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Updated on: Aug 2021
EPFO adds 12.83 lakh net subscribers in the month of June 2021
EPFO

EPFO adds 12.83 lakh net subscribers in the month of June 2021

EPFO (Employees’ Provident Funds Organization) has a growing trend and added 12.83 lakh net subscribers during the month of June 2021. With respect to payroll data, the impact of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic waned during June 2021, leading to tremendous growth in net payroll additions as compared to April and May 2021. Month-on-month analysis […]

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TCS to get rid of Office Life for many employees in India
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TCS to get rid of Office Life for many employees in India

Indis’s largest IT major, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) wouldn’t call back all of its employees to office. It plans to get rid of office life for many employees in India N. Ganapathy Subramaniam, Chief Operating Officer, TCS said to media, “In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic had forced the companies to adopt new ways of working. […]

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UST Global to hire over 10,000 employees this year
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UST Global to hire over 10,000 employees this year

The California-headquartered, Digital Transformation Solutions, and Information Technology company UST Global plans to hire over 10,000 new employees globally this year, including in India. The company said in a statement that, “The hiring will focus on Australia, North America (US, Mexico, Canada, Costa Rica) and South America (Chile, Peru, Argentina, Colombia) and Europe (UK, Spain, Germany, Bulgaria, […]

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37,000 resigned, Infosys to hire 35,000 freshers globally in FY22
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37,000 resigned, Infosys to hire 35,000 freshers globally in FY22

India’s second-largest IT services provider, Infosys plans to hire 35,000 college graduates in FY22 globally, said Pravin Rao, Chief Operating Officer, Infosys. Infosys had hired 21,000 in FY21. The company has made net hiring of 8000 in the quarter ending June 2021. Currently, the company has a total headcount of 2.67 lakh employees till June 30, 2021. Also […]

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Accenture Interactive appoints David Droga as CEO & Creative Chairman
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Accenture Interactive appoints David Droga as CEO & Creative Chairman

Accenture has appointed acclaimed creative icon David Droga, founder and chairman of Droga5, as Accenture Interactive’s new CEO and creative chairman, effective September 1, 2021. Brian Whipple, who has led Accenture Interactive for the last ten years, has announced his retirement from Accenture. Under Brian’s leadership, in fiscal year 2020 (ended Aug. 31, 2020), Accenture Interactive […]

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HCL Technologies appoints a new Country Head for Brazil
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HCL Technologies appoints a new Country Head for Brazil

HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company, has appointed Fabiano Funari as the country head for Brazil. Funari joined the organization to spearhead HCL’s growth for all industries and capabilities in Brazil, where HCL employs more than 800 people across its national headquarters in Sao Paulo and delivery centers in Sao Paulo, Sau Leopoldo, […]

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TCS expands its strategic partnership with Google Cloud
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TCS expands its strategic partnership with Google Cloud

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has expanded its strategic partnership with Google Cloud to offer companies a full complement of services and solutions leveraging TCS’ domain-focused innovation and Google Cloud’s suite of technologies. These services help companies achieve superior business outcomes from cloud transformation initiatives to gain resilience, better customer experience, and the flexibility of an […]

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Oyo to hire 300 employees over six months for multiple roles
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Oyo to hire 300 employees over six months for multiple roles

Global travel technology company, OYO has announced that it will hire over 300 technology professionals over the next six months. The roles include software development, engineering and product managers, designers, data scientists across entry-level to senior leadership positions. ”At Oyo, we believe in the philosophy to keep the ‘geek’ alive in our techies…We’ve been blessed […]

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EPFO: What is the last date to Link your UAN with Aadhaar?
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EPFO: What is the last date to Link your UAN with Aadhaar?

EPFO: The last date to Link your UAN with Aadhaar remains unchanged, August 31, 2021 EPFO has announced to link your UAN (Universal Account Number) with the Aadhaar by August 31, 2021, if it’s not linked with your Aadhaar then your employer will not be able to make monthly contributions to your Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) account. […]

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Why TCS has the lowest Attrition Rate among IT giants?
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Why TCS has the lowest Attrition Rate among IT giants?

India’s largest IT major, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has reported an 8.6% attrition in the past year while announcing its first-quarter results of the financial year 2021-22. According to the TCS report, it was 7.2% in the previous fourth quarter of the financial year 2020-2021. Which has increased to 8.6% in three months. There is […]

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Subhankar Ghose has joined Nalanda Learning Systems as CHRO
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Subhankar Ghose has joined Nalanda Learning Systems as CHRO

Subhankar Ghose has joined Avishkar backed EDTECH company Nalanda Learning Systems Pvt Ltd, as Chief Human Resources Officer. Prior to this, he was working with ROI Net Solutions as CHRO for close to 2 years. As a part of the senior leadership team at Nalanda, Ghose is responsible for Performance Management, Talent Acquisition & creating […]

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Apple delays return to office until Jan 2022 amid Covid surge
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Apple delays return to office until Jan 2022 amid Covid surge

Apple has delayed its return to office until at least January 2022, as the US witnesses a surge in cases of the delta variant of Covid-19. The iPhone maker said the employees would get a month’s notice before they rejoin work in-person, reports The Verge, citing an internal email. “I know there are feeling of frustration that the pandemic […]

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