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Updated on: May 2021
Max Life starts COVID-19 platform to provide medical assistance to staff
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Max Life starts COVID-19 platform to provide medical assistance to staff

Max Life starts COVID-19 platform to provide medical assistance to employees Max Life Insurance (Max Life) has set up a mobile platform to provide medical assistance to its employees and their family members during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The platform – Call Health – provides employees with round-the-clock services like a telephonic assessment of COVID-19/flu symptoms, facilitating at-home diagnostic […]

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Oliver Wyman’s Sheetal Gupta joins Patterson Belknap as CIO
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Oliver Wyman’s Sheetal Gupta joins Patterson Belknap as CIO

Oliver Wyman’s Sheetal Gupta joins Patterson Belknap as CIO Sheetal Gupta, a former executive director at management consultancy Oliver Wyman, has joined New York law firm Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler as chief information officer. Her appointment creates a C-suite executive made up entirely of women – a first at Patterson Belknap, which was founded […]

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Polycab India appoints ex- Tata Motors Head- HR as Executive President & CHRO
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Polycab India appoints ex- Tata Motors Head- HR as Executive President & CHRO

Polycab India appoints ex- Tata Motors Head- HR, Rajesh Nair as Executive President & Chief Human Resources Officer Polycab India appoints ex- Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles biz HR Head Rajesh Nair as Executive President & Chief Human Resources Officer, effective from May 2021. Rajesh has almost three decades of experience working with Tata Motors. He […]

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Sudhir Sitapati quits HUL, Srinandan Sundaram to replace him
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Sudhir Sitapati quits HUL, Srinandan Sundaram to replace him

Sudhir Sitapati quits HUL, Srinandan Sundaram to replace him as Executive Director, Foods and Refreshment Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has confirmed the resignation of its Executive Director- Foods and & Refreshment Sudhir Sitapati and appoints Srinandan Sundaram, currently Executive Director, Customer Development as his replacement with effect from 1st July 2021. Sitapati joined the organization as […]

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Virtusa Introduces 24/7 COVID-19 Care Portal for Employees
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Virtusa Introduces 24/7 COVID-19 Care Portal for Employees

Virtusa Introduces 24/7 COVID-19 Care Portal for Employees Virtusa Corporation, a global provider of digital strategy, digital engineering, and IT services and solutions, today introduced its 24/7 COVID-19 Care portal with personalised features designed to help ensure the safety of employees during the pandemic. A unique feature of Virtusa’s COVID-19 initiative includes its personalised approach towards each team […]

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COVID -19: Glenmark extends Min Rs. 10 Lakhs supports to deceased employees families
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COVID -19: Glenmark extends Min Rs. 10 Lakhs supports to deceased employees families

COVID -19: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals extends Min Rs. 10 Lakhs supports to deceased employees families Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (GPL), a global research-led pharmaceutical company extends support to deceased employees’ families who lost their lives battling with COVID-19. Announcing the support company said, “It is deeply saddening to know that some of our colleagues who have battled […]

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Centre relaxes attendance rules for employees
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Centre relaxes attendance rules for employees

Centre relaxes attendance rules for employees On Friday, the Government has issued a fresh set of guidelines for central government employees in terms of physical attendance, working hours, and more amid the rising cases of COVID-19. Staff with disabilities and pregnant women employees have been exempted from attending office, but they shall continue to Work […]

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Hero MotoCorp extends shutdown of plants till May 16
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Hero MotoCorp extends shutdown of plants till May 16

Hero MotoCorp extends shutdown of plants across country till May 16 Hero MotoCorp, a two-wheeler market leader said that the company is extending the shutdown of its plants across India by another week till May 16 amid the rising COVID-19 cases in the country. According to the company statement, “It also includes the shutdown of […]

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IBM to start an office in Kochi soon, with a new name — Kyndryl
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IBM to start an office in Kochi soon, with a new name — Kyndryl

IBM to start an office in Kochi soon, with a new name — Kyndryl Technology giant IBM (International Business Machines Corp) is opening a large office in Kochi soon post-Covid, the company will have a new name — Kyndryl. Kyndryl will be the name of the new, independent company that will be created following the separation of […]

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Mahindra Group to set up an advanced design centre in UK
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Mahindra Group to set up an advanced design centre in UK

Mahindra Group to set up an advanced design centre in UK Mahindra Group announced the setting up of Mahindra Advanced Design Europe (M.A.D.E) in the West Midlands, UK. The new Centre of Excellence (CoE), will be a part of the Mahindra Global Design Network that includes the Mahindra Design Studio in Mumbai, India, and Pininfarina […]

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Accenture appoints new Chief Marketing & Comms Officer
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Accenture appoints new Chief Marketing & Comms Officer

Accenture appoints Jill Kramer as Chief Marketing & Communications Officer Accenture has announced that Amy Fuller, chief marketing & communications officer, will retire from the company at the end of the fiscal year, Aug. 31, 2021. Jill Kramer, currently global head of brand, will succeed Fuller effective June 1, 2021, and will become a member […]

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HCL Tech extends big help for COVID-19 affected staff & families
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HCL Tech extends big help for COVID-19 affected staff & families

HCL Tech offers Rs 30-lakh insurance cover to employees for COVID-19 IT Major, HCL Technologies has announced to offer a Rs 30-lakh insurance cover and an additional Rs 7-lakh employee deposit insurance cover to employees for COVID-19. In case of any employees’ unfortunate demise from Covid, the families will get the full value of this […]

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