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Updated on: Nov 2020

Jobs

Commercial coal mining auctioned blocks to create more than , jobs

Nov 10, 2020

Swiggy announces ESOP liquidity programme

Food ordering platform, Swiggy announces ESOP liquidity programme Food ordering platform Swiggy on M...

Jobs

Nov 10, 2020

Latest news: Swiggy announces ESOP liquidity programme - SightsIn Plus

Cadila Pharmaceuticals appoints Dr. Sanjeev Dixit as Global President HCM

Cadila Pharmaceuticals appoints Dr. Sanjeev Dixit as the Global President Human Capital Management...

CHRO Move

Nov 9, 2020

Latest news: Cadila Pharmaceuticals appoints Dr. Sanjeev Dixit as Global President HCM - SightsIn Plus

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare names new SVP CHRO of Indian origin

Naren Balasubramaniam joins Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare as SVP amp CHRO Methodist Le Bonheur H...

CHRO Move

Nov 9, 2020

Latest news: Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare names new SVP CHRO of Indian origin - SightsIn Plus

Jobs

Wipro to Raise Salaries of 80% Workforce by December 1

Wipro to Raise Salaries of 80% Workforce by December 1, 2020. IT major, Wipro confirms its plan to roll out a single-digit salary hike for nearly 80 per cent of its employees, effective December 1. In Conversation with SightsIn Plus, Wipro CHRO Saurabh Govil said, “The Majority of our workforce (over 98%) continues to operate […]

Nov 9, 2020

Partnership

TCS Partners with B3i in scaling its Insurance Platform

Tata Consultancy Services Partners with B3i in Scaling its Insurance Platform Fluidity®, to Accelerate Delivery of Transformative Industry Solutions Tata Consultancy Services, a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, has partnered with B3i Services AG, a global industry-led blockchain initiative, to design, develop and launch ecosystem innovations based on distributed ledger technology […]

Nov 9, 2020

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Biden to provide US citizenship to over 500,000 Indians

Biden administration is likely to provide US citizenship to over 500,000 Indians As a largely immigrant community, but in some cases with American roots reaching back generations, Indian-Americans know firsthand the strength and resilience that immigrants bring to the United States of America, according to a policy document issued by the Biden campaign. “He (Biden) […]

Nov 9, 2020

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Biden to raise H-1B visa limit, remove country quota for green cards

Biden to raise H-1B visa limit, remove country quota for green cards U.S. President-elect Joe Biden plans to increase the number of high-skilled visas, including the H-1B, and eliminate the limit on employment-based visas by country, both of which are expected to benefit tens of thousands of Indian professionals impacted by some immigration policies of […]

Nov 9, 2020

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Economy expected to bounce back from next fiscal: SBI

Economy expected to bounce back from next fiscal says SBI Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara The country’s economy, which has shown resilience to come out from a downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, is expected to bounce back from the next fiscal, State Bank of India (SBI) chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara said on Saturday. There will be a “paradigm shift” which will […]

Nov 8, 2020

ESIC

ESIC subscribers will soon utilize Ayushman Bharat benefits

ESIC beneficiaries will soon be able to utilize healthcare facilities under Ayushman Bharat According to a recent ET report, The beneficiaries of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation will quickly be capable to utilise the healthcare services under the Ayushman Bharat or the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna as per their packaged charges. Conversely, the beneficiaries of PM-JAY can avail companies in […]

Nov 7, 2020

Merger & Acquisition

Cognizant acquired 08 digital firms to grow business in 2020

Cognizant has acquired 08 digital firms to grow business in 2020 US-based IT services major Cognizant Technology Solutions is betting on acquisitions as a strategy to build its digital business, as already announced earlier. According to the media reports, the company has successfully done eight digital-based acquisitions till now this year, and all of these acquisitions […]

Nov 7, 2020

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Tata Steel Jamshedpur to employ 500 employees’ children

Tata Steel Jamshedpur to employ 500 employees’ children from Feb-March, 2021 In a landmark agreement between Management and Tata Workers Union, Tata Steel agreed to enroll 500 registered dependents of retired employees in a three year phased manner. Children’s age criteria agreed upon is between 18 years to 42 years. And a written test in […]

Nov 7, 2020

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75% staff may continue work from outside office: IT Secretary

About 75% of industry workforce may continue to work from outside office: IT Secretary The information technology (IT) industry may not get back to the old style of working from office and around 75% of the workforce may continue to work from outside office going ahead, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) Secretary Ajay Prakash Sawhney said on […]

Nov 7, 2020

Labour Law

EPFO: Digital Life Certificate now available for pensioners

Jeevan Pramaan/Digital Life Certificate now available at your nearest post office or at the doorstep In the present scenario of COVID-19 Pandemic, Employees Provident Fund Organization desires that all the Pensioners should stay safe and stay at home in the prevailing Pandemic situation. Therefore, EPFO has proactively partnered with Common Service Centre (CSC) to provide […]

Nov 6, 2020

Jobs

Haryana govt passes bill on 75% job quota for local people

Haryana govt passes bill on 75% job quota in Pvt sector for local people The Haryana assembly on Thursday passed a bill to give 75 per cent reservation in private sector jobs to youth from the state, an election promise made by ruling alliance partner Jannayak Janta Party. The Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020 provides a 75 per cent job quota […]

Nov 6, 2020

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Standard Chartered moves to permanent flexible working

Standard Chartered moves to permanent flexible working Standard Chartered will make permanent the flexible working arrangements for most employees that were put in place during the coronavirus pandemic, it said on Thursday. Asia, Africa, and Middle East-focused bank said it aims for around 50% of its markets, comprising around 70% or 60,000 of its employees, to be […]

Nov 6, 2020