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Updated on: Dec 2021
Air India employees to come under the ambit of EPFO from Jan 1, 2022
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Air India employees to come under the ambit of EPFO from Jan 1, 2022

According to an ET report, after disinvestment, and acquisitions by Tata Group thousands of Air India and Indian Airlines employees will come under the ambit of EPFO (Employees Provident Fund Organization) from January 1, 2022. Air India is supposed to shift all of its employees’ from the provident fund trust to the Employees’ Provident Fund […]

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‘I was wrong’: Omicron wrecks CEOs’ plans for office return
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‘I was wrong’: Omicron wrecks CEOs’ plans for office return

Just as it seemed like corporate America was on a path toward normalcy, a new wave of Covid Omicron uncertainty is upending business plans from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. Manhattan holiday parties are being canceled and banks are contending with fresh outbreaks as the omicron variant spreads. Citigroup Inc. said staffers in the New […]

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Hyundai Motor appoints a new Managing Director in India
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Hyundai Motor appoints a new Managing Director in India

Hyundai Motor Company, a South Korean auto major has announced a top-level change in its Indian operations with Unsoo Kim slated to take over as Managing Director from January 1, 2022. Unsoo Kim, currently with the parent company in South Korea, will replace Seon Seob Kim (SS Kim) who will lead a global role at […]

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Infosys invites applications for Off-Campus Drive across India, apply today
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Infosys invites applications for Off-Campus Drive across India, apply today

India’s second-largest IT services firm, Infosys has announced Off-Campus Drive 2021 across India for the role of Specialist Programmers, Digital Specialist Engineers, and Systems Engineer & Operations Executive. The IT Major invites applications from freshers (B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech) of all branches as well as MCA/M.Sc. (Computer Science/ Electronics/ Mathematics/ Physics/Statistics) graduates. For the Specialist Programmers, and Digital […]

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After Tesla, SpaceX workers come forward to speak on sexual harassment
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After Tesla, SpaceX workers come forward to speak on sexual harassment

Five former employees at tech billionaire Elon Musk’s space firm SpaceX have come forward to speak out about the sexual harassment they faced in the company and how managers and the human resources department handled complaints poorly, as per media reports. This comes on the heels of six more women filing separate lawsuits against Musk’s […]

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3i Infotech, an MNC IT company to hire 500 employees in next two months
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3i Infotech, an MNC IT company to hire 500 employees in next two months

3i Infotech Limited, a global Information Technology company, committed to accelerating business transformation, has announced its plans to ramp up hiring for its newly set up BPS division in HITEC City, Hyderabad. As part of a major recruitment drive, the company plans to hire over 500 employees in the span of the next two months, which will be […]

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Uttar Pradesh government raises Dearness Allowance from 28% to 31%
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Uttar Pradesh government raises Dearness Allowance from 28% to 31%

Under 7th Pay Commission, the Uttar Pradesh government has announced a 3 per cent increase in the Dearness Allowance (DA) for government employees. According to ANI report, UP government raises dearness allowance (DA) for state govt employees from 28% to 31%; to be implemented retrospectively from July 2021 and the arrears for the past months […]

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Zomato strengthens leadership team with two appointments
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Zomato strengthens leadership team with two appointments

Zomato, a leading food services technology platform in India appoints Anjalli Ravi Kumar as Chief Sustainability Officer and Nitin Savara as Deputy Chief Financial Officer. Anjalli, a Harvard Kennedy School alumnus, earlier worked at Unilever as its global sustainability director. She has also worked with KPMG’s Climate Change Advisory practice in the past. In his […]

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Infosys extends digital innovation partnership with Australian Open
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Infosys extends digital innovation partnership with Australian Open

India’s second-largest IT services provider, Infosys today announced an extension of its digital innovation partnership with the Australian Open (AO) until the end of 2026. The expanded collaboration will see Infosys and Tennis Australia continue to harness Big Data and Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, and Cloud technologies to elevate the AO experience for fans, players, […]

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L&T hires women professionals under its Career Re-entry Program
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L&T hires women professionals under its Career Re-entry Program

India’s biggest engineering, construction, manufacturing, technology, and financial services company Larsen & Toubro Ltd (L&T) invites applications from women professionals who are on a career break. The company said, “A Career Renewal Initiative for Women -“Renew” is an initiative that stems from L&T’s strong belief in diversity & equal career opportunities for all. It is aimed at providing […]

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Apple Inc delays its corporate return-to-office without setting a new date
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Apple Inc delays its corporate return-to-office without setting a new date

Apple Inc., facing a resurgence in Covid-19 cases and a fast-spreading new variant is delaying its corporate return-to-office deadline from Feb. 1 to a “date yet to be determined.” Employees were informed of the move via a memo sent by Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook on Wednesday. An Apple spokesman confirmed the decision to Bloomberg […]

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Bank employees to go strike, today & tomorrow to protest privatisation
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Bank employees to go strike, today & tomorrow to protest privatisation

Bank operations in India will be affected on December 16-17 with about 10 lakh bank employees going on strike to protest privatisation of government banks. The strike call was given by the United Forum of Bank Unions, an umbrella body of nine unions in the banking sector. All India Bank Employees’ Association General Secretary C.H. […]

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