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Updated on: May 2021
Wipro announces opening of Innovation Centre in London
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Wipro announces opening of Innovation Centre in London

Wipro announces opening of Innovation Centre in London Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, has announced the setting up of an Innovation Centre in Holborn, London. Wipro will invest £16million over the next four years in the 20,000 sq. ft. Innovation Centre which will serve as Wipro’s flagship […]

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Welspun Group announces death benefits due to COVID-19
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Welspun Group announces death benefits due to COVID-19

Welspun Group announces death benefits due to COVID-19 Welspun Group announces to extend the support to the deceased employees’ families of its company who have lost their life due to dreadful COVID -19. Apart from Group Term Life Insurance plan, the company introduces below death benefits due to COVID-19. 1- 50% of the monthly salary for two […]

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Accenture pledged Rs 185 crore for Covid relief efforts in India
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Accenture pledged Rs 185 crore for Covid relief efforts in India

Accenture pledged Rs 185 crore for Covid relief efforts in India IT and consulting major, Accenture has pledged Rs 185 crore to support the Covid relief work in India, including providing PPE kits to frontline healthcare workers, and food and home care kits to the unemployed and poor people of the country. The company is also […]

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Wipro to bear COVID-19 treatment costs beyond insurance coverage
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Wipro to bear COVID-19 treatment costs beyond insurance coverage

Wipro to bear COVID-19 treatment costs beyond insurance coverage for employees and families IT major, Wipro, in support of employees and their family members amidst the second wave of COVID-19, has announced that the company will reimburse the COVID-19 treatment costs if they exceed the insurance coverage limits. Writing on LinkedIn, Thierry Delaporte, Chief Executive […]

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Tata AIG elevates Jitesh Bawa as Chief Human Resources Officer
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Tata AIG elevates Jitesh Bawa as Chief Human Resources Officer

Tata AIG elevates Jitesh Bawa as Chief Human Resources Officer Tata AIG General Insurance Co. has elevated Jitesh Bawa as Chief Human Resources Officer within two years of his joining the company as Senior Vice President – HR in September 2019. Tata AIG General Insurance Company Limited is a joint venture between the Tata Group […]

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Govt issues guidelines for Covid-19 vaccination of the aviation community
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Govt issues guidelines for Covid-19 vaccination of the aviation community

Govt issues guidelines for Covid-19 vaccination of the aviation community Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has issued enabling guidelines to facilitate the vaccination program in a fast and efficient manner to ensure timely vaccination of the aviation community. During the COVID-19 surge, the aviation community has worked tirelessly to ensure unhindered services for the movement […]

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Cognizant to hire 28,000 freshers in India in 2021
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Cognizant to hire 28,000 freshers in India in 2021

Cognizant to hire 28,000 freshers in India in 2021 Cognizant, one of the world’s leading IT services companies is planning to recruit 28,000 freshers this year in India compared to 17,000 hired last year in 2020 to deal with a steep rise in voluntary attrition 21% compared to 19% in the previous quarter.. The rise […]

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Cognizant reports attrition 21% compared to 19% in the previous quarter
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Cognizant reports attrition 21% compared to 19% in the previous quarter

Cognizant reports attrition 21% compared to 19% in the previous quarter Cognizant, one of the world’s leading professional services companies, today announced its first-quarter 2021 financial results. The company’s revenues grow 2.4% in the March quarter and attrition by 21% compared to 19% in the previous quarter. Announcing the results Brian Humphries, Chief Executive Officer, […]

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XLRI Jamshedpur appoints Fr. Paul. Fernandes as new Director
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XLRI Jamshedpur appoints Fr. Paul. Fernandes as new Director

XLRI Jamshedpur appoints Fr. Paul. Fernandes as new Director XLRI Jamshedpur has appointed Fr Paul Fernandes, SJ, as the new Director of the institute with immediate effect. He succeeds Fr P Christie, SJ who has completed his term as the Director. Speaking on his appointment, Fr. Paul. Fernandes, S.J., Director, XLRI, said, “It is a huge […]

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KPMG UK staff to work in offices up to four days a fortnight from June
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KPMG UK staff to work in offices up to four days a fortnight from June

KPMG UK staff to work in offices up to four days a fortnight from June Accounting firm KPMG told its 16,000 UK staff on Wednesday that they will work in the office for up to four days in a fortnight starting next month under a hybrid working model drawn up after the recent decline in COVID-19 cases […]

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C. Mahalingam (Mali) former EVP & Global Chief People Officer of Symphony passes away
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C. Mahalingam (Mali) former EVP & Global Chief People Officer of Symphony passes away

C. Mahalingam (Mali) former EVP & Global Chief People Officer of Symphony passes away A seasoned HR leader, former EVP & Global Chief People Officer of Symphony Teleca Corporation, and Bangalore NHRDN Chapter President, C. Mahalingam (Mali) passes away today fighting with COVID-19. His earlier assignments include Vice President-HR with IBM India/South Asia, Vice President-HR […]

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