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Updated on: Jun 2021

Appointments

NHRD appoints SV Nathan as National President

Jun 29, 2021

Govt extends wage subsidy scheme via EPFO till March

The government of Indianbspon Monday extended the wage subsidy scheme till March via the E...

EPFO

Jun 28, 2021

Twitter appoints Jeremy Kessel new grievance officer for India

Amidst the tussle with the Union Government over the new IT rules, Twitter has appointed its Global ...

Appointments

Jun 28, 2021

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iD Fresh Food to expand operations, will hire over employees

Home-grown brand, iD Fresh Foodnbspsaid Today that it is all set to strengthen its workforce with ...

Jobs

Jun 28, 2021

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C-Suite Move

EY promotes 43 partners and hired 14 new partners in financial year 2021

EY member firms in India announce 43 promotions to partnership across all service lines in the India region. This is the largest number of promotes across all senior ranks compared to prior years. Additionally, 14 new Partners were hired in FY21 across the business, the company said in statement. According to a statement, This expanded […]

Jun 28, 2021

Industry

Tata Motors to reward its employees with Performance Shares

Tata Motors to issue Performance Shares to its own employees and the employees of its subsidiaries under the long-term incentive scheme. The Board members at its meeting held on 23 June 2021 has approved the Issue of Performance Shares and/or Options to the eligible employees of the Company and its subsidiary companies as per the SEBI […]

Jun 28, 2021

C-Suite Move

Verizon elects Reckitt Benckiser CEO Laxman Narasimhan on Board

Verizon Communications Inc. has announced the election of Laxman Narasimhan, to the Verizon Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2021. Laxman is Chief Executive Officer of Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc (‘Reckitt’), a FTSE 12 listed British multinational consumer health, hygiene, and nutrition company. He also serves as a director of Reckitt. “As we continue to […]

Jun 28, 2021

Movement

Twitter interim grievance officer for India quits

Twitter interim resident grievance officer for India has stepped down, leaving the micro-blogging site without a grievance official as mandated by the new IT rules to address complaints from Indian subscribers, according to a source. The source said that Dharmendra Chatur, who was recently appointed as interim resident grievance officer for India by Twitter, has quit the post. […]

Jun 28, 2021

Industry

ONGC launches Women Leadership Program – Urjasvini

During these pandemic times, a landmark women’s leadership development program has been launched by ONGC. The learning journey – ‘Urjasvini’ was inaugurated by ONGC virtually on 23rd June’21 in the presence of esteemed Director HR – Dr. Alka Mittal, Executive Director and Head of ONGC Academy – Mr. Manoj Barthwal, and the larger ONGC HR team […]

Jun 27, 2021

ESIC

ESIC added 10.41 lakh, new subscribers in April 2021

Around 10.41 lakh new subscribers joined the ESIC-run social security scheme in April, official data showed on Friday, giving a perspective on formal sector employment in the country. The gross enrolments with ESIC during 2020-21 dropped nearly 24 per cent to 1.15 crore amid the pandemic, compared to 1.51 crore in 2019-20, according to the latest data. […]

Jun 27, 2021

Appointments

Nike appoints Namita Vyas as Director- Talent Acquisition

Namita Vyas joins Nike as Director- Talent Acquisition, effective June 2021. Nike, Inc. is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing, and worldwide marketing and sales of footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories, and services. She comes with over 16 years of industry experience, an accomplished HR leader with an eye to […]

Jun 27, 2021

Appointments

Honeywell appoints Sumedha Pal Parmar as Head- HR, India

Honeywell, a multinational conglomerate headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina elevates Sumedha Pal Parmar as Head of HR, India. In her new role, she will be responsible for the entire gamut of People and Culture functions for India Operations. Most recently, Sumedha was working as Sr. Director Talent Acquisition & Diversity with Honeywell. She was responsible for […]

Jun 26, 2021

Industry

Infosys announces salary hike effective July 2021

India’s second-largest IT firm, Infosys has announced that it will be rolling out salary hikes effective July 2021, This is the second salary hike this year, as the company aims to manage attrition and retain talent. Infosys had announced its first salary hike in January 2021. Speaking at Infosys’ 40th annual general meeting, COO Pravin Rao […]

Jun 26, 2021

Jobs

Tesla’s rival Triton to create 24,000 jobs in Telangana for new EV factory

According to Business Insider’s report, US-based electric vehicles (EV) maker Triton, which is a competitor of Tesla Inc, has signed an agreement (MoU) with Telangana Government to set up an Electric Vehicle manufacturing facility in the state’s Zahirabad area. Principal Secretary (IT and Industries) Jayesh Ranjan and Triton Electric Vehicle Pvt. Ltd CEO & Founder Himanshu B. […]

Jun 26, 2021

Labour Law

Government grants further extension in timelines of compliances

Government grants further extension in timelines of compliances and has also announced tax exemption for expenditure on COVID-19 treatment and ex-gratia received on death due to COVID-19. Tax exemption Many taxpayers have received financial help from their employers and well-wishers for meeting their expenses incurred for treatment of Covid-19. In order to ensure that no […]

Jun 26, 2021

Appointments

Cathay Pacific Airways appoints Abhijit Abhyankar as Regional Head- HR

Cathay Pacific, The Hong Kong-based airline, has elevated Abhijit Abhyankar as the airline’s new Regional Head- People (HR) for South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa (SAMEA). Most recently, he was serving in the role of Regional Head of Marketing and Digital Sales – South Asia, Middle East & Africa at the company. In his […]

Jun 26, 2021