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Updated on: Jul 2023
Microsoft people slam CEO for raising profits by freezing pay hikes
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Microsoft people slam CEO for raising profits by freezing pay hikes

Some angry Microsoft employees reportedly blasted their boss Satya Nadella on Thursday after he shared a message touting a “landmark year” at the tech giant — even as executives withheld raises, announced 10,000 layoffs in January, and frozen pay raises. Nadella lauded the company’s accomplishments in a missive shared on Microsoft’s internal message boards on […]

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Boss asks woman to join a work call after she quit, its gone viral
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Boss asks woman to join a work call after she quit, its gone viral

Social media is filled with various experiences of employees facing problems at the workplace. Recently, a boss asked the woman to join a work call after she quit. A woman shared a tweet explaining how her boss asked her to join a work call after she left the company. In a recent Tweet, an employee […]

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OpenAI, Chat GPT firm sued for ‘stealing’ people’s data
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OpenAI, Chat GPT firm sued for ‘stealing’ people’s data

OpenAI, a Chat GPT firm has been sued in the US. The allegation against the company is of stealing data from the public to train its AI chatbot ChatGPT. The lawsuit filing states, “Instead of following established procedures for the acquisition and usage of personal information, the defendants resorted to theft.” Microsoft, an OpenAI partner […]

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Income Tax issues clarification on PAN-Aadhaar linking
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Income Tax issues clarification on PAN-Aadhaar linking

The income tax department has issued a clarification on PAN-Aadhaar linking regarding difficulties faced by individuals in Aadhaar-PAN linking. Income Tax has shared a Tweet from the official Twitter handle saying, “Kind Attention PAN holders! Instances have come to notice where PAN holders have faced difficulty in downloading the challan after payment of a fee […]

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Pfizer Former Employee Charged With Insider Trading
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Pfizer Former Employee Charged With Insider Trading

One of the world’s premier biopharmaceutical companies, Pfizer former employee has been charged with insider trading. The employees have allegedly attempted to profit off the pharmaceutical giant’s treatment for COVID-19. Pfizer told in a statement, “The charges in this case relate to the personal conduct of a former Pfizer employee in violation of the company’s policies.” […]

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Govt. approves 42 days Special Casual Leave Organ Donation
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Govt. approves 42 days Special Casual Leave Organ Donation

Central government employees will now get 42 days special casual leave for organ donation. Presently, rules say maximum of 30 days can be granted as Special Casual Leave in any one calendar year. Organ removal from a donor is a major surgery, which requires time for recovery, including both hospitalization and post-hospitalization periods. Further, keeping in […]

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TCS jobs scam: 6 employees fired, bans many staffing firms
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TCS jobs scam: 6 employees fired, bans many staffing firms

Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran said on June 29 that the IT and consulting company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has sacked six employees after finding them guilty of accepting favours from certain staffing firms in the appointment of contractual workers. “We have sacked six employees and also banned six staffing companies,” he said in response to questions […]

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DigiPivot an initiative by Google & HUL upskilling program; Apply
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DigiPivot an initiative by Google & HUL upskilling program; Apply

DigiPivot, an initiative by Google in association with Avtar and ISB Executive Education and Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) as an industry partner, is a platform designed to upskill women in Digital Marketing. The 3 editions since 2020 were resounding successes; a total of 200 women professionals from across India were chosen for the program from among thousands of applicants, through a […]

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TCS iON offers many Free Online Courses for young professionals
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TCS iON offers many Free Online Courses for young professionals

TCS iON is a strategic unit of Tata Consultancy Services focused on Manufacturing Industries (SMB), Educational Institutions, and Examination Boards. TCS iON provides technology using a unique IT-as-a-Service model, offering end-to-end business solutions. It caters to the needs of multiple industry segments, through innovative, easy-to-use, secured, integrated, hosted solutions in a build-as-you-grow, pay-as-you-use business model. […]

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Karnataka IT Minister: Attrition among women in Tech Sector 40%
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Karnataka IT Minister: Attrition among women in Tech Sector 40%

Karnataka IT- minister Priyank Kharge has expressed concern over the rising attrition rate among women in the Tech industry. The Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge’s recent Tweet said, “Some estimates put women employee attrition in IT companies at 30-40% since Dec 2022, while the industry average is currently 15%.” “There is a 1-1.5 percentage point […]

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P&G India to invest ₹2000 Crore in Gujarat to set up an export hub
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P&G India to invest ₹2000 Crore in Gujarat to set up an export hub

Procter & Gamble India (P&G India) announced that it will invest ₹2000 Crore to set up a new state-of-the-art personal healthcare manufacturing facility in Gujarat. The investment was announced by LV Vaidyanathan, CEO, P&G India, in a meeting with Mr. Bhupendra Patel, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat. The facility builds on top of the P&G […]

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TCS, Infosys, HCLTech, Wipro; net hiring drop 78% in FY23
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TCS, Infosys, HCLTech, Wipro; net hiring drop 78% in FY23

The Indian IT major companies including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, and HCLTech have witnessed a net 78% hiring drop in FY23. The companies have faced difficulties due to tough macroeconomic conditions. Infosys in FY23 added 29,219 people and in FY22 the company added 54,396 people with a hiring drop of over 46 percent as compared […]

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