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Updated on: Mar 2020
Delhi Govt suspends biometric attendance in offices
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Delhi Govt suspends biometric attendance in offices

On Thursday, 5th March, The Delhi govt has advised offices to suspend biometric attendance in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. “A letter has been written to principal secretaries, secretaries, autonomous bodies and municipal corporations for the suspension of biometric attendance in view of coronavirus threat,” the official told PTI. Several government institutions and organizations started registering attendance manually. […]

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Tech Mahindra bans travel amidst the Coronavirus Outbreak
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Tech Mahindra bans travel amidst the Coronavirus Outbreak

Tech Mahindra, an Indian multinational subsidiary of the Mahindra Group, providing information technology services and business process outsourcing to companies in various vertical and horizontal markets, bans all Domestic & International Travel with immediate effect amidst the Coronavirus Outbreak. Talking to SightsIn Plus, Harshvendra Soin, Chief People Officer, Tech Mahindra, said, “At Tech Mahindra, we […]

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TCS, Microsoft, and Wipro restrict travel due to Coronavirus
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TCS, Microsoft, and Wipro restrict travel due to Coronavirus

As the Coronavirus outbreak reaches Indian shores with at least 29 confirmed cases in the country, its effects have begun to be felt in many quarters. Companies and industries around the world are now contemplating their next move to contain the virus, safeguard employees and sustain the business. An Intel employee in Bangalore has potentially […]

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Paytm shuts its offices in Gurugram and Noida for two days
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Paytm shuts its offices in Gurugram and Noida for two days

Paytm confirms one employee in Gurugram has tested positive for novel coronavirus, thus company shuts offices for two days and advised all its employees to work from home for the next couple of days while the Gurgaon unit gets sanitised. According to the spokesperson, the employee had recently returned from a vacation in Italy, one […]

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Fin-Tech firm Loanwalle.com to invest 30 Crore in Punjab
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Fin-Tech firm Loanwalle.com to invest 30 Crore in Punjab

Fin-Tech Startup; Loanwalle.com added another feather to its cap by expanding its operations in Punjab. Going ahead with its rapid expansion plan, the company invested INR 30 Cr in Punjab while focusing on key cities like Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Ambala, Jalandhar, and Amritsar. Ranked 14th on the GDP index, 46% of the population in Punjab comprises […]

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Google and Amazon curbs employees’ travel because of coronavirus fears
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Google and Amazon curbs employees’ travel because of coronavirus fears

A Google employee in Switzerland has a confirmed case of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on Saturday. According to a report in the NPR, the Google employee was in its Zurich office “for a limited time” before showing COVID-19 symptoms. “We can confirm that one employee from our Zurich office has been diagnosed with the coronavirus. They […]

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Capgemini to hire up to 30,000 employees in India
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Capgemini to hire up to 30,000 employees in India

Capgemini is looking to hire up to 30,000 employees in the country in 2020. The hiring will be evenly split between freshers and laterals. The Tech major Capgemini, which employs close to 1.15 lakh people in India, is looking to hire up to 30,000 employees in India this year, as it seeks to derive more […]

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Getting your workplace ready for coronavirus: Official updates by WHO
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Getting your workplace ready for coronavirus: Official updates by WHO

The coronavirus is a family of viruses that can cause a range of illnesses in humans including the common cold and more severe forms like SARS and MERS which are life-threatening. The virus is named after its shape which takes the form of a crown with protrusions around it and hence is known as coronavirus. […]

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Retirement age of Govt. employees reduced to 58 years in Punjab
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Retirement age of Govt. employees reduced to 58 years in Punjab

In a major decision to boost job opportunities for the youth, the Punjab government has decided to reduce the retirement age of government employees from 60 to 58 years. The announcement was made by Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Badal on 28th Feb, Friday, who informed the Assembly that the retirement age of government employees has […]

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PepsiCo to set up a new manufacturing unit in Assam
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PepsiCo to set up a new manufacturing unit in Assam

Food and beverage company PepsiCo India has proposed to set up a Rs 400-crore greenfield project for manufacturing Lays potato chips and Kurkure corn puffs in Assam. Assam’s Industry Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary on Wednesday said PepsiCo India has proposed to invest Rs 400 crore in the state to set up a greenfield project for […]

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Expedia cuts 3,000 jobs
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Expedia cuts 3,000 jobs

Expedia has announced that it would be laying off almost 3,000 employees globally, including 500 from its brand new Seattle headquarters. Online travel giant Expedia has committed to a restructuring effort designed to simplify the company’s businesses and improve operational efficiencies and it will eliminate 12% of its workforce or around 3,000 jobs. In an […]

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Amazon India has set no retirement age for its employees
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Amazon India has set no retirement age for its employees

Joining the Amazon India is certainly not easy, candidates go through up to 12 rounds of screening. However, the silver lining is that, once in, the candidate can stay on for as long as he/she likes, or so it seems, because unlike most organizations, which retire their employees at 58 or 60 years of age, […]

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