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Updated on: May 2021

Industry

IndiGo rolls out initiatives to support employees amid COVID-

May 13, 2021

Senior HR Leader, Deepaq K Sharma passes away

Senior HR Leader, Deepaq K Sharma passes away Senior HR Leader, Deepaq K Sharmanbsppassed away, ac...

Demise

May 13, 2021

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JP Morgan plans to hire , techies in India this year

JP Morgan plans to hire techies in India in this years, mostly in Bangalore According to TOI re...

Industry

May 13, 2021

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Bajaj Auto extends benefits to families of deceased employees due to COVID-

Bajaj Auto extends benefits to families of deceased employees due to COVID- Bajaj Auto, an Indian ...

Industry

May 13, 2021

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ESIC

ESIC extends date for filing of ESI contribution for April 2021

ESIC extends date for filing of ESI contribution for the month of April, 2021 The country is dealing with a very challenging situation due to second wave of COVID-19 Pandemic. Many establishments are temporarily closed and workers are unable to work. In line with the relief measures being extended by Government to business entities and […]

May 13, 2021

Industry

Oyo rolls out 4-day work week and flexible unlimited paid leaves

Oyo rolls out 4-day work week and flexible unlimited paid leaves Oyo Hotels & Homes, an Indian hospitality chain rolls out a slew of initiatives for its employees to minimize their stress levels amid the second wave of the CIVID- 19 Pandemic. Ritesh Agarwal, CEO, Oyo Group has announced four-day working in a week and […]

May 13, 2021

Partnership

Capgemini to enable a Digital Workplace transformation at Airbus

Capgemini wins 5 years of contact from Airbus to redesign its global collaborative workplace Paris, France, Capgemini has signed a five-year contract with Airbus to support the redesign of its global collaborative workplace, both in terms of working methods and tools. In terms of tools and technology, Capgemini will enable online publishing and sharing services, collaboration […]

May 12, 2021

Appointments

Godrej Consumer Products appoints HUL’s Sudhir Sitapati as MD & CEO

Godrej Consumer Products appoints HUL’s Sudhir Sitapati as MD & CEO Godrej Consumer Products appoints Sudhir Sitapati as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for a period of five years, effective from October 18, 20121. Prior to this, Sudhir Sitapati has been with the Hindustan Unilever for 22 years, where he led teams across […]

May 12, 2021

Industry

Muthoot Finance to support families of employees who died of COVID-19

Muthoot Finance to support families of employees who died of COVID-19 Muthoot Finance, the largest gold loan NBFC, announces the support to families of employees who have passed away due to COVID-19. The company brings a new welfare scheme that aims to provide some financial aid to grieving families. The company will pay a monthly […]

May 12, 2021

Appointments

YES BANK appoints Indranil Pan as Chief Economist

YES BANK appoints Indranil Pan as Chief Economist YES BANK announces the appointment of Indranil Pan as Chief Economist. In this critical role, Indranil will lead the Business Economic Banking function, the economic intelligence unit of the Bank. Under his leadership, the function will play a pivotal role in providing strategic & policy-level inputs for […]

May 12, 2021

Appointments

Johnson Controls appoints Vijay Sankaran as new CTO

Johnson Controls appoints Vijay Sankaran as new Chief Technology Officer Johnson Controls has appointed Vijay Sankaran as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, a new role aimed at accelerating product software engineering development and expanding customer solutions through the OpenBlue digital platform. Sankaran has held leadership roles in technology transformation across a spectrum of industries and most […]

May 12, 2021

Coronavirus

Lenovo, Infosys, Citi Group, Accenture, Capgemini commit support to fight against COVID-19 in India

Lenovo, Infosys, Citi Group, Accenture, Capgemini commit support to fight against COVID-19 in India Lenovo, a technology company, yesterday announced aid worth Rs 8 crore towards COVID-19 relief work in India through the Lenovo Foundation. Of this funding, Rs 5 crore will be donated in the form of medical equipment such as oxygen concentrators, refillable […]

May 12, 2021

Coronavirus

Cisco earmarks Rs 63.5 crore towards supporting staff in India amid Covid-19 crisis

Cisco earmarks Rs 63.5 crore towards supporting staff in India amid Covid-19 crisis US-based networking solutions provider Cisco is making a “one-off payment” of about Rs 63.5 crore towards supporting staff in India during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. A Cisco India employee shared a post on LinkedIn saying the company is providing a ‘crisis financial assistance’ under which employees in […]

May 12, 2021

Appointments

Jyoti Javeri joins Oracle India, HCM Solution Engineering as Head HR

Jyoti Javeri joins Oracle India, HCM Solution Engineering as Head HR Jyoti Javeri joins as Head HR – HCM Solution Engineering at Oracle India, effective May 2021. In her new role, she will be leading the people & culture agenda. Jyoti is an HR professional with over 20 years of domestic & international experience across […]

May 11, 2021

Industry

IBM Corporation Restructuring Plan Gets CCI Nod

IBM Corporation Restructuring Plan Gets CCI Nod The Competition Commission of India (CCI) receives notice under Green Channel filed by Kyndryl Holdings LLC and Grand Ocean Managed Infrastructure Services Private Limited in relation to internal restructuring of IBM Corporation and is deemed approved. International Business Machines Corporation (IBM Corporation/ Seller) plans to spin off its […]

May 11, 2021

Coronavirus

Yamaha Motor halts production at two plants due to COVID-19

Yamaha Motor halts production at two plants due to COVID-19 According to a Reuters report, Yamaha Motor Co will temporarily halt its motorcycle production at two plants in India to protect employees from a surge in coronavirus infections. The plants in Surajpur, Uttar Pradesh, and Chennai in Tamil Nadu state will halt production between May 15 […]

May 11, 2021