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Updated on: Feb 2022

C-Suite Move

Wish appoints Vijay Talwar as Chief Executive Officer

Feb 1, 2022

Rio Tinto report finds disturbing culture of sexual harassment, racism bullying

Rio Tinto today published a comprehensive external review of its workplace culture, commissioned as ...

Survey & Report

Feb 1, 2022

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. crore additional persons joined the workforce in years Eco Survey

Between - and -, about . crore additional persons joined the workforce in the country...

Employment

Feb 1, 2022

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Indian startups generated over lakh jobs President Kovind

Hailing the Indian startup success story, President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday said the burgeoning st...

Employment

Jan 31, 2022

Jobs

New startups, IT firms exempted from Haryana local employment law

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala stated that the new startups and Information Technology companies would be given an exemption for two years under the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020. Chautala added that exemptions have also been given to domestic servants and those industries for which skilled workers are not available. “Sowing […]

Jan 31, 2022

C-Suite Move

HPCL names its Director HR Pushp Kumar Joshi as new Chairman & MD

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL), a subsidiary of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) names Pushp Kumar Joshi as its new Chairman and Managing Director. Joshi, who is currently Director – Human Resources at HPCL – was picked after Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) interviewed 10 candidates on January 24, the headhunter said in a notice. […]

Jan 31, 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 […]

Jan 30, 2022

Industry

SBI suspends circular on recruitment of pregnant women

After facing criticism from various quarters, the country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) on Saturday decided to suspend its circular on recruitment of pregnant women. SBI recently reviewed its ‘Fitness Standards for Recruitment in the Bank’, including norms for Pregnant Women candidates. Under the new rules, a woman candidate with more than three […]

Jan 30, 2022

Hiring

Nagarro hiring freshers and experienced people for WFH, and WFA jobs

Nagarro, a global leader in digital engineering and technology solutions invites applications for various Work From Home, and Work From Anywhere jobs for both freshers and experienced people in India. On its advertisement page, Nagarro said, “Our mission is to make distance irrelevant between intelligent people”. The company added, “We have always practiced ways of working that allow […]

Jan 30, 2022

Hiring

GE India invites jobs applications for various roles, join Talent Community

General Electric (GE) India is hiring for various roles and inviting applications from freshers and experienced people to join its talent community. The company said, “we have over 19,000 employees in India that help solve customer challenges every day with commitment and dedication. Across our business units, our people come to work excited about their […]

Jan 30, 2022

EPFO

EPFO onboards Air India for social security coverage

EPFO onboards Air India for social security coverage to service the Social Security needs of their employees. Air India Ltd applied for voluntarily covered u/s 1(4) of the EPF & MP Act 1952 which has been allowed vide gazette notification dated 13.01.2022 w.e.f. 01-12-2021. The social security benefits will be provided to around 7,453 employees […]

Jan 29, 2022

Industry

DCW issues notice to SBI, seeks withdrawal of new recruitment policy for pregnant women

The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Saturday issued a notice to SBI seeking withdrawal of its new rules wherein a woman who is over three months pregnant will be considered “temporarily unfit” and she may be allowed to join within four months after delivery. State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest lender, could […]

Jan 29, 2022

CHRO Move

MoneySmart Group appoints SBI veteran Tina Sharma as Head of People

MoneySmart Group, a leading financial portal in the Southeast Asia region appoints Tina Sharma as Head of People. She is based in Singapore. She replaces Tracy Davies who recently superannuated from the organization and started her second innings as founder and managing director of an HR consulting firm. Tina comes with close to 2 decades […]

Jan 29, 2022

Hiring

L&T hires women professionals under its Career Re-entry Program

India’s biggest engineering, construction, manufacturing, technology, and financial services company Larsen & Toubro Ltd (L&T) invites applications from women professionals who are on a career break. The positions are for multiple roles and across the country. The company said, “A Career Renewal Initiative for Women -“Renew” is an initiative that stems from L&T’s strong belief in diversity […]

Jan 29, 2022

C-Suite Move

Govt appoints Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran as the Chief Economic Advisor

The Government has appointed Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran as the Chief Economic Advisor and today, he has assumed charge. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Nageswaran has worked as a writer, author, teacher, and consultant. He has taught at several business schools and institutes of management in India and in Singapore and has published extensively. He […]

Jan 29, 2022

Industry

Women candidates with more than 03 months of pregnancy will be considered “temporarily unfit” – SBI

The country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has put in place new rules wherein a woman candidate with more than three months of pregnancy will be considered “temporarily unfit” and can join the bank within four months after delivery. The move has elicited criticism from some quarters, including from the All India State […]

Jan 29, 2022