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Updated on: Dec 2022

Appointments

PayU appoints Arvind Agarwal as CFO, India Payments Business

Dec 3, 2022

India to have over cr tech jobs in the next years IT Minister

Union Minister for IT and Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the government has set a target ...

Industry

Dec 2, 2022

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Only one in three employees around the world are happy with their salary

According to the Gartner Inc survey, Only one in three employees around the world are happy with the...

Survey & Report

Dec 2, 2022

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JK approves HR policy for Anganwadi women workers, helpers

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday approved a human resources HR policy for Anganwadi...

Industry

Dec 2, 2022

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Hiring

Hitachi Vantara is hiring for various roles, WFH & Hybrid Jobs

A wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd., Hitachi Vantara is hiring for various profiles including Work From Home (WFH) & Hybrid Jobs globally and in India. The company said, “At Hitachi Vantara we look to the future and consider what the world will be like, which technology will be key and how people will behave. We consider future challenges […]

Dec 2, 2022

Appointments

Zoo Media elevates Tanima Dhawan as HR Director

India’s largest independent digital media services network, Zoo Media has announced to elevate Tanima Dhawan as HR Director. Tanima will continue to report to Co-founders, Pratik Gupta & Suveer Bajaj. In this role, she will be responsible for talent and culture across Zoo Media. Speaking on the elevation, Suveer Bajaj, Co-founder, of Zoo Media said, “Tanima has played […]

Dec 2, 2022

CHRO Move

Procter & Gamble elevates Bala Purushothaman as Global CHRO

Procter & Gamble recently announced the appointment of Bala Purushothaman as the Company’s Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO), effective January 1, 2023. With this, Bala becomes the fourth Indian after Shailesh Jejurikar (COO), Sundar Raman (CEO, Fabric & Home Care), and Kirti Singh (Chief Analytics & Insights Officer) to join the global leadership of the Company in recent […]

Dec 1, 2022

Work Model

Snapchat asked employees to work from office 4 days a week

An American multimedia instant messaging app, Snapchat has asked its employees to work from the office employees starting in February. CEO Evan Spiegel called this policy a “default together”. This policy will be applied to all of Snap’s 30 offices around the world. “After working remotely for so long we’re excited to get everyone back […]

Dec 1, 2022

Hiring

Samsung India to hire 1,000 engineers for its R&D facilities

Samsung, India’s largest consumer electronics brand, is planning to hire around 1,000 engineers for its R&D institutes across India that include Samsung R&D Institute Bangalore, Samsung R&D Institute Noida, Samsung R&D Institute Delhi and Samsung Semiconductor India Research in Bengaluru. These young engineers will join in 2023 and will work on new-age technologies such as Artificial […]

Dec 1, 2022

Industry

Amazon shuts down its wholesale business in India

The e-commerce company, Amazon is shutting down its wholesale distribution business in India. This is part of the annual operating planning review process and cost-cutting measures. This has been operating the distribution vertical in three cities Bengaluru, Mysuru, and Hubli. The company is currently working on cost-cutting measures amid the economic slowdown. This is the third […]

Dec 1, 2022

Work Model

Godrej Capital launches SheRises

To further enhance its efforts to be a more diverse and inclusive organisation while ensuring equality across its workforce, Godrej Capital, the financial services arm of the Godrej Group, launched SheRises, the Women’s Employee Resource Group (ERG). Launched in November 2020, Godrej Capital has been aggressively expanding its operations, nearly doubling its employee base from […]

Nov 30, 2022

Industry

Gig work is rising in the workforce: Azim Premji

During the Karnataka Employers’ Association’s diamond jubilee celebration Wipro’s founder chairman Azim Premji has said that the Gig work is rising. According to TOI, Azim Premji added that the role of gig workers has become important. He also highlighted that for an economy to work well and be vibrant, we have a culture and system […]

Nov 30, 2022

Event

SHRM India wraps up annual conference & expo on successful note

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has successfully concluded its annual India conference on the theme “Cause and Effect” at the Hotel Taj Palace in New Delhi. The two-day conference witnessed over 5,000+ HR professionals, 300+ CXOs and 150+ global speakers and offered more than 60 knowledge sessions. The conference was aimed at developing […]

Nov 30, 2022

Appointments

Ashok Leyland appoints Sanjay V Jorapur as President, Head – HR

Hinduja Group flagship Ashok Leyland has announced the appointment of Sanjay V Jorapur as its President and Head-Human Resources. The company announced on Tuesday. In this role, Sanjay will drive the People agenda in line with contemporary global practices and steer the company’s human resources strategy in the current transformational context. He succeeds Amanpreet Singh who would now move […]

Nov 30, 2022

Hiring

Quess Corp is hiring for various roles, WFH jobs, Apply Here

One of India’s largest private-sector employers, Quess Corp Limited is hiring for various profiles across India including Work from Home (WFH) option. Commenting on the hiring process the company said, “Opportunity to be the best version of yourself. We believe in empowering and enabling you with the flexibility and resources to follow your ideas and do meaningful work.” […]

Nov 30, 2022

CHRO Move

Signify appoints Irani Srivastava Roy as CHRO, India

The world leader in lighting, Signify has announced the appointment of Irani Srivastava Roy as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), India. In this role, Irani will be responsible for aligning the organization’s people strategy with business objectives, building a transformational and diverse organization, talent development and management, and implementing HR systems and policies. Irani has […]

Nov 30, 2022