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Updated on: Nov 2020

Survey & Report

Recruiting Hiring is HR Peoples top challenge for

Nov 23, 2020

Tech Mahindra announces the launch of WORKSPACE NXT

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

Industry

Nov 23, 2020

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Capgemini Highly Successful th Employee Share Ownership Plan

Capgemini has announced the significant oversubscription of its seventh employee share ownership pla...

Jobs

Nov 22, 2020

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...

Jobs

Nov 22, 2020

Jobs

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) […]

Nov 22, 2020

Jobs

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 […]

Nov 22, 2020

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 […]

Nov 22, 2020

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 […]

Nov 22, 2020

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

Jobs

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

Jobs

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

Jobs

Hiring in IT sector least impacted due to COVID-19: Report

Hiring in IT sector least impacted by COVID-19 disruptions: Report PTI | With the pandemic forcing businesses to adopt digitalisation, the hiring in the IT sector has been the least impacted compared to other sectors, in both software and hardware segments, according to a report. The information technology (IT) sector remained one of the least impacted sectors […]

Nov 20, 2020

Demise

Tech Mahindra employee commits suicide in Secunderabad

ANI Hyderabad Telangana| An employee of Tech Mahindra on Thursday committed suicide by jumping from the sixth floor of the office at Secunderabad. Sai Eshwar, Inspector of Police, Gopalpuram police station, speaking to ANI over the phone said, “A 21-year-old employee was working as an associate for customer support in Tech Mahindra. “She joined on […]

Nov 20, 2020

EPFO

EPFO dismisses reports of declining subscribers, firms in Oct 2020

EPFO dismisses reports of declining subscribers, firms in Oct 2020 Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), an statutory organisation under Labour and Employment Ministry, has stated that an article was published in a section of media on 18.11.2020 under the caption “EPFO subscribers, firms down in Oct”. In this regard, EPFO has categorically clarified that the […]

Nov 20, 2020

Jobs

HSBC Hong Kong staff work upto 04 days a week from home

HSBC Hong Kong staff work upto 04 days a week from home HSBC Holdings Plc is offering its Hong Kong staff greater flexibility to work from home, in the latest sign the pandemic is transforming the role of the office in business life. The London-based lender, which counts Hong Kong as its biggest market, is now […]

Nov 20, 2020

Jobs

Role of HR in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in India

Role of Human Resource Management in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in India PTI | Today, Human Resource Management (HRM) functions, practices and actions are increasingly becoming imperative, considering the increase of the knowledge based economy. Human resources in any venture, whether small or medium constitute a vital area of study. Careful human resources […]

Nov 20, 2020