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Updated on: Dec 2020

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Skill India establishes first CoE in Power sector with Schneider Electric

Dec 19, 2020

Harley-Davidson to pay the discretionary bonus in February

Harley-Davidson to pay the discretionary bonus in February Harley-Davidson Inc said on Friday the hu...

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Dec 19, 2020

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Infosys to allow Hybrid Work Model from

Infosys to allow employees to work from home or office from IT major, Infosys has said that it ...

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Dec 18, 2020

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TCS, Saipem Partner For Offshore Drilling Ops

TCS, Saipem Partner For Offshore Drilling Ops Tata Consultancy ServicesnbspTCS has been selected...

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Dec 18, 2020

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Your take-home salary may be impacted from April 2021. Know how?

Your take-home salary may be impacted from April 2021. Know how? The take-home salary of employees may reduce starting next financial year as companies would be required to restructure pay packages once the government notifies draft rules under the new wage rule. But if your salary is over Rs 15,000 the new Code of Wages […]

Dec 18, 2020

Partnership

DXC Technology and Microsoft Collaborate for Modern Workplace Experience

DXC Technology and Microsoft Collaborate to Power a More Personalized, Intelligent, Secure and Modern Workplace Experience for Global Enterprises DXC Technology has announced an expanded strategic collaboration with Microsoft to deliver a more personalized, intelligent, secure, and modern workplace experience to help companies to address rapidly evolving business challenges and customer and employee needs. DXC and […]

Dec 17, 2020

Jobs

Fiat Chrysler to set up a global digital hub in Hyderabad, will create 1000 jobs

Fiat Chrysler to invest $150 mn to set up a global digital hub in Hyderabad Automotive giant Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) on Wednesday announced that it is setting up a Global Digital Hub in Hyderabad with an investment of $150 million. FCA ICT India, FCA’s new innovation and technology development facility, will create nearly 1,000 […]

Dec 17, 2020

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Google extends work from home policy till September 2021

Google extends work from home policy till September 2021 Google has announced to extend its work from home policy till September 2021. Google had earlier planned to reopen offices by summer next. But it has now allowed those employees who don’t need to be in an office to work from home till September. Google CEO […]

Dec 17, 2020

Survey & Report

LinkedIn: 40% of professionals expect new jobs to increase in 2021

LinkedIn Report: 40% of professionals expect new jobs to increase in 2021 LinkedIn, world’s largest online professional network platform, released its 2020 survey report, the key findings are as below. An average of 40% of Indian professionals expect an increase in the number of new jobs (up from 19% in April), and 53% expect their […]

Dec 17, 2020

Labour Law

Govt disbursed around Rs 13300 crores thru EPFO COVID-19 advance claim: Santosh Gangwar

Govt disbursed around Rs 13300 crores thru EPFO COVID-19 advance claim: Santosh Gangwar Mumbai, December 16, 2020: The central government has approved more than 52 lakh claims and disbursed around Rs 13300 crores through the Employment Provident Fund organisation (EPFO)’s special COVID-19 advance claim to help out the formal sector workers, stated Minister of State, Labour, […]

Dec 16, 2020

Survey & Report

The future of work: from remote to hybrid, Capgemini report

The future of work: from remote to hybrid, Capgemini report A majority of organizations have witnessed strong productivity gains in Q3 2020 by allowing employees to work remotely; however, employees are being impacted by the feeling of being “always-on”. That’s according to a new report by the Capgemini Research Institute titled, “The future of work: from remote […]

Dec 16, 2020

Jobs

Accenture & Amazon among top recruiters of IIM-B summer placements

Accenture & Amazon among top recruiters of IIM-Bangalore summer placements IIM-Bangalore achieves 100% summer campus placements, all 525 eligible students of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) were recruited by over 130 companies, which made 529 offers. IIM-B said in a statement, “The roles they were recruited into were in the domains of private equity […]

Dec 16, 2020

EPFO

EPFO: 8.5% interest on EPF likely to be credited by month-end

EPFO: 8.5% interest on EPF likely to be credited by month-end Retirement fund body EPFO is likely to credit 8.5 percent rate of interest for 2019-20 in the employees’ provident fund (EPF) accounts of around six crore subscribers in one go by the end of December, news agency PTI has reported. Earlier in September this […]

Dec 16, 2020

CHRO Move

Google ropes in new Personnel Head from AstraZeneca

Google ropes in new Personnel Head from AstraZeneca Google has hired a top executive from pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to oversee its personnel policies amid ongoing tensions with many employees who are upset with the company’s policies. The hiring of Fiona Cicconi also comes while Google sets up plans to allow people to continue to work […]

Dec 16, 2020

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Infosys to prefer flexible ‘hybrid’ work model for employees in view of pandemic

Infosys to prefer flexible ‘hybrid’ work model for employees in view of pandemic IT company Infosys on Monday said it will prefer a flexible “hybrid” work model going ahead in view of uncertainty around the pandemic situation and allow employees work from home or office depending on the condition. At a conference held virtually, Infosys CEO and Managing Director Salil Parekh said the company has […]

Dec 16, 2020

Demise

Home Credit India CHRO, Sandip Mallik Passes Away

Home Credit India CHRO, Sandip Mallik Passes Away Home Credit India CHRO, Sandip Mallik died on December 8, 2020, Monday in New Delhi. The company has confirmed in a statement. Home Credit India Finance Pvt. Ltd., one of India’s fastest growing non-banking financial company, appointed Sandip Mallik as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) in June […]

Dec 15, 2020