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Updated on: Feb 2023

Industry

Amazon Web Services reStart FREE training program for cloud careers

Feb 24, 2023

Deloitte India is hiring for Internship, and various roles, Details Here

A leading global provider of audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax...

Hiring

Feb 24, 2023

Tata Power launches Divyang managed Customer Relations Centre

Tata Power inaugurated Indias first ever fully Divyang specially abled managed Customer Relations...

Industry

Feb 23, 2023

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Karnataka Assembly passes Bill for women to work night shift at factories

The Karnataka Legislative Assembly has passed a bill for women to work the night shift at factories....

Labour Law

Feb 23, 2023

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Compensation

Amazon is likely to cut salaries of some employees by 50%

According to Business Insider reports, an American multinational technology company, Amazon corporate is likely to cut the salary of some employees by 50 percent. Amazon Chief Executive Andy Jassy said, “The result is that compensations are impacted. And that is difficult. All of that is difficult.” “But I am quite optimistic that we have the chance […]

Feb 23, 2023

Hiring

Lumel Technologies Fresher Recruitment Program 2023, Apply

Lumel Technologies is conducting Fresher Recruitment Program 2023. The company is hiring Graduates & Post Graduates (BE, ME, MCA, M.Sc (IT/CS)) for careers in product development. Commenting on the hiring process, “At Lumel Technologies, we have a workforce with diverse backgrounds and expertise that collectively strives to be the best in the industry.” “We credit […]

Feb 23, 2023

Compensation

Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser Gets 9% Salary Hike

An American multinational investment bank and financial services corporation, Citigroup Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jane Fraser will receive a salary hike of 9%. Jane Fraser has been associated with Citigroup since July 2004. She joined the group as a Head of Client Strategy. According to Bloomberg reports, The pay has increased from $22.5 million in 2021 to […]

Feb 23, 2023

Layoffs

Uber announces to sack of employees based on performance

Amid the layoffs wave, American mobility service provider company, Uber will sack employees on the ground of a ‘more rigorous approach’ to performance reviews. However, Uber is not using the term “layoff” to describe the recent terminations and has stated that it will fill the affected roles with new hires. The company said, “Uber job […]

Feb 23, 2023

Appointments

Medtronic elevates Himanshu Kapila as Director- HR, India

A global healthcare technology leader, Medtronic has announced the appointment of Himanshu Kapila as Director- Human Resources, India. Himanshu has confirmed the appointment on social media and said, “I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Director, Human Resources, India at Medtronic! #medtronicemployee.” Most recently, he was Sr. Manager HR, India Commercial Organization […]

Feb 23, 2023

Industry

NITES, IT employee union files complaint against Wipro

IT employee union Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) has filed a complaint against Wipro in the Labour Ministry. Wipro rolled out a revised offer letter for recruits awaiting onboarding at the company for over 12 months. The company has reduced the employee’s salary by 50 percent from Rs 6.5 lakh to Rs 3.5 lakh […]

Feb 22, 2023

Industry

Zerodha: Nikhil Kamath advice for Indian students studying abroad amid mass layoffs

Zerodha Co-Founder Nikhil Kamath has shared his advice for Indian students studying abroad amid mass layoffs. He said on Twitter, “With rising interest rates in the west and the mass firing in high-paid tech jobs, one seriously needs to reconsider the many new universities set up in India, which have improved tremendously.” “It’s one thing […]

Feb 22, 2023

Hiring

Hexaware Technologies is hiring for various roles, Apply Here

An automation-led next-generation service provider, Hexaware Technologies is hiring for various roles across the country. Commenting on the hiring process the company said, “We welcome you to be a part of our journey. As the fastest growing organization of today, Hexaware gives you great growth prospects, opportunity to work along with brilliant minds and a […]

Feb 22, 2023

Layoffs

Google laid off an Indian HR person during office video call

An American multinational technology company, Google laid off 453 employees from various departments in India. As per reports, the employees from software developers, backend developers, cloud engineers, and digital marketers have been affected. Few of the employees took on LinkedIn to share their experiences. Recently in January, Google parent Alphabet announced to sack 12,000 employees. The company CEO took responsibility for the […]

Feb 22, 2023

CHRO Move

Join Ventures ropes in Pooja Tiwari as Chief People Officer from Reliance Brands

India’s largest D2C brand, Join Ventures has announced the appointment of Pooja Tiwari as Chief People Officer. In this role, Pooja will be responsible for leading all aspects of People & Culture. She will be based out in Mumbai. Pooja has confirmed the appointment on social media and said, “I’m happy to share that I’m […]

Feb 22, 2023

Layoffs

McKinsey to sack 2000 employees in one of its biggest layoffs

A global management consulting firm, McKinsey & Co is planning to cut about 2,000 jobs. This is in one of its biggest rounds of layoffs. The company’s job cuts could affect more than 4% of the workforce. McKinsey & Co currently employs nearly 44,000 employees. The headcount of the company has grown up from 28,000 […]

Feb 22, 2023

Compensation

Top Rewards Trends for This Year 2023

As we look toward 2023, there are several trends that are likely to shape the way employers approach rewards and recognition for their employees. Here are some of the key reward trends that we can expect to see in 2023: Personalized Rewards Personalized rewards have become increasingly popular in recent years, and this trend is […]

Feb 22, 2023