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Updated on: Sep 2022

Industry

Tata Steel hosts QUEERious contest for LGBTQIA students

Sep 5, 2022

Former Tata Sons Chairman Cyrus Mistry dies in a road accident

Former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry died in a road accident. This incident took place in Mah...

Demise

Sep 5, 2022

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Alliance Air pilots go on strike over salary issues

A section of pilots of Alliance Air went on strike on Friday over salary issues, resulting in the ca...

Strike

Sep 5, 2022

Bharti Airtel is hiring for various profiles, WFH Jobs, apply here

A leading global telecommunications company with operations in countries across Asia and Africa, ...

Hiring

Sep 4, 2022

Labour Law

Govt approves 60-day special maternity leave in case of infant death

The central government has approved 60-day special maternity leave for women central government employees in case of stillbirth or death of an infant within a few days of birth. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions said, “The matter has been considered in consultation with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Keeping in view […]

Sep 4, 2022

Movement

Rahul Varma stepped down as CHRO from Accenture

A global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud, and security, Accenture Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Rahul Varma has stepped down from the organization. Sharing the information on social media, Rahul Varma, CHRO said, “Farewell Accenture! You have been my reason to wake up each morning for 28 years in 5 cities across […]

Sep 3, 2022

Layoffs

Micro-Blog Company Koo layoffs 40 employees

The Micro-Blog Company, Koo has laid off nearly 40 employees. The company is realigning its workforce for the current business requirements. The current layoffs will be impacting the operations and backend teams mainly from the Delhi and Northern Region locations. However, the company will continue to “recruit talent especially as far as engineering and machine […]

Sep 3, 2022

Compensation

TCS ends Anniversary Appraisal Policy for new lateral employees

According to media reports, India’s largest IT services provider, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has stopped its anniversary appraisal policy for newly joined lateral employees, effective from April 1, 2022. Under the anniversary appraisal policy, a newly joined employee gets an appraisal when completes a full year of service in TCS from the date of joining. Instead of this, […]

Sep 3, 2022

Appointments

Ashish joins Cradlewise as Head – Human Capital & Tech HRBP

Cradlewise Inc., an intelligent baby crib that learns from the baby’s sleep patterns, spots the first signs of wakeup, and bounces the baby to sleep – just like a mom! appoints Ashish Banka as Head – Human Capital & Tech HRBP. Ashish has been a passionate HR Leader with over 14 years of experience in HR […]

Sep 3, 2022

Appointments

Wipro elevates Rashmi Prabha as Global Head- HR, CIS

Wipro Ltd elevates Rashmi Prabha as Global Head- HR, Cloud & Infrastructure Services (CIS) from her most recent role as Head HR – GTM iCORE APMEA (Asia Pacific Middle East and Africa) at Wipro. In this role, she will be responsible for the entire gamut of HR for the Cloud & Infrastructure Services division. She […]

Sep 3, 2022

Hiring

Adani Group is hiring for various roles, details here

A diversified organization in India, founded by Gautam Adani in 1988, Adani Group is hiring for various roles across the country. Commenting on the hiring process the company said, “Our people are the key drivers of the Adani Group’s core philosophy of Growth with Goodness. Join the family, to explore unprecedented opportunities and discover a purpose […]

Sep 2, 2022

Hiring

Flipkart is hiring for various profiles, WFH Jobs, apply here

An e-commerce company, Flipkart is hiring for various profiles including work-from-home (WFH) roles. Commenting on the hiring process company said, “The best people make the best teams. And we put all our efforts into finding the right people that fit into our high-performing inclusive teams.” “Everyone has a voice on the table and diversity of thoughts, styles, […]

Sep 2, 2022

Training

69% of employees plan to devote more time to upskilling: Survey

Leading online training provider company, Simplilearn has revealed findings of the 2022 State of Upskilling Midyear Learner survey. According to the survey findings: Around 69% of employees plan to spend more time upskilling. 72% are looking to change employers or pivot to a new career altogether. While there is some uncertainty about continued economic recovery and […]

Sep 2, 2022

C-Suite Move

Starbucks names Laxman Narasimhan as Chief Executive Officer

Starbucks today announced that Laxman Narasimhan will become the company’s next chief executive officer and a member of the Starbucks Board of Directors. Laxman Narasimhan will join Starbucks as incoming CEO on October 1, 2022, after relocating from London to the Seattle area, and will work closely with Howard Schultz, interim CEO, before assuming the […]

Sep 2, 2022

Layoffs

Calvin Klein owner PVH Corp. to layoff 10% workforce

According to media reports, PVH Corp, the owner of the Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands announced job cuts due to the rising inflation. The fashion giant said in a statement that it is planning to reduce people costs in its global offices by approximately 10%” by the end of next year to improve efficiency. “We […]

Sep 2, 2022

Hiring

HDFC Bank to hire 3000 employees in Maharashtra this fiscal year

One of India’s premier banks providing a wide range of financial products and services, HDFC Bank has announced that it will be opening 207 branches and 80 smart banking lobbies in Maharashtra in FY23. According to the latest move, the bank is planning to hire more than 3,000 employees across the state. The new branches will cover all 34 districts. […]

Sep 2, 2022