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Updated on: Mar 2023
Indian IT firms to reduce Tech hiring by 40% in FY24
Industry

Indian IT firms to reduce Tech hiring by 40% in FY24

Due to Inflationary pressures, the Russia-Ukraine crisis, and the US and European banking spiral it is expected that Indian IT companies may cut down the hiring of engineers by around 40 percent year-on-year (YoY) in FY24. Due to the economic uncertainty, layoff wave, and current conditions, there are major possibilities that there is less risk of […]

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Will implement higher pension order: Minister Bhupender Yadav
EPFO

Will implement higher pension order: Minister Bhupender Yadav

One of the World’s largest Social Security Organisations, Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation‘s (EPFO) recent circular complies with the Supreme Court order. It has laid down the terms and conditions for an EPFO subscriber for getting a higher pension. EPFO released a new circular on February 20, 2023. The EPFO has issued instructions in compliance with orders contained […]

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Meta may lower bonus payments of some employees
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Meta may lower bonus payments of some employees

According to the reports, Facebook owner Meta will be lowering bonus payments for some employees. The bonus multiplier for that grade has been cut to 65% from 85% earlier. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg earlier in February declared 2023 the “year of efficiency.” Following the footsteps, the company will also restart assessing staff performance twice a year. The reports […]

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McKinsey & Company to slash 1,400 jobs this week
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McKinsey & Company to slash 1,400 jobs this week

According to a Bloomberg report, Consulting giant McKinsey & Company is embarking on a rare round of major job cuts, with plans to eliminate about 1,400 jobs this week. The job cut is nearly 3% of the total workforce. The company is laying off employees due to a global economic downturn. The company is restructuring […]

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IIT Roorkee “SPARK” paid internship, last date 31 March, Apply
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IIT Roorkee “SPARK” paid internship, last date 31 March, Apply

IIT Roorkee is organizing institute-funded SPARK fellowships for internships with a weekly stipend of ₹2500/week and project-funded internships in 2023. The objective of the IIT Roorkee internship is to provide research exposure to interested undergraduate and postgraduate students of IITR. Also Watch, Salary Hike Trends in India -2023, Click Here Eligibility Criteria The following minimum CGPA […]

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Hitachi Payment Services appoints Sumil Vikamsey as new MD
C-Suite Move

Hitachi Payment Services appoints Sumil Vikamsey as new MD

Hitachi Payment Services, India’s leading integrated payment solutions provider, has announced the appointment of Sumil Vikamsey as its new Managing Director, in addition to his responsibilities as the Chief Executive Officer – Cash Business. He will also be inducted into the company’s Board effective 1st April 2023. Rustom Irani has decided to retire as Managing […]

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PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline extended till June 30: Check details
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PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline extended till June 30: Check details

In order to provide some more time to the taxpayers, the date for linking PAN and Aadhaar has been extended to 30th June 2023, whereby persons can intimate their Aadhaar to the prescribed authority for Aadhaar-PAN linking without facing repercussions. Notification to this effect is being issued separately. Under the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961(the […]

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Axis Securities appoints Pranav Haridasan as MD and CEO
C-Suite Move

Axis Securities appoints Pranav Haridasan as MD and CEO

Axis Securities announced the appointment of Pranav Haridasan as its new Managing Director & CEO for a tenure of 3 years. This move follows the internal succession plan of Axis Group, with the current MD & CEO, B Gopkumar, transitioning to Axis Asset Management Company as MD & CEO. Pranav is currently Managing Director and […]

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Employee sacked for reheating food in the company’s microwave
Layoffs

Employee sacked for reheating food in the company’s microwave

The year 2023 started on a layoff note. So far in 2023, there have been 708 layoffs at tech companies with 211,140 people impacted (2,427 people per day). In 2022, there were 1,535 layoffs at tech companies 241,176 people were impacted. There can be many reasons behind sacking an employee. Companies are laying off employees due to poor performance, cost-cutting, or due to economic uncertainty. […]

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Last date for Aadhaar–PAN linking is 31 March, will it extend?
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Last date for Aadhaar–PAN linking is 31 March, will it extend?

The PAN-Aadhaar linking is important. In terms of government processing, it helps to verify the identity of individuals filed by income tax returns. Income Tax shared a tweet from its official Twitter handle saying, “Last date to link your PAN & Aadhaar is approaching soon!” “As per IT Act,1961, it is mandatory for all PAN […]

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GitHub sacks entire engineering team in India
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GitHub sacks entire engineering team in India

Microsoft-owned, AI-powered developer platform GitHub has sacked its entire engineering team operating in India. This has affected nearly 100 employees. Gergely Orosz, Tech writer has shared the information through a Tweet, “What I am hearing: GitHub’s India engineering team is no more. Yesterday, the complete dev team was let go at once. We’re talking of […]

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EPFO fixes 8.15% interest rate on EPF for 2022-23
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EPFO fixes 8.15% interest rate on EPF for 2022-23

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has fixed an 8.15% interest rate on employees’ provident funds for 2022-23. Earlier, in the year 2021-22, the EPFO had reduced the interest rate to 8.10% and this was the lowest interest rate ever since 1977-78. According to reports, The EPFO decision-making body Central Board of Trustees (CBT) has decided to […]

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