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Updated on: Jan 2022

Hiring

PwC India hiring freshers and experienced people, apply here

Jan 25, 2022

Mahindra Group appoints Gurpratap Boparai as CEO of auto biz Europe

Gurpratap Boparai, former Managing Director of Skoda Auto Volkswagen India SAVWI has been appointe...

C-Suite Move

Jan 25, 2022

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Google to open a new office in Pune, starts hiring

Technology giant GooglenbspCloud has announced its plan to open a new office in Pune this year, th...

Industry

Jan 25, 2022

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BizCredit appoints Vivek Shrivastava as new Vice President Technology

BizCredit, provider of an online marketplace for small business funding, appoints Vivek Shrivastava...

Appointments

Jan 25, 2022

Latest news: BizCredit appoints Vivek Shrivastava as new Vice President Technology - SightsIn Plus

Industry

Unilever to cut jobs across all regions

Unilever PLC plans to slash thousands of management positions across its operations, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday. The job cuts will be in the “low thousands“, the person said. The development comes on the heels of reports that activist investor Nelson Peltz’s hedge fund, Trian Partners, is building an unspecified stake […]

Jan 25, 2022

CHRO Move

Yellow.ai appoints Neeru Mehta as CHRO

Yellow.ai, a leading Conversational CX Platform (Formerly known as Yellow Messenger) today announced the appointment of Neeru Mehta as its first Chief Human Resource Officer. In her new role, Neeru will be responsible for strengthening employer branding strategy and people culture at Yellow.ai. She comes with over two decades of experience across diverse roles including Human Resources, […]

Jan 25, 2022

Labour Law

Government is likely to implement a ‘four-day workweek’ by next fiscal year

The four labour codes on wages, social security, industrial relations and occupation safety, health, and working conditions are likely to be implemented by the next fiscal year as at least 13 states have pre-published draft rules on these laws, a senior official said. If the new labour codes are implemented, there’s a likelihood that employees in India may be […]

Jan 25, 2022

CHRO Move

Gameskraft appoints Nitin Nahata as Chief Human Resource Officer

Gameskraft, an online gaming company has appointed Nitin Nahata as Chief Human Resource Officer, effective January 1, 2022. In his new role, Nitin is leading the entire gamut of people and culture agenda for the startup. Nitin has over 17 years of experience in Human Resources managing all the HR COE globally and HR Business partnering for all […]

Jan 24, 2022

Hiring

Tata Technologies to hire 3,000 people by this year

Global engineering and product development digital services firm Tata Technologies on Monday said it will hire over 3,000 innovators over the next 12 months under its expanded talent acquisition programme. The company plans to ramp up its workforce in all major markets globally and India, which includes Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, among others, Tata Technologies said in a statement. […]

Jan 24, 2022

Industry

L&T Infotech’s attrition has risen to 22.5%, robust hiring plan for FY22

L&T Infotech (LTI), part of Larsen Toubro group, a global technology consulting and digital solutions firm has announced its Q3FY22 results recently. The company has reported that attrition has risen to 22.5% from 19.6% in the previous quarter. The company has added over 1800 people in December ending quarter with total headcounts of 44,200 employees. […]

Jan 24, 2022

Industry

TCS aims to grow in double digits in Canada amid rising digitisation

TCS is aiming for a high double-digit growth in revenues from Canada in the next few years as the North American country’s economy grows across sectors and digitisation becomes an essential aspect for businesses, a senior official has said. TCS Canada, a wholly-owned subsidiary of India’s largest IT exporter dedicated to serve the market, had […]

Jan 24, 2022

C-Suite Move

Essar Capital appoints ex- SAIL CMD as CEO of Metals & Mining Business

Essar Capital, the investment arm of Essar Global Fund, has announced the appointment of Anil Kumar Chaudhary as Chief Executive Officer for the metals & mining business. Anil was formerly the Chairman and Managing Director of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and has been the Chairman of International Coal Ventures (ICVL) and Mjunction services. In his […]

Jan 24, 2022

Survey & Report

Office space demand up 50% in 2021 led by startups, tech firms- Colliers

Demand for office space in Delhi NCR region has grown 50 per cent year-on-year in 2021, majorly due to strong absorptions by startups and technology firms, said global real estate consultancy firm Colliers. In 2021, total absorption in the office space segment was 6.3 million square feet, it said. Of the total, startups absorbed 1 million square feet. “Gurugram led the leasing activity […]

Jan 24, 2022

Hiring

KPMG is hiring freshers and experienced people in India, apply here

KPMG, a multinational professional services network and one of the Big Four accounting organizations invites applications from freshers, experienced people, and returning women with career gaps in India. The company said on its ad page, “At KPMG in India, we strive to understand more about you through an elaborate, interactive, and fair evaluation process. Whether […]

Jan 23, 2022

EPFO

BMS demands pension hike; nationwide protest outside the EPFO offices

The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) holds a nationwide protest from 20th January outside the offices of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), demanding a hike in EPS95 pension from Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 5,000 per month. BMS demands pension should be 50% of last drawn wages for all workers.Chalo pf office on 20th January 2022@LabourMinistry @byadavbjp @PTI_News […]

Jan 22, 2022

Hiring

Capgemini invites job applications for various roles in India, details here

Capgemini, a French multinational information technology services and consulting company invites applications from freshers and experienced people across India for thousands of roles. IT major comprises over 150,000 team members in India working across 13 locations. The company said on its ad page, “We are helping our clients grow while building a more sustainable and inclusive future is where […]

Jan 22, 2022