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Updated on: May 2021
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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Berger Paints appoints Samar Banerjee as Group Head- HR for India operations
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Berger Paints appoints Samar Banerjee as Group Head- HR for India operations

Berger Paints appoints Samar Banerjee as Group Head- HR for India operations Samar Banerjee has been appointed as Group Head- HR, Berger Paints India. In this new role, he will be leading the entire gamut of Human resources for India business of the company. Sameer is an HR professional with two decades of multi-industry, multi-domain HR/ER […]

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Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles biz HR Head Rajesh Nair resigns
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Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles biz HR Head Rajesh Nair resigns

Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles biz HR Head Rajesh Nair resigns After a long stint of 28 years, Rajesh Nair has resigned from Tata Motors. He was heading business HR for Commercial Vehicles for the Commercial Organisation viz Sales & Marketing, Customer Care and Spare Parts Verticals. Rajesh had joined Tata Motors as a Management Trainee, […]

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JK Cement extends support to families of staff who lost life from COVID-19
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JK Cement extends support to families of staff who lost life from COVID-19

JK Cement extends support to families of staff who lost life from COVID-19 JK Cement has extended support to the deceased employees’ families who have lost their lives due to 2nd wave of coronavirus. The company said that loss of life cannot be compensated emotionally. The colleagues we lost to COVID-19 will forever remain in our hearts. […]

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Foseco India appoints Prasad Chavare as MD & CEO
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Foseco India appoints Prasad Chavare as MD & CEO

Foseco India appoints Prasad Chavare as MD & CEO On the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors of Foseco India Ltd has appointed Prasad Chavare as an Additional Director on the Board of the Company with effect from 6th May 2021. Prasad has also been appointed and designated as the […]

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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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