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Updated on: Aug 2020

Coronavirus

General Motors develops new workplace safety technology

Aug 13, 2020

Workday, IBM partnership to help customers plan return to the workplace

Workday and IBM Expand Partnership to Help Customers Plan Return to the Workplace Workday and IBM an...

Coronavirus

Aug 13, 2020

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How Altran, part of Capgemini instills trust in employees amid C- crisis

How Altran, part of Capgemini instills trust in employees amid the COVID- crisis As India Inc retu...

Coronavirus

Aug 13, 2020

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Cognizant to resume a single promotion cycle from Oct

Cognizant to resume a single promotion cycle from October for all levels Teaneck headquartered IT ...

Jobs

Aug 12, 2020

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Jobs

Ganit Inc, Data Analytics firm is hiring amid COVID-19 crisis

The company is seeking talented individuals from institutes like IIMs, IITs, NITs, and other top universities across multiple positions The advent of the Covid-19 pandemic has raised concerns on global economic growth and leading technology and IT companies in India have resorted to pay-cuts, furloughs, freezing fresh hiring and even job cuts to control costs. […]

Aug 11, 2020

Coronavirus

Intel extends WFH until June 2021, offers reimbursements

Intel extends work from home until June 2021, offers reimbursements Like Google, Facebook, and Twitter, now Intel Corporation, an American multinational corporation, and technology company has announced that its employees in Israel and around the world will have the option to continue to work from home until June 2021. 90% of Intel’s 13,700 employees in […]

Aug 11, 2020

Jobs

India plans Rs 10,000 crore transshipment port- PM Modi

India plans Rs 10,000 crore transshipment port at Great Nicobar Island India is considering investing Rs 10,000 crore for building a transshipment port at Great Nicobar Island in the Bay of Bengal to provide shippers an alternative to similar ports in the region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday as he inaugurated the first […]

Aug 11, 2020

Jobs

Shelf-life of skills now only 2-3 years: NASSCOM Chairman

Shelf-life of skills now only 2-3 years said, NASSCOM Chairman, and COO of Infosys, U B Pravin Rao Chairman of IT-BPM industry body NASSCOM, U B Pravin Rao, said on Sunday that the shelf-life of skills is now only two to three years as he stressed the need for continuous, lifelong learning. As corporates are […]

Aug 10, 2020

Labour Law

Central government is likely to cut threshold for gratuity

Good news for salaried employees! Central government is likely to cut threshold for gratuity The government is considering to reduce existing 5 year-limit for employees and easing the minimum eligibility condition for gratuity payments as shorter tenures are increasingly becoming the norm in India, government officials said. The plan is to lower the threshold from five years […]

Aug 10, 2020

Coronavirus

Tech Mahindra rolled out ‘New Age Delivery’ (NAD) platform

Tech Mahindra rolled out its ‘New Age Delivery’ (NAD) platform for employees. At a time when work from home is the new normal, Tech Mahindra rolled out it’s New Age Delivery’ (NAD) platform with a new feature to power remote and secure working globally. NAD fuels the entire software delivery conveyor with platforms for planning, […]

Aug 9, 2020

Jobs

Zomato introduces ‘Period Leaves’ policy for all Women

Zomato introduces ‘Period Leaves’ policy for all Women including transgender people Today, 8 Aug 2020, Zomato introduces ‘Period leaves’ policy for all Women including transgender people can avail upto 10 days of period leaves in a year. Founder & CEO, Deepinder Goyal, today sent a note to Zomato employees elaborating the Period Leaves Policy and […]

Aug 8, 2020

Merger & Acquisition

Byju’s acquires WhiteHat Jr for USD 300 mn

Education technology firm Byju’s has acquired WhiteHat Jr, a startup focused on imparting coding skills to kids, for USD 300 million (about Rs 2,240 crore). Byju’s, which is valued at USD 8 billion to kids as per an independent report, said coding is fast emerging as a key skill for the future and the acquisition […]

Aug 8, 2020

Jobs

Facebook extends WFH option for employees until July- 21

Facebook extends Work From Home option for employees until July 2021 Like Google and Uber, Facebook will let its employees continue to work from home until July 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the company announced today. The social media giant said it will give $1,000 to its employees to set up home offices. […]

Aug 7, 2020

Jobs

TCS named as a Leader in advanced digital workplace services

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) named as a Leader in advanced digital workplace services Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, has been named a Leader in the NelsonHall NEAT for Advanced Digital Workplace Services for the second year in a row. The report cited TCS’ specific intellectual property […]

Aug 7, 2020

Jobs

Like Infosys, Siemens; Flipkart also plans Hybrid Workplace

Like Infosys, Siemens and Microsoft ; Flipkart also plans Hybrid Workplace India’s leading e-commerce firm Flipkart plans to adopt a Hybrid Workplace Model that blends remote work and office, Chief People Officer of Flipkart, Krishna Raghavan has confirmed and said in an interview with LinkedIn News. Krishna said, “work from home as the new normal […]

Aug 7, 2020

Coronavirus

Microsoft launches new Platform, helps return to workplace

Microsoft launches a new ‘Power Platform’ to help Indian Firms Return to Work across country On 6 Aug 2020, Microsoft has announced the general availability of its Power Platform Return to the Workplace solution across India. Introduced at its flagship partner summit Microsoft Inspire 2020, this pre-built solution will help organizations plan, coordinate, and manage the […]

Aug 7, 2020