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Updated on: Jun 2020
Delhi, District judge orders court staff to work from home
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Delhi, District judge orders court staff to work from home

District judge orders work from home, judges not to call staff to courts amid the rise in COVID-19 cases New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) District Judge of Rohini Courts here has asked all the judicial officers to work from home and not to ask staffers to come to courts in view of the rising number […]

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Fidelity Intl rolls out an equal parental leave for all staff
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Fidelity Intl rolls out an equal parental leave for all staff

Fidelity International rolls out an equal parental leave of up to 26 weeks for all staff globally. Fidelity International has announced up to 26 weeks of paternity leave globally, including India. Currently, the company offers 10 days of paternity leave and 26 weeks of maternity leave which is on par with the central government’s parental […]

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Accenture to curb hiring, halt some promotions to cut costs
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Accenture to curb hiring, halt some promotions to cut costs

Accenture to curb hiring and halt some promotions as cost cutting measures Accenture Plc, one of the world’s largest consulting firms, will curb hiring and halt some promotions in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. New hiring will focus on the replacement of subcontractors, Chief Executive Officer Julie Sweet said Thursday on an earnings call. […]

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Tata Group plans layoffs to save fixed costs as profit dips
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Tata Group plans layoffs to save fixed costs as profit dips

Tata Group plans layoffs to save fixed costs as profit dips- Report According to The Times-News Network (TNN), as the COVID-19 crisis continues, The Tata Group may eliminate jobs at some businesses to save fixed costs as it grapples with falling profits due to the pandemic, and global economic projections pointing to a challenging time […]

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GoDaddy announced restructuring, impact 814 employees
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GoDaddy announced restructuring, impact 814 employees

GoDaddy announced restructuring plan, says to impact 814 employees Web hosting company GoDaddy Inc on Wednesday announced a restructuring plan that will affect about 12% of its total workforce, or about 814 employees, due to the fallout from the coronavirus crisis. The world’s largest domain registrar said the employees will either be let go or […]

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Cognizant started laying off bench employees
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Cognizant started laying off bench employees

Cognizant started laying off bench employees, the number could reach up to 18,000 employees Cognizant has started terminating its bench employees, the process is simple– move to the bench and induced resignation after 41 days. Moneycontrol also reports, the terminations are happening at the associate level, mostly mid-level employees, and above, those employees who are […]

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How US H1-B visa suspension will impact Indian IT giants
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How US H1-B visa suspension will impact Indian IT giants

US President Donald Trump issued a proclamation to suspend issuing of H-1B, H-2B, J, L, and other temporary work permits for immigrants until December 31, 2020. The proclamation comes into effect from 24 June. Trump said, “it is aimed to provide employment opportunities to more than 20 million Americans who have lost their jobs in […]

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MobiKwik plans to hire 100 people in this fiscal
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MobiKwik plans to hire 100 people in this fiscal

MobiKwik plans to hire 100 people in this fiscal including for product and engineering functions. Fintech major MobiKwik on Sunday said it expects to get back to growth trajectory around August-September as digital transactions pick up at offline retailers, and demand in categories like travel returns. The company also plans to hire about 100 people […]

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BMW to lay off 10,000 contract workers- Report
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BMW to lay off 10,000 contract workers- Report

BMW has confirmed that the German manufacturer is looking at axing at least 10,000 contract workers, in an effort to reduce its capacity due to the coronavirus crisis and help mitigate growing costs. According to Reuters to The Munich-based company said earlier on Friday it had reached an agreement with the works council for a […]

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Air India offers Work for 3 Days a Week at 60% Pay
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Air India offers Work for 3 Days a Week at 60% Pay

Air India on Friday introduced a “shorter working week scheme” under which its permanent employees, except pilots and cabin crew members, can opt to work for three days a week at 60 percent salary, said, senior airline officials. This measure has been introduced in order to improve the airline’s cash flow position amid the coronavirus […]

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IBM to reduce office space by nearly half in India
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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 popularity after the COVID-19 outbreak. American IT giant IBM is planning to reduce its office space in India by half, as the work-from-home model gains popularity after the COVID-19 outbreak. The company plans to discontinue lease agreements at half of […]

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33% of Infosys Workforce to Work From Home permanently
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33% of Infosys Workforce to Work From Home permanently

33% of Infosys Workforce to Work From Home permanently only 66% to come to the office According to a report published in Trak.in, Richard Lobo, Executive Vice President, Head HR, Infosys said in a media interaction that in the long term, around 80,000 Infosys employees will never come to the office, they want 33% of […]

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