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HR Insights: Government withdraws order on compulsory wage payment - SightsIn Plus
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Government withdraws order on compulsory wage payment

May 19, 2020

After Zomato, Swiggy Announces , Layoffs

Food delivery company Swiggy said today that it will lay off , employees over the next few days,...

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May 18, 2020
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Govt issued notice to Hexaware for firing employees

The IT firm Hexaware Technologies has been served a legal notice for firing employees, not allowing ...

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May 18, 2020
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Lava plans to shift production to India from China

On Prime Minister Narendra Modis call Local ke liye Vocal, Lava on Saturday, ...

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May 16, 2020
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SightsIn Plus Article: Zomato to lay off 13% of the workforce
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Zomato to lay off 13% of the workforce

Zomato to lay off 13% of the workforce and temporary pay cut of up to 50% for remaining employees Indian online food delivery platform Zomato on Friday said it will reduce its workforce by 13%, while also implementing a temporary pay cut of up to 50% for remaining employees as nationwide lockdown to prevent the […]

May 16, 2020
SightsIn Plus Article: Central Government staff to WFH even after Lockdown
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Central Government staff to WFH even after Lockdown

In a post-lockdown scenario, Centre will continue with staggered and variable work hours and the Personnel Ministry has come out with a draft consultation paper to adopt best work from home practices for Central government employees. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) may provide the option for work from home to the eligible officers/staff […]

May 15, 2020
SightsIn Plus Article: More VP and SVP levels exit at Cognizant
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More VP and SVP levels exit at Cognizant

IT Major Cognizant is seeing another churn among senior executives. Several senior vice-presidents (SVPs) and vice-presidents (VPs) have resigned recently from the company. According to the TOI report, among these are Jaideep Poondir, SVP in the banking and financial services vertical, Rajesh Balaji, SVP, and delivery head of enterprise application services practice, and Vinayambika Kidiyur, […]

May 15, 2020
SightsIn Plus Article: TCS to build two new facilities in Pune and Noida, expected to accommodate over 50,000 employees
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TCS to build two new facilities in Pune and Noida, expected to accommodate over 50,000 employees

Despite announcing last month that it would let 75% of its employees work from home by 2025, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is seeking approval to develop two new IT parks of five million sqft as well as lease an additional one million sqft. IT major TCS is planning to set up an […]

May 15, 2020
SightsIn Plus Article: Cognizant has deferred joining dates of all campus offers
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Cognizant has deferred joining dates of all campus offers

According to a Mint report, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp has deferred joining dates of all campus offers and also planning to freeze most of its lateral hirings except in sales roles. However, the company has said that it will honour all outstanding accepted offers made to students across India to the latter half of the […]

May 13, 2020
SightsIn Plus Article: Flipkart, Wipro, and Maruti Suzuki reopen offices cautiously
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Flipkart, Wipro, and Maruti Suzuki reopen offices cautiously

India Inc is resuming back to its offices. Few companies have already started calling back one-third of their staff – the maximum strength allowed in red zones. A number of others are taking an extra calibrated strategy, 5% or a few staff in places of work to start with. “Flipkart, Panasonic India, Whirlpool, Infosys, Tata […]

May 12, 2020
SightsIn Plus Article: Axis Bank to adopt WFH as an integral part of work culture
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Axis Bank to adopt WFH as an integral part of work culture

Axis Bank will continue with the Work-From-Home (WFH) culture even after the coronavirus crisis ends. The bank has decided to all employees will continue working from home for two or three days in a week. Rajesh Dahiya, Executive Director, Axis Bank said, “While COVID-19 has posed a lot of challenges, it has also opened up […]

May 12, 2020
SightsIn Plus Article: Pune Labour Office has issued notice to Tech Mahindra
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Pune Labour Office has issued notice to Tech Mahindra

Tech Mahindra gets labour department notice over alleged complaints of salary cuts Pune’s Labour Office has issued a notice to Tech Mahindra Ltd. on a complaint that the IT services firm had reduced the salaries of its employees to maintain “profitability” amid the Covid-19 pandemic. A similar notice was issued earlier this month to Wipro […]

May 11, 2020
SightsIn Plus Article: Infosys returns back to offices with 5% of its staff
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Infosys returns back to offices with 5% of its staff

Bengaluru-based information technology (IT) major Infosys Ltd is reopening its offices in a staggered manner, with necessary precautions like temperature checks, sanitized office vehicles, alternate seating arrangements in official transport, & compulsory masks, etc. Infosys confirmed in a tweeted on 7 May “As lockdowns begin to ease across India, our CEO Salil Parekh, along with […]

May 11, 2020
SightsIn Plus Article: Noida authority grants permission to around 850 companies, projects to resume work
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Noida authority grants permission to around 850 companies, projects to resume work

The companies operating in Noida are gearing up to resume to their work after due permission was granted by the city authorities. Noida authority has given permission to around 850 eligible companies to operate with around 57,000 staff/ labour. Talking to ANI, Ritu Maheshwari, Chief Executive Officer of Noida Authority said that companies including Samsung, […]

May 10, 2020
SightsIn Plus Article: Facebook and Google extend work from home till 2020 end
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Facebook and Google extend work from home till 2020 end

Two of the biggest tech companies Facebook and Google have said they will let employees continue working from home for the rest of the year. According to a CNBC report, both the companies have announced plans to reopen their offices soon but they are going to take a call on which employees are absolutely needed […]

May 9, 2020
SightsIn Plus Article: HCL Tech to hire 15,000 freshers, lateral hiring on hold
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HCL Tech to hire 15,000 freshers, lateral hiring on hold

HCL Tech to hire 15000 freshers, but lateral hiring on hold amid COVID-19 in 2020 On 07 May 2020, C Vijayakumar, Chief Executive Officer, HCL Technologies said the company is expected to get 15,000 freshers onboard in 2020 but it will be placing lateral hiring on hold. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many customers have […]

May 8, 2020