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Updated on: Aug 2021

Industry

Infosys to open a new Digital Dev Centre in Toronto, will hire people

Aug 26, 2021

Bank employees family pension to be increased to of last pay drawn

In a bid to provide relief to families of bank employees, the Government of India has approved the I...

Jobs

Aug 26, 2021

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Hybrid Work model challenges and Technology solutions- Capgemini

Remote work was already gaining popularity before the pandemic, but COVID- has fast-tracked this p...

Work Model

Aug 26, 2021

What is Wipros plan to bring employees back to office

IT major, Wipro is working on a plan to bring more employees Back to Office.nbspAs the second wave...

Industry

Aug 26, 2021

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Jobs

Board Infinity to hire 2000 employees in next six months

Board Infinity, an early career skilling & career transition platform, announced that the company plans to hire 2000 employees in the next six months and grow the paid learner base to 3 lakh learners by 2022 end. The startup is hiring freshers and young professionals in areas like technology, digital marketing, operations, sales. The company […]

Aug 25, 2021

Jobs

Cognizant to add 50% more employees to its workforce in this fiscal

The US-based IT major, Cognizant Technology Solutions is looking to hire about 100,000 lateral hires in 2021, and onboard 30,000 fresh college graduates in the current fiscal to deal with rising attrition. Additionally, the company is also planning to make 45,000 offers to freshers in India for 2022, said the company’s CEO Brian Humphries on June […]

Aug 25, 2021

Jobs

Over 54,000 startups providing about 5.5 lakh jobs

Foreign direct investments into the country are on the rise, jumping to USD 12.1 billion in May this year, providing about 5.5 lakh jobs, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday. He also said the government is working on a mission mode to achieve an exports target of USD 400 billion in 2021-22. “India has received the highest ever FDI inflow […]

Aug 25, 2021

Appointments

DCM Shriram ropes in ex- VP- HR of GE Sandeep as President & CHRO

DCM Shriram, a spin-off from trifurcation of the reputed erstwhile DCM Group appoints Sandeep Girotra as President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Prior to joining DCM Shriram, Sandeep was associated with Xylem Incorporation as CHRO – Emerging Markets Sandeep is a seasoned HR leader with close to 03 decades of experience in Human Resources with […]

Aug 25, 2021

C-Suite Move

IEEMA has appointed Charu Mathur as Director-General

Industry body Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers’ Association or IEEMA on Tuesday said it has appointed Charu Mathur as its new Director General (DG). Charu succeeds Sunil Misra, who superannuated in July 2021, Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers’ Association (IEEMA) said in a statement. With a rich experience of around three decades, Charu has worked in various sectors […]

Aug 25, 2021

Industry

Wipro to open a new delivery center in USA, will hire up to 400 employees

Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting, and business process services company, today announced that it will open a new delivery center in Sherwood, Arkansas. The company expects to hire up to 400 employees in the next two years in Arkansas. Wipro will invest approximately US$ three million to transform a 70,000 square-foot facility […]

Aug 24, 2021

Industry

Hero Electric rolls out ‘Hero Care’ flexible benefits policy for employees

Hero Electric, an electric scooter company has launched ‘Hero Care’ a flexible benefits policy for its employees that takes care of their and their family’s hopes, dreams, and aspirations in different stages of life. According to the company statement, the ‘Hero Care’ program will cover every employee who has completed a minimum of two years […]

Aug 24, 2021

Appointments

Honeywell ropes in Rekha Radhakrishnan as Director- HR from Dell

Rekha Radhakrishnan has joined US-based global technology company Honeywell as Director- Human Resources. Prior to this, she was working with Dell Technologies for over 2 years. At Dell, she was working as HRBP Leader – India Sales and was driving the development and implementation of the HR Strategy for Dell Technologies in India & APJ, […]

Aug 24, 2021

Industry

TCS rescheduled test, extends application closing date for freshers jobs

As announced, India’s biggest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services or TCS will be hiring over 40,000 freshers from campuses in India in the fiscal year 2021-22. The company had also hired 40,000 graduates from campuses in 2020. Tapping into the need for virtual recruitment and internships the company had launched TCS iON, a strategic unit of […]

Aug 24, 2021

EPFO

Centre to pay PF share of employer, employee till 2022

According to ANI report, Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the Central Government will pay provident fund (PF) contribution for each employer and the employee till 2022 for those that have been known as again to work for small scale jobs in the formal sector after shedding their job. She also highlighted […]

Aug 23, 2021

Industry

Microsoft, MAQ Software, PepsiCo to invest Rs 2,866 cr in Noida, Mathura

Today, Uttar Pradesh government said in a statement that American tech giants Microsoft, MAQ Software, and PepsiCo have agreed to invest Rs 2,866 crore for setting their units in Noida and Mathura. According to the developmental plan, technology giant Microsoft and MAQ Software will set up their units in Noida, while PepsiCo is building its […]

Aug 23, 2021

CHRO Move

Netflix names PepsiCo exec Sergio Ezama as Chief Talent Officer

Netflix has appointed Sergio Ezama as its Chief Talent Officer. Ezama is currently serving as Global Chief Talent Officer at PepsiCo. “20 years at PepsiCo leave a mark. I will be forever grateful for the many memories and friends I have been fortunate enough to make over the years. In many regards, all my mentors, colleagues, and friends have shaped […]

Aug 23, 2021