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Publicis Sapient to double its workforce in India, hiring in process

Publicis Sapient, a global digital business transformation company, after it recorded more than ....

TCS iON offers a -day free digital certification program

TCS iON, the strategic unit ofnbspIndias biggest IT companynbspTata Consultancy Servicesnbsp...

Employment

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Simplilearn and JobsForHer come together to upskill women

Simplilearn, an online bootcamp amp certification course provider company has announced the partne...

Partnership

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Labour Law

Karnataka High Court on ‘Work From Home’ under Maternity Benefit Act

The Karnataka High Court said that Mothers of newborn babies can avail work from home options once their maternity leave are up. However, WFH could be given only in cases where the nature of work assigned to the women is such that it is possible for her to work from home. Case background: The petitioner, […]

Nagarro is hiring for various WFH and WFA Jobs in India, details here

IT service management company Nagarro said that it is planning to add 4,500 people to its workforce globally in the coming months, which will also include freshers. The 4,500 positions are open for lateral hiring and also company plans to hire many youngsters fresh out of college. These numbers are required to support Nagarro’s growth and cover […]

News

Unemployment rate cooled to 9.8% in Sept quarter of 2021 as curbs eased

The unemployment rate for persons of age 15 years and above in urban areas dipped to 9.8 per cent in July-September 2021 from 13.2 per cent in the same quarter of the previous year, according to a periodic labour force survey (PLFS) by the National Statistical Office (NSO). The September quarter of 2021 has shown […]

EPFO

Employees Provident Fund contributions above Rs. 2.5 Lakh to be taxed

The Centre has planned to tax Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributions exceeding Rs. 2.50 lakh yearly. For government employees, the limit has been set at a higher end of Rs. 5 lakh. Under new Income Tax (I-T) Rules, PF accounts are likely to be divided into two parts one is taxable and the other is non-taxable contribution accounts from […]

C-Suite Move

Colliers appoints Kanchana Krishnan as Managing Director, Chennai

Colliers, the leading diversified professional services and investment management company today announced the appointment of Kanchana Krishnan as Managing Director, Chennai, with immediate effect. Kanchana is a highly-seasoned real estate professional and one of the senior-most industry leaders in Chennai. Kanchana has close to two decades of experience in the commercial real estate industry in […]

Industry

Cognizant announces new logo and tagline

The US-based IT company, Cognizant, has unveiled its new logo and tagline, ‘Intuition engineered‘. Its new brand positioning is designed to better reflect the company’s expertise in digital technologies and accelerating digital business. The company has a large presence in India and also has aggressively expanded its capabilities into the areas of artificial intelligence, cloud, […]

TCS Ninja Hiring, Registrations ends on March 25

India’s largest IT services provider company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is hiring about 1,00,000 freshers in the financial year 2022 due to strong demand for tech talent. TCS added 28,238 people in the q3, December 2021 ending quarter, a mix of fresh engineering graduates and lateral hires with a consolidated headcount of over 5 lakhs with a diverse workforce comprising 147 […]

News

Digital skills set to rise by 27.3 million over next year among Indian workers: Report

The number of Indian workers requiring digital skills for their jobs is set to rise by 27.3 million, representing seven per cent of India’s workforce, over the next year, as per a report. Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company, has released its findings from a new research report that has revealed that digital skills […]

Labour Law

ICC is mandatory for every employer having min 10 employees- Minister

Every employer and organisation whether in public or private sector employing 10 or more people must set up an (ICC) internal committee for receiving complaints of sexual harassment the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday. Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav said the government has enacted the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Prevention Prohibition and […]

CHRO Move

Jet Freight appoints People Strategist Ashish Nagpurkar as CHRO

Jet Freight, one of India’s leading freight forwarders appoints Ashish Nagpurkar as its Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO) effective 22nd March 2022. In this role, Ashish will be responsible for complementing its global people culture and workplace strategies at Jet Freight Logistics Ltd. He will additionally be responsible for identifying key leadership talent and pioneering […]

C-Suite Move

Vedantu appoints Nikhil Rungta as Chief Growth Officer

Vedantu, an online learning platform has announced the appointment of Nikhil Rungta as Chief Growth Officer. In his new role, he will work to scale and drive growth across all business units while directly reporting to Vamsi Krishna, CEO & Co-Founder. “As we look towards creating impact at scale, Nikhil’s extensive background and skills will […]

TCS is hiring fresh graduates & post-graduates, 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 TCS Digital Hiring Drive. TCS added 28,238 people in the q3, December 2021 ending quarter, a mix of fresh engineering graduates and lateral hires with a consolidated headcount of over 5 lakhs with a diverse […]