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Updated on: Apr 2022
J&K administration extends child care leave to ‘single male employees’
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J&K administration extends child care leave to ‘single male employees’

A male government employee who is a divorcee or widower will now get child care leave as applicable to women in Jammu and Kashmir, according to a notification issued on Wednesday. This step has been taken by the Department of Finance as a major welfare measure for employees, following the approval of child care leave […]

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Orient Electric appoints Aditya Kohli as Chief Human Resources Officer
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Orient Electric appoints Aditya Kohli as Chief Human Resources Officer

Orient Electric Limited, part of USD 2.4 billion diversified CK Birla Group, has appointed Aditya Kohli, as Chief Human Resources Officer. Aditya will be based at the company’s Head Office located in New Delhi. Aditya brings with him a rich experience of more than 23 years working in India and abroad with companies of repute […]

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Everest Group appoints Swapna Allapur as Chief People Officer
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Everest Group appoints Swapna Allapur as Chief People Officer

Everest Group has announced the appointment of Swapna Allapur as chief people officer. Allapur, based in Bengaluru, India is responsible for the human resources strategy and operations of the firm, which employs nearly 400 people across the U.S., Canada, Europe, India, and Latin America. “We are tremendously excited to have Swapna join us and contribute […]

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Persistent Systems appoints Chief of Operations and new Chief People Officer
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Persistent Systems appoints Chief of Operations and new Chief People Officer

Sameer Bendre, former Chief People Officer will take on the role of Chief of Operations. Yogesh Patgaonkar has joined Persistent Systems as the new Chief People Officer. Persistent Systems Ltd. is bolstering its leadership team by inducting senior leaders to support the company’s growth and strategic initiatives. Sameer Bendre has the responsibility for overseeing Persistent’s […]

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Workday to build Dublin campus to house 1,000 more workers
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Workday to build Dublin campus to house 1,000 more workers

Workday Inc will add 1,000 jobs at its European headquarters in Dublin over the next two years and construct a 51,000 square metre campus in the capital to accommodate the expansion, the U.S. software company said. Workday specializes in cloud-based applications for finance and human resources, and the jobs will be across product development, engineering […]

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LinkedIn list: TCS, Accenture, Cognizant among ‘2022 Top Companies’
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LinkedIn list: TCS, Accenture, Cognizant among ‘2022 Top Companies’

IT majors Tata Consultancy Services, Accenture and Cognizant have topped the list of each of the 2022 Top Companies list for India by LinkedIn. The professional networking platform announced it on Wednesday. The firms in the list prioritize young talent, women’s representation, and retention, said the professional networking platform LinkedIn. The sixth annual edition highlights the […]

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Coinbase plans to hire 1,000 people in India this year
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Coinbase plans to hire 1,000 people in India this year

Global crypto exchange firm Coinbase‘s Co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong said that the company is planning to hire 1000 people for its India centre. Currently, Coinbase has 300 employees in India. Armstrong said that the company is planning to tap into the dynamic Indian software talent to build the product market and will continue to […]

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Twitter Announces Elon Musk to Join Board of Directors
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Twitter Announces Elon Musk to Join Board of Directors

On Tuesday, Twitter announced that Mr. Musk, 50, would be appointed to its 11-person board in a term that expires in 2024. That followed the revelation on Monday that Mr. Musk had accumulated a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter, making him its biggest shareholder. Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal called Elon Musk “a passionate believer and […]

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Dedalus to strengthen R&D workforce in India; plans to hire 400 engineers
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Dedalus to strengthen R&D workforce in India; plans to hire 400 engineers

Dedalus, an Italy-based healthcare IT systems provider company plans to strengthen and expand its R&D facilities in India by hiring hundreds of engineers to support its aggressive global expansion plans. “Globally, we have 2,500 employees in R&D, out of which 1,000 are from India. As part of our expansion plans, we are planning to scale […]

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Tredence plans to hire 500 people by the end of 2022
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Tredence plans to hire 500 people by the end of 2022

Data science solutions provider, Tredence plans to hire 500 more people this year, bringing the total number of employees to over 2,100 by December. The company has doubled its talent base in the last 12 months and has over 1,600 employees. Tredence is adopting a hybrid flexible work model, the new centres have a capacity […]

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TCS Hiring 2022: Invites applications from fresh graduates, postgraduates
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TCS Hiring 2022: Invites applications from fresh graduates, postgraduates

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s biggest IT service provider which now has more than 500,000 employees invites job applications under its Off-campus hiring program. The company said on its advertisement pages, “To harness the abundance of talent and ensure no great potential misses out on the opportunity to build a greater future with us, we […]

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AICTE partners with Salesforce to upskill students with digital skills
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AICTE partners with Salesforce to upskill students with digital skills

Salesforce, the global leader in CRM has collaborated with the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to provide educators and students with the digital skills they require for the future of work. This collaboration has come with the aim to upskill up to 200,000 students over the next five years. During the process students will be […]

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