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Updated on: May 2020

Coronavirus

Reset LD strategy in times of the crisis

May 15, 2020

Tata Motors resumes operations at two plants, Pantnagar and Sanand

Tata Motors on Wednesday said it has commenced operations at its Pantnagar Uttarakhand and Sanand ...

Coronavirus

May 15, 2020

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Govt announced labour codes and detailing of its benefits

FM Nirmala Sitharaman Press Conference On the second day, FM Sitharaman said the announcements will...

Labour Law

May 14, 2020

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Govt extends deadline for filing ITR for FY

In the announcement of the economic relief package, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that th...

Coronavirus

May 14, 2020

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Labour Law

EPF contribution reduced to 10% for the next 3 months

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced details for the total Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package in a press conference on Wednesday. To increase the demand in the country and more take-home salary, the government has decided that EPF contribution for business entities and workers for the next three months will be reduced to 10 […]

May 14, 2020

Coronavirus

Modi announced Rs 20 lakh crore package, Who is it for?

PM Modi announces Rs 20 lakh crore reform package, Who is it for? What’s in it for various sections? While addressing the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday announced a mega Rs 20 lakh crore package to provide relief to the people and help the country fight the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. While Finance Minister […]

May 13, 2020

Coronavirus

Cognizant has deferred joining dates of all campus offers

According to a Mint report, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp has deferred joining dates of all campus offers and also planning to freeze most of its lateral hirings except in sales roles. However, the company has said that it will honour all outstanding accepted offers made to students across India to the latter half of the […]

May 13, 2020

Coronavirus

Flipkart, Wipro, and Maruti Suzuki reopen offices cautiously

India Inc is resuming back to its offices. Few companies have already started calling back one-third of their staff – the maximum strength allowed in red zones. A number of others are taking an extra calibrated strategy, 5% or a few staff in places of work to start with. “Flipkart, Panasonic India, Whirlpool, Infosys, Tata […]

May 12, 2020

Jobs

Axis Bank to adopt WFH as an integral part of work culture

Axis Bank will continue with the Work-From-Home (WFH) culture even after the coronavirus crisis ends. The bank has decided to all employees will continue working from home for two or three days in a week. Rajesh Dahiya, Executive Director, Axis Bank said, “While COVID-19 has posed a lot of challenges, it has also opened up […]

May 12, 2020

Industrial Relations

Pune Labour Office has issued notice to Tech Mahindra

Tech Mahindra gets labour department notice over alleged complaints of salary cuts Pune’s Labour Office has issued a notice to Tech Mahindra Ltd. on a complaint that the IT services firm had reduced the salaries of its employees to maintain “profitability” amid the Covid-19 pandemic. A similar notice was issued earlier this month to Wipro […]

May 11, 2020

Coronavirus

New Leadership Capabilities to Anchor – Volatile Moments

We live in the age of the ‘Black-Swans’. All organizations are vulnerable to events that are neither predictable nor are these events within their realms of control. The difference between the world we experienced and the world we anticipate to live in the future is contrasted by the presence of the ‘black swan’ events. ‘Black […]

May 11, 2020

Industry

Infosys returns back to offices with 5% of its staff

Bengaluru-based information technology (IT) major Infosys Ltd is reopening its offices in a staggered manner, with necessary precautions like temperature checks, sanitized office vehicles, alternate seating arrangements in official transport, & compulsory masks, etc. Infosys confirmed in a tweeted on 7 May “As lockdowns begin to ease across India, our CEO Salil Parekh, along with […]

May 11, 2020

Coronavirus

Noida authority grants permission to around 850 companies, projects to resume work

The companies operating in Noida are gearing up to resume to their work after due permission was granted by the city authorities. Noida authority has given permission to around 850 eligible companies to operate with around 57,000 staff/ labour. Talking to ANI, Ritu Maheshwari, Chief Executive Officer of Noida Authority said that companies including Samsung, […]

May 10, 2020

Coronavirus

Facebook and Google extend work from home till 2020 end

Two of the biggest tech companies Facebook and Google have said they will let employees continue working from home for the rest of the year. According to a CNBC report, both the companies have announced plans to reopen their offices soon but they are going to take a call on which employees are absolutely needed […]

May 9, 2020

Coronavirus

HCL Tech to hire 15,000 freshers, lateral hiring on hold

HCL Tech to hire 15000 freshers, but lateral hiring on hold amid COVID-19 in 2020 On 07 May 2020, C Vijayakumar, Chief Executive Officer, HCL Technologies said the company is expected to get 15,000 freshers onboard in 2020 but it will be placing lateral hiring on hold. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many customers have […]

May 8, 2020

Jobs

30% workforce of Tech Mahindra may WFH till March 21

Tech Mahindra will be giving the liberty to 25-30% of its workforce to work from home till March 2021. Tech Mahindra said that it is in discussions with its clients to allow 25-30% of its employees to work from home (WFH) at least till March 2021. But amidst all these, one of the most crucial factors is data […]

May 8, 2020