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Updated on: Jan 2020

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Amazon to create lakh new jobs in India by

Jan 17, 2020

Flipkart to create , local Jobs, opens two warehouses in Haryana

Walmart-owned Flipkart on January said that it is strengthening its supply chain infrastructure b...

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Jan 17, 2020

Oyo rooms notifies employees about layoffs via emails

SoftBank-backednbspOyo to fire , employees in India over this week, it has begun the process o...

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Jan 16, 2020

Latest news: Oyo rooms notifies employees about layoffs via emails - SightsIn Plus

CGI plans to hire , over the next years

Canadian IT and business consulting services firms, CGI plans to hire nearly , people in India ...

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Jan 16, 2020

Latest news: CGI plans to hire , over the next years - SightsIn Plus

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Wipro doubles campus hiring this year

Wipro has doubled its campus hiring in FY20 as compared to the FY19, and it will continue this momentum, said Saurabh Govil, Chief Human Resources Officer, Wipro. Our localization journey in the US started three years ago. We built a local campus hiring plan in the US, added Saurabh Govil without telling the exact number of […]

Jan 15, 2020

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Amazon fires many employees for leaking customer data

Amazon recently fired many employees that were involved in leaking customer email addresses and phone numbers to an unspecified third party. It is the second time, this week the technology giant acknowledged some workers had improperly accessed customer data. “We are writing to let you know that your email address and phone number were disclosed […]

Jan 14, 2020

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Oyo lays off around 1,800 employees across India and China

According to a report in Bloomberg, SoftBank-backed Oyo Hotels is in the process of handing out pink slips to thousands of employees in India and China. The company has let go of 5 percent of its 12,000 employees in China due to non-performance. This amounts to around 600 employees in the Chinese unit. Meanwhile, in India, Oyo is […]

Jan 13, 2020

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Walmart announces the layoffs of top executives across divisions

Walmart India is in the process of sacking around a third of its top executives based at local headquarters in Gurgaon. According to a report in The Economic Times, the company has announced the layoffs of more than 100 senior executives including vice presidents across sourcing, agri-business and the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) divisions. And […]

Jan 13, 2020

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ITC Infotech presents PRARAMBH a learning platform to bridge the gap between Institutes and Industries

ITC Infotech presents ‘Prarambh’, a unique initiative that rapidly bridges the gap between educational institutions and the technology industry in India. It is a holistic platform where students can connect and learn from the best minds in the industry and get feedback. Suchismita Burman, Chief Human Resources Officer, ITC Infotech said, “At ITC Infotech our […]

Jan 11, 2020

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PayPal India announces the ‘Adoption Assistance Program’ to enhance the parental support benefits for employees

PayPal India has announced a new Adoption Assistance Program where it is offering financial support of up to Rs 1 lakh per adoption for adoptive parents. This financial support will cover reimbursement of adoption expenses such as CARA registration, child placement, foster care and establishment of legal guardianship. The new program is effective from December […]

Jan 7, 2020

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Bosch India to cut thousands of jobs as auto slowdown

Due to the ongoing slump in the auto sector, Bosch Ltd will cut its India workforce by “a couple of thousands” in the next four years, Soumitra Bhattacharya, Bosch India Managing Director, has said. The company would let go around 10 percent of the total workforce of 3,700 white-collar employees in India as part of the company’s […]

Jan 3, 2020

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Employment Trends in India, 2020

According to Economic Times report, due to the falling rate of economic growth in 2019, the job market may remain muted in the new year as well in terms of workforce expansion and salary hikes as more and more companies are expected to prefer the up-skilling of existing staff rather than hiring new ones, experts […]

Jan 3, 2020

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Honda Motorcycle denied wages revision of 1900 workers at Manesar plant as sales dip

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) has denied revision of wages to its around 1,900 permanent workers at the Manesar plant until next year, citing the slowdown in vehicle demand and falling revenues as the primary reason, two people aware of the development said. The last wage revision happened in August 2015, under which the […]

Dec 31, 2019

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Quikr axes 2,000 employees

According to media reports, Online classifieds platform Quikr has laid off around 1,500-2,000 people from various verticals in the last one and a half months. It reportedly laid off 1,200 employees in Bengaluru and 138 in Pune. The layoffs are an outcome of an alleged scam where employees faked business transactions to earn crores in […]

Dec 27, 2019

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Kotak Mahindra and Axis Bank to recruit 5,000 employees

Country’s two largest private sector banks Kotak Mahindra and Axis said they will hire a total of about 5,000 fresh graduates, with a greater emphasis on tech talent. Design skills, earlier not a focus area for banks, are now in demand too. Kotak Mahindra Bank said it would hire around 2,600 fresh graduates this year. […]

Dec 26, 2019

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The most in-demand skills in 2020

According to ET reports, Techies with digital skills will be the most sought-after professionals in 2020. There are currently 60,000-odd vacancies for new-age technologies like machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data analytics. “Recruiters say candidates can expect fat hikes of 35-60% upon switching jobs, with the number going up to 100% for those with data […]

Dec 25, 2019