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Nestle has announced a new parental leave policy for staff worldwide

Dec 5, 2019

Cummins India announces VRS scheme for employees

Cummins India Limited, a manufacturer of engines, generators, and related products, on th December,...

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Dec 5, 2019

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Microsoft japan tested a -day work week and productivity jumped by

Microsoftnbsptested out a four-day work-week in its Japan offices and found as a result employees ...

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Dec 2, 2019

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Samsung to hire over , engineering graduates from Indias premier institutions

The South Korean giant Samsung will hire , engineering graduates fromnbsppremier institutes, i...

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Nov 30, 2019

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Tata Motors to offer VRS to 1,600 staff due to slowdown

Due to slowdown in Auto industry, Tata Motors is considering rolling out a voluntary retirement scheme. The scheme will be offered to employees of different departments, across its businesses of passenger and commercial vehicles. According to mint reports, “This year, Tata Motors’ employee cost-cutting plans are more aggressive than the previous times. Besides removing surplus […]

Nov 28, 2019

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DXC Technology plans to hire 5,000 engineers from campuses in India next year

DXC Technology, a global IT services company plans to hire 5,000 technology graduates from campuses in India next year with a strong focus on candidates with digital technology skills. DXC Technology, formed in 2017 through the merger of Computer Sciences Corp (CSC) and the enterprise services business of Hewlett Packard. In India, DXC has 25 […]

Nov 26, 2019

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Hyderabad: A woman techie commits suicide after job loss

A woman software employee committed suicide on Tuesday night by hanging herself in the hostel room. Allegedly she was depressed after being told that she would not be needed for work anymore. The young victim, identified as 24-year-old girl Pogaku Harini was working for a software firm in the Gachibowli area and staying in a […]

Nov 21, 2019

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Tata Steel plans to cut up to 3,000 jobs

Tata Steel plans to cut up to 3,000 jobs across its European operations, the company said on Monday, as the sector wrestles with excess supply, weak demand, and high costs. The announcement came after weeks of speculation that the steel giant, which employs 11,000 workers in the Netherlands, would cut thousands of jobs to tackle […]

Nov 19, 2019

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4 in 5 India hiring managers forecast a growing workforce

Despite government figures suggesting that unemployment is at a 45-year high*, more than 4 in 5 (84%) Indian organizations are expecting a hiring surge in the coming 12 months; according to the 2019 India Employment Screening Benchmark Report by HireRight, a leading provider of global employment background checks. Fewer companies anticipate any form of decline […]

Nov 19, 2019

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Cognizant Fires Employee Union Leader Citing ‘Performance Issues’

Cognizant Fires an employee Elavarasan Raja holds the position of General Secretary at FITE, which is a registered Trade Union in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. Elavarasan Raja has 8 years of IT experience and had joined Cognizant for the last 5 months. He informed Trak.in that his termination letter was received on Tuesday. FITE, The […]

Nov 15, 2019

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Infosys Lays Off 10,000 Middle and Senior Level Executives

According to Times of India reports, after Cognizant, now Infosys is laying off over 10,000 middle and senior-level executives. The company is letting go of 10% of the workforce, or around 2,200 people, in the JL6 band (job level 6), an internal job code for senior managers. Infosys has 30,092 employees in the JL6, […]

Nov 6, 2019

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HCL Tech launches a dedicated Google Cloud Business Unit, plans to expand the team to 5,000 people

HCL Technologies has announced the launch of HCL’s Google Cloud Business Unit to accelerate enterprise cloud adoption worldwide. This dedicated business group within HCL will be supported by engineering, solutions, and business teams from Google Cloud. The new expansive and strategic partnership between HCL and Google Cloud will help organizations advance their digital transformation agendas powered […]

Nov 1, 2019

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Vodafone rolls out 16 weeks fully-paid parental leave

Telecom giant Vodafone announced today that all its employees worldwide will be offered 16 weeks of fully-paid parental leave. Any employee whose partner is having a baby adopts a child or becomes a parent through surrogacy will have the flexibility to take up to 16 weeks paid leave at any time during the first 18 […]

Nov 1, 2019

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Cognizant to lay off 7,000 employees

IT Major Cognizant plans to lay off at least 7,000 mid-senior level employees over the next few quarters. The company has also announced it would exit the content moderation business for clients such as Facebook and Google – a move that will affect another 6,000 jobs. The decision comes after a few investigations raised questions […]

Oct 31, 2019

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40,000 telecom jobs at risk over the next six months

The Indian telecom sector is staring at 40,000 job cuts over the next six months. Following the Supreme Court’s verdict asking telcos to pay up Rs 92,641 crore to the department of telecom (DoT) over the AGR (adjusted gross revenues) dispute, telecom companies might have to reduce their workforce by about 20 percent. “The Supreme […]

Oct 30, 2019

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Suzlon Energy faces an exodus of Independent Directors due to defaulter status

Suzlon, India’s leading wind turbine manufacturer company has seen an exodus of independent directors recently. All independent Indian directors including bank nominees have resigned from the board over the past two months. According to Business Line reports, Suzlon, India’s leading wind turbine manufacturer, defaulted on payment of Rs 1,169 crore ($172 million) due to its […]

Oct 24, 2019