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Updated on: Aug 2021

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Lenskart to hire over employees across India by next year

Aug 12, 2021

PwC India to create additional , jobs in the next years

Global audit and consultancy firm PwC India has announced to invest up to Rs , crore and create ...

Industry

Aug 11, 2021

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TCS freshers hiring open, apply online before August ,

TCSnbspwill be hiring more than , freshers from campuses in the country in the financial year...

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Aug 11, 2021

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Wiley India rolls out a new employee upskilling program

Wiley India, a leading global publishing company that has now transitioned to a global education and...

Industry

Aug 11, 2021

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TCS, Wipro, Infosys, HCL Tech to Hire 60K fresher Diversity candidates

IT major, TCS, Wipro, HCL Technologies, and Infosys are planning to hire around 60,000 Diversity candidates this year through campus placements. The companies will hire female candidates for entry-level roles with an aim to boost gender diversity. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is likely to hire 38 to 45 per cent of female employees through the campus placement this […]

Aug 9, 2021

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Power sector engineers threaten to go on strike on Aug 10 against new bill

Mathura: Power sector employees have threatened to go on strike or no work protest on August 10 against the government’s decision to introduce the electricity amendment bill 2021 in the current monsoon session of Parliament, according to All India Power Engineers Federation. The federation claimed that 15 lakh employees of power departments across the country would go […]

Aug 9, 2021

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Happiest Minds Technologies to hire 300 people in each next 3 quarters

Bengaluru-based software firm Happiest Minds Technologies, which has been facing rising attrition levels of late, is planning to hire 300 techies in each of the next three quarters, its top management has said. The Ashok Soota-promoted 11-year-old company had a high attrition of 14.7 per cent in the June quarter when its total headcount stood at […]

Aug 9, 2021

Appointments

Sebi amends rules to empower independent directors

Capital markets regulator Sebi has overhauled the rules pertaining to the appointment, removal, and remuneration of independent directors to ensure their independence and effectiveness. The development assumes significance in the backdrop of the role of independent directors coming under scrutiny for their failure in detecting and preventing corporate frauds and promoter mismanagement. The new rules will be applicable from […]

Aug 9, 2021

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Contractual employees also eligible for maternity leave: Kerala high court

Kochi: Hon’ble High Court of Kerala said, “Only a woman knows how acutely difficult it is to balance motherhood and her career,” observed the Kerala High Court while criticising the action of the Kerala government in terminating the service of a woman counsellor in Kollam who had gone on maternity leave. Justice Devan Ramachandran of […]

Aug 7, 2021

Industry

Accenture offers free 2-3 weeks Digital Certification Program

An Irish-domiciled multinational company that provides consulting and professional services, Accenture plc 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 people to build the digital […]

Aug 7, 2021

Industry

TCS to invest $300 million in a foreign country, will hire 220 people by 2023

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced plans to expand its operations in Arizona, investing more than $300 million by 2026 and hiring more than 220 employees by 2023, to meet the digital transformation needs of its customers. The company will also continue to expand the reach of its STEM and Computer Science education programs in […]

Aug 6, 2021

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[24]7.ai to hire 5,000 people in India

Business process management firm [24]7.ai has announced that it is ramping up its hiring across India. The company will be adding close to 5,000 people to its workforce, taking its employee strength in India to over 8,500 people. According to the company statement, “[24]7.ai has taken the hiring process completely online. Since the onset of […]

Aug 4, 2021

Industry

Capgemini added 24,400 people in Q2 of FY 2021 with attrition at 15.2%

Capgemini, a French multinational information technology services and consulting company has announced its Q2 results quarter ending on June 30 of the financial year 2021 on July 28. Capgemini generated revenues of €8,711 million in H1 2021. After a Q1 2021 already marked by higher than expected growth, the Group accelerated strongly in the second […]

Aug 4, 2021

Industry

Philips to invest Rs. 300 crore, hire 1,500 people in India

Health technology and consumer durables company, Philips plans to invest more than Rs.300 crore and hire 1,500 people in India over the next one or two years. Philips global CEO Frans Van Houten said in a statement, “The company will invest as much as Rs 300 crore in India. It also plans to hire 1,500 […]

Aug 3, 2021

Industry

Pokarna sets up Rs. 500 crore plant in Hyderabad, to create 3,000 jobs

Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited, a subsidiary of Pokarna Ltd on Friday said it has established a state-of-the-art quartz surfaces manufacturing facility, one of the largest in the world, with an investment of Rs 500 crore in Telangana. K T Rama Rao, Minister for Industries and Information Technology, is scheduled to inaugurate the new plant on Saturday, a […]

Aug 3, 2021

Industry

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 […]

Jul 30, 2021