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Updated on: Dec 2021

C-Suite Move

HCL Tech names Santhosh Jayaram as Global Head of Sustainability

Dec 14, 2021

Myntra appoints Abhishek Gupta as new CFO

Walmart-owned online fashion retailernbspMyntranbsphas announced the appointment of Abhishek Gup...

C-Suite Move

Dec 14, 2021

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Supreme Court seeks Centres response Uber, Zomato on plea for gig workers benefits

The Supreme CourtnbspMonday sought responses from the Centre and firms including Uber andnbspZom...

Labour Law

Dec 13, 2021

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Vivo India appoints Nipun Marya as new iQOO brand CEO

Nipun Marya, who served as Director, Brand Strategy for Vivo India for five years, has been appointe...

C-Suite Move

Dec 13, 2021

Hiring

Tech Mahindra firm Comviva to hire around 600 engineers by July 2022

Tech Mahindra group firm Comviva plans to hire around 600 engineers by July 2022, to meet growth requirements and to offset the impact of attrition, a top official of the company said. The company is now focussing on tier 2 cities and is now expanding the Bhubaneswar center, which was opened 3 years back, as part […]

Dec 13, 2021

EPFO

EPFO has credited 8.5% interest in 23.34 crore account holders for FY21

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has credited an interest rate of 8.50 per cent in 23.34 crore account holders for the financial year (FY) 2020-21, EPFO confirmed on Twitter. Today, December 13, 2021, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation said in a tweet, “23.34 crore accounts have been credited with an interest of 8.50% for the […]

Dec 13, 2021

EPFO

EPFO has made it compulsory to designate nominee, deadline is Dec 31

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has made it compulsory for all EPF subscribers to designate a nominee for providing Social Security to their families. The last date for adding the nominee is December 31, 2021. If you fail to add the nominee before the deadline ends, it could lead few problems including the loss […]

Dec 13, 2021

Industry

Alibaba fires woman employee who accused boss of sexual harassment

Chinese e-commerce major Alibaba has fired an employee who accused her boss and a client of sexually assaulting her on a business trip after getting her drunk, media reports said on Sunday. The dismissal letter said she had “spread falsehoods that had damaged the company’s reputation”, the BBC reported. The employee went public with her allegations in […]

Dec 13, 2021

Hiring

Deloitte India invites applications for freshers & experienced people hiring

Deloitte India an audit, consulting, advisory, and tax services firm is hiring freshers and experienced professionals across the country. Commenting on the Recruitment Process the company said, “Deloitte is an incubator for exceptional talent and leadership. We invest in talented, creative, and innovative people like you. Through our campus connect programs we reach out to campuses across disciplines […]

Dec 12, 2021

Survey & Report

TCS employs the highest number of women in the country: Report

According to the 2021 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 report, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has emerged as the highest employer of women in the country with over 1.9 lakh women employees. Tata Consultancy Services employs a total of 5,28,748 employees, and women employees are above 36.2% of the total headcount of TCS. Infosys comes second […]

Dec 12, 2021

Industry

Vishal Garg CEO of Better.com who fired 900 on Zoom call takes time off

Vishal Garg, the Indian-origin CEO of US-based homeownership firm Better.com, who recently laid off 900 employees over a Zoom call and triggered widespread outrage, is taking time off from the company as it looks to build a “positive culture”, according to media reports. Garg’s leave is also effective immediately, according to a Friday email from […]

Dec 11, 2021

C-Suite Move

Byju’s appoints Rachna Bahadur to lead global expansion plans

Byju’s, an Edutech firm has announced the appointment of Rachna Bahadur as Senior Vice President to lead the global expansion plans. According to the company statement, “In her new role, Rachna will lead the overall planning, strategy, and roadmap for Byju’s expansion in new and existing markets.” “In addition to designing Byju’s next growth phase, creating […]

Dec 11, 2021

Industry

Over 7 lakh workers returned from six gulf countries – S. Jaishankar

Over 7 lakh workers returned from six gulf countries under ‘Vande Bharat Mission’- Govt More than seven lakh workers came back from six Gulf countries under the Vande Bharat Mission, the Centre said on Friday, asserting that the Indian missions are pursuing with these nations the return of Indian workers, the realisation of payments due […]

Dec 11, 2021

Hiring

Microsoft invites applications for freshers and experienced people hiring

Microsoft Corp, an American multinational technology company that produces computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services invites applications for freshers and experienced people hiring in India. The company said on its webpage, “Our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. We believe that by working with people […]

Dec 11, 2021

Industry

JPMorgan set to pay $200 million fine over staff communications lapse

JPMorgan Chase & Co is preparing to pay nearly $200 million to settle U.S. regulatory investigations into lapses over monitoring employee communications, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The bank could reach a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission before the end of the year, […]

Dec 11, 2021

Work Model

Government is planning to introduce a legal framework for remote work

According to an ET report, the Government of India is reportedly planning to introduce a legal framework for remote work defining the liability of employers towards employees. The government is working towards statutory provisions for the new models of work that companies are adapting in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, such as work from […]

Dec 10, 2021