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Updated on: May 2023

Industry

DRDO is offering an Online Certificate Course on AI ML

May 17, 2023

Cognizant Launches AI Platform for Generative AI Deployment at Enterprise Scale

Cognizantnbspannounced a new, enterprise-wide platform, Cognizant NeuronbspAI, designed to pro...

Industry

May 17, 2023

Latest news: Cognizant Launches AI Platform for Generative AI Deployment at Enterprise Scale - SightsIn Plus

Meta Indias head of partnerships Manish Chopra steps down

The social media company, Meta Indias Director and Head of Partnerships, Manish Chopra has st...

Movement

May 17, 2023

Latest news: Meta Indias head of partnerships Manish Chopra steps down - SightsIn Plus

Amazon in India is hiring Interns WFH Roles Apply

An American multinational technology company, Amazon in India is hiring for the role of Team Lead I...

Hiring

May 17, 2023

Hiring

HCLTech to hire 15,000 freshers in FY24, Walk-in on May 22

Last month, The Noida-based company HCLTech announced its fourth-quarter results for the financial year 2023. The company reported a 19.6% year-on-year growth in its revenue to Rs. 26,700 crores, while its net profit grew 19% YoY to Rs. 4,096 crores. The company reported a net addition of 17,067 employees for the fiscal year 2023, there is a […]

May 17, 2023

Layoffs

Vodafone to layoff 11,000 employees

Telecom giant Vodafone has decided to cut 11,000 jobs over the next 3 years. The job cuts equate to about 12 percent of the total workforce. Vodafone’s new chief executive Margherita Della Valle said in a statement, “Our performance has not been good enough. To consistently deliver, Vodafone must change. My priorities are customers, simplicity, and growth.” “We will […]

May 16, 2023

Work Model

P&G Health announces First-of-its-kind Caregiving Policies

This Mother’s Day, P&G Health India celebrates the contribution of all caregivers by announcing First-of-its-kind caregiving policies for employees. Through a First-of-its-Kind policy, P&G Health India will be providing end-to-end support for all employees who are caregivers to children with special needs (applicable for children upto 18years of age). The holistic support policy for children […]

May 16, 2023

Layoffs

Google will be reducing contract workforce supporting YouTube

According to the reports of Business Insider, Google is ending contracts with firms such as Cognizant and Accenture, which employ workers involved in supporting various YouTube services. Google’s reduction will impact Cognizant and Accenture. However, the exact number of impacted Cognizant workers is not clear. Additionally, the cuts were announced to Cognizant workers at the […]

May 16, 2023

Industry

Ex-Amazon employee landed with 30% hike after being laid off

The e-commerce giant, Amazon earlier in January announced 18,000 layoffs globally to cut costs. One of the Ex-Amazon employee Arideep Dutta shared his experience of getting multiple job offers after being laid off. He was Software Development Engineer at Amazon and started working with the organization in April 2022 and worked till March 2023. Arideep […]

May 16, 2023

EPFO

EPFO: Latest Guideline on Higher Pension EPS-95

The Hon’ble Supreme Court, in its judgment dated 04.11.2022 in Civil Appeal No. 8143-8144 of 2022 titled the (EPFO) Employees Provident Fund Organisation & Anr. etc. Vs. Sunil Kumar B. and Ors. etc., while upholding the validity of the amendments made to the Employees’ Pension Scheme,1995 (EPS,1995) vide G.S.R 609 (E) dated 22.08.2014 (effective from […]

May 16, 2023

Layoffs

Amazon India layoffs: Tech giant lays off about 500 employees

An American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, Amazon is laying off about 500 employees in India. According to the reports of the Economic Times, Amazon India will layoffs across different businesses and functions including Amazon Web Services (AWS), human resources, and support functions. Additionally, Some of Amazon’s onboarding functions in tier-2 cities such as […]

May 16, 2023

Hiring

Government of Rajasthan Young Interns Program (YIP)– 2023

The State government (Government of Rajasthan) has been running the Young Interns Program (YIP) for ten years. In the budget announcement of FY 2023-24, Hon’ble Chief Minister has made a provision for 250 young interns out of which the provision of the following numbers of interns for Divisional HQs and other District HQs, is to […]

May 16, 2023

Event

HR Leaders unanimous on capitalising ‘Tech at Workplace’

SHRM India, the world’s largest HR organisation has concluded its two-day mega event – ‘SHRMI Tech23 Conference and Expo’ at HICC Novotel, Hyderabad. Scheduled on 11th – 12th May 2023, the conference witnessed a huge gathering of more than 120+ Speakers, 500+ CXOs, and 4000+ HR & Tech Leaders who attended over 60+ Sessions comprising […]

May 16, 2023

Industry

TCS, Infosys, HCL, Wipro | What is Future of IT Sector in FY24?

Amid the global layoffs and economic uncertainty, recently, India’s top four IT companies TCS, Infosys, Wipro, and HCL Tech have released their fourth-quarter results ending on March 31, 2024. Here we’re sharing a comparative analysis based on Revenue, Attrition, Headcounts, and Hiring pattern of IT services major TCS, Infosys, Wipro, and HCL Tech in India. Revenue […]

May 16, 2023

Industry

ISRO is offering “START” training for students, last date May 20

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced a new introductory-level online training programme called Space Science and Technology Awareness Training (START). START is an introductory-level online training in space science and technology for undergraduate and postgraduate students of science and technology. Objectives The main objective of the training programme is to attract youngsters to […]

May 15, 2023

Appointments

Reliance Industries gets Abhisekh Rudra as Head- HR, RCS Unit

An Indian multinational conglomerate, Reliance Industries Limited has appointed Abhisekh Rudra as Head of HR for their Reliance Composites Solutions (RCS) Unit based at Vadodara. In this role, he will be responsible for the expansive role of Head HR for the company. Additionally, he will be in a supervisory role in HR which extends from […]

May 15, 2023