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Updated on: Jan 2022

Hiring

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Jan 6, 2022

Google raises salaries of top brass after refusing to hike workers pay

After informing employees last month that it wouldnt automatically adjust salaries to account...

Industry

Jan 6, 2022

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Hiring to heat up in January-March quarter if no curbs imposed Report

Corporate Indias hiring intent is likely to witness a significant uptick in the January-March perio...

Hiring

Jan 6, 2022

Major initiatives taken by Ministry of Labour and Employment in

A number of major initiatives were undertaken by the Ministry of Labour and Employment during the ye...

Labour Law

Jan 6, 2022

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Coronavirus

Walmart cuts paid leave in half for COVID- 19 positive workers

Walmart Inc. workers in the United States who must isolate or who have tested positive for COVID-19 will receive one week of paid leave instead of two under a new policy that aligns with a change in U.S. health guidance. A memo, seen by Reuters, sent on Tuesday to U.S. hourly store employees and long-haul […]

Jan 6, 2022

C-Suite Move

Former Cognizant President Rajeev Mehta joins Virtusa as Chairman

Former Cognizant President Rajeev Mehta has joined Virtusa Corporation as its new chairman of the Board of Directors. Both Cognizant and Virtusa are US-based IT companies with strong delivery centres in India. Rajeev brings a wealth of industry knowledge, business acumen, and strategic thinking to Virtusa’s Board of Directors. He has held several leadership positions, […]

Jan 5, 2022

Hiring

Cashfree Payments announces its hiring plan for 2022

Payments and API banking solutions company, Cashfree Payments said it plans to double its employee strength in 2022. The organisation aims to cross a headcount of 600 by March 2022 and of 950 by December 2022, while staying on schedule with appraisals, bonuses, and promotions for the current team. In 2021, the company strengthened its workforce […]

Jan 5, 2022

CHRO Move

Emeritus elevates Ganesh S as Global CHRO

Emeritus, a global EdTech Startup has announced the elevation of Ganesh S as Global Chief Human Resource Officer from his most recent role as CHRO. Emeritus is committed to teaching the skills of the future by making high-quality education accessible and affordable to individuals, companies, and governments around the world. It does this by collaborating […]

Jan 5, 2022

C-Suite Move

Infogain appoints Dayapatra Nevatia as President and COO

Infogain, a Silicon Valley-based global leader in human-centered digital platform engineering services, has appointed Dayapatra Nevatia as President and Chief Operating Officer, responsible for global operations. Reporting to CEO Ayan Mukerji, he will support and execute Infogain’s strategy of combining cloud, experience, and AI to build innovative human-centered digital solutions for our customers. Nevatia is […]

Jan 5, 2022

Coronavirus

Lucknow: 33 Medanta hospital employees test positive for COVID-19

As many as 33 medical staff, including doctors, at Medanta hospital in Lucknow, have tested positive for COVID-19, the hospital said on Tuesday. Of the 33 new patients, 32 are hospital staff and one is a doctor, working at the emergency ward. All the patients are asymptomatic. Recently, the hospital had collected 800 COVID-19 RT-PCR […]

Jan 5, 2022

C-Suite Move

Lexus India appoints Naveen Soni as President

Lexus, a luxury vehicle division of the Japanese automaker Toyota has announced the appointment of Naveen Soni as President for its India business, effective January 1st, 2022. Naveen has over 29 years of experience in the industry across areas covering business development, marketing, sales, PR, and CSR. As senior vice president for Toyota Kirloskar Motors […]

Jan 4, 2022

Hiring

Wipro Ninja Hiring, apply before January 31, 2022

India’s leading IT service provider company, Wipro invites online applications from engineering graduates for its Elite National Talent Hunt 2.0 that is a fresher’s hiring program for B.E./B.Tech / 5 years Integrated-M.Tech passing out of 2022 batch for Project Engineer positions. Last month, while announcing the second-quarter results of the financial year 2021-22, Wipro had said to hire 30,000 freshers this […]

Jan 4, 2022

C-Suite Move

Toyota Kirloskar Motor rejigs top leadership, effective January 1, 2022

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has announced several organizational changes, effective January 1, 2022. The Key Executive Changes announced are: Raju B. Ketkale as Executive Vice President, Manufacturing Yoshinori Noritake as Executive Vice President & Chief Technical Officer Tadashi Asazuma as Executive Vice President, Sales & Customer Services Swapnesh R. Maru as Executive Vice President, Finance […]

Jan 4, 2022

C-Suite Move

Tata Power appoints Sanjeev Churiwala as Chief Financial Officer

Tata Power has announced the appointment of Sanjeev Churiwala has joined the company as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective January 3, 2022. According to the company statement, Sanjeev replaces Ramesh Subramanyam, the erstwhile CFO, will be moving into a new role within the Tata Group. Sanjeev has more than 27 years of corporate experience spanning […]

Jan 4, 2022

C-Suite Move

ONGC Head- HR Dr. Alka Mittal has been given additional charge of CMD

Union Petroleum & Natural Gas Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri said that ONGC Director- HR, Dr. Alka Mittal has become the first woman to head the company. Dr. Mittal has been given the additional charge of Chairperson & Managing Director of the organization effective January 3, 2022. She will hold the post for six months or […]

Jan 4, 2022

Industry

TCS, Infosys, and Wipro to announce Q3 FY22 results on Jan 12, 2022

India’s largest IT services provider, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced that the company will declare the financial results for the third quarter ending December 31, 2021, on Wednesday, January 12, 2022. The board of TCS on Wednesday, 12 January 2022, will take on record the audited financial results for the quarter and nine months ended 31 […]

Jan 3, 2022