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Updated on: Apr 2020

Coronavirus

LD- List of activities that will be allowed from th April

Apr 16, 2020

EPFO extends challan filing date for employers

Employees Provident Fund Organisation has extended the date of filing Electronic Challan Cum ...

Labour Law

Apr 15, 2020

Latest news: EPFO extends challan filing date for employers - SightsIn Plus

Capgemini announces increments for , employees

Capgemini India announces the single-digit salary hike to percent of its staff or employees...

Coronavirus

Apr 15, 2020

Latest news: Capgemini announces increments for , employees - SightsIn Plus

ESIC Further Extends Period for Filing ESI Contribution

The country is dealing with a very challenging situation due to COVID- Pandemic. Many establishmen...

Labour Law

Apr 15, 2020

Latest news: ESIC Further Extends Period for Filing ESI Contribution - SightsIn Plus

Jobs

Here’re companies hiring right now in India

According to a recent survey by Naukri JobSpeak, the job market across cities registered a drop in hiring activity, the index revealed that the decline was led by metros wherein- Delhi declined by 26 percent Mumbai declined by 25 percent Chennai declined by 24 percent Hyderabad declined by 18 percent The Naukri JobSpeak is a […]

Apr 15, 2020

CHRO Move

Philips names Vishpala Reddy as new Head- HR

According to ET Report, Philips has hired Vishpala Reddy as its new Head- Human Resources for the Indian subcontinent, replacing Armaan Seth who has recently joined Syngenta. She is likely to join Philips next month. With almost 20 years of experience in HR, currently, Vishpala leads Human Resources for Uber across the Asia Pacific mega-region […]

Apr 15, 2020

Jobs

TCS, Cognizant, HUL to honour job offers made to campus hires

Amidst the Coronavirus Pandemic, a lot of companies are doling out pink slips to employees or cutting salaries, there are a select few that are keeping their promises to new campus hires even in difficult times. According to a Times of India report, The big companies as TCS, Google, Wipro, Capgemini, Hindustan Unilever (HUL), Godrej, Pepsi-Co, Biocon, […]

Apr 14, 2020

Jobs

Grofers is looking at hiring 5,000 employees

Online grocery platform Grofers is looking at hiring 5,000 employees to ramp up its capacity to meet the spike in orders amid the nationwide lockdown. The company has also partnered with resident welfare associations (RWAs) of over 100 societies across metros to make essentials available to a larger number of people amid the 21-day lockdown […]

Apr 14, 2020

Coronavirus

Twitter: HR Veterans on COVID-19 Pandemic

Coronavirus global pandemic has affected every workplace, in one way or another. The employers have closed their doors temporarily due to lockdown and asked their employees to work from home, Companies have given extra paid or special paid leave or unpaid leave to employees with health concerns. While the worst of the coronavirus outbreak will […]

Apr 14, 2020

CHRO Move

Cashfree Payments appoints a new HR Head

Cashfree Payments India Pvt. Ltd. has appointed Sapna Sukumar as the Head of Human Resources Cashfree is a Payment Gateway. It accepts and disburses payments instantly using Cashfree’s Payment Gateway & Payouts. Sapna Sukumar has announced her appointment on LinkedIn, the social media platform. She said, “I will be actively performing her role immediately after […]

Apr 13, 2020

Coronavirus

Lockdown: Anxiety Levels Up Among Employees As Appraisals Get Delayed, Job Loss Fears Rise

A lot many are fearing loss of job, some have already seen pay cuts and appraisals are getting delayed almost for everyone — The Covid-19 crisis and the ongoing lockdown has left employees feeling anxious and worried about their future, prompting many corporates to look for ways to keep the staff motivated. Some are roping […]

Apr 13, 2020

Labour Law

Govt notifies EPF scheme under PM Gareeb Kalyan Yojna

The labour ministry on 10th April, Friday notified the special scheme wherein the government will contribute 24% of the employee and employer provident fund share per month for three months to PF accounts of employees earning less than Rs 15,000 to tide over the impact of Covid-19 on small establishments. “EPFO puts in place Online […]

Apr 13, 2020

Survey & Report

India jobless rate swells above 23% amid lockdown: Survey

India’s unemployment rate could have climbed to more than 20% as the economy lost jobs after a nationwide lockdown took effect in the last week of March, according to a survey by the CMIE Center for Monitoring Indian Economy Pvt. Ltd. The jobless rate was 23.4% for the week ended April 5 based on a sample size […]

Apr 10, 2020

Jobs

Google bans employees from using Zoom

Google is issuing a ban on the use of the Zoom teleconferencing platform for employees citing security concerns. “Google emailed employees last week about the ban, telling workers who had the Zoom app installed on their Google-provided machines that the software would soon no longer function.” According to Google spokesperson, Zoom‘s desktop client doesn’t meet […]

Apr 10, 2020

CHRO Move

Dabur appoints new Head- HR from Nestle

Dabur has appointed Biplab Baksi as Executive Director- HR. He replaces V Krishnan who is on his way out and is serving the notice period. In his new role, Biplab will be responsible for all HR functions across domestic and international entities of the company and he will report to CEO Mohit Malhotra. Biplab has […]

Apr 10, 2020

Jobs

COVID-19: Govt to release Income Tax refunds immediately

Today, the Income Tax Department, on its official Twitter handle, announced that Government of India to give income tax refunds up to Rs 5 lakh immediately due to coronavirus impact. According to the announcement “In context of COVID-19 situation & to grant immediate relief to taxpayers, GOI has decided to issue all pending income-tax refunds […]

Apr 8, 2020