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Updated on: Oct 2021

Work Model

PwC allows all its , employees to work from home for a lifetime

Oct 4, 2021

TCS rolls out PAN India hiring drive for entry-level and experienced people

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Hiring

Oct 3, 2021

Mondelez elevates Mahalakshmi R as chief people officer, South East Asia

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CHRO Move

Oct 2, 2021

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TCS partners with Multi Commodity Exchange India Ltd MCX

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Partnership

Oct 2, 2021

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Hiring

Tech Mahindra freshers hiring to surge three times in FY22

Indian IT major, Tech Mahindra is planning to hire three times more freshers as the company aims to focus on building talent and is looking to hire people for artificial intelligence, internet of things, and space technology. Tech Mahindra’s MD & CEO C P Gurnani said in the month of August this year that the overall […]

Oct 2, 2021

C-Suite Move

Bata elevates Rajeev Gopalakrishnan as President – Asia-Pacific market

Rajeev Gopalakrishnan has been elevated as President – Asia-Pacific market, Bata India said. His tenure as managing director of the company ended on September 30, 2021, said a regulatory filing by Bata India. “Further, w.e.f. the end of business hours on that day, Gopalakrishnan also ceases to be a director in the company and shall take over his […]

Oct 2, 2021

CHRO Move

Bharti Axa’s Paramjit Singh Nayyar joins Hero Housing Finance as CHRO

Former Chief HR Officer of Bharti AXA General Insurance, Paramjit Singh Nayyar has joined Hero Housing Finance as CHRO. In his new role, he will be responsible for the people & culture agenda of the organization. Paramjit has been associated with Bharti Axa for over 1 year, and earlier he was working as Chief HR […]

Oct 2, 2021

C-Suite Move

Former Ford India Chief Anurag Mehrotra joins Tata Motors

Auto major, Tata Motors has announced the appointment Anurag Mehrotra as Vice President- International Business and Strategy of its Commercial Vehicle Business Unit (CVBU) with effect from October 1, 2021. The company said that He will be based out of IB office at Worli and will report to Executive Director & Head, CVBU. Prior to this, Anurag has been […]

Oct 1, 2021

Hiring

Tata Group invites applications for 4,564 open positions

Tata Group, an Indian multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, airplanes, and other products, headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India invites applications for 4,564 open positions. The company has created 2,188 open positions in past 30 days and 617 open jobs in the past 7 days. On its advertisement page, the company said, “Experience a fulfilling career, […]

Oct 1, 2021

Hiring

Fidelity Information Services to hire more than 10,000 people in India

Fintech major, Fidelity Information Services (FIS) has announced it will hire more than 10,000 people in a 12-month recruitment drive to fill various roles in India to fuel its future growth. Fidelity said its recruitment drive would focus on hiring new recruits through leading educational institutes across India such as Gurugram, Jaipur, Nagpur, Mangaluru, Kanpur, […]

Oct 1, 2021

Jobs

Govt of India launches DigiSaksham to enhance employability of youth

Minister for Labour and Employment, Shri Bhupender Yadav has launched DigiSaksham – a digital skills programme to enhance the employability of youth by imparting digital skills that are required in an increasingly technology driven era. This joint initiative with Microsoft India is an extension of the Government’s ongoing programs to support the youth from rural […]

Oct 1, 2021

Industry

PwC offers US employees full-time remote work

Accounting and consulting firm PwC told Reuters on Thursday it will allow all its 40,000 US client services employees to work virtually and live anywhere they want in perpetuity, making it one of the biggest employers to embrace permanent remote work. The policy is a departure from the accounting industry’s rigid attitudes, known for encouraging people to put in late […]

Oct 1, 2021

Individual Milestone

How JLL Navigates Hybrid Workplace Rightly

How JLL Navigates Hybrid Work Model Rightly A hybrid workplace model is an arrangement where employees make an optimal mix of work from home and office. For example, in 2020, due to the pandemic, most corporates were working from home and as a result, organisations had to experiment with a whole new work-from-home model, including […]

Oct 1, 2021

Corporate Social Responsibility

TCS announces ‘Youth Employment Program’ as CSR initiative in India

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) opens a unique new track in the flagship Youth Employment Program (YEP) in India as a CSR initiative under the TATA Affirmative Action Program. The company said in a press release, “India is slowly, but steadily, getting back on its feet from the second wave of COVID-19 and many have lost […]

Oct 1, 2021

Hiring

Blue Star to create 1,500 jobs in Andhra Pradesh

Air conditioning and commercial refrigeration major Blue Star Ltd on Wednesday said the company would invest around Rs 550 crore over the next few years for setting up a greenfield manufacturing unit at Sri City, in Andhra Pradesh. Blue Star Climatech, a newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary, has commenced construction of the new plant, which will be ‘highly […]

Sep 30, 2021

Industry

TAC, a cybersecurity company has shifted to 4-day work week

TAC Security, a cybersecurity company in India has announced a 4-Day work week giving the employees time to rejuvenate and ensure better productivity. The company has taken the step to adapt to the “Future of Work”. The company has decided to focus on empowering employees to have a healthy work-life balance and a happier workforce […]

Sep 29, 2021