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Updated on: Apr 2021

Jobs

IT firms extend WFH by months due to COVID- spike

Apr 4, 2021

Mahindra Group appoints Asha Kharga as Chief Customer and Brand Officer

Mahindra Group appoints Asha Kharga as Chief Customer and Brand Officer Axis Banks Asha Kharga, a s...

Appointments

Apr 4, 2021

Amit Chadha takes charge as CEO MD of LT Technology Services

Amit Chadha takes charge as CEO amp MD of LampT Technology Services LampT Technology Services ...

Appointments

Apr 3, 2021

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SHRM to organise Talent Conference and Exposition on th th April

SHRM India to organise Talent Conference and Exposition on th amp th April After receiving an ...

Event

Apr 3, 2021

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Jobs

Paytm Money sets up R&D Centre in Pune, to hire 250 people

Paytm Money sets up R&D Centre in Pune, to hire 250 people Paytm Money has set up a technology development and innovation centre in Pune, and plans to hire over 250 engineers and data scientists at the facility. The new facility will focus on driving product innovation, specifically for equity, mutual funds, and digital gold, according […]

Apr 3, 2021

Industry

Microsoft India allotted a 60k-sqm plot in sector-145 Noida

Microsoft India allotted a 60k-sqm plot in sector-145 Noida The Noida authority has allotted a plot spanning over 60 K square metre to Microsoft India (R&D) private limited in sector-145 at a premium of Rs. 103.66 crore. The investment by Microsoft will create employment opportunities for 3,000 people in Noida, according to a Hindustan Times report. […]

Apr 3, 2021

Jobs

LinkedIn gives staff next week off for wellbeing- RestUp!

LinkedIn gives staff next week off for wellbeing- RestUp! Professional social network LinkedIn is giving nearly all of its 15,900 full-time workers next week off as it seeks to avoid burnout and allow its employees to recharge, the company told AFP Friday. The Microsoft-owned firm said that the “RestUp!” week starting Monday is meant to give employees time […]

Apr 3, 2021

Jobs

Haryana to implement reservation in private jobs from May 1

Haryana to implement reservation in private jobs from May 1 Haryana’s private job reservation law which provide 75 per cent employment opportunities in private sector for people belonging to the state will come into force from May 1, said Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Friday while inaugurating the newly constructed flyover near village Bandhwadi on the Gurugram-Faridabad road. The deputy CM stated […]

Apr 3, 2021

Industry

Cognizant completes the acquisition of Servian

Cognizant completes the acquisition of Servian Cognizant has completed its previously announced acquisition of Servian, a Sydney, Australia-based, privately-held enterprise transformation consultancy specializing in data analytics, artificial intelligence, digital services, experience design, and cloud. The acquisition of Servian expands Cognizant’s integrated, end-to-end digital transformation capabilities in Australia and New Zealand to help clients move to […]

Apr 3, 2021

Appointments

Mukhmeet S. Bhatia joins as Director-General of ESIC

Mukhmeet S. Bhatia joins as Director-General of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation Mukhmeet S. Bhatia, IAS took over the charge of Director General of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) under Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India at its Headquarters today in New Delhi. Mr. Bhatia is an IAS Officer of 1990 batch of Jharkhand […]

Apr 2, 2021

Labour Law

Govt constituted Expert Committees to review standards under OSH&WC Code

Govt constituted Expert Committees to review standards under OSH&WC Code The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH&WC) Code, 2020 has been enacted after amalgamating thirteen different labour legislations and simplifying the laws regulating the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions in establishments. The Labour Ministry has constituted Expert Committees comprising of industry and subject […]

Apr 2, 2021

Merger & Acquisition

Wipro to acquire Ampion for $117 million

Wipro to acquire Ampion for $117 million IT services major Wipro on Thursday said it will acquire Ampion, an Australia-based provider of cybersecurity, DevOps, and quality engineering services for $117 million (about Rs 857 crore). The acquisition of Ampion is an important step for Wipro in this direction, and strengthens the commitment towards clients and stakeholders in Australia and New […]

Apr 2, 2021

Appointments

KPMG elevates Rupesh Tripathi as Partner and Head of People

KPMG Global Services (KGS) elevates Rupesh Tripathi as Partner and Head of People KPMG Global Services elevates Rupesh Tripathi as Partner and Head of People, effective April 1, 2021. Prior to this, he was Leading the people function for KPMG Global Services as Executive Director and Head of People. Rupesh has two decades of experience in […]

Apr 2, 2021

Coronavirus

OYO, Hetero Labs, and Cure.fit to cover COVID-19 vaccination cost for employees

OYO, Hetero Labs, and Cure.fit to cover Covid-19 vaccination cost for employees and family members Hospitality firm OYO has announced that it will cover Covid-19 vaccination cost for all its employees and their family members in India. The employees and their family members in India can choose to get the vaccination done at any centre, convenient to them and the […]

Apr 2, 2021

Diversity & Inclusion

Reckitt expands gender pay reporting to almost 70% of its global workforce

Reckitt expands gender pay reporting to almost 70% of its global workforce Reckitt (new name of Reckitt Benckiser group of companies) maker of popular consumer goods Lysol, Enfamil, and Mucinex, today published its most comprehensive gender pay report to date, providing data for ten of its major markets, representing almost 70% of Reckitt employees across the world. […]

Apr 2, 2021

Labour Law

Government defers labour codes implementation

Employees’ take home pay, companies’ PF liability to remain the same for now The four labour codes will not come into effect from April 1 as states are yet to finalise the relevant rules, which means that there will be no change in take-home pay of employees and provident fund liability of companies for now. […]

Apr 1, 2021