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Updated on: Jan 2024

Hiring

SP Global is hiring for various roles including Summer Interns

Jan 16, 2024

PwCs UK Boss to young employees, AI may replace you, WFO - days a week

According to TOI report, the second-largest professional services networknbspcompany, Pricewaterho...

Industry

Jan 16, 2024

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Cognizant unveils Gen AI empowering employees to innovate

An American multinational information technology services and consulting company, Cognizant has anno...

Industry

Jan 16, 2024

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Tata Consumer Products to acquire Organic India

A focused consumer products company,nbspTata Consumer Products has announced that the company has ...

Merger & Acquisition

Jan 16, 2024

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Layoffs

Google sacks employee after 19 years of service: Layoffs Suck

An American multinational technology company, Google has recently sacked an employee after 19 years of service. The former Google employee Kevin Bourrillion took the layoff to social media platform X (formally Twitter) confirming that he was sacked by the company. Kevin Bourrillion’s post said on the X, “End of an era! After 19 years of […]

Jan 16, 2024

Industry

HCLTech will continue hiring for Q4, says Chief People Officer

A leading global technology company, HCLTech added 3617 employees in Q3 and its Total Headcount stood at 224,756. Moreover, the company’s attrition (LTM) rate for the quarter moderated further to 12.76% from 14.2% in Q2 FY24 and 21.7% YoY. According to the reports published by ET, HCLTech will continue hiring for Q4 to have a […]

Jan 16, 2024

Appointments

L&T elevates Manish Gour as VP- HR, Heavy Engineering Division

Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (L&T) elevates Manish Gour as Vice President- Human Resources for its Heavy Engineering Division, effective January 1, 2024. Before this, most recently he was working as General Manager & Head HR & Operational Excellence, Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Heavy Engineering Division for 5 years. Manish is a seasoned HR professional with […]

Jan 16, 2024

Industry

Why More Women in Human Resources (HR)?

The distribution of gender in various corporate functions can vary widely, and it’s essential to note that gender representation is changing over time. Traditionally, certain functions or industries have had a higher proportion of women, while others have been more male-dominated. However, these trends are evolving, and there’s a growing emphasis on gender equality in […]

Jan 16, 2024

Industry

IIT is providing an Edge computing free course; Apply Here

IIT is providing a course that will cover the fundamentals of Edge computing and its applications in low latency and critical real-time computing scenarios. The course brings in the theory of Edge computing, focusing on it as a complementary approach that addresses some of the limitations of cloud computing. The course will cover applications where […]

Jan 15, 2024

Hiring

Reliance launches GET Program to hire high-potential engineering talent

India’s largest company, Reliance Industries Ltd has recently launched the Graduate Engineer Trainee Program. Reliance Industries Ltd is hiring fresh engineering graduates to hire high-potential engineering talent across India. The company said on its page, “The Graduate Engineer Trainee Program at Reliance aims to hand pick young, high-potential engineering talent across India and nurture them […]

Jan 15, 2024

Layoffs

Citigroup will be cutting 20,000 jobs

An American multinational investment bank and financial services corporation, Citigroup Inc. has reported a net loss for the fourth quarter of 2023 of $(1.8) billion, or $(1.16) per diluted share, on revenues of $17.4 billion. This compares to net income of $2.5 billion, or $1.16 per diluted share, on revenues of $18.0 billion for the fourth […]

Jan 15, 2024

CHRO Move

Piramal Pharma Limited appoints Puneet Rajput as CHRO

The leading Healthcare group, Piramal Pharma Limited (PPL) has appointed Puneet Rajput as its new Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). She has confirmed the appointment on social media and said, “I’m excited to share that I’m starting a new position as Chief Human Resources Officer at Piramal Pharma Limited!” “With end-to-end manufacturing capabilities across 15 global […]

Jan 15, 2024

EPFO

EPFO: Know all about EPF advance on illness

One of the World’s largest Social Security Organisations, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has shared information about EPF Advance on illness Eligibility for EPF advance withdrawal due to medical reasons Certain conditions have to be fulfilled for advance withdrawal of Employees’ Provident Fund: Conditions Amount: The basic wages and DA for six months or […]

Jan 15, 2024

Hiring

HCLTech is Hiring for Various Roles including Trainees, Apply

An Indian multinational information technology services and consulting company, HCLTech is hiring for various roles including Graduate /Postgraduate Trainees. Ramachandran Sundararajan, Chief People Officer at HCLTech said, “We continue to honour the commitments of fresher onboarding… Attrition is the lowest in last seven years.” “We have also implemented the pay hikes for entry and junior-level […]

Jan 15, 2024

Hiring

Deloitte to hire 40,000-50,000 people; explore job opportunities

A multinational professional services network, Deloitte in India is on a hiring spree for various roles and locations. The company is planning to bulk-hire 40,000-50,000 people from India in the next four to five years. Earlier, CEO Romal Shetty said, “I think this is one of the most exciting times to be in India.” “I […]

Jan 15, 2024

Industry

Wipro, TCS, Infosys headcount decreased by over 16000 in Q3

The IT major companies including Wipro, TCS, and Infosys headcount decreased by over 16000 in Q3. The only IT company, HCL Tech has seen a positive headcount addition. Earlier the IT major companies, TCS, Infosys, Wipro, and HCLTech announced their Q2FY24 results showing a headcount reduction of 21177. Wipro has announced Q3 financial results under International […]

Jan 15, 2024