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Updated on: Aug 2020

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Bharti Airtel announces bonus for some employees

Aug 6, 2020

Uber starts hiring again, to recruit engineers in India

Uber starts hiring again, to recruit engineers in India After a wave of layoffs due to Covid- ...

Jobs

Aug 5, 2020

RBEI to allow - employees to WFH for permanently

Robert Bosch Engineering to allow - employees to WFH permanently According to an AutoET report,...

Coronavirus

Aug 5, 2020

Latest news: RBEI to allow - employees to WFH for permanently - SightsIn Plus

Tech Mahindra launches Mhealthy to screen staff at work

Tech Mahindra launches Mhealthy AI and ML-based App to enable workforce and community ...

Coronavirus

Aug 4, 2020

Latest news: Tech Mahindra launches Mhealthy to screen staff at work - SightsIn Plus

Coronavirus

Microsoft to open offices on January 19, 2021

Microsoft’s US offices won’t reopen until January 2021 at the earliest Microsoft has reportedly chosen January 19, 2021 as the date for reopening its US offices. According to The Verge, the tech giant is planning a “hybrid workplace” for a six-phase reopening of its offices. “Stage six will be when offices are ready to fully reopen for […]

Aug 3, 2020

Coronavirus

PwC staff encouraged to return to work on a voluntary basis

PwC staff encouraged to return to work on a voluntary basis PwC staff have been encouraged to return to work on a voluntary basis, as the Big Four company’s chairman heralded the end of “presenteeism forever”. Kevin Ellis, chairman of accountancy firm PwC — which has more than 22,000 staff across the UK — said […]

Aug 2, 2020

Jobs

Tesla headcount could surge 35% this year- Elon Musk

Elon Musk suggests Tesla headcount could surge 35% this Year Tesla Inc. is on a hiring spree that could boost headcount to about 65,000 people by the end of the year, according to Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk. The employee count Musk predicted in an interview with trade publication Automotive News would represent a 35% […]

Aug 2, 2020

Coronavirus

Honda Cars India offers VRS scheme to its office associates

Covid-19 impact: Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL) offers a voluntary retirement scheme to office associates Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL) has offered a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for office associates, having age more than 40 years or who have worked with the company for five years, the company spokesperson said. “The VRS scheme, launched on […]

Aug 2, 2020

Coronavirus

Remote work will be the default mode of work- SAP Concur

“Remote work will be the default mode of work for many organisations in the foreseeable future” – SAP Concur Report Around 88 per cent of workforce in India prefers to have the flexibility to work from home (WFH), and 69 per cent of Indian employees believe their efficiency has increased while working remotely – highest […]

Aug 2, 2020

Industry

ABB India opens new robotics facility in Bengaluru

ABB India opens new robotics facility in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India ABB India on Friday announced the opening of a new facility in Bengaluru that would enable it to deliver robotic applications and digital solutions for a variety of industries, including automotive, food & beverage, electronics, and other upcoming sectors., the company said in a statement. […]

Aug 1, 2020

Coronavirus

Truck maker Scania confirms plan to cut 5,000 jobs

Truck maker Scania confirms plan to cut 5,000 jobs globally due to the financial impression of the novel coronavirus Truck maker Scania, part of Volkswagen’s Traton group, said Friday it could cut 5,000 jobs globally due to the financial impression of the novel coronavirus, confirming a plan first introduced in June. The cut represents 10 per cent […]

Aug 1, 2020

Jobs

PM Modi to address grand finale of Smart India Hackathon 2020

PM Modi to address Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2020 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will address the Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2020 on 1st August via video conferencing. He will also be interacting with students on the occasion. The Smart India Hackathon is a nationwide initiative to provide students with a […]

Jul 31, 2020

Coronavirus

Cognizant losses 10,500 employees b/w Apr-Jun 2020

Cognizant losses 10,500 employees during the April-June quarter, as part of its strategy to reduce costs and fund investments for growth Amid COVID-19 crisis, IT major Cognizant has recently announced its results for the April-June quarter, and they revealed that the company’s headcount had reduced by 10,500 people in the quarter. While in the previous quarter […]

Jul 31, 2020

Coronavirus

Unlock 3 Guidelines: No night curfew from 1 August 2020

Unlock 3 guidelines declared, yoga institutes and gymnasiums to open from 5 August 2020 The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued fresh guidelines for UNLOCK-3, to relax the lockdown restrictions in areas outside containment zones amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. Effective from 1 August 2020. MHA announces #Unlock3 guidelines ✅Yoga institutes & gymnasiums to open from August […]

Jul 30, 2020

Coronavirus

Swiggy lays off 350 more employees

Swiggy is laying off 350 more employees as part of ‘final realignment exercise’ Swiggy lays off 350 more employees, two months after it shed 1,100 jobs across levels nationally to mitigate the coronavirus lockdown impact. Swiggy said in a statement, “In May, we began the exercise of realigning resources to create capacity in higher potential […]

Jul 29, 2020

Jobs

Huawei India is laying off up to 70% staff: Report

Huawei cuts India revenue target, laying off upto 70% staff– ET Report Chinese telecom company Huawei Technologies Co has cut its India revenue target for 2020 by up to 50% and is laying off more than half of its staff in the country, the Economic Times reported on Monday, amid calls to boycott Chinese goods. […]

Jul 28, 2020