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Updated on: Feb 2024

Industry

ZF Group unveils new manufacturing plant in TN, to create k Jobs

Feb 16, 2024

ESIC enrolls . Lakh female employees in December

One of the two main statutory social security bodies,nbspEmployees State Insurance Corporat...

ESIC

Feb 16, 2024

UiPath to upskill half a million individuals in India with AI knowledge

According to Business World, a global software company, UiPath has recently made a significant annou...

Industry

Feb 16, 2024

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Carlsberg Group gets Vandana Kapur as VP- Human Resources

One of the leading brewery groups, Carlsberg Group has appointed Vandana Kapur as Vice President- Hu...

Appointments

Feb 15, 2024

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Compensation

Infosys Variable payout for Q3 is down to 73% from 80% in Q2

Indian IT giant Infosys reduced its average variable pay to 73% given to its employees for the third quarter of the current fiscal. However, earlier the company rolled out variable payouts of around 80% for the previous two quarters. According to Financial Express, the IT giant had reduced its variable pay to 60% for the […]

Feb 15, 2024

Appointments

PwC appoints Anirban Das as Senior Director – Human Capital

A multinational professional services brand of firms, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has appointed Anirban Das as Senior Director- Human Capital. He has confirmed the appointment on LinkedIn, “I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Senior Director – Human Capital at PwC!” Anirban has over two decades of experience in human resources. Throughout his career, […]

Feb 15, 2024

Compensation

PwC delays graduates’ promotion amid slowdown in client demand

A multinational professional services brand of firms, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is delaying the promotions of graduates amid a slowdown in client demand. The decision specifically affected the graduates who joined PwC’s consulting practice in late 2022. As reported by the reports of Financial Times, due to limited workload, certain junior consultants in the UK will be required to […]

Feb 15, 2024

Work Model

HCLTech asked to WFO 3 days a week or face disciplinary action

HCLTech has asked its employees to work from office three days a week. The senior managers and leadership team at HCLTech have started working from the office for a minimum of three days per week. Now, the company has asked all its employees irrespective of their band (E0 and above) to report to the office […]

Feb 15, 2024

Layoffs

Mozilla & BlackBerry to collectively layoff 260 employees

Mozilla & BlackBerry to collectively layoff 260 employees. Mozilla Corp, the developer of the web browser Firefox, is implementing a reorganization resulting in approximately 60 job cuts. “We’re scaling back investment in some product areas to focus on areas that we feel have the greatest chance of success,” Mozilla said in a statement. “We intend […]

Feb 15, 2024

Industry

Classplus announces second ESOP Buyback for 150+ Employees

Classplus, India’s leading B2B ed-tech startup that helps educators and content creators launch and scale their online coaching businesses, has announced its second Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) buyback in three years. More than 150 employees from various roles and business verticals have the opportunity to sell their vested shares back to the company. This […]

Feb 14, 2024

Industry

BJP MLA says Infosys provided trees instead of job opportunities

Karnataka BJP MLA Arvind Bellad criticized Infosys for not creating job opportunities on the 58 acres of land for the Hubli campus. He said, “Infosys has taken 58 acres of land and has not given a single job. They’re only engaging in gardening and landscaping.” He further said, “Take the land back from them. Infosys […]

Feb 14, 2024

Work Model

TCS COO elaborates on setting the final deadline for ending WFH

Last week, IT major, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) issued a final notice to remote-working employees and asked them to resume work from the office starting in March. The company also cautioned that there may be consequences if they do not comply. The NG Subramaniam Chief Operating Officer explained that remote working cannot help an organisation […]

Feb 14, 2024

Industry

Accenture India has 20,000 GenAI proficient staffers: HR Head

As reported by TOI, An Irish-American professional services company, Accenture India has 20,000 GenAI proficient staffers. Chief Leadership & Human Resources Officer Ellyn Shook, said, “Our talent strategy is powered by our digital core.” “We want to double the number of people with data and AI skills from 40,000 to 80,000 in the next three […]

Feb 14, 2024

Hiring

TCS hiring for various roles, freshers & experienced both can Apply

A global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is hiring for various roles. However, hiring in the IT Industry is slow due to macroeconomic reasons but companies are hiring. Recruitment plans for any company can be dynamic and influenced by various factors such as market conditions, business strategies, and economic […]

Feb 14, 2024

Hiring

Pratt & Whitney to hire 300+ at new Bengaluru digital centre

A global leader in propulsion systems, powering the most advanced aircraft in the world, Pratt & Whitney planning to hire over 300 people by 2027 at a new digital centre in Bengaluru. The company has an Indian workforce of more than 5,000 employees, RTX has one of the largest footprints amongst aerospace and defense firms in India. Pratt & […]

Feb 14, 2024

Industry

Wipro invests in Aggne to enhance insurance sector consulting

Wipro Limited, a leading technology services and consulting company has announced the investment in Aggne, a leading consulting and managed services company serving insurance and Insurtech industries. With this investment, Wipro becomes a majority shareholder in Aggne, which brings to Wipro a highly sought-after and unique set of capabilities and Intellectual Property (IP) in the […]

Feb 14, 2024