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Updated on: Feb 2023

Industry

IBM is offering free STEM courses, Apply Here

Feb 18, 2023

Infosys in trouble for firing freshers

An Indian multinational information technology company, Infosys fired freshers after they failin...

Industry

Feb 18, 2023

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Amazon asks employees to work from office thrice a week

An American multinational technology company, Amazon has asked employees to be in office at least th...

Work Model

Feb 18, 2023

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Lenovo in India is hiring for various roles, Check Details

Global technology company, Lenovo is hiring for various profiles globally and in India for various p...

Hiring

Feb 18, 2023

Industry

Elon Musk shuts 2 out of 3 Twitter India offices; employees to WFH

Elon Musk has shut two out of three Twitter India offices. The company has told its staff to work from home. The main focus is to shut offices around the world as part of an effort to get Twitter financially stable by late 2023. The company has closed its offices in the political center New […]

Feb 17, 2023

Hiring

Tata Power Walk-in interviews for women professionals on 26 Feb

The largest power generation company in India, Tata Power is conducting walk-in interviews for women professionals on 26th February 2023. Commenting on the hiring process the company said, “We are inviting applications from women who are keen to be a part of Tata Power’s 4GW of solar cell and module production capacity in Tirunelveli, Tamil […]

Feb 17, 2023

C-Suite Move

Infosys appoints Shaji Mathew as Group Head- HR

Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today announced the appointment of Shaji Mathew as Group Head of Human Resources effective March 22, 2023. Shaji will be taking over from Krish Shankar who retires on March 21, 2023, after serving in this role since 2015. Based on the recommendations of the Audit Committee and […]

Feb 17, 2023

Layoffs

Google sacks 453 employees in India

An American multinational technology company, Google laid off 453 employees from various departments in India late at night on Thursday. 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, an American multinational technology company, Google […]

Feb 17, 2023

Hiring

KPMG in India is hiring for various roles, including HR, details here

A multinational professional services network and one of the Big Four accounting organizations, KPMG in India is hiring for various profiles for experienced profiles. Commenting on the hiring process the company said, “There has never been a more exciting time to work at KPMG in India.” “Every day our people are making a difference by […]

Feb 17, 2023

C-Suite Move

YouTube appoints Indian-American Neal Mohan as new CEO

A global online video-sharing and social media platform, YouTube has announced the appointment of Indian-American Neal Mohan as CEO. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of YouTube Susan Wojcicki has resigned from her role, Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc informed. She wants to spend more time with her family, health, and personal projects. “Today, after nearly 25 […]

Feb 17, 2023

Industry

‘Your shift is over, please go home!’ startup’s work-life balance initiative

An Indore-based startup, SoftGrid Computers, has started an initiative to shut down the system after work hours. A message will appear on the computer screen saying ‘Your shift is over, please go home!’ The companies generally favor exceeding the shift timings. However, SoftGrid Computers, an IT startup, has introduced a novel policy to ensure their […]

Feb 17, 2023

Layoffs

KPMG to sack 700 employees due to economic slowdown

A multinational professional services network, and one of the Big Four accounting organizations, KPMG will sack 700 employees due to the economic slowdown of nearly 2 percent of its workforce in the United States. Initially, The job cuts were announced on February 15 by Carl Carande, Vice-Chair of KPMG’s US advisory business. A spokesperson for […]

Feb 16, 2023

Compensation

Wipro rolls out 87% variable pay to employees for Q3FY23

As per reports, an Indian multinational corporation, Wipro rolls out 87% of the variable quarterly pay to over 80% of its workforce. However, Wipro’s remaining employees will receive variable pay based on the unit’s target achievement. The company will pay variable pay for the third quarter that ended in December along with February month’s salary. […]

Feb 16, 2023

Hiring

Genpact is hiring for various roles, freshers can also apply

A global professional services firm focused on delivering outcomes that transform businesses, Genpact is hiring for various profiles globally & in India including freshers and Management trainees. Commenting on the hiring process the company said, “With a startup spirit and 115,000 curious and courageous minds, we have the expertise to go deep with the world’s biggest brands—and […]

Feb 16, 2023

Appointments

Lovely Professional University gets Sanjay Sachdeva as Director- HR

Lovely Professional University has announced the appointment of Sanjay Sachdeva as Director- Human Resources. Sanjay Sachdeva has confirmed the appointment on social media and said, “I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Human Resources Director at Lovely Professional University!” He is a goal-driven senior executive with over 25 years of multi-industry experience […]

Feb 16, 2023

Compensation

Deutsche Bank to cut bonuses of employees misusing WhatsApp

According to Bloomberg reports, A German multinational investment bank and financial services company, Deutsche Bank, announced that the bank will cut bonuses for staff misusing WhatsApp messaging services for business communications. Currently, Deutsche Bank said in a statement, “We have a consequence management framework in place.” “Depending on the quantity and quality of violations this will also […]

Feb 16, 2023