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Updated on: Apr 2022
Online delivery companies: In spike of attrition plans to hire women riders
Hiring

Online delivery companies: In spike of attrition plans to hire women riders

According to Economic Times, Online delivery companies similar to Zomato, Swiggy, Ecom Categorical and Shadowfax are among those seeking to induct females. Women have a greater retention ratio and are seen as environment friendly and are extra disciplined. The companies are planning to hire women riders at India’s main online supply firms amid rising attrition […]

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IT firm Prodapt plans to double UK investment, creates over 500 jobs
Hiring

IT firm Prodapt plans to double UK investment, creates over 500 jobs

The Chennai-based IT & digital transformation company Prodapt is planning to double its investment to £100 million in the UK market. Earlier this year, the company had established a new office in London to accelerate its growth. It is also planning to create over 500 jobs. The company said, “The investment commitment is the result of a […]

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TCS calls 50,000 employees to work 3 days a week from office
Industry

TCS calls 50,000 employees to work 3 days a week from office

India’s largest IT services provider company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will see the top 50,000 employees coming to office starting three days a week from this month. By the middle of FY23, the company will have 20 percent of employees working from offices 80 per cent from home. As the covid cases are reduced, many companies shifted to permanent work from office […]

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Nasscom appoints TCS veteran Krishnan Ramanujam as Chairperson
Appointments

Nasscom appoints TCS veteran Krishnan Ramanujam as Chairperson

IT industry body Nasscom has appointed Krishnan Ramanujam, a senior executive at Tata Consultancy Services, as its Chairperson for 2022-23. Krishnan was the Vice-Chairperson of the body. He succeeds Accenture’s Senior Managing Director in India Rekha M Menon, who had served as the Chairperson for 2021-22. Nasscom (National Association of Software and Services Companies) has appointed Anant Maheshwari, President […]

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Are New Technologies Vital in Winning the War for Talent?
Talent Acquisition

Are New Technologies Vital in Winning the War for Talent?

As we emerge from the effect of the pandemic, the future of work has undergone a transformation driven by a hiring boom or what we call the ‘war for talent.’ We saw early signs of organizations finding it difficult to source the right talent. As they scale, the equilibrium that existed earlier has skewed significantly […]

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Over 80,000 Infosys employees have resigned in the last 3 months
Industry

Over 80,000 Infosys employees have resigned in the last 3 months

Last week, India’s second-largest IT services company Infosys announced its fourth-quarter results ending on March 31, for the financial year 2022. The company has reported that it has hired 85,000 freshers both off-campus and on-campus in the financial year 2022 and the total headcount stood at 3,14,015 from 2,92,067 within the December 2021 quarter. Bengaluru-based, IT major has […]

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Musk acquired Twitter: employees fear layoffs and future
Industry

Musk acquired Twitter: employees fear layoffs and future

Elon Musk takes over Twitter, one of the most popular social media platforms in the world, for a whopping $44-billion cash deal. The 16-year-old company will be a private entity and wholly owned by the celebrity CEO of Tesla after the deal is complete. Twitter Inc. employees reacted on the takeover with a mix of enthusiasm, fear, […]

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Accenture is on a hiring spree, has added 1.6 lakh people globally in one year
Industry

Accenture is on a hiring spree, has added 1.6 lakh people globally in one year

Information Technology Services and consulting company Accenture is on a hiring spree and has recruited 1.62 lakh employees in the last year globally — the highest reported by any IT services company in a year. Of this, nearly 40 per cent will be in India, which is the company’s largest centre, followed by the Philippines and the […]

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CSS Corp appoints Anish Philip as Chief People Officer
Appointments

CSS Corp appoints Anish Philip as Chief People Officer

Global customer experience and technology services provider, CSS Corp has announced the appointment of Anish Philip as Chief People Officer. In this role, Anish will be responsible for the entire gamut of people and culture agenda of the organization, and he will be an integral part of CSS Corp’s executive leadership team. He will influence […]

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Anganwadi workers, helpers entitled for gratuity: Supreme Court
Labour Law

Anganwadi workers, helpers entitled for gratuity: Supreme Court

Anganwadi workers and helpers appointed to work in Anganwadi centres, set up under the Integrated Child Development Scheme are entitled to gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, the Supreme Court said on Monday. A bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S Oka said that because of the provisions of the National Food […]

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IT companies to raise entry-level salaries for fresh graduates
Industry

IT companies to raise entry-level salaries for fresh graduates

As entry-level employees in India’s IT companies continue to rise faster, the IT firms are now focusing on hiring fresh graduates and increasing their salaries. Apparao V.V., Chief Human Resources Officer, HCL Technologies said, “The salaries for entry-level engineers have been revised to Rs 4.25 lakh this year from Rs 3.65 lakh. We are also […]

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Ad hoc staff can be replaced only by regular employee: Supreme Court
Labour Law

Ad hoc staff can be replaced only by regular employee: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has emphasized and also clarified that an ad hoc employee can not be replaced by another ad hoc employee, can only be replaced by a regularly appointed candidate. The Court observed, “It is a settled principle of law that an ad hoc employee cannot be replaced by another ad hoc employee, can […]

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