digital Skills is a free, interactive series of courses that help and prepare […]

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Locus has allocated $4 million for its ESOP buyback
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Locus has allocated $4 million for its ESOP buyback

Locus, a future-ready platform that automates supply chain decisions, today announced that it has allocated $4 million for its ESOP buyback. The buyback is at par with the primary of the Series C fundraise. Both current and former employees will be able to vest their stock options. This is the second such buyback by the […]

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Aditya Birla Group to set up new plants in Punjab, will create 2100 jobs
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Aditya Birla Group to set up new plants in Punjab, will create 2100 jobs

Aditya Birla Group is making an investment of around Rs 1,000 crore in its recent foray into the paints segment and another Rs 500 crore in setting up a cement unit at Rajpura, Punjab. After handing over a land allotment letter for 61 acres land at a cost of Rs 147 crore in the recently developed Hi-Tech […]

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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. The job market today is fraught with challenges and is more competitive than ever before, requiring youth to put their best foot forward to […]

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