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EY in India is hiring for various roles, internships freshers jobs

A multinational professional services company, Ernst amp Young EY Global Limited is hiring for v...

Hiring

Elon Musk sent new email to Twitter employees at midnight am

According to reports, the Owner and CEO of Elon Musk sent Twitter employees an email at am sayi...

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Apple will spy on remote working employees by tracking attendance

Tech giant, Apple is now cracking down on remote working by tracking employee attendance as the empl...

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Air India to revise the Privilege Leave policy

The flag carrier airline of India, Air India will revise its privilege leave Policy for employees effective April 1. Air India will be revising its policy from the next financial year including for both permanent and full-term contract staff. Air India’s Chief Human Resources Officer Suresh Dutt Tripathi said, “We are reviewing our leave policy comprehensively […]

Amazon HR rejects 30,000 employees’ petition on return to office

Earlier, Amazon had asked employees to be in the office at least three days a week from May 1. The company informed the employees through Amazon’s blog, and chief executive Andy Jassy wrote the decision that was taken at a meeting. However, at the time of the announcement the company had to finalize the details for […]

IBM SkillsBuild free STEM courses & reskilling program, Apply Here

An American multinational technology corporation, IBM is offering free STEM courses, Job skills, and credentials. Commenting on the courses the company said, “Earn digital credentials from IBM and other companies for free. These free credentials help you in your career development, show that you’re ahead of the curve and that you have foundational knowledge and skill set in […]

Over 90,000 Infosys employees left in last one year

Is the Great Resignation Over? Nope… It’s still going on. If we look at the data of an IT giant Infosys which announced results for the third quarter that ended December 31, 2022, on January 12, 2023. IT major Infosys reported an attrition rate of 24.3 percent for its Q3FY23, December ending quarter. This was less […]

Amazon posted nearly 25000 openings for 7798 approved positions

According to Insider reports, Amazon team of the Web Services Department (AWS) had posted 24,988 open positions, but only 7,798 of those positions were approved to be filled. The company posted over three times the number of job openings approved in 2022. This indicates Amazon’s over-hiring employees and the error has ever caused mass layoffs within […]

Meta former employee was paid Rs 1.5 crore salary to do nothing

A former Meta employee Madelyn Machado shared a video on TikTok revealing how she had nothing to do especially in the recruiting space at social media platform Meta for six months straight. And she also revealed that she was getting paid $190,000 (roughly Rs 1.57 crore) annually. In the Video (Click here to watch the […]

Training

Flipkart is providing training to PWDs to increase opportunities

The Flipkart Foundation under the Flipkart Group, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace, with its vision of facilitating an inclusive, equitable, empowered and sustainable society in India, is collaborating with Mitti Cafe, a chain of cafes that provides experiential training and employment to adults with physical and intellectual disabilities. Through this initiative, the Flipkart Foundation has supported […]

Hiring

Cognizant is inviting students for Free Virtual Experience Program

An American multinational information technology services and consulting company, Cognizant is inviting students applications for a free Virtual Experience Program. Commenting on the Virtual Experience Program the company said, “Business and technology have never changed faster. The opportunity has never been greater to create new customer experiences and launch new digital-based business models. That may […]

Layoffs

Accenture to sack 19,000 employees in next 18 months

A leading global professional services company, Accenture will sack 19,000 employees which is nearly 2.5 percent of the company’s workforce. More than half of the layoffs would impact employees in its non-billable corporate functions. According to CNBC reports the layoff will be over a period of the next 18 months. CNBC-TV18 shared a tweet saying, “#NewsFlash | […]

Training

PwC India launches Cloud Technology Development Programme

PwC India announced the launch of a new Cloud Technology Development Programme, an 18-month long (three semesters) credit course on Salesforce training aimed at third-year computer engineering graduates and post-graduates (B.Tech and M.Tech students). The goal of the programme is to make the next generation of students future ready by equipping them with the skills […]

Survey & Report

Hybrid working model hampered and hurt women’s promotions, Report

During the Covid-19 pandemic companies imposed working from home. Post the lockdown, companies adopted Remote or hybrid working models depending on the requirements. According to a recent study by New LEAD at Krea University – IWWAGE – Zoom report, the hybrid working model hampered and hurt women’s promotions and also widens gender biases. The main […]

C-Suite Move

Infosys announces Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw’s retirement from Board

Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today announced the retirement of Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw as Independent Director of the Board, effective March 22, 2023, upon completion of her tenure. The Board has appointed D. Sundaram as the Lead Independent Director of Company, effective March 23, 2023 based on the recommendation of Nomination […]