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Updated on: Jun 2021

Labour Law

Labour codes on the cards Companies PF liability to go up

Jun 7, 2021

Toyota reaches settlement over bullied engineers suicide

Auto major, Toyota has reached a settlement with the family of an engineer whose suicide was ruled a...

Industry

Jun 7, 2021

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What does Google pay as Death Benefits to families on demise of its staff?

Google pays Death Benefits to employees families for ages regardless of how was employee died...

Industry

Jun 7, 2021

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Benetton India Appoints New CEO Managing Director

Benetton India appoints Ramprasad Sridharan as new CEO amp Managing Director Benetton Group has an...

Appointments

Jun 5, 2021

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C-Suite Move

Facebook appoints Marne Levine as its first chief business officer

Marne Levine will oversee Facebook’s advertising business and global partnerships Facebook Inc on Thursday appointed Marne Levine, vice president of global partnerships, as the social media giant’s first chief business officer. Fifty-year-old Levine said she will oversee Facebook’s advertising business and global partnerships, in a post. She will report to Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg. […]

Jun 5, 2021

Jobs

uFaber Edutech to hire 1,000 employees in 6 months for WFH roles

uFaber plans to hire 1,00,000 women trainers in the next 5 years. uFaber Edutech Pvt Ltd, an online education training company to hire 1,000 women trainers in the next 6 months. The trainers can earn Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 60,000/per month in the Work from Home model. uFaber Edutech is a Non-govt company, incorporated on 19 Sept, 2013, […]

Jun 5, 2021

Industry

Hyundai Motor India starts vaccination drive for employees, dependents

Tamil Nadu government has extended the lockdown by another week till June 14 with some relaxations Hyundai Motor India has started COVID-19 Vaccination Drive for all its employees and their family members from Friday, June 4th, 2021. The company said in a statement, “We have re-started manufacturing operations in two shifts from May 31 at […]

Jun 5, 2021

Appointments

Cognizant India Chairman Rajesh Nambiar replaces EVP Malcolm Frank

Rajesh succeeds Malcolm Frank, Executive Vice President and President, Digital Business & Technology IT major Cognizant has appointed Rajesh Nambiar, Chairman and Managing Director of Cognizant India, as the President of Digital Business & Technology (DB&T), effective from Friday, June 4th, 2021 Rajesh succeeds Malcolm Frank, Executive Vice President and President, Digital Business & Technology. He […]

Jun 5, 2021

Demise

Bird Group, Executive Director Ankur Bhatia Passed Away

Ankur Bhatia, the Executive Director of Bird Group died on Friday at the age of 48. Reports suggest that he suffered a massive cardiac arrest. Bhatia has led the group’s strategic thrust to create multiple drivers of growth that made a significant and growing contribution to the company and industry at large. He also shaped […]

Jun 5, 2021

EPFO

EPFO offers Non-Refundable advance to COVID-19 victims

EPFO: Members who have already availed of the first COVID-19 advance can now opt for a second advance also Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), has allowed its subscribers to avail of a second non-refundable COVID-19 advance under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) amidst the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under this PMGKY scheme, […]

Jun 4, 2021

Appointments

Volvo Cars India to set up its Digital Technology Hub in Bengaluru

Volvo Car India to expand its Digital Technology Hub in Bengaluru Volvo Car India has announced the setting up of a Digital Technology Hub in Bengaluru which will help strengthen the company’s presence on digital platforms. As part of the move, on Thursday, The company said it has appointed Jonas Olsson as the Head of its Bengaluru-based […]

Jun 4, 2021

Appointments

International Spirits and Wines Association appoints Nita Kapoor as CEO

Nita Kapoor appointed as CEO of ISWAI (International Spirits and Wines Association of India Liquor industry body International Spirits and Wines Association of India (ISWAI) has appointed Nita Kapoor as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective June 3rd, 2021. ISWAI represents liquor companies like Diageo-United Spirits, Pernod Ricard, Beam Suntory, Bacardi, Brown Forman, Moet […]

Jun 4, 2021

Coronavirus

Edelweiss General Insurance rolls out WORK FROM ANYWHERE policy

Edelweiss General Insurance Permanent WFA Policy Insurance Tech startup Edelweiss General Insurance (EGI), has announced a policy change for all its employees across India. New policy Work from anywhere (WFA) is a Hybrid work model that aims to empower and enable employees with their choice of workspace while ensuring optimum work productivity. With the introduction […]

Jun 4, 2021

Appointments

IMF HR Head Kalpana Kochhar to join Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a merging of the William H. Gates Foundation and the Gates Learning Foundation Indian economist Kalpana Kochhar, Head-HR, IMF (International Monetary Fund) will retire next month after serving for over three decades with the organization to join the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She has been with the IMF for three […]

Jun 4, 2021

Appointments

Leela Palaces Hotels and Resorts ropes in new VP-HR from HDFC ERGO

Leela Palaces Hotels and Resorts ropes in Gautam Srivastava as new VP- Corporate HR from HDFC ERGO The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts appoints Gautam Srivastava as Vice President – Corporate HR. In his new role, he will drive and implement the people strategy of the company, as it embraces the next new phase of […]

Jun 4, 2021

Appointments

Tata Group appoints Anand Shankar as SVP – Group Human Resources

Tata Group appoints Anand Shankar as SVP – Group Human Resources & Director TMTC/ Tata Tomorrow University Tata Group appoints Anand Shankar as Senior Vice President – Group Human Resources & Director TMTC (Tata Management Training Center) Tata Tomorrow University, effective from June 1, 2021. Anand is Global expert in Human resource, Future of Work, […]

Jun 3, 2021