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HCL opens innovation center, to create , jobs in years

Mar 27, 2021

Amazon begins on-site COVID- vaccinations for front-line employees

Amazon is rolling out on-site COVID- vaccination events for front-line employees, starting in Miss...

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Mar 27, 2021

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KFC India strengthens its Diversity Inclusion commitment with KFC Kshamata

KFC India strengthens its Diversity amp Inclusion commitment with KFC Kshamata Reinforcing its c...

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Mar 26, 2021

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The surge in COVID- cases in India hits hiring speed

The surge in COVID- cases in India hits hiring speed The cases of COVID- are rising amid the sec...

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Mar 26, 2021

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TCS to hire 40,000 freshers via NQT, apply before April 20

TCS to hire 40,000 freshers via NQT, apply before April 20 India’s biggest IT major, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced to hire 40,000 freshers this year via National Qualifiers Test. The freshers looking to apply for job openings in TCS can apply before 20th April 2021. The National Qualifier Test aims at becoming a […]

Mar 26, 2021

Coronavirus

Citigroup announces ‘Zoom-free Fridays’ to beat WFH stress

Citigroup announces ‘Zoom-free Fridays’ to beat WFH stress In a move to combat fatigue triggered by remote working during the Covid-19 pandemic, New York-based bank Citigroup has declared “Zoom-Free Fridays” and encouraged employees to limit calls outside work hours. While Wall Street is known for its tough work culture, the remote working during the pandemic […]

Mar 25, 2021

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ThyssenKrupp offering free Coronavirus self-tests to employees

ThyssenKrupp offering free Coronavirus self-tests to employees In Germany ThyssenKrupp has offered its workforce in Germany free coronavirus self-tests, from the beginning of April the group of companies will provide employees at all German locations with an initial set of five antigen self-tests, which can be ordered online for delivery to the employee’s home address. […]

Mar 25, 2021

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Goldman Sachs asked Staff to Work from Home as COVID-19 cases rise

Goldman Sachs asked Staff to Work from Home as COVID-19 cases rise Investment banking company Goldman Sachs has asked its staff in Bengaluru to return working from home in the wake of rising Coronavirus infection in the city. This is reversing moves as earlier the company asked its employees to get back to offices. Commenting […]

Mar 25, 2021

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Urban Company to onboard over 20,000 professionals this year

Urban Company to onboard over 20,000 professionals this year Home services marketplace Urban Company said it aims to onboard over 20,000 professionals on its platform this year to meet the strong growth in demand for various services post the lockdown. Currently, the company has more than 40,000 gig workers on its platform, of which over 35,000 are present in […]

Mar 25, 2021

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India antitrust watchdog orders probe into WhatsApp’s new privacy policy

India antitrust watchdog orders probe into WhatsApp’s new privacy policy India’s competition watchdog on Wednesday ordered a probe into a WhatsApp privacy policy update, saying the Facebook Inc-owned messaging service had breached antitrust laws. The update announced in January, which will take effect in May, allows WhatsApp to share some user data with Facebook and […]

Mar 25, 2021

Industry

Tata Sons Restores Pay and Offers Salary Hikes from April

Tata Sons Restores Pay and offers Salary Hikes from April 2021 Tata Sons, the holding company of Tata Group has restored staff salaries to the pre-Covid levels and is likely to announce pay hikes from April 2021. Remarkably, the top executives of Tata group companies’ had taken around 20% pay cuts in 2020 to keep costs low […]

Mar 25, 2021

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Impact of lockdown on IT hub Bengaluru a year after

Impact of lockdown on IT hub Bengaluru a year after Life has come full circle for Nawaz (name changed), as the COVID-induced lockdown completes a year. The coronavirus took a deadly toll on this 47-year-old software engineer in Bengaluru, considered the Silicon City of India with maximum IT firms operating here. “I lost my job first and then […]

Mar 24, 2021

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Uttarakhand govt appoints panel to look into sexual harassment complaints at workplace

Uttarakhand govt appoints panel to look into sexual harassment complaints at workplace The Uttarakhand government has appointed a committee to redress complaints of sexual harassment against women at the workplace. Headed by Additional Chief Secretary Radha Raturi. The panel consists of six members, said the order issued by H C Semwal, Secretary, Department of Women Empowerment and Child […]

Mar 24, 2021

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Holi Gift: 30% pay hike, retirement age increased by 3 years

Telangana government has announced 30% pay hike, retirement age increased by 3 years The Telangana government has announced a 30% pay hike for over nine lakh state government employees and teachers as per the 11th Pay Revision recommendations. The government has also decided to increase their retirement age from 58 years to 61 years, chief […]

Mar 24, 2021

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Silicon Valley firms in no hurry to open up offices despite easing of virus ban

Silicon Valley firms in no hurry to open up offices despite easing of virus ban Several of San Francisco Bay Area’s largest technology companies including Twitter Inc and Google plan to keep their offices largely closed for months more despite the government allowing them on Tuesday to be opened in a limited capacity. Taking into […]

Mar 24, 2021

Industry

India’s largest IT firm, TCS is looking for ‘Talent on Cloud’

Tata Consultancy Services is looking for ‘Talent on Cloud’ Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT firm, is looking for ‘talent on cloud’ — literally. A vital part of its efforts to reimagine its human resources strategy is the focus on the fungibility of talent. The company is also looking at creating an algorithm-based talent […]

Mar 23, 2021