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Updated on: Oct 2023

Industry

Infosys to train , employees on Google Clouds GenAI

Oct 20, 2023

IBM trains consultants on AWS genAI services

IBM announced an expansion of its relationship with Amazon Web Services AWS to help more mutual cl...

Industry

Oct 20, 2023

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Birlasoft appoints ex-Cognizant Selvakumaran Mannappan as COO

Birlasoft Ltd, part of the USD . billion diversifiednbspC.K. Birla Group,nbspannounced the app...

Appointments

Oct 19, 2023

Latest news: Birlasoft appoints ex-Cognizant Selvakumaran Mannappan as COO - SightsIn Plus

Aditya Birla Group is hiring for various roles including HR Apply

An Indian multinational conglomerate,nbspAditya Birla Groupnbspis hiring for various roles acros...

Hiring

Oct 19, 2023

Layoffs

Google to sack employees from its news division

An American multinational technology company, Google to sack employees from its news division. “We’re deeply committed to a vibrant information ecosystem, and news is a part of that long-term investment,” the spokesperson said. “We’ve made some internal changes to streamline our organization. A small number of employees were impacted”, the spokesperson added. “We’re supporting everyone with […]

Oct 19, 2023

Layoffs

Nokia to slash 14,000 jobs to save costs

According to Reuters, Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics corporation, Nokia is planning to slash 14,000 jobs to save costs. The layoffs are about 16% job cuts at the high end. The report also stated that Nokia expects to reduce its employee base to between 72,000 and 77,000 employees, from 86,000. The Q3 […]

Oct 19, 2023

CHRO Move

Vishal Mega Mart appoints Dhruva Dubey as CHRO

India’s leading Fashion hypermarket, Vishal Mega Mart has appointed Dhruva Dubey as Chief Human Resources Officer. Dhruva is a performance-driven Human Resources professional with an overall experience of twenty years in leadership roles across multiple industries and geographies within India. He is an expert in the areas of HR Business Partnership, Organisation Development, Talent Acquisition, […]

Oct 19, 2023

Industry

TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCLTech headcount crashed by over 20,000

The hiring slowdown was always predicted TCS, Infosys, Wipro, and HCLTech announced their Q2FY24 results showing headcount reduction of 21177. An IT services, consulting, and business solutions organization, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) workforce stood at 608,985 as of September 30, reported a dip of 6333 employees. TCS’s employee base continues to be very diverse, with 35.8% women and 152 nationalities. […]

Oct 19, 2023

Industry

Volkswagen India opens ‘all-women operated store’ in Ahmedabad

Volkswagen Passenger Cars India announces that the City Store SP Road, Ahmedabad, Gujarat would be it’s 2nd ‘All-Women operated City Store’. Following the successful launch of the first store in Coimbatore, Volkswagen India in partnership with Automark Group has expanded this initiative to the state of Gujarat. At Volkswagen India, ‘People’ are one of the key strategic pillars. The brand focuses […]

Oct 19, 2023

Work Model

Standard Chartered implements menopause workplace policy

Standard Chartered announced a global rollout1 of medical coverage for the treatment of menopause related symptoms to all employees and their partners as part of their medical benefits. More than two-thirds of employees will be covered by November with the rollout expected to complete by April 2024. While the menopause transition is not a uniform experience, […]

Oct 19, 2023

Industry

IIT-M to offer training to freshers in AI/ML and Generative AI

IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation is partnering with start-ups for various strategic initiatives in emerging technologies. The key aspects of this collaboration include: Those interested in taking up courses offered through these collaborations can register through the following link: https://digitalskills.pravartak.org.in/ Highlighting the importance of this initiative, Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said, “Start-ups must become […]

Oct 18, 2023

Appointments

FedEx gets Sumit Neogi as Managing Director HR- MEISA Region

An American multinational conglomerate, FedEx has appointed Sumit Neogi as Managing Director- Human Resources – MEISA Region. In this role, he will be accountable for People Operations (HR) in MEISA Region of FedEx. He has confirmed the appointment on social media and said, “Happy to announce that I have joined the FedEx Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa team as […]

Oct 18, 2023

Hiring

Nissan is hiring for various roles; Freshers Graduate Program Apply

A Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer, Nissan is hiring for various roles including a Graduate Program. Nissan Graduate Program This is your chance to be part of a select cohort of graduates for our Fifth-Year intake of the Graduate Trainee Rotation (GTR) Programme where you will work in real roles that could range from Production, Engineering, […]

Oct 18, 2023

C-Suite Move

Crompton has announced the appointment of a New Board

Mr. Hemant Nerurkar, Chairman of the Board is retiring on October 20, 2023, upon the expiry of his second term. The Board of Directors at its meeting held on October 17, 2023, decided to appoint Mr. Sundaram as Chairman succeeding Mr. Nerurkar. Mr. Sundaram has been serving as a Non-Executive and independent Director at Crompton […]

Oct 18, 2023

Layoffs

After LinkedIn, KPMG lays off about 6% of deal advisory staff in UK

As reported by Business Today, A multinational professional services network, and one of the Big Four accounting organizations, KPMG is planning to sack nearly 100 jobs in its deal advisory business in the UK. The layoffs at the organization are expected to impact around 6 percent of the 1,700 KPMG deal advisory team in the UK. […]

Oct 18, 2023

Hiring

Tesco launched a recruitment drive as it looks to fill 30,000 jobs

A huge festive recruitment drive has been launched by Tesco ahead of the busy holiday period this year. And that should be good news for job-hunting students and also families looking to offset increasing bills or anyone wanting to return to the workforce. This year Tesco is recruiting 30,000 temporary Colleagues across the UK to […]

Oct 18, 2023