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Meesho is hiring for various roles Work From Anywhere

Meesho, an Indian e-commerce company, headquartered in Bangalore, India invites job applications for...

Tata Steel appoints Noel Naval Tata as additional director

Tata Steelnbsphas appointednbspNoel Naval Tata, as a trustee on the boards of Sir RatannbspTat...

C-Suite Move

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Vahdam India appoints Kalpesh Tiwari as CHRO

Global wellness brand, VAHDAM India has appointed Kalpesh Tiwari as its chief human resource officer...

CHRO Move

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IT Company, Rahi to expand team by 50%, take on 500 this year

Rahi, an IT solution provider, is planning to expand its team and hire 500 new employees by the end of 2022. The increased workforce will be working towards digitally transforming the technological landscape in multiple global regions. Rahi has already expanded its team and it has a strong team of 1000+ people, including leadership at […]

Industry

How Cognizant India is planning the Return to Office from April 1, 2022

As the COVID-19 situation seems to be settling in the country, several prominent IT firms are working towards bringing back the workforce to the offices. IT service providers such as Cognizant India, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, and Wipro are planning to call employees back to office. However, employees seem to prefer work from home over […]

Industry

Furlenco lays off 180 employees, shuts operations in some cities: Report

Furlenco, the furniture rental startup has reportedly laid off between 180-200 employees involved in customer grievance redressal, scheduling, and other similar customer support functions. According to media reports, these layoffs come amidst an attempt to scale down operations, with operations in metro and non-metro cities like Ahmedabad, Kolkata, and Pune to be reduced soon. The […]

Wipro plans to double its fresh graduates hiring in FY23

Wipro expects to hire about 30,000 freshers in FY23, as the IT services major strives to ensure that supply is not a constraint in managing the robust demand environment. Wipro is looking to hire over 30,000 freshers in FY23, Saurabh Govil, President and CHRO of Wipro said, adding that the fresher hiring numbers were pegged at about 17,500 for […]

Appointments

AkzoNobel elevates its India HR Head Anushree Singh to a global role

Paints and coatings maker AkzoNobel has announced that Anushree Singh, HR Head India has been elevated to a global role, effective April 1. She will take on a new mandate as Global Project Manager for Employer Value Proposition (EVP) at AkzoNobel, the company said in a statement. In her new role, Anushree Singh will work closely with Akzo […]

Survey & Report

83% Indians believe in asking females their Marriage plans during Hiring

The majority of Indian companies and recruiters frequently ask female candidates about their marital status. Questions are generally asked like “Are you married?” or “When are you planning to get married?” are posed before female candidates but rarely before male applicants. Many firms defend this by saying that society mandates a woman to leave their […]

Employment

Delhi govt.’s Rozgar Budget promises 20 lakh new jobs in 5 years

According to The Hindu Report, Finance Minister Manish Sisodia presented Delhi’s annual budget 2022-23, which he termed a “Rozgar (employment) Budget” that would create “at least 20 lakh new jobs” over the next five years. In the upcoming fiscal year’s Budget, there is an increase of about 13.3 percent as compared to the revised estimates […]

Strike

Two-day workers strike across India for labor rights, better pay

Millions of workers began a nationwide two-day strike across India on Monday to express their anger at the government’s economic policies and press their demands for improved rights for industrial workers, employees, and farmers. About a dozen labor unions that organized the strike want the government to provide universal social security coverage for workers in […]

TCS Digital Hiring Program 2022: registration ends on April 2

India’s largest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is hiring fresh graduates and postgraduates from the year of passing 2022 under the TCS Digital Hiring Drive. TCS, which hired 43,000 freshers in the first half of fiscal 2022, said in the third quarter itself it hired the 34,000 freshers planned for the entire second half and will likely […]

Appointments

FedEx elevates Raj Subramaniam as CEO

FedEx Corporation, formerly Federal Express Corporation and later FDX Corporation elevates Indian American Raj Subramaniam as the new Chief Executive Officer. He will replace Frederick W. Smith Chairman and CEO who will step down from this position on June 1 and will now be its Executive Chairman. In his new role, Mr. Smith said he […]

HR TECHNOLOGY

Why Metaverse is important for HR?

Metaverse is the new buzzword that has been making a lot of noise recently. From social media platforms to workplaces- the waves of this new technology are touching everyone around the world. Previously metaverse was just part of the gaming industry and people used it as nothing more than a means of entertainment. But today […]