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Updated on: Jul 2020

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of Tech Mahindra employees to WFH permanently

Jul 28, 2020

Google extends WFH for employees till June next year

Google extends work from home for employees till June next year Tech giant Google on Monday said ...

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Jul 28, 2020

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Wipro extends bench period without pay for months

IT services company, Wipro has introduced an extended bench period where the identified employees ...

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Jul 27, 2020

Latest news: Wipro extends bench period without pay for months - SightsIn Plus

Delhi govt to form a panel to check abuse at the workplace

Delhi govt to form a panel to look into sexual harassment complaints at workplaces The Delhi Governm...

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Jul 27, 2020

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Industry

Bharat Petroleum offers VRS to employees

Bharat Petroleum offers VRS to employees ahead of privatisation State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has brought a voluntary retirement scheme for its employees ahead of the government privatizing the country’s third-biggest oil refiner and second-largest fuel retailer. “The Corporation has decided to offer a Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS), with a view to enable employees, […]

Jul 26, 2020

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Tata Technologies puts 400 employees on Bench till Dec 31

Tata Technologies puts less than 400 employees on the bench due to COVID-19 impact on business A global engineering & product development digital services company, Tata Technologies, has put some of its employees on the bench till 31 Dec 2020 due to COVID-19 impact on business. Tata Technologies spokesperson said, “fewer than 400 employees had been […]

Jul 25, 2020

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Schindler to cut 2,000 jobs as a cost optimization program

Schindler reports lower revenue and profit for H1 2020; announces cost optimization program On Friday, 24 July, Swiss elevator and escalator maker Schindler announced 2,000 job cuts over two years after first-half profit fell more than a quarter, as the COVID-19 pandemic slammed the brakes on projects and recovery remains years away. Revenue –8.7%, order […]

Jul 24, 2020

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After Google, PwC India introduces a ‘Pens down Day’ on Friday

After Google, PwC India has introduced a ‘Pens down Day’ on this Friday After Google, PwC India has introduced a ‘Pens down Day’ on Friday, turning into a Three-Day Weekend for its employees. With the ‘Pens down Day’, PwC has asked its employees to take an off and take a ‘well-deserved break’. In an email to its employees, […]

Jul 24, 2020

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MakeMyTrip restores salaries as business starts to revive

MakeMyTrip restores salaries as business starts to revive gradually MakeMyTrip, a leading online travel company, has started restoring salaries of employees with a revival in business three months after announcing pay cuts, said Rajesh Magow Group CEO. According to an ET Report, MakeMyTrip said that following “a few weeks of business coming back,” the company decided […]

Jul 24, 2020

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Siemens to roll out flexible working app for 100,000 staff

Siemens to roll out flexible working app for 100,000 staff to help employees safely return to the office after the coronavirus shutdown ZURICH: Siemens is rolling out its Comfy mobile phone app to hundreds of its offices around the world to help staff safely return to the office after the coronavirus shutdown. More than 100,000 […]

Jul 23, 2020

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COVID-19 Impact: Microsoft-owned LinkedIn cuts 960 jobs

COVID-19 Impact: Microsoft-owned LinkedIn cuts 960 jobs as pandemic puts the brakes on corporate hiring Professional networking site LinkedIn on Tuesday said that it would cut about 960 jobs, or 6 percent of its global workforce, as COVID-19 pandemic is having a sustained impact on demand for its recruitment products. California-based LinkedIn helps employers assess […]

Jul 22, 2020

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COVID-19 Impact: Oyo adopts hybrid workplace model

OYO adopts hybrid workplace model, committed to employee safety, health and wellness As COVID-19 pandemic impact, Hospitality major OYO Hotels & Homes on Tuesday said that it has permanently moved to a ‘hybrid workplace model’ that involved a combination of work from home, or from co-working spaces, for the foreseeable future. The company said in […]

Jul 22, 2020

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HCL Tech to hire 15000 freshers from campuses this fiscal

HCL Technologies to hire 15000 freshers from campuses this fiscal year India’s 3rd Largest IT services firm, HCL Technologies plans to hire 15,000 from campuses this fiscal year, This is nearly double compared to 9,000 it hired last year. According to the TNN report, HCL HR- Head, Apparao VV, says ‘Hiring is based on two parameters, growth […]

Jul 22, 2020

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RBS extends work from home until 2021 for majority staff

Royal Bank of Scotland extends work from home until 2021 for majority staff Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (RBS) has told 80% of RBS staff will continue to work remotely until 2021, extending its previous guidance that workers would be home until September. The decision affects about 50,000 people. RBS employs over 60,000 people […]

Jul 21, 2020

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L&T board members take up to 53% pay cut in FY20

Several board members of engineering and construction giant Larsen & Toubro took voluntarily steep pay cuts in their salary in FY20 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and its adverse impact on business. L&T Chairman A M Naik took a 24 percent pay cut. L&T CEO and MD SN Subrahmanyan took a pay cut of 43.91 percent L&T CFO […]

Jul 21, 2020

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IndiGo to lay off 10% of its workforce: CEO Ronojoy Dutta

IndiGo, India’s private airlines, has announced today to lay off 10% of its workforce due to COVID-19 pandemic, CEO Ronojoy Dutta said. “From where things stand currently, it is impossible for our company to fly through this economic storm without making some sacrifices, in order to sustain our business operations,” Dutta said in a statement. […]

Jul 20, 2020