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Updated on: Jun 2022

Merger & Acquisition

PwC to acquire Venerate Solutions Pvt Ltd will add PwC Indias talent pool

Jun 22, 2022

EY is hiring for various roles in India, freshers can also apply

EY, the leading global professional services organization has announced that it would be hiring expe...

Hiring

Jun 21, 2022

Meesho rolls out infinite wellness leaves

Meesho, an Indian e-commerce company, headquartered in Bangalore, today announced a new unlimited le...

Industry

Jun 21, 2022

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Indian Bank says no change in guidelines of Pregnant women hiring

Amid controversy over the discrimination against pregnant women in joining service, Indian Bank said...

Labour Law

Jun 21, 2022

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Labour Law

Tesla Sued By Former Employees Over ‘Mass Layoff’

Two former Tesla employees have filed a lawsuit against the electric vehicle giant. The employees were laid off from the Nevada Gigafactory. The lawsuit alleges the company’s decision to lay off more than 500 workers during May and June. Further, it stated that the employees laid off without due notice constitutes a breach of the workers’ rights. […]

Jun 21, 2022

Survey & Report

84% employees feel org culture has improved since the start of pandemic

According to EY 2022 Work Reimagined Survey, 84% of employees say the organization’s culture has improved since the start of the pandemic. EY 2022 Work Reimagined Survey shows employees now have greater influence over employment terms; more than half of employees expressed the need to change their job in the next 12 months. 36% of […]

Jun 21, 2022

Hiring

PwC opens new office in Bhubaneswar, to create 10,000 additional jobs

Global consulting and audit firm PwC India has announced the opening of its new office in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha. PwC aims to tap into the multiskilled talent pool of the state and neighboring regions. This expansion is in line with the firm’s commitment to creating 10,000 additional jobs in the country over the next 5 years, […]

Jun 21, 2022

Jobs

Agniveers: 10% job reservation opportunities galore

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday announced that it has decided to reserve 10% vacancies for recruitment in CAPFs and Assam Rifles, for Agniveers. The development comes amid protests against the Agnipath scheme, done by Defense aspirants across parts of India. Apart from the 10% reservation, there will also be an age relaxation of […]

Jun 20, 2022

Hiring

Accenture India is hiring for various roles, including freshers & HR

Information Technology and Consulting company Accenture is on a hiring spree and inviting applications from experienced people and freshers for various positions open in the country. Currently, the company has over 3,00,000 employees in India. According to media reports, the company has hired more than 1.62 lakh employees globally and 70,000 employees in India, in this financial year […]

Jun 20, 2022

Labour Law

Maternity Benefit Act: Experts Recommend Extending Paternity Leaves

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has organized the final Law review consultation on Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, and the 2017 amendment. Some of the important suggestions made by the panellists are: Extend the paternity leaves so that the burden of raising the child is shared equally between both the parents Incentivising employers. Sensitization of […]

Jun 20, 2022

Survey & Report

14% of Indian enterprises have no paternity policy

An online career platform for women JobsForHer has conducted a survey. According to a new diversity survey of 300 companies around 14 percent of Indian companies, including large enterprises, SMEs, and start-ups, don’t have any paternity policy. Survey findings on paternity policy 31 percent of SMEs and start-ups offer paternity leave. 57 percent of large […]

Jun 20, 2022

Layoffs

Social commerce Citymall lays off 191 employees

The Gurugram-based Social commerce CityMall is slashing 191 jobs as it looks to better navigate the sharp reversal in the markets. The layoff impacts at least 30% of the three-year-old startup’s workforce. The startup said two months ago that it had over 500 employees. The Company said on Layoffs, “191 of our employees will be parting […]

Jun 20, 2022

Layoffs

Unacademy lays off 150 employees from its PrepLadder team

The Edtech platform, Unacademy has recently fired a small fraction of its workforce which is 150 employees (2.6% of the workforce). The workforce has been asked to leave as part of a performance improvement programme (PIP). These layoffs currently affected the PrepLadder team that is based out of Chandigarh. This is the company’s second round […]

Jun 20, 2022

ESIC

ESI Scheme to be implemented in whole country by end of year 2022

ESI Corporation under the Chairmanship of Shri Bhupender Yadav, Minister of Labour & Employment, Environment, Forest & Climate Change, in its 188th meeting held on June 19 has taken significant decisions to augment the medical care and service delivery mechanism across the country. It has been decided that ESI Scheme will be implemented in the entire […]

Jun 20, 2022

Hiring

Capgemini is hiring for various roles, WFH jobs & freshers can also apply

Capgemini, a French multinational information technology (IT) services and consulting company planning to hire 60,000 new employees in India this year which is higher than it did in the year 2021. The demand for digital-led solutions has raised, Capgemini India chief executive officer Ashwin Yardi has said. Capgemini has grown faster in India than the reported growth for the group in the year 2021. Since […]

Jun 18, 2022

Appointments

Mahindra Group appointments Abanti as Chief Group Public Affairs Officer

Mahindra Group has announced the appointment of Abanti Sankaranarayanan as Chief Group Public Affairs Officer effective July 1, 2022. In this role, Abanti will lead Group Public Affairs (India & international), Group Sustainability, and the Group Risk & Economist functions. Abanti will be a part of the Group Executive Board reporting to Dr. Anish Shah, […]

Jun 18, 2022