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Updated on: Dec 2022
Amazon shuts down its wholesale business in India
Industry

Amazon shuts down its wholesale business in India

The e-commerce company, Amazon is shutting down its wholesale distribution business in India. This is part of the annual operating planning review process and cost-cutting measures. This has been operating the distribution vertical in three cities Bengaluru, Mysuru, and Hubli. The company is currently working on cost-cutting measures amid the economic slowdown. This is the third […]

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Godrej Capital launches SheRises
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Godrej Capital launches SheRises

To further enhance its efforts to be a more diverse and inclusive organisation while ensuring equality across its workforce, Godrej Capital, the financial services arm of the Godrej Group, launched SheRises, the Women’s Employee Resource Group (ERG). Launched in November 2020, Godrej Capital has been aggressively expanding its operations, nearly doubling its employee base from […]

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Gig work is rising in the workforce: Azim Premji
Industry

Gig work is rising in the workforce: Azim Premji

During the Karnataka Employers’ Association’s diamond jubilee celebration Wipro’s founder chairman Azim Premji has said that the Gig work is rising. According to TOI, Azim Premji added that the role of gig workers has become important. He also highlighted that for an economy to work well and be vibrant, we have a culture and system […]

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SHRM India wraps up annual conference & expo on successful note
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SHRM India wraps up annual conference & expo on successful note

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has successfully concluded its annual India conference on the theme “Cause and Effect” at the Hotel Taj Palace in New Delhi. The two-day conference witnessed over 5,000+ HR professionals, 300+ CXOs and 150+ global speakers and offered more than 60 knowledge sessions. The conference was aimed at developing […]

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Ashok Leyland appoints Sanjay V Jorapur as President, Head – HR
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Ashok Leyland appoints Sanjay V Jorapur as President, Head – HR

Hinduja Group flagship Ashok Leyland has announced the appointment of Sanjay V Jorapur as its President and Head-Human Resources. The company announced on Tuesday. In this role, Sanjay will drive the People agenda in line with contemporary global practices and steer the company’s human resources strategy in the current transformational context. He succeeds Amanpreet Singh who would now move […]

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Quess Corp is hiring for various roles, WFH jobs, Apply Here
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Quess Corp is hiring for various roles, WFH jobs, Apply Here

One of India’s largest private-sector employers, Quess Corp Limited is hiring for various profiles across India including Work from Home (WFH) option. Commenting on the hiring process the company said, “Opportunity to be the best version of yourself. We believe in empowering and enabling you with the flexibility and resources to follow your ideas and do meaningful work.” […]

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Signify appoints Irani Srivastava Roy as CHRO, India
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Signify appoints Irani Srivastava Roy as CHRO, India

The world leader in lighting, Signify has announced the appointment of Irani Srivastava Roy as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), India. In this role, Irani will be responsible for aligning the organization’s people strategy with business objectives, building a transformational and diverse organization, talent development and management, and implementing HR systems and policies. Irani has […]

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Wipro launches AWS Skills Guild Program: Step Up
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Wipro launches AWS Skills Guild Program: Step Up

Wipro Limited, leading technology services and consulting company, announced the launch of its new Skills Guild with Amazon Web Services (AWS) at AWS re:Invent 2022. AWS Skills Guild is a comprehensive enablement program for large enterprises to build cloud skills through integrated delivery of AWS learning opportunities. Wipro Step Up will use the AWS Skills Guild […]

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Hiring platform Hirect sacked 40% of the workforce
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Hiring platform Hirect sacked 40% of the workforce

A leading job portal in India, Hirect has sacked nearly 200 people which is 40 percent of the total workforce. Hirect laid off these employees due to organizational restructuring and a strategic change in its business model. The company has become a victim of the slowdown in new hiring. The Co-founder and CEO of Hirect Raj […]

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Biz2X plans to hire 250 employees by 2023
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Biz2X plans to hire 250 employees by 2023

A Digital Lending SaaS platform, Biz2X (a subsidiary of Biz2Credit in India) is planning to hire 250 people by 2023. The company will hire employees in the personnel in middle management roles. Biz2X will be hiring in domains such as data science, product development and management, and front-end and back-end operations among others. Biz2X has […]

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UK 100 firms backing 4-day work week
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UK 100 firms backing 4-day work week

A total of nearly 100 UK companies have signed for a permanent four-day working week scheme that allows employees to work four days instead of the traditional five without any impact on their compensation. These companies aim to change Britain’s approach to work and currently have nearly 2,600 employees. The employees are hoping that this […]

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Citi Malaysia appoints Tooba M. as CHRO
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Citi Malaysia appoints Tooba M. as CHRO

The global bank, Citi Malaysia has announced the appointment of Tooba M. as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Most recently, she was working as Sr. Vice President- Head- Learning, Performance & Talent Management, DEI- Citi South Asia. In this role, Tooba M. as Chief Human Resources Officer for Citi Malaysia will be responsible for covering the […]

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