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Period leave Decide in time-bound manner, Delhi High Court tells authorities

Period leave Decide in time-bound manner, Delhi High Court tells authorities The Delhi High Court o...

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Recruiting Hiring is HR Peoples top challenge for

HR professionals view recruiting and hiring are the most challenging issue for Recruiting and h...

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Tech Mahindra announces the launch of WORKSPACE NXT

Tech Mahindra announces launch of WORKSPACE NXT Integrated Digital Workplace Solution Tech Mahindr...

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Capgemini: Highly Successful 7th Employee Share Ownership Plan

Capgemini has announced the significant oversubscription of its seventh employee share ownership plan Capgemini has announced the significant oversubscription of its seventh employee share ownership plan, which amounted to 3 million shares representing approximately 1.8% of the Group’s share capital. This transaction will be carried out without diluting existing shareholders since the recently executed share buyback […]

Blue-collar jobs on recovery path led by delivery segment

Blue-collar jobs on recovery path led by delivery segment: Placement firm report After witnessing an overall dip in blue collar jobs due to the coronavirus induced lockdown, there has been a sharp recovery led by delivery segment, including food and grocery, according to start-up placement firm Vahan. The demand for blue-collar workers is back to […]

Government proposes 12 working hours in new draft rules

The Labour Ministry has proposed maximum 12 working hours in a day, including intervals under the draft rules on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH) Code 2020 passed earlier this year by Parliament. However, the weekly working hours limit has been fixed at 48 hours (six days X eight hours, with one weekly off) […]

Govt freezes Dearness Allowance hike for CPSE employees

Govt freezes Dearness Allowance hike for CPSE employees till June 30 The Government of India has decided to freeze the hike in dearness allowance (DA) for employees of central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) drawing salaries as per the industrial dearness allowance (IDA) pay guidelines from October 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021. “In view of […]

EPFO

EPFO adds 14.90 lakh net subscribers in September 2020

EPFO adds 14.90 lakh net subscribers in September 2020 The provisional payroll data of EPFO has been released on 20th November, 2020. It reveals that EPFO has added 14.90 lakh net subscribers in the month of September, 2020 thereby increasing the subscribers’ base of EPFO by around 30.92 lakh during the first two quarters of current financial […]

Partnership

Cognizant, XPRIZE launch Pandemic Response Challenge

Cognizant, XPRIZE launch Pandemic Response Challenge As COVID-19 rates continue to surge in countries around the world, XPRIZE, the world’s leader in designing and operating incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges, in partnership with Cognizant, one of the world’s leading technology and professional services companies, today launched the Pandemic Response Challenge. The competition aims to harness the […]

CHRO Move

Carlsberg Group elevates Joris Huijsmans as CHRO

Carlsberg Group elevates Joris Huijsmans as Chief Human Resources Officer Joris Huijsmans will start his new role as Chief Human Resources Officer effective, 1 January 2021. As Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, Joris will be the HR business partner to the ExCom as well as leading the Global HR Leadership Team. Joris joined Carlsberg in 2016 as VP Group Strategy, involved in a broad range of […]

Nov 21, 2020

Amazon launches AFBP Program for MBA students in premier B-Schools in India

Amazon launches AFBP to prepare MBA graduates for leadership roles at company Amazon on Friday launched its flagship leadership development programme ‘Amazon Future Builders Program‘ (AFBP) for students enrolled in premier B-Schools in India, including IIMs, ISB and XLRI and prepare them for leadership roles at the company. The programme allows students to gain a breadth of experience across […]

Nov 21, 2020

Ashok Leyland announces voluntary retirement scheme

Ashok Leyland announces voluntary retirement scheme Ashok Leyland has announced a voluntary retirement scheme for its employees, the company said on Friday. Its board of directors, at a meeting held on November 6, approved the scheme, Ashok Leyland said in a BSE filing. According to company statement, the scheme would be implemented over a period […]

Nov 21, 2020