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Updated on: Aug 2021
Adobe appoints Abhigyan Modi as Senior Vice President
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Adobe appoints Abhigyan Modi as Senior Vice President

Software major, Adobe has announced the elevation of Abhigyan Modi as Senior Vice President to lead global engineering for Adobe Document Cloud. However, he will continue to lead Adobe’s India site as Country Manager, the company said in the press release. “Under Abhigyan’s leadership, our talented engineering teams have been at the forefront of building world-class products,” said Abhay […]

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Tata Steel to pay 16% bonus to all plant workers
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Tata Steel to pay 16% bonus to all plant workers

Tata Steel will pay its workers across all its plants a record bonus for 2020-21 on the back of bumper profits in the last financial year. The company has signed MoU with the worker’s Union. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by T V Narendran, CEO & Managing Director, Tata Steel, and Sanjeev Choudhary, […]

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Schneider Electric appoints Sachin as VP & Country GM – India & SAARC
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Schneider Electric appoints Sachin as VP & Country GM – India & SAARC

Schneider Electric has announced the elevation of Sachin Bhalla as the Vice President and Country General Manager for India and SAARC in the secure power division of the company’s energy management business, the company said in a press release. He comes with over 19 years of experience in handling various leadership roles in business management […]

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What is Wipro’s new plan to deal with Attrition Issues
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What is Wipro’s new plan to deal with Attrition Issues

Rising attrition in IT Industry is the biggest challenge that has come out due to exploding demand for digital talent. TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL Tech, Cognizant, and Capgemini, etc all the big IT service providers and facing high numbers of voluntary exits. Speaking with SightsIn Plus, Saurabh Govil, President & CHRO, Wipro said, “Attrition has […]

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Mumbai EPFO staff siphoned off Rs 21 crore during COVID-19 pandemic
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Mumbai EPFO staff siphoned off Rs 21 crore during COVID-19 pandemic

According to The Indian Express report, A group of employees at a Mumbai office of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) allegedly siphoned over Rs 21 crore from a common PF pool through fraudulent withdrawals. According to the internal investigation, that five employees from EPFO’s Kandivali office transferred money through 817 bank accounts established in […]

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Samsung to train 50,000 youth for the electronics retail sector with NSDC
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Samsung to train 50,000 youth for the electronics retail sector with NSDC

Consumer electronics major Samsung India has partnered with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under a CSR initiative, aiming to train 50,000 young persons as job-ready for the electronics retail sector over the next few years. Through Samsung DOST (Digital and Offline Skills Training), the leading smartphone and consumer electronics good manufacturer would execute the training programme using the nationwide skills […]

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Verisk appoints ex- DXC Technology HR leader Sunita as EVP & CHRO
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Verisk appoints ex- DXC Technology HR leader Sunita as EVP & CHRO

Verisk appoints Sunita Holzer as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Verisk, a leading global data analytics provider, announced today the appointment of Sunita Holzer as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Bringing three decades of HR leadership experience across relevant industries, Holzer will oversee Verisk’s global human resources operations […]

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Over 37,000 resigned, Infosys to hire 35,000 freshers globally in this fiscal
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Over 37,000 resigned, Infosys to hire 35,000 freshers globally in this fiscal

India’s second-largest IT services provider, Infosys plans to hire 35,000 college graduates for FY22 globally, said Pravin Rao, Chief Operating Officer, Infosys. Currently, the company has a total headcount of 2.67 lakh employees till June 30, 2021. Also Read- TCS iON offers a 15-day free digital certification program Pravin Rao said, “As the demand for […]

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Mobis India appoints Yong Goon Park as MD, After-sales Parts Division
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Mobis India appoints Yong Goon Park as MD, After-sales Parts Division

Mobis India, a well-established player in manufacturing high-quality automotive parts, accessories, and mobility solutions for Hyundai Motors & Kia Motors in India and worldwide, appoints Yong Goon Park as Managing Director, After-sales Parts Division. Yong Goon Park will be based in Gurugram, Haryana at Mobis India – Head Office where he will be leading the After-sales […]

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LIC and EPFO keen to set up fund for startups, says DPIIT official
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LIC and EPFO keen to set up fund for startups, says DPIIT official

LIC (Life Insurance Corporation of India) and Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) have expressed their willingness to set up funds for startups to help budding entrepreneurs, a senior official said on Monday. Additional Secretary in the Department for Promotion for Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Anil Agrawal said it was decided that a portal will […]

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Former Wipro COO Bhanumurthy Ballapuram joins Google Cloud
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Former Wipro COO Bhanumurthy Ballapuram joins Google Cloud

Former Wipro Ltd’s Chief Operating Officer Bhanumurthy Ballapuram has joined Google Cloud as Vice President, Japan and Asia Pacific. He will report to John Jester, Google Cloud’s Global Vice President for Customer Experience, US. Google Cloud said in a statement that Bhanumurthy has more than 25 years of experience in senior management roles in the […]

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Google employees who choose to WFH could see their pay cut
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Google employees who choose to WFH could see their pay cut

Google employees who choose to work from home permanently could see their pay cut Google employees based in the same office before the pandemic could see different changes in pay if they switch to working from home permanently, with long commuters hit harder, according to a company pay calculator seen by Reuters. It is an […]

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