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Updated on: Mar 2022

Survey & Report

employees believe COVID- impacted reskilling, upskilling strategies

Mar 31, 2022

Dozee appoints Devaiah Somayanda as Head- Human Resources

Dozee, a contactless remote patient monitoring RPM solutions company has appointed Devaiah Somayan...

CHRO Move

Mar 31, 2022

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These Sectors to add mn jobs by FY, TeamLease Services Report

Engineering,nbsptelecom,nbspandnbsphealthcarenbspsectors are likely to add close to milli...

Survey & Report

Mar 31, 2022

Latest news: These Sectors to add mn jobs by FY, TeamLease Services Report - SightsIn Plus

Sacked for taking videos of defence firm, a man plots to kill HR manager

The Bagalur police on Friday have arrested four men on charges of hatching a conspiracy to kill an H...

Industry

Mar 30, 2022

Latest news: Sacked for taking videos of defence firm, a man plots to kill HR manager - SightsIn Plus

Appointments

HCL Veteran Dhamayanthi N joins Kyndryl as Skills Transformation Leader

Kyndryl, a spin-off of IBM’s Global Technology Services appoints Dhamayanthi N as Skills Transformation Leader. Most recently prior to joining Kyndryl, she has been associated with HCL Technologies as Associate Vice President- Human Resources for 21 years. Sharing the development on Social Media Dhamayanthi said, “After serving for 21 years, 3 months, and 13 days, […]

Mar 30, 2022

Hiring

Meesho is hiring for various roles: Work From Anywhere

Meesho, an Indian e-commerce company, headquartered in Bangalore, India invites job applications for various roles with a Work From Anywhere model. Vidit Aatrey, Founder & CEO of Meesho said in a statement, “It’s arguably been one of the most exciting ways to kickstart our week at Meesho. We’re permanently adopting a Boundaryless Workplace model” Meeshoites now […]

Mar 30, 2022

C-Suite Move

Tata Steel appoints Noel Naval Tata as additional director

Tata Steel has appointed Noel Naval Tata, as a trustee on the boards of Sir Ratan Tata Trust and Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, its additional director, and designated him as the vice-chairman. The decision in this regard was taken by the board of the company at its meeting held on Monday, Tata Steel said in a regulatory filing. Tata Steel […]

Mar 30, 2022

CHRO Move

Vahdam India appoints Kalpesh Tiwari as CHRO

Global wellness brand, VAHDAM India has appointed Kalpesh Tiwari as its chief human resource officer (CHRO). He will report to Bala Sarda, founder, and CEO, Vahdam. In this role, Kalpesh will be leading the entire HR function at VAHDAM India, across the manufacturing & non-manufacturing divisions with a key focus on attracting and acquiring great […]

Mar 30, 2022

Hiring

IT Company, Rahi to expand team by 50%, take on 500 this year

Rahi, an IT solution provider, is planning to expand its team and hire 500 new employees by the end of 2022. The increased workforce will be working towards digitally transforming the technological landscape in multiple global regions. Rahi has already expanded its team and it has a strong team of 1000+ people, including leadership at […]

Mar 30, 2022

Industry

How Cognizant India is planning the Return to Office from April 1, 2022

As the COVID-19 situation seems to be settling in the country, several prominent IT firms are working towards bringing back the workforce to the offices. IT service providers such as Cognizant India, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, and Wipro are planning to call employees back to office. However, employees seem to prefer work from home over […]

Mar 30, 2022

Industry

Furlenco lays off 180 employees, shuts operations in some cities: Report

Furlenco, the furniture rental startup has reportedly laid off between 180-200 employees involved in customer grievance redressal, scheduling, and other similar customer support functions. According to media reports, these layoffs come amidst an attempt to scale down operations, with operations in metro and non-metro cities like Ahmedabad, Kolkata, and Pune to be reduced soon. The […]

Mar 29, 2022

Hiring

Wipro plans to double its fresh graduates hiring in FY23

Wipro expects to hire about 30,000 freshers in FY23, as the IT services major strives to ensure that supply is not a constraint in managing the robust demand environment. Wipro is looking to hire over 30,000 freshers in FY23, Saurabh Govil, President and CHRO of Wipro said, adding that the fresher hiring numbers were pegged at about 17,500 for […]

Mar 29, 2022

Appointments

AkzoNobel elevates its India HR Head Anushree Singh to a global role

Paints and coatings maker AkzoNobel has announced that Anushree Singh, HR Head India has been elevated to a global role, effective April 1. She will take on a new mandate as Global Project Manager for Employer Value Proposition (EVP) at AkzoNobel, the company said in a statement. In her new role, Anushree Singh will work closely with Akzo […]

Mar 29, 2022

Survey & Report

83% Indians believe in asking females their Marriage plans during Hiring

The majority of Indian companies and recruiters frequently ask female candidates about their marital status. Questions are generally asked like “Are you married?” or “When are you planning to get married?” are posed before female candidates but rarely before male applicants. Many firms defend this by saying that society mandates a woman to leave their […]

Mar 29, 2022

Employment

Delhi govt.’s Rozgar Budget promises 20 lakh new jobs in 5 years

According to The Hindu Report, Finance Minister Manish Sisodia presented Delhi’s annual budget 2022-23, which he termed a “Rozgar (employment) Budget” that would create “at least 20 lakh new jobs” over the next five years. In the upcoming fiscal year’s Budget, there is an increase of about 13.3 percent as compared to the revised estimates […]

Mar 29, 2022

Strike

Two-day workers strike across India for labor rights, better pay

Millions of workers began a nationwide two-day strike across India on Monday to express their anger at the government’s economic policies and press their demands for improved rights for industrial workers, employees, and farmers. About a dozen labor unions that organized the strike want the government to provide universal social security coverage for workers in […]

Mar 29, 2022