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Updated on: Apr 2022

Industry

Musk acquired Twitter employees fear layoffs and future

Apr 27, 2022

Accenture is on a hiring spree, has added . lakh people globally in one year

Information Technology Services and consulting company Accenture is on a hiring spree and has recrui...

Industry

Apr 26, 2022

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CSS Corp appoints Anish Philip as Chief People Officer

Global customer experience and technology services provider, CSS Corp has announced the appointment ...

Appointments

Apr 26, 2022

Latest news: CSS Corp appoints Anish Philip as Chief People Officer - SightsIn Plus

Anganwadi workers, helpers entitled for gratuity Supreme Court

Anganwadi workers and helpers appointed to work in Anganwadi centres, set up under the Integrated Ch...

Labour Law

Apr 26, 2022

Latest news: Anganwadi workers, helpers entitled for gratuity Supreme Court - SightsIn Plus

Industry

IT companies to raise entry-level salaries for fresh graduates

As entry-level employees in India’s IT companies continue to rise faster, the IT firms are now focusing on hiring fresh graduates and increasing their salaries. Apparao V.V., Chief Human Resources Officer, HCL Technologies said, “The salaries for entry-level engineers have been revised to Rs 4.25 lakh this year from Rs 3.65 lakh. We are also […]

Apr 25, 2022

Labour Law

Ad hoc staff can be replaced only by regular employee: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has emphasized and also clarified that an ad hoc employee can not be replaced by another ad hoc employee, can only be replaced by a regularly appointed candidate. The Court observed, “It is a settled principle of law that an ad hoc employee cannot be replaced by another ad hoc employee, can […]

Apr 25, 2022

C-Suite Move

Aditya Birla Capital appoints Vishakha Mulye as Chief Executive Officer

Aditya Birla Capital appoints Vishakha Mulye as the new Chief Executive Officer, effective from June 1, 2022. Vishakha is replacing Ajay Srinivasan who will now take up another role within the Aditya Birla Group. The company is yet to disclose his exact role. The company said in a statement, “This appointment comes in the wake of Ajay […]

Apr 25, 2022

Industry

TCS iON offers a 15-day free digital certification program

India’s biggest IT company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced a free 15 days online course “TCS iON Career Edge’ for young professionals. According to the company, this 15-day course will help the job seekers to improve their core employability skills such as communication, collaboration, business etiquette, financial and digital literacy, etc. TCS iON Career Edge – Young Professional […]

Apr 24, 2022

Industry

Work from Office Plan Hyderabad: 50% techies may return to office by July

According to Times of India report, as the IT industry is planning to bring employees back to the office, experts from the industry believe that 50% of techies may start work from office by July this year and the remaining will be expected to be operational in the coming weeks. Hyderabad Software Enterprises Association (HYSEA) […]

Apr 24, 2022

Hiring

2-Wheeler EV, One Moto India plans to hire, add people by 150%

British electric two-wheeler company, One Moto India has announced that it will be hiring and increasing manpower by 150% in the country, This will be the company’s first hiring drive in India. As of now, it has a workforce of 35 employees in India. And aims to take this number up to 100 by the […]

Apr 23, 2022

Labour Law

Labour Codes, 4-Day Work Week is likely to be implemented by July 1

According to the media report, the four labour codes on wages, social security, industrial relations and occupation safety, health and working conditions are likely to be implemented from July 1, 2022. The long-awaited introduction of four labour codes, originally scheduled to happen at the beginning of the current fiscal year. The new wage code will […]

Apr 23, 2022

Hiring

Tech Mahindra to add 1,000 jobs in UK, to create new revenue streams

IT major, Tech Mahindra announced on Friday that it is planning to create new revenue streams and add 1,000 jobs in the UK. The collaboration will be with a leading academia and research institute in the UK to co-innovate at Tech Mahindra’s Makers Lab in Milton Keynes, It said in a statement. This came into […]

Apr 23, 2022

Appointments

HSBC appoints Gaurav Singh Panwar as VP- Human Resources

HSBC, a British multinational investment bank and financial services holding company has appointed Gaurav Singh Panwar as Vice President- Human Resources. Announcing his joining on social media, Gaurav Singh Panwar said, “I am happy to share that I have joined HSBC today as Vice President – Human Resources.” “I am excited about this new chapter […]

Apr 23, 2022

Industry

Vedanta Aluminium subsidiary BALCO hires transgender employees

Vedanta Aluminium, the largest aluminum producer in India has hired seven transgender employees in its subsidiary Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO). The company said in a statement, “Four of them have been engaged in forklift operations at cast house and three others in security function at Chhattisgarh-based BALCO.” Vedanta has been working extensively toward building a diverse workforce, attracting high-potential women professionals […]

Apr 23, 2022

Appointments

Google appoints Shraddhanjali Rao as Head – HR, India

Shraddhanjali Rao joins Google India as Head- Human Resources. Prior to this, she was associated with SAP India since 2007, most recently she was working as Vice President and Head-HR, India at SAP. Announcing her joining she said on social media, “I’m thrilled to announce that I have joined the incredible team at Google as Head of […]

Apr 22, 2022

Hiring

Flipkart to create 11,000 jobs at largest fulfillment center in West Bengal

Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace, has announced the inauguration of India’s largest fulfillment center in Haringhata, West Bengal. This new fulfillment center will create more than 11,000 job opportunities. This will also support around 20,000 sellers from the state and North-East region. The inauguration was done virtually during the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) by […]

Apr 22, 2022