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Updated on: Jul 2022

Appointments

HARMAN gets Arppna Mehra as Global HR Leader DTS India HR Head

Jul 5, 2022

Tech Mahindra brings New Campus in Coimbatore, will hire people

Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting, and business re-engineering...

Hiring

Jul 5, 2022

Latest news: Tech Mahindra brings New Campus in Coimbatore, will hire people - SightsIn Plus

Infosys seeks time till July from Karnataka Labour Office

Indias second-largest IT services provider, Infosysnbsphas sought time till July from the Karn...

Industry

Jul 5, 2022

Latest news: Infosys seeks time till July from Karnataka Labour Office - SightsIn Plus

Tata Power to set up Solar Plant in Tamil Nadu creating over jobs

Tata Power, one of Indias largest integrated power companies has signed a Memorandum of Understandi...

Hiring

Jul 5, 2022

Latest news: Tata Power to set up Solar Plant in Tamil Nadu creating over jobs - SightsIn Plus

Layoffs

Celsius crypto lending platform lays off 150 employees

Cryptocurrency lending platform, Celsius has laid off 150 employees which are 25% of its workforce. The layoffs have been done as the global crypto market goes through its worst meltdown. Celsius has informed, “We are focused and working as quickly as we can to stabilise liquidity and operations, in order to be positioned to share […]

Jul 5, 2022

Appointments

Deutsche Bahn India appoints Mukesh Gupta as Head -Human Resources

Deutsche Bahn India, as part of the German railway company, has announced the appointment of Mukesh Gupta as Head- Human Resources. In his new role, Mukesh Gupta will lead the Human Resource function in India and carriers the responsibility of execution of the first RRTS Project mainly focusing on the scale-up of the talent pool and […]

Jul 5, 2022

Appointments

Granules India ropes in Uma Rao as Chief HR Officer from Ashok Leyland

Granules India, a fully integrated pharmaceutical manufacturer has announced the appointment of Uma Rao as Chief Human Resources Officer. Prior to this, she was associated with Ashok Leyland as Vice President- HR for 7 years. Uma is a senior HR leader with experience in a wide gamut of HR areas over 3 decades in multiple […]

Jul 5, 2022

Industry

Tesla hit by another racial discrimination lawsuit amid poor sales

IANS | Elon Musk-run Tesla has been hit by another gender discrimination lawsuit after dozens of current and former employees alleged the electric car giant operates under a ‘pre-Civil Rights’ atmosphere of racial discrimination as a standard operating practice. The mass-action lawsuit, filed in Alameda Superior Court in California in the US, alleged the plaintiffs were subjected […]

Jul 5, 2022

Industry

IndiGo crew took mass sick leave on Air India recruitment day

Indigo‘s more than 50% of flights were delayed on Saturday. The delay was caused due to the sudden absence of a large number of IndiGo employees. The IndiGo crew members took mass Sick Leave on Air India recruitment day. TATA-owned Air India’s phase-2 recruitment drive was conducted on Saturday. The delays also happened on the […]

Jul 4, 2022

CHRO Move

boAt appoints Charmie Awasthi as Chief Human Resources Officer

The world’s 5th largest wearable brand, boAt Lifestyle has announced the appointment of Charmie Awasthi as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Charmie Awasthi is an experienced Human Resources professional with over 17 years of experience. She has demonstrated a history of working with flagship Broadcast & Digital Brands in the Media industry. Charmie Awasthi is skilled […]

Jul 4, 2022

Industry

Meta slashes hiring plans in 2022

The social media and technology company, Meta Platforms (META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg informed the employees that the company has cut plans to hire engineers by at least 30% this year. The company has reduced its target for hiring engineers in 2022 to around 6,000-7,000, down from an initial plan to hire about 10,000 new engineers, […]

Jul 4, 2022

Hiring

PepsiCo India is on hiring spree, inviting job applications for various roles

Food and beverages major, PepsiCo India is inviting job applications for various roles in locations such as Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Gurgaon, Mathura, and across the country. Job Opportunities for Experienced People These job opportunities are in Sales, Human Resources, Manufacturing, Software Development, Data Engineering, Quality, Architect and Finance, etc. Please Click Here for more […]

Jul 4, 2022

Corporate Social Responsibility

Cognizant foundation expands access to STEM education & tech career

The Cognizant Foundation has announced £1.1 million ($1.3 million) in grants to five organizations working across the UK. This will connect individuals from historically excluded and underserved backgrounds with opportunities to develop in-demand STEM skills and gain access to tech careers. The organisations receiving grants are: Code First Girls, The Forces Employment Charity (TechVets), The […]

Jul 4, 2022

Jobs

India may face over 60,000 job losses in Edtech and E-commerce this year

As the tech and startup sector gets hammered by economic meltdown, more that 22,000 workers in the sector have lost jobs in 2022, along with more than 12,000 in the Indian startup ecosystem. Startups, especially the ones who benefited from a pandemic boom, are feeling the pressure as valuations, particularly at the late stage, have […]

Jul 4, 2022

Appointments

Aptech reappoints Shourya K. Chakravarty as CHRO

Shourya K. Chakravarty rejoined Aptech on 1st July as CHRO and Chief of Technology, Employee Communications, CSR & General Administration. This is his second tenure at the prestigious organization which has created and nurtured Skilled Employable Professionals (SEPs) for the technology and animation industry across India and forty countries in the APAC region, Middle East, Russia, […]

Jul 4, 2022

CHRO Move

Sentiss Pharma appoints Ravi Shekhar as Chief Human Resources Officer

Sentiss Pharma Pvt. Ltd. has announced the appointment of Ravi Shekhar as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). He confirmed the development through a social media post and said, “I’m happy to share that I have started a new position as Chief Human Resources Officer at Sentiss Pharma Pvt. Ltd.!” An alumnus of Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ravi […]

Jul 4, 2022