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Updated on: Nov 2022

Layoffs

Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta begins layoffs today

Nov 9, 2022

Wipro gets Frederic Abecassis as Head, BFSI Industry Sector, SEA

Wipro Limited, leading technology services and consulting company, announced the appointment of Fred...

C-Suite Move

Nov 9, 2022

Latest news: Wipro gets Frederic Abecassis as Head, BFSI Industry Sector, SEA - SightsIn Plus

Ascendion US-based IT Firm to double headcount in India

A digital-first engineering technology and talent leader, Ascendion has announced that the company w...

Hiring

Nov 8, 2022

Latest news: Ascendion US-based IT Firm to double headcount in India - SightsIn Plus

EXL is hiring for various roles including remote WFH jobs

A global analytics and digital solutions company, EXL is hiring for various roles globally and in In...

Hiring

Nov 8, 2022

Layoffs

Unacademy has slashed 350 employees in another round of layoffs

Ed-tech firm, Unacademy has slashed 350 employees which are 10 percent of its workforce due to harsh economic conditions. According to an internal memo, written by Group cofounder and CEO Gaurav Munjal to employees,” I want to apologize to everyone sincerely since we made a commitment of no layoffs in the organization but the market challenges have forced us […]

Nov 8, 2022

Layoffs

Brainly layoffs nearly entire Indian team

The world’s largest peer-to-peer learning community, Brainly has laid off several employees globally including nearly 30 team members from its India team. The five retained employees from the Indian team have been working from home and working for the last five years. However, globally the exact number of layoffs could not be commented on. The company […]

Nov 8, 2022

Industry

Standard Chartered Bank officers’ union protest against violation of HR norms

The All India Bank Officers’ Confederation (AIBOC) has alleged violation of HR practices by foreign lender Standard Chartered Bank and submitted a detailed memorandum requesting the bank’s CEO for immediate remedial measures. The union also alleged that the bank is delaying in recognising Association of Standard Chartered Bank Officers (Kolkata) ASCBO despite several reminders. The right to form association/union […]

Nov 8, 2022

C-Suite Move

Accenture gets Andrew J.P. Levy as Chief Corporate & Government Affairs Officer

A global professional services company and IT major, Accenture has appointed Andrew J.P. Levy as Chief Corporate and Government Affairs officer. In this newly created role, Levy will lead the company’s geopolitical strategic analysis and its global government relations function, as well as a global network of external strategists and advisors in this area. Levy has […]

Nov 7, 2022

C-Suite Move

Wipro gets Christopher Smith as MD for Australia and New Zealand

Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, announced today the appointment of Christopher Smith as the Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ). Christopher has over two decades of IT and Telecommunications experience in the USA, Europe, Asia, and Australia. He joins from Telstra, where he was the […]

Nov 7, 2022

Hiring

HCLTech is hiring for various roles including WFH Jobs & freshers

A global technology company, HCLTech is looking to hire at least 45,000 freshers and young employees in the financial year FY23 for catering to its attrition and growing demand. In FY22, entry-level freshers hired were to the tune of 23,000. Job Opportunities for Experienced People HCLTech is a next-generation global technology company that helps enterprises reimagine […]

Nov 7, 2022

Industry

Fired by error, Twitter asks some laid-off workers to come back

The microblogging and social networking service, Twitter has sacked close to 3,700 people. Some of those who were laid off have been asked to return as they were fired by error. Others were let go before management realized that their work and experience may be necessary to build the new features Elon Musk envisions, the people […]

Nov 7, 2022

Layoffs

Meta planning massive layoffs this week: report

The social media and technology company, Meta is planning to lay off thousands of employees this week. However, the exact number of people to be fired is still unclear. Facebook-parent, Meta will become the latest tech firm to scale back its workforce. Most recently, Twitter laid off thousands of its employees across the globe. The […]

Nov 7, 2022

Appointments

Jindal Poly Films appoints Vipul Dave as Vice President- HR

A part of the $ 2 billion B.C. Jindal group, Jindal Poly Films Limited appoints Vipul Dave as Vice President- Human Resources. Vipul Dave has confirmed the development on social media and said, “I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Vice President of Human Resources at Jindal Poly Films Limited, Delhi!” Vipul Dave is […]

Nov 7, 2022

Work Model

Cure.fit announces its parental-leave policy

Many companies are now providing parental leave to their employees. Now, an integrative health app, Cure.fit has announced its gender-neutral parental leave program for employees. The Tata-backed, Cure.fit program will also include non-binary parents. Curefit has holistic health offerings across physical fitness and workouts, healthy food, and mental well-being. The company currently employees employs about […]

Nov 7, 2022

Industry

Twitter has fired the majority of employees in India

According to an internal memo sent to Twitter employees, the new management under Elon Musk has begun conducting layoffs Friday morning. Twitter has fired the majority of its over 200 employees in India as part of mass layoffs across the globe ordered by its new owner Elon Musk who is looking to make his $44-billion acquisition work. […]

Nov 6, 2022

Hiring

Mphasis is hiring for various roles, WFH jobs, Check Details

A leading applied technology services company, Mphasis Ltd is hiring for various roles globally and in India including Work from Home (WFH) Jobs. Commenting on the hiring process the company said on its career page, “At Mphasis we believe that our business will have access to only half of the human potential available to us if women are not […]

Nov 6, 2022