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Updated on: Jun 2020

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Air India offers Work for Days a Week at Pay

Jun 20, 2020

IBM to reduce office space by nearly half in India

IBM is planning to reduce its office space in India by half, as the work-from-home model gains popul...

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Jun 19, 2020

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of Infosys Workforce to Work From Home permanently

of Infosys Workforce to Work From Home permanently only to come to the office According to a...

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Jun 19, 2020

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HSBC to reignite its prior plan for a massive , job cut

HSBC to reignite its prior plan for a massive , job cut which it had put on hold after the coro...

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Jun 18, 2020

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Ecom Express to hire 7,000 employees in next 2 months

Ecom Express plans to hire 7,000 employees in next 2 months in India The Gurugram-based logistics solutions provider company Ecom Express on 17 June, Wednesday announced it is planning to hire over 7,000 employees for full-time jobs across India in the next two months. The full-time openings span across business functions such as last-mile delivery, warehousing management, operations, information technology, […]

Jun 18, 2020

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DXC Technology lays off some staff in India

DXC Technology lays off some staff in India as global cost optimization exercise US-based IT services firm DXC Technology has started a fresh round of layoffs in India. The move was described by analysts as being part of a global cost optimization exercise. According to a TOI report, the affected employees were offered either two […]

Jun 18, 2020

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Volvo announced to cut 4,100 white-collar jobs this year

On Tuesday, Truck- and Construction Equipment maker AB Volvo said in a statement that it plans to cut its white-collar workforce by around 4,100 positions during the second half of 2020, citing the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. “The corona epidemic and the global measures taken to fight it has led to a market situation […]

Jun 17, 2020

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India’s employment rate improved by 3.3%: CMIE

India’s employment rate improved by 3.3%, week ended June 14: CMIE India’s employment rate improved considerably by 3.3% for the week ended June 14 at 35.7% in comparison with 32.4% for the week earlier than that. The improvement comes as offices, shops, and self-employment avenues reopened after the government lifted nearly all lockdown curbs after […]

Jun 17, 2020

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HCL Technologies Commences Operations in Sri Lanka

HCL Technologies Commences Operations in Sri Lanka, to create over 1,500 jobs

Jun 17, 2020

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Tata Group initiates salary cuts by 15-20%, Report

The salary cuts at Tata Group, approximately 15-20 percent, only for senior roles, Vice President level and above Tata Sons and the group companies are exploring 15-20% salary cuts for the senior management to optimize costs as the coronavirus outbreak hits businesses across the group. The decision was taken at the Tata Sons’ board meeting […]

Jun 17, 2020

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IRDAI: Insurance guidelines for claims under coronavirus

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has issued guidelines for the general insurer and health insurers on the handling of claims reported under coronavirus. Where coverage is granted for the treatment of hospitalization expenses, in order to alleviate the hardships that may be caused to the policyholders, all claims reported under coronavirus shall be handled as […]

Jun 16, 2020

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Tata Motors to shed 1,100 jobs at Jaguar Land Rover

Tata Motors Ltd expects to shed about 1,100 temporary jobs at Jaguar Land Rover after it raised the cost-cutting target at its luxury unit by 1 billion pounds ($1.26 billion) to ride out the disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Tata Motors expects to save 5 billion pounds in costs by March 2021 at its […]

Jun 16, 2020

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WFH strengthening the family bond in IT couples: Survey

The survey conducted by Telangana Information Technology Association (TITA) revealed that Work from home in the IT sector due to ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is strengthening the family bonding as the techies are spending more time with the family. The survey, which had a sample size of 500 people (43 percent were women) across 150 projects […]

Jun 16, 2020

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Despite Covid-19, Infosys to do campus hirings this fiscal

Despite Covid-19, IT major Infosys says that it will go to college campuses for the hiring of freshers According to a Business Standard report, Infosys did not reveal the numbers of freshers it will offer jobs this year, but it may be around the same of last financial year. The company had made 18,000 job offers in the last financial year. Infosys to […]

Jun 15, 2020

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Shoppers Stop lays off 1,100 employees, 15% of total staff

Shoppers Stop, an Indian department store chain, owned by the K Raheja Corp lays off more than 1,100 employees and closing some of the underperforming stores due to the Covid-19 pandemic and national lockdown. The company has 7,500 employees, and nearly 15% of total staff strength, mostly junior and mid-level staff have been asked to resign […]

Jun 13, 2020

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JCB India has laid off 400 permanent employees

According to the ET report, JCB India, India’s largest construction equipment major has laid off almost 400 permanent employees as part of its rationalization of workforce citing falling business volumes as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. The company said in a statement, “The retrenchment includes 80 to 90 persons ranging from a DGM till Vice […]

Jun 12, 2020