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Updated on: Jul 2020
Delhi govt to form a panel to check abuse at the workplace
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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 Government, lead by Honorable Chief Minister Mr. Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said, “Delhi government will form a five-member committee to monitor prevention of sexual harassment of women at the workplace” The decision is announced by Delhi Women and Child Development Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam, he […]

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Bharat Petroleum offers VRS to employees
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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, […]

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Tata Technologies puts 400 employees on Bench till Dec 31
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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 […]

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

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

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MakeMyTrip restores salaries as business starts to revive
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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 […]

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

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COVID-19 Impact: Microsoft-owned LinkedIn cuts 960 jobs
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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 […]

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COVID-19 Impact: Oyo adopts hybrid workplace model
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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 […]

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HCL Tech to hire 15000 freshers from campuses this fiscal
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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 […]

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RBS extends work from home until 2021 for majority staff
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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 […]

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

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