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Updated on: Mar 2022
83% Indians believe in asking females their Marriage plans during Hiring
Survey & Report

83% Indians believe in asking females their Marriage plans during Hiring

The majority of Indian companies and recruiters frequently ask female candidates about their marital status. Questions are generally asked like “Are you married?” or “When are you planning to get married?” are posed before female candidates but rarely before male applicants. Many firms defend this by saying that society mandates a woman to leave their […]

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Delhi govt.’s Rozgar Budget promises 20 lakh new jobs in 5 years
Employment

Delhi govt.’s Rozgar Budget promises 20 lakh new jobs in 5 years

According to The Hindu Report, Finance Minister Manish Sisodia presented Delhi’s annual budget 2022-23, which he termed a “Rozgar (employment) Budget” that would create “at least 20 lakh new jobs” over the next five years. In the upcoming fiscal year’s Budget, there is an increase of about 13.3 percent as compared to the revised estimates […]

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Two-day workers strike across India for labor rights, better pay
Strike

Two-day workers strike across India for labor rights, better pay

Millions of workers began a nationwide two-day strike across India on Monday to express their anger at the government’s economic policies and press their demands for improved rights for industrial workers, employees, and farmers. About a dozen labor unions that organized the strike want the government to provide universal social security coverage for workers in […]

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TCS Digital Hiring Program 2022: registration ends on April 2
Hiring

TCS Digital Hiring Program 2022: registration ends on April 2

India’s largest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is hiring fresh graduates and postgraduates from the year of passing 2022 under the TCS Digital Hiring Drive. TCS, which hired 43,000 freshers in the first half of fiscal 2022, said in the third quarter itself it hired the 34,000 freshers planned for the entire second half and will likely […]

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FedEx elevates Raj Subramaniam as CEO
Appointments

FedEx elevates Raj Subramaniam as CEO

FedEx Corporation, formerly Federal Express Corporation and later FDX Corporation elevates Indian American Raj Subramaniam as the new Chief Executive Officer. He will replace Frederick W. Smith Chairman and CEO who will step down from this position on June 1 and will now be its Executive Chairman. In his new role, Mr. Smith said he […]

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Why Metaverse is important for HR?
HR TECHNOLOGY

Why Metaverse is important for HR?

Metaverse is the new buzzword that has been making a lot of noise recently. From social media platforms to workplaces- the waves of this new technology are touching everyone around the world. Previously metaverse was just part of the gaming industry and people used it as nothing more than a means of entertainment. But today […]

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Gratuity may be forfeited of staff who damage employer property: Delhi HC
Labour Law

Gratuity may be forfeited of staff who damage employer property: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that any employer can forfeit the gratuity of an employee if the employee is terminated for any act or omission or negligence causing any damage or loss to the property belonging to the employer. Justice Pratibha M Singh however added that such forfeiture can only be to the extent […]

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FMC India appoints Satender K Sighadia as HR Head
CHRO Move

FMC India appoints Satender K Sighadia as HR Head

FMC India has announced the appointment of Satender K Sighadia as Head- Human Resources, effective April 01, 2022. He replaces Sanjay Gopinath, who is promoted to a larger role based in Singapore. Satender will report to the FMC APAC HR Director. Ravi Annavarapu, President, FMC India said in a statement, “I am delighted that Satender […]

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Magicpin announces its Remote-First Workplace Policy
Industry

Magicpin announces its Remote-First Workplace Policy

Magicpin, a platform operated by Samast Technology for discovery and savings in offline retail has introduced its first remote policy. The remote-first policy has been very successful at Magicpin, which has been able to operate smoothly following the remote working model. Brij Bhushan, COO, and Co-Founder, Magicpin, said, “The Remote-First policy has worked wonderfully for […]

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Capco India plans to hire over 500 consultants
Hiring

Capco India plans to hire over 500 consultants

Capco has announced that it is going to hire more than 500 employees in India in the coming months. The new hires will fill roles in the areas of consulting, data, digital, and technology. Capco is a London-based management and technology consultancy. The new hires will operate from across several cities of India namely, Bengaluru, […]

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Biz2X plans to add 350+ new employees, including freshers by this year
Hiring

Biz2X plans to add 350+ new employees, including freshers by this year

Biz2X, a leading Digital Lending SaaS platform plans to expand its, plans to expand its workforce by adding over 350 new employees in 2022. At present, Biz2X is 550 people strong and by the end of 2022, it plans to expand the team size close to 1000 people. Last year, the company onboarded over 150 […]

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Delhi govt to set up the electronic city at Baprola, to create 80,000 jobs
Employment

Delhi govt to set up the electronic city at Baprola, to create 80,000 jobs

Aiming to boost employment opportunities and give an impetus to electronics manufacturing, Delhi Government has proposed to set up an electronic city in the national capital to create 80,000 jobs. The announcement was made during his budget presentation for financial 2022-23. The electronic city will come up at Baprola, Delhi “We will set up an […]

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