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Updated on: Feb 2022

Diversity & Inclusion

PG India extends all medical, workplace benefits to partners of LGBTQ employees

Feb 22, 2022

Women reluctant to join company boards, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday rued that women are reluctant to join company bo...

Jobs

Feb 22, 2022

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Kerala to have over startups and Lakh jobs in years- CM Vijayan

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Employment

Feb 20, 2022

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Salary hikes in this year

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Feb 18, 2022

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Salary increments in India to touch 5-yr high of 9.9% in 2022: Aon survey

Salary increments in India will touch a five-year high of 9.9 per cent in 2022 as organisations are planning to invest in new-age capabilities to build a resilient workforce amid strong economic recovery and positive business sentiment, a survey said on Wednesday. According to leading global professional services firm Aon’s 26th Salary Increase Survey in India, organizations […]

Feb 16, 2022

Industry

Meesho adopts boundaryless work model, hiring for various wfh, wfa jobs

Meesho, an e-commerce firm backed by SoftBank and Facebook said it will permanently allow its employees to work from home, office, or any location of their choice. Vidit Aatrey, Founder & CEO of Meesho said on social media, “It’s arguably been one of the most exciting ways to kickstart our week at Meesho. We’re permanently adopting […]

Feb 15, 2022

Industry

Meesho is hiring for various roles, including HR: Work From Anywhere

Meesho, an Indian e-commerce company, headquartered in Bangalore, India invites job applications for various roles with a Work From Anywhere model. Vidit Aatrey, Founder & CEO of Meesho said in a statement, “It’s arguably been one of the most exciting ways to kickstart our week at Meesho. We’re permanently adopting a Boundaryless Workplace model” Meeshoites now […]

Feb 8, 2022

Industry

Over 7 lakh workers returned to India from the six Gulf countries- S Jaishankar

The government is working to ensure that Indian workers are back to their work and jobs in the Gulf and is pursuing the issue with its counterparts in the region at the highest level, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. He also said with the economic recovery in the Gulf […]

Feb 5, 2022

Jobs

High Court puts on hold 75% quota for locals in private jobs in Haryana

In a setback to the BJP-JJP government in Haryana, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday stayed the state government law to give 75 per cent reservation to youth belonging to the state in the private sector. The law under the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020 is applicable in industries having more than 10 […]

Feb 3, 2022

Jobs

750 virtual labs, 75 skilling e-labs to be set up- Union Budget 2022-23

While presenting the Union Budget for the year 2022-23, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced that skilling programmes and partnership with the industry will be reoriented to promote continuous skilling avenues, sustainability and employability. The national skill qualification framework will be aligned with dynamic industry needs for which 750 virtual labs and 75 […]

Feb 2, 2022

Employment

60 lakh new jobs to be created under the PLI scheme in 14 sectors

The Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme across 14 sectors, including IT hardware manufacturing, has the potential to generate at least 60 lakh new job opportunities, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. Presenting the Union Budget 2022-23, her fourth budget to date, she said that the PLI schemes have received tremendous response. “The Production Linked Incentive […]

Feb 1, 2022

Employment

Indian startups generated over 6 lakh jobs: President Kovind

Hailing the Indian startup success story, President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday said the burgeoning startup ecosystem has generated more than 6 lakh jobs to date. Addressing the joint session of Parliament, Kovind said that since 2016, India has seen 60,000 startups in 56 different sectors. “Our startup industry is also an example of the […]

Jan 31, 2022

Jobs

New startups, IT firms exempted from Haryana local employment law

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala stated that the new startups and Information Technology companies would be given an exemption for two years under the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020. Chautala added that exemptions have also been given to domestic servants and those industries for which skilled workers are not available. “Sowing […]

Jan 31, 2022

Industry

TCS iON offers a 15-day free digital certification program

India’s biggest IT company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced a free 15 days online course “TCS iON Career Edge’ for young professionals. According to the company, this 15-day course will help the job seekers to improve their core employability skills such as communication, collaboration, business etiquette, financial and digital literacy, etc. TCS iON Career Edge – Young […]

Jan 30, 2022

Industry

DCW issues notice to SBI, seeks withdrawal of new recruitment policy for pregnant women

The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Saturday issued a notice to SBI seeking withdrawal of its new rules wherein a woman who is over three months pregnant will be considered “temporarily unfit” and she may be allowed to join within four months after delivery. State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest lender, could […]

Jan 29, 2022

Industry

Unilever to cut jobs across all regions

Unilever PLC plans to slash thousands of management positions across its operations, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday. The job cuts will be in the “low thousands“, the person said. The development comes on the heels of reports that activist investor Nelson Peltz’s hedge fund, Trian Partners, is building an unspecified stake […]

Jan 25, 2022