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Updated on: May 2022
Sona Comstar appoints Arunima Mohanty as Head – HR
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Sona Comstar appoints Arunima Mohanty as Head – HR

Global automotive systems & components manufacturer, Sona Comstar appoints Arunima Mohanty as Head of HR – Driveline Business. In this role, Arunima is responsible for partnering with the business in creating a strong value-based organization and the technology leader by augmenting the people practices. Creating a place where engineering passion meets the action. She will be […]

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Infosys to appear before Chief Labour Commissioner Central on May 16?
Industry

Infosys to appear before Chief Labour Commissioner Central on May 16?

In the case of a non-compete clause, the Ministry of Labour & Employment had issued a notice to Infosys Group Head-HR, Krish Shankar, and Harpreet Singh Saluja, President of NITES to have a joint discussion before the Chief Labour Commissioner in New Delhi on April 28. But IT Major, Infosys executive could not appear before the Chief Labour […]

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Tata Sons appoints Campbell Wilson as CEO & MD of Air India
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Tata Sons appoints Campbell Wilson as CEO & MD of Air India

The Tata Group has appointed Campbell Wilson as CEO & MD of Air India. He is currently CEO of Singapore Airlines’ low-cost subsidiary Scoot. Earlier this year, Tata Group had named Turkish Airlines Chairman Ilker Ayci as Air India’s CEO & MD, but he denied the position. Commenting on the appointment, N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Air India said, […]

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Maternity shouldn’t affect career prospects: Kerala High Court
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Maternity shouldn’t affect career prospects: Kerala High Court

The Maternity Benefit Act of 1961 aims to provide all benefits to a working woman in a dignified way. The Kerala High Court said in a decision that employers should ensure that maternity shouldn’t affect female employees’ career prospects. Case Background Three contract employees of Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) filed a lawsuit demanding […]

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EPFO: The benefits payable to children, widows & widowers under EPS’95
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EPFO: The benefits payable to children, widows & widowers under EPS’95

There are several schemes under the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). Under this scheme, EPFO announces benefits payable to children, widows & widowers under EPS’95. The EPFO shared in a tweet the benefits payable to the widow/ widowers and children under this particular scheme. In case of any query, the EPFO members can login to […]

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ITC Infotech launches ‘Learn From Anywhere’ initiative
Industry

ITC Infotech launches ‘Learn From Anywhere’ initiative

ITC Infotech has partnered with talent experience platform Edcast. This will help to revolutionize learning within the company through its ‘Learn From Anywhere’ program. The company under this program will be identifying top learners. This will make them evangelists and ambassadors of the platform to inspire others to participate in the learning process. The initiative […]

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Indian IT companies have created over 500,000 new jobs in FY22
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Indian IT companies have created over 500,000 new jobs in FY22

According to media reports, the Indian IT company services sector has created more than 500,000 new jobs in the last financial year, FY22. Most of the new jobs created were in the fresher segment. According to data put together by specialist staffing firm Xpheno and ET, this will be double the earlier projected net growth […]

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upGrad strengthens leadership team with two new hires
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upGrad strengthens leadership team with two new hires

Edtech major, upGrad has expanded its executive leadership team with strategic hires to bolster the growth of its outcome-based learning approach for corporates across India. The addition of Ketaki Kadekar as Director – Customer Success and Growth and Dolphy Dias as the Director – Sales to the leadership team, will further strengthen the customer expansion […]

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TradeIndia rolls out aggressive hiring plans, aims to recruit 500+ people
Hiring

TradeIndia rolls out aggressive hiring plans, aims to recruit 500+ people

TradeIndia, India’s largest online B2B marketplace has initiated aggressive hiring plans across verticals such as sales, Senior Leadership, Product management, technology and corporate functions. In a bid to emerge as segment leaders, this extensive recruitment drive is well slated to strengthen TradeIndia’s existing talent as well as enhance core proficiency, productivity and the overall market […]

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HCL to hire 1.5k employees for Nagpur unit by 2024
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HCL to hire 1.5k employees for Nagpur unit by 2024

IT giant, HCL Technologies said that it will expand its presence in Mihan, Nagpur, and plans to increase its workforce to 5,000 in its 140-acres campus in the following two years. HCL Nagpur campus is operational since 2018 and has a current strength of 3500+ employees. In its Nagpur facility, HCL has been creating job opportunities for […]

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IT companies acquire smaller firms to shift to delivering digital-led projects
Industry

IT companies acquire smaller firms to shift to delivering digital-led projects

The IT companies in India have increased the acquiring specialized companies to scale up digital capacity. Experts said, this process of building internal capacity for digital projects can be very long and delivery can become even more complex. They added that the process of acquisitions allows them to gain immediate access to features, enter newer […]

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