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Updated on: Jun 2022
Paytm allows its employees to WFH, or Anywhere, jobs aspirants can apply
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Paytm allows its employees to WFH, or Anywhere, jobs aspirants can apply

Indian digital payments and financial services company Paytm has allowed its employees to Work from Home or Anywhere for specific categories like tech, product, and business. This working module started when the world was going through a pandemic. However, it is announced at times when most companies are calling back their employees to work from […]

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LTTS inaugurates Engineering Design Centre in France, will hire 100 engrs
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LTTS inaugurates Engineering Design Centre in France, will hire 100 engrs

L&T Technology Services Limited, (LTTS) a leading global pure-play engineering services company, inaugurated its Engineering Design Centre (EDC) in Toulouse, France. The centre to initially cater to the new age digital requirements of the global aerospace and defence sectors. The EDC will initially focus on developing cutting-edge solutions for the aerospace and defence industries and […]

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HCL Technologies hiring women professionals under Returnship Program
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HCL Technologies hiring women professionals under Returnship Program

India’s leading global information technology company HCL Technologies has announced a HCL Returnship Program for women who are having a career break and want to return to work. HCL Returnship program supports women who want to pursue both personal and professional goals. The company welcomes “Returners” back with a supportive workplace and matches professionals with the right job for […]

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KPIT appoints Shashwat Mitra as Head- HR, India
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KPIT appoints Shashwat Mitra as Head- HR, India

A company that specializes in embedded software, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital solutions, KPIT has announced the appointment of Shashwat Mitra as Head- HR, India. Shashwat has nearly 17 years of experience. He is a human resource professional with experience in Strategy and Business Partnering for large-scale MNCs. He is known for ideating and implementing transformational […]

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TV9 Network has elevated Barun Das as MD & CEO
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TV9 Network has elevated Barun Das as MD & CEO

TV9 Network has elevated Barun Das as Managing Director and CEO with effect from June 22, 2022. His appointment is approved by the Board of Directors of Associated Broadcasting Company Pvt Ltd (ABCPL). He is associated with TV9 Network since August 2019, Prior to this most recently, he was working as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) […]

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EdTech company WhiteHat Jr lays off 300 staff
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EdTech company WhiteHat Jr lays off 300 staff

WhiteHat Jr, an Indian online educational technology company has laid off 300 employees due to cost cuts. This is the latest company among the startups globally to lay off its workforce due to the market downturn. This comes at the back of mass layoffs, restructuring, and shutdowns in the Edtech sector. The employees from the sales and […]

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Mukesh Ambani quits, Reliance Jio appoints Akash Ambani as Chairman
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Mukesh Ambani quits, Reliance Jio appoints Akash Ambani as Chairman

Mukesh Ambani resigned and the Reliance Jio board has approved the appointment of Akash Ambani as Chairman of the Board, effective from June 27. This step is seen as succession planning by the 65-year-old billionaire. In a stock exchange filing, Reliance Jio Infocomm said the company’s board at a meeting on June 27, “approved the appointment of […]

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Chairman of Shapoorji Pallonji Group, Pallonji Mistry passes away
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Chairman of Shapoorji Pallonji Group, Pallonji Mistry passes away

Chairman of Shapoorji Pallonji Group, Pallonji Mistry passes away at 93 years of age. He breathed his last, peacefully, around 12:30 am on June 28. The company has confirmed the demise and said, “With deep sorrow, we announce the demise of Mr. Pallonji Mistry. He breathed his last, peacefully, around 12:30 am, in the early […]

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AkzoNobel gets Gregoire Poux-Guillaume as new Chief Executive Officer
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AkzoNobel gets Gregoire Poux-Guillaume as new Chief Executive Officer

Chemical & paint Manufacturing company AkzoNobel has announced that Gregoire Poux-Guillaume will become the company’s new Chief Executive Officer, His appointment will be effective from November 1, 2022. He will succeed Thierry Vanlancker, who has been CEO and member of the Board of Management since 2017, and whose term of office is coming to an […]

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Over 93% of MSMEs have a limited or zero knowledge of the HR function
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Over 93% of MSMEs have a limited or zero knowledge of the HR function

Stratefix Consulting, a business consulting firm, conducted a survey to gauge what MSME enterprises understand about the HR function’s role in an organization. Chirag Patel, Co-founder of Stratefix Consulting, “Until recently, HR was considered a peripheral function to most small business owners. They were ignorant of this function and its necessity as most of them […]

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45% of employees have returned to office full-time, Report
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45% of employees have returned to office full-time, Report

According to a report by Work In Sync, a SaaS (software-as-a-service) solution that enables organizations to establish hybrid workplaces and return-to-office routines has conducted a survey that shows now 45% of employees have returned to office full time. The survey says, the number of employees returning to office touched its highest point since the pandemic […]

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Netflix appoints Rohit Suri as Head of Talent – India
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Netflix appoints Rohit Suri as Head of Talent – India

The world’s leading streaming entertainment service, Netflix has announced the appointment of Rohit Suri as Head of Talent – India. Prior to this, he was the CHRO – South Asia at Dentsu. Rohit is a business-focused professional with over two decades of experience in the fast-paced Consumer Internet, Technology, and Media industries in India, Europe, and […]

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