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Updated on: Oct 2022

Appointments

WOW Skin Science appoints Smriti Khanna as Vice President- HR

Oct 28, 2022

Elon Musk takes control of Twitter, fires CEO Parag Agarwal

Elon Musk completed his billion acquisition of Twitter Inc., according to people familiar with t...

Industry

Oct 28, 2022

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Nykaa appoints Rajesh Uppalapati as Chief Technology Officer

FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd NYKAA has announced the appointment of Rajesh Uppalapati as their new ...

C-Suite Move

Oct 28, 2022

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Indian employees likely to see highest salary hikes in , Report

Soaring inflation is set to put a major dent in salary hikes for the second year running in , ac...

Compensation

Oct 27, 2022

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Industry

Alphabet plans to cut headcount growth and moderate the hiring

The parent company of Google, Alphabet is planning to cut staff recruitment and hiring in Q4 of 2022 and the coming year, 2023. This decision came into force as the Q3 revenue grew at its slowest pace in more than two years. These things were said during the company’s earnings conference call on October 25. […]

Oct 27, 2022

Appointments

Interarch Building Products appoints Subhransu Mohanty as VP-HR

Pioneered the high-end metal interior products market in India, Interarch Building Products has announced the appointment of Subhransu Mohanty as Vice President- Human Resources. Subhransu Mohanty has confirmed the development on social media and said, “I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Vice President- Human Resources at Interarch Building Products!” Subhransu is a strategic […]

Oct 26, 2022

Hiring

Infosys is hiring for various roles including freshers, WFH; apply

India’s second-largest IT major, Infosys is hiring professionals for various profiles globally including in India across the country. Infosys is giving competitive compensation revisions to its employees. The company is also planning to increase its hiring target ahead. IT giant is looking to hire more than 50,000 employees in FY23 as against 85,000 it hired in FY22. […]

Oct 26, 2022

Industry

IBM India MD sends strong note on moonlighting

Global tech major, IBM which employs over lakh individuals in India, has sent a strong message dissuading employees from moonlighting without following due process. In India, as per the Labour Law, if you are fully employed, you cannot have your own business or even work elsewhere. Most private organizations also have policies that prohibit moonlighting and take strict […]

Oct 26, 2022

Appointments

DCM Shriram gets Hameed Jung as VP & Group Head- L&D

DCM Shriram appoints TISS alumnus Hameed Jung as Vice President and Group Head, Learning and Development. He joins DCM Shriram from Baxter International Inc. where he was associated with the organization as Head of Talent Management, India. Before Baxter, Hameed Jung worked with GE as Global HR Business partner- Construction and Commissioning and Steam India […]

Oct 26, 2022

Industry

Byju’s employees in Kerala “asked to resign” forcefully

On Tuesday, a group of Byju’s employees met V Sivankutty, Kerala labour minister alleging that the edtech giant was forcing more than 170 staffers to resign. Byju’s is looking forward to discontinuing its operations and will be closing its office in Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala). However, the affected are been provided relocation opportunities in Bengaluru by the company. A […]

Oct 26, 2022

Hiring

Hexaware is hiring for various roles including Remote & WFH jobs

An automation-led next-generation service provider delivering excellence in IT, BPS, and Consulting services, Hexaware Technologies is hiring for various profiles in India including Remote or Hybrid Jobs. Commenting on the hiring process company said, “As the fastest growing organization of today, Hexaware gives you great growth prospects, the opportunity to work along with brilliant minds and a diverse […]

Oct 26, 2022

CHRO Move

Welspun Group appoints Rajesh Srivastava as President & CHRO

India’s fastest-growing global conglomerate, Welspun Group has announced the appointment of Rajesh Srivastava as President and CHRO. Rajesh Srivastava confirmed the appointment on social media and said, “I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as President and CHRO, Welspun India Limited at Welspun Group!” Rajesh is a practicing human resource professional with over two decades […]

Oct 26, 2022

Hiring

L&T is on a hiring spree for various lateral roles and WFH jobs

Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T), India’s biggest manufacturing, technology, finance, construction, and engineering company invites applications for various lateral and WFH jobs. The Group is aiming to increase the contribution of information and technology and technology services portfolio to high teens by 2026 as per its 2022 annual report. The IT&TS portfolio for L&T includes Mindtree, L&T […]

Oct 25, 2022

Industry

Microsoft plans Mega Expansion in Pune, Hyper-Scale Data Centre

An American multinational technology corporation, Microsoft plans to build a sizable hyperscale data centre in Pune as part of its multi-city data centre strategy for India. The company is also working on data centres in Hyderabad and has already signed a pact with the Telangana government. The Pune-based company has given Microsoft Corporation a 37-year leasehold […]

Oct 25, 2022

Industry

After 10 years sacked employees at Maruti seek reinstatement

After 10 years, sacked employees at the Maruti Manesar plant seek reinstatement. Jitendra Kumar one of the employees leading the legal battle for reinstatement who were among those sacked after the violence, said, “Around 150 workers joined the agitation and got support from workers and trade unions in Gurugram.” “The matter is pending in the […]

Oct 25, 2022

Layoffs

Happiest Minds says moonlighting unacceptable; layoff employees

A digital transformation IT consulting & services company, Happiest Minds Technologies has said moonlighting is unacceptable for the company. The company has laid off a few employees engaged in dual employment who have been fired over the last 6-12 months. However, the company did not disclose the exact number of layoffs. In India, as per […]

Oct 25, 2022