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Updated on: Dec 2019
Alstom to hire in India, increase staff to 8,000
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Alstom to hire in India, increase staff to 8,000

French Transport Company Alstom is planning to double its manufacturing capacity in SriCity, in Andhra Pradesh, to 480 trainsets per annum in the near future. The company will be increasing its headcount from current 5,000 people to 8,000 by March 2023, said Alain Spohr, MD, Alstom, India & South Asia. Speaking at SriCity, Spohr said, “We […]

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India’s Top 15 Emerging Jobs for 2020
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India’s Top 15 Emerging Jobs for 2020

Professional networking platform LinkedIn unveiled the top 15 emerging jobs in India for 2020. According to the report ‘The LinkedIn Emerging Jobs 2020’, Blockchain Developer, Artificial Intelligence Specialist, and JavaScript Developer take the Top 3 spots on the list this year. While tech jobs lead the list, non-tech jobs such as Customer Success Specialist, Digital […]

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TCS announces changes in its health insurance policy
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TCS announces changes in its health insurance policy

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), announces changes in its health insurance policy in order to provide benefits to employees involved in a same-sex relationship. The change in health insurance policy would now benefit all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender or LGBT employees in the company. Mumbai-based TCS becomes the first company of Tata Group to provide […]

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Nestle has announced a new parental leave policy for staff worldwide
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Nestle has announced a new parental leave policy for staff worldwide

Nestle on 4th Dec 2019 announced the launch of a more inclusive and enhanced global parental support policy. The new gender-neutral policy will apply to all employees worldwide. “Under the new policy, parental leave for primary caregivers will be extended to 18 weeks of fully paid leave from 14 weeks previously. The policy establishes a […]

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Cummins India announces VRS scheme for employees
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Cummins India announces VRS scheme for employees

Cummins India Limited, a manufacturer of engines, generators, and related products, on 4th December, announced a voluntary retirement program or VRS for its “professional/ exempt employees who have completed minimum 10 years of service and are above 45 years of age.” The company said in a statement, “This has been done with the objective of […]

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Microsoft japan tested a 4-day work week and productivity jumped by 40%
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Microsoft japan tested a 4-day work week and productivity jumped by 40%

Microsoft tested out a four-day work-week in its Japan offices and found as a result employees were not only happier but also significantly more productive. For the month of August, Microsoft Japan experimented with a new project called Work-Life Choice Challenge Summer 2019, giving its entire 2,300-person workforce five Fridays off in a row without decreasing pay. The […]

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Samsung to hire over 1,200 engineering graduates from India’s premier institutions
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Samsung to hire over 1,200 engineering graduates from India’s premier institutions

The South Korean giant Samsung will hire 1,200 engineering graduates from premier institutes, including the IITs, NITs, and IISc, for its research and development centres. The company will hire students from multiple streams including Computer Science, Electronics and Communications, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computing, Instrumentation and Information Technology. The new employees will have to work on […]

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Tata Motors to offer VRS to 1,600 staff due to slowdown
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Tata Motors to offer VRS to 1,600 staff due to slowdown

Due to slowdown in Auto industry, Tata Motors is considering rolling out a voluntary retirement scheme. The scheme will be offered to employees of different departments, across its businesses of passenger and commercial vehicles. According to mint reports, “This year, Tata Motors’ employee cost-cutting plans are more aggressive than the previous times. Besides removing surplus […]

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DXC Technology plans to hire 5,000 engineers from campuses in India next year
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DXC Technology plans to hire 5,000 engineers from campuses in India next year

DXC Technology, a global IT services company plans to hire 5,000 technology graduates from campuses in India next year with a strong focus on candidates with digital technology skills. DXC Technology, formed in 2017 through the merger of Computer Sciences Corp (CSC) and the enterprise services business of Hewlett Packard. In India, DXC has 25 […]

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Hyderabad: A woman techie commits suicide after job loss
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Hyderabad: A woman techie commits suicide after job loss

A woman software employee committed suicide on Tuesday night by hanging herself in the hostel room. Allegedly she was depressed after being told that she would not be needed for work anymore. The young victim, identified as 24-year-old girl Pogaku Harini was working for a software firm in the Gachibowli area and staying in a […]

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Tata Steel plans to cut up to 3,000 jobs
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Tata Steel plans to cut up to 3,000 jobs

Tata Steel plans to cut up to 3,000 jobs across its European operations, the company said on Monday, as the sector wrestles with excess supply, weak demand, and high costs. The announcement came after weeks of speculation that the steel giant, which employs 11,000 workers in the Netherlands, would cut thousands of jobs to tackle […]

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4 in 5 India hiring managers forecast a growing workforce
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4 in 5 India hiring managers forecast a growing workforce

Despite government figures suggesting that unemployment is at a 45-year high*, more than 4 in 5 (84%) Indian organizations are expecting a hiring surge in the coming 12 months; according to the 2019 India Employment Screening Benchmark Report by HireRight, a leading provider of global employment background checks. Fewer companies anticipate any form of decline […]

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