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Updated on: Mar 2022

C-Suite Move

Marks Spencer CEO to step down on May

Mar 14, 2022

Trade union body calls for Pan-India strike against EPFO proposal

According to TOI report, the All India Trade Union Congress AITUC has called for an all-India stri...

Labour Law

Mar 14, 2022

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Citigroup to hire people for commercial banking unit in next years

Citigroup Inc, an American multinational investment bank, which has served mid-sized companies in ov...

Hiring

Mar 14, 2022

Latest news: Citigroup to hire people for commercial banking unit in next years - SightsIn Plus

Pension, Gratuity Payment No more delay if PPO is not issued!- Govt

As per the new order for Pension and Gratuity Payment, the Government has emphasizednbspand also h...

Labour Law

Mar 14, 2022

Latest news: Pension, Gratuity Payment No more delay if PPO is not issued!- Govt - SightsIn Plus

Industry

Adobe aspires to run global businesses out of India, says CEO Narayen

Adobe Chairman and CEO Shantanu Narayen on Saturday said the software major’s aspirations for India are not just related to products but to run global businesses from the country. He also said the company’s employees in India are responsible for major part of every aspect of Adobe’s business. “Our aspirations for India are not just related to products, […]

Mar 14, 2022

Industry

Infosys expedites fresh graduate hiring programme, Check details, process

India’s second-largest IT services provider Infosys has planned to hire more than 55,000 fresh graduates under Global Graduate Hiring Program in FY23 as it sees a very good runway for growth going forward. While addressing IT industry lobby Nasscom’s annual NTLF event, Infosys CEO Salil Parekh said, “We will recruit 55k college graduates in FY22. […]

Mar 12, 2022

EPFO

EPFO has slashed Interest Rate for 2021-22, lowest in over 4 decades

The retirement fund body, Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has voted on Saturday to pay an interest rate 8.1% for 2021-22. The rate of interest has been slashed as low as 8.1% from the existing 8.5%. This is the lowest rate of interest ever since 1977-78, which was 8 per cent, as per labour ministry […]

Mar 12, 2022

C-Suite Move

Jubilant FoodWorks CEO Pratik Pota resigns

Pratik Pota, Chief Executive Officer and whole-time Director of Jubilant FoodWorks has resigned from the role to pursue opportunities outside the firm. The company has confirmed that the board of directors of Jubilant FoodWorks has accepted his resignation. The board has initiated the process of identifying his successor, he will continue in his current role […]

Mar 12, 2022

C-Suite Move

Hero Vired appoints Geetika Goel as Head of Technology

Hero Vired, an e-learning provider company has announced the appointment of Geetika Goel as Head of Technology and Ankur Sodhi as Associate Vice President for Career Services and Corporate Relations as it is expanding its leadership roles. The leaders have vast experiences in their respective fields and will help teams to prepare companies for the […]

Mar 12, 2022

Hiring

Tata Consumer Products looks for ramping up workforce by 8-10%

Tata Consumer Products, part of Tata Group is looking to ramp up its manpower approximately by 8-10% during this year. As it remains bullish about hiring in the next several months. Currently, the company has 3,300-odd employees on its rolls. It will be ramping up its talent across various functions which includes marketing, digital and […]

Mar 12, 2022

Hiring

Zypp Electric to hire 3,000 women delivery partners by 2022

EV logistics company, Zypp Electric has announced its plan to hire and train 3,000 women as delivery partners by the end of 2022. This new initiative is a part of the company’s plan to increase the workforce from 3,000 to 6,000. As part of #SheroesOnEV, the company will focus on women skilling to ride EVs […]

Mar 12, 2022

Hiring

L&T hiring for multiple roles, both freshers & experienced people can apply

Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T), India’s biggest manufacturing, technology, finance, construction, and engineering company invites applications for freshers hiring. L&T is hiring for the positions of Graduate Engineer Trainees (GETs), Post-graduate Engineer Trainees (PGETs), Junior Engineer Trainees (JETs), Management Trainees, Post Graduate Management Trainees (PGMTs), and Chartered Accountants. Campus Recruitment The freshers are usually selected through campus recruitment or […]

Mar 11, 2022

C-Suite Move

Wipro appoints Turki Bin Nader as GM, Country Head of Saudi Arabia

Bangaluru based, IT major Wipro Limited has announced the appointment of Turki Bin Nader as General Manager and Country Head for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), one of Wipro’s key focus markets in the Middle East region. In this role, Turki will focus on Wipro’s vision for business growth, revenue expansion, client and influencer relationships, talent […]

Mar 11, 2022

Appointments

Airtel appoints Preeti Jain as Vice President – HR

Preeti Jain has joined Airtel as its new VP-HR effective from February 2022. In this role, she will head the HR function for Airtel’s network, broadband, and D2H businesses. Jain has over 18 years of rich experience working in leadership roles with diverse industries which include IT, Telecom, and Semiconductor industries, and across cultures and […]

Mar 11, 2022

Work Model

Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s vision for return to office

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google shared his vision that would be the best plan for Returning to the Office from April 4, 2022 “be purposeful with how you ask your team members to spend their time”. Over the past few months, one of the most interesting facts that has been eye-catching is how different companies […]

Mar 11, 2022

C-Suite Move

Colgate-Palmolive appoints Prabha Narasimhan as MD & CEO, India

Colgate-Palmolive has announced the appointment of Prabha Narasimhan as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of its India business, effective from September 1, 2022. She will succeed Ram Raghavan who is promoted as President in the parent company and will be based out of its headquarter in New York. The current CEO and Managing Director […]

Mar 11, 2022