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Updated on: Jun 2020

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Cognizant started laying off bench employees

Jun 25, 2020

How US H-B visa suspension will impact Indian IT giants

US President Donald Trump issued a proclamation to suspend issuing of H-B, H-B, J, L, and other te...

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Jun 24, 2020

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MobiKwik plans to hire people in this fiscal

MobiKwik plans to hire people in this fiscal including for product and engineering functions. Fi...

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Jun 22, 2020

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BMW to lay off , contract workers- Report

BMW has confirmed that the German manufacturer is looking at axing at least , contract workers,...

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Jun 22, 2020

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Air India offers Work for 3 Days a Week at 60% Pay

Air India on Friday introduced a “shorter working week scheme” under which its permanent employees, except pilots and cabin crew members, can opt to work for three days a week at 60 percent salary, said, senior airline officials. This measure has been introduced in order to improve the airline’s cash flow position amid the coronavirus […]

Jun 20, 2020

Industry

IBM to reduce office space by nearly half in India

IBM is planning to reduce its office space in India by half, as the work-from-home model gains popularity after the COVID-19 outbreak. American IT giant IBM is planning to reduce its office space in India by half, as the work-from-home model gains popularity after the COVID-19 outbreak. The company plans to discontinue lease agreements at half of […]

Jun 19, 2020

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33% of Infosys Workforce to Work From Home permanently

33% of Infosys Workforce to Work From Home permanently only 66% to come to the office According to a report published in Trak.in, Richard Lobo, Executive Vice President, Head HR, Infosys said in a media interaction that in the long term, around 80,000 Infosys employees will never come to the office, they want 33% of […]

Jun 19, 2020

Jobs

HSBC to reignite its prior plan for a massive 35,000 job cut

HSBC to reignite its prior plan for a massive 35,000 job cut which it had put on hold after the coronavirus outbreak On 17 June, Wednesday, HSBC, international bank, announced it will reignite its prior plan for a massive 35,000 job cut, which it had put on hold after the coronavirus outbreak. The layoffs were […]

Jun 18, 2020

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Ecom Express to hire 7,000 employees in next 2 months

Ecom Express plans to hire 7,000 employees in next 2 months in India The Gurugram-based logistics solutions provider company Ecom Express on 17 June, Wednesday announced it is planning to hire over 7,000 employees for full-time jobs across India in the next two months. The full-time openings span across business functions such as last-mile delivery, warehousing management, operations, information technology, […]

Jun 18, 2020

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DXC Technology lays off some staff in India

DXC Technology lays off some staff in India as global cost optimization exercise US-based IT services firm DXC Technology has started a fresh round of layoffs in India. The move was described by analysts as being part of a global cost optimization exercise. According to a TOI report, the affected employees were offered either two […]

Jun 18, 2020

Coronavirus

Volvo announced to cut 4,100 white-collar jobs this year

On Tuesday, Truck- and Construction Equipment maker AB Volvo said in a statement that it plans to cut its white-collar workforce by around 4,100 positions during the second half of 2020, citing the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. “The corona epidemic and the global measures taken to fight it has led to a market situation […]

Jun 17, 2020

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India’s employment rate improved by 3.3%: CMIE

India’s employment rate improved by 3.3%, week ended June 14: CMIE India’s employment rate improved considerably by 3.3% for the week ended June 14 at 35.7% in comparison with 32.4% for the week earlier than that. The improvement comes as offices, shops, and self-employment avenues reopened after the government lifted nearly all lockdown curbs after […]

Jun 17, 2020

Jobs

HCL Technologies Commences Operations in Sri Lanka

HCL Technologies Commences Operations in Sri Lanka, to create over 1,500 jobs

Jun 17, 2020

Coronavirus

Tata Group initiates salary cuts by 15-20%, Report

The salary cuts at Tata Group, approximately 15-20 percent, only for senior roles, Vice President level and above Tata Sons and the group companies are exploring 15-20% salary cuts for the senior management to optimize costs as the coronavirus outbreak hits businesses across the group. The decision was taken at the Tata Sons’ board meeting […]

Jun 17, 2020

Coronavirus

IRDAI: Insurance guidelines for claims under coronavirus

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has issued guidelines for the general insurer and health insurers on the handling of claims reported under coronavirus. Where coverage is granted for the treatment of hospitalization expenses, in order to alleviate the hardships that may be caused to the policyholders, all claims reported under coronavirus shall be handled as […]

Jun 16, 2020

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Tata Motors to shed 1,100 jobs at Jaguar Land Rover

Tata Motors Ltd expects to shed about 1,100 temporary jobs at Jaguar Land Rover after it raised the cost-cutting target at its luxury unit by 1 billion pounds ($1.26 billion) to ride out the disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Tata Motors expects to save 5 billion pounds in costs by March 2021 at its […]

Jun 16, 2020