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KPMG in India launches Returning Women Programme

KPMG India, a leading providers of risk, financial and business advisory, tax, and regulatory services, and internal audit firm has announced the launch of Returning Women Programme. The company invites job applications from women professionals who are on a career break. On its advertisement page, the company said, “We strongly believe in fostering a work […]

L&T hires women employees under its career re-entry program

India’s biggest engineering, construction, manufacturing, technology, and financial services company Larsen & Toubro Ltd (L&T) invites applications from women professionals who are on a career break. The company said, “A Career Renewal Initiative for Women -“Renew” is an initiative that stems from L&T’s strong belief in diversity & equal career opportunities for all. It is aimed […]

Industry

Ford India workers protest over planned plant closure

Hundreds of workers at a Ford Motor Co factory in India’s western Gujarat state protested outside the automaker’s plant on Tuesday, demanding that the factory’s closure plan be scrapped or workers to be provided other jobs. The blue-uniformed workers gathered outside what is Ford’s car manufacturing and engine-making facility in Gujarat’s Sanand city and said the plant’s closure planned for the […]

Future of Work

Back to Work: Never Going Back- TCS Chief Leadership & Diversity Officer

As a growing part of the world population starts to get vaccinated, companies across the world and across industries are looking at what “back to work” will look like. And in that same context, I use “never going back”, taking into account several dimensions. Never going back to the old ways of working and the […]

HCL Technologies invites job applications from experienced professionals

IT major, HCL Technologies invites online applications from experienced professionals for various positions across India and overseas. On its advertisement page the company said, “At HCL, we encourage our employees to take the initiative to shape the roles and define areas of work that will benefit directly from their individual expertise. This Culture of Ideapreneurship is […]

Labour Law

Labour codes unlikely to be implemented this fiscal

The four labour codes are unlikely to be implemented this fiscal in view of slow progress on the drafting of rules by the states and also for political reasons like elections in Uttar Pradesh, a source said. The implementation of these laws assumes significance because once these are implemented there would be reduction in take-home pay […]

Biz2Credit to strengthen tech team; to hire over 150 people by year-end

Biz2Credit, provider of an online marketplace for small business funding, plans to strengthen its tech team by adding over 150 new employees in 2021 across various positions, including entry, mid and senior-level positions. In the past few months, the company has recorded terrific growth with a lot of new client wins and in the upcoming […]

Atos to hire 15000 employees in India over next 12 months

Atos, a French multinational information technology service and consulting company, has announced its plans to hire 15000 employees in India over the next 12 months. Currently, the company has a total headcount of 40,000 people in India, and globally Atos has more than 1.0 lakh employees. In an interview with Economic Times, Elie Girard, Chief […]

EPFO

EPFO payroll data shows a growing trend in net payroll additions

The provisional payroll data of EPFO published on 20th September, 2021 reveals that EPFO has added around 14.65 lakh net subscribers during July, 2021. The data highlights a growing trend in net payroll additions for last four months. For the month of July 2021, the net subscriber addition has increased by 31.28% as compared to […]

Diversity & Inclusion

Nestle India increases Women Employees to boost its gender diversity

Nestle India, the world’s largest food and beverage company is increasing the number of its women employees as part of its gender diversity efforts. Currently, around 23 per cent of Nestle India’s workforce are women, its Chairman and Managing Director Suresh Narayanan said on Monday in a statement. “We moved a fair degree on this. When […]