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Major HR Movements in the Month of July

In this note, we highlight some of the major HR Movements announced during the month of July . L...

Appointments

Latest news: Major HR Movements in the Month of July - SightsIn Plus

C-Suite Move

Birla Carbon, Aditya Birla Group appoints new CIO & Chief Digital Officer

Birla Cabon, a part of Aditya Birla Group appoints Madhavi Kanumoory as Chief Digital and Information Officer, effective July 2021. In her new role, Madhavi is responsible for all aspects of the company’s digital and information technology strategies. She has more than 20 years of experience in IT and Technology leadership roles. Madhavi is an IT […]

Jobs

Contractual employees also eligible for maternity leave: Kerala high court

Kochi: Hon’ble High Court of Kerala said, “Only a woman knows how acutely difficult it is to balance motherhood and her career,” observed the Kerala High Court while criticising the action of the Kerala government in terminating the service of a woman counsellor in Kollam who had gone on maternity leave. Justice Devan Ramachandran of […]

Accenture offers free 2-3 weeks Digital Certification Program

An Irish-domiciled multinational company that provides consulting and professional services, Accenture plc offers 2-3 weeks of free digital skills programs that help to get the digital skills you need in Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, and Digital Marketing, etc. Accenture Digital Skills is a free, interactive series of courses that help and prepare people to build the digital […]

JPMorgan mandates masks for employees in US offices

JPMorgan Chase & Co employees in the United States will be required to wear masks in public indoor settings and in common areas within its offices regardless of their vaccination status, the bank told staff in a memo on Friday. The resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the United States due to the Delta variant and new guidance from the U.S. Centers for […]

C-Suite Move

IBM spin-off kyndryl appoints a new Chief Financial Officer

IBM spin-off kyndryl, appoints David Wyshner as Chief Financial Officer IBM spin-off kyndryl, the new, independent public company that will be created following the separation of IBM’s Managed Infrastructure Services business, announced the appointment of David Wyshner as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. “Kyndryl’s goal is to apply the most modern and resilient IT systems and talent […]

Amazon delays return to office to 2022 due to Covid-19

Amazon has pushed back its return-to-office date for tech and corporate workers until January 2022 as COVID-19 cases surge nationally due to the delta variant. The Seattle Times, which detailed the tech giant’s delay in returning to offices from internal messages, reports that unlike its Seattle-area rival Microsoft, Amazon will not mandate employees receive the COVID-19 vaccine before […]

TCS to invest $300 million in a foreign country, will hire 220 people by 2023

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced plans to expand its operations in Arizona, investing more than $300 million by 2026 and hiring more than 220 employees by 2023, to meet the digital transformation needs of its customers. The company will also continue to expand the reach of its STEM and Computer Science education programs in […]

CHRO Move

Hero MotoCorp elevates Dharm Rakshit as Head- Employee Relations

Two-wheelers manufacturer, Hero MotoCorp has elevated Dharm Rakshit as Head- Employee Relations, India. Earlier, he was working as Head – Human Resources. An alumnus of XISS, PGDPM – HR, batch 1995, Dharm has over 25 years of experience in Human resources and employee relations with expertise in Talent Management & Development, HR Strategy in Sync with […]

HCL surpassed Cognizant, become the fourth-largest IT company

On Thursday, HCL Technologies Ltd has surpassed Cognizant Technologies Solutions Corp. to become the fourth-largest IT company services company. Noida-based firm HCL’s market capitalization surpassed Cognizant’s, highlighting the Nasdaq-listed firm’s challenges under chief executive Brian Humphries. Teaneck, New Jersey-based Cognizant’s stock closed at $73.56 on Nasdaq on Wednesday, giving the company a market cap of […]

Culture & Behaviour

Culture Transformation in the Hybrid Workplace

Covid has been around and seems to be in no hurry to leave. With the last 16 months of this pressure, our socio-economic Wellbeing and Culture have been challenged to the hilt. This pandemic has made us ask questions on many fronts and has also made us look for their answers like never before; the […]

Tata Steel hired 16 women heavy earth moving machinery operators

Today, Tata Steel said that it has inducted 16 women Heavy Earth Moving Machinery (HEMM) operators as part of its efforts to promote women empowerment. The 16 women operators were inducted at its West Bokaro division. The company had earlier deployed the first batch of 22 women at Noamundi iron mine in 2019. “Promoting diversity […]

Aug 5, 2021