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Updated on: Mar 2020

Coronavirus

LAVA pays salary in advance to factory workers

Mar 27, 2020

Lockdown Government relaxes EPF withdrawal rules

On the second day of the -day lockdown due to Coronavirus outbreak, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitha...

Coronavirus

Mar 26, 2020

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Lockdown Trade unions demand from PM Modi

Amidst the country lockdown due to Coronavirus outbreak, Trade Unions write to PM Modi asking for fi...

Coronavirus

Mar 26, 2020

Latest news: Lockdown Trade unions demand from PM Modi - SightsIn Plus

Kunal Bahl How startups can survive the COVID-

While the disruption caused by Covid- pandemic is unprecedented and will likely have serious econo...

Blogosphere

Mar 26, 2020

Latest news: Kunal Bahl How startups can survive the COVID- - SightsIn Plus

Coronavirus

After IndiGo, GoAir announces pay cuts to its entire staff

After Indigo’s company-wide announcement of top-down 5%-25% salary cut, now India’s other airline, GoAir has extended pay cuts to its entire staff to reduce costs in line with falling revenue as the Covid-19 pandemic severely curtails global demand for air travel. According to an Economic Times report, Vinay Dube, Chief Executive of GoAir said the […]

Mar 25, 2020

CHRO Move

McDonald’s appoints new Global Chief People Officer

McDonald’s Corporation has announced that the appointment of Heidi B. Capozzi as Executive Vice President and Global Chief People Officer. In this role, she will lead Corporate Employee Relations, Diversity and Inclusion, Total Rewards and Talent Management among other areas. Capozzi will start on April 13, 2020, and will be based at the company’s Chicago […]

Mar 25, 2020

Coronavirus

Amazon to hire 100,000 workers amidst Covid-19

Due to the practice in social distancing and quarantine to flatten the curve of the pandemic, there has been a rise in demand by online consumers. According to media sources, the e-commerce giant Amazon said that it would hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the United States to deal with a surge in online orders. […]

Mar 25, 2020

Coronavirus

Reliance to provide double salaries to its employees

Reliance to provide double salaries to all its employees whose salary is less than Rs 30,000 According to Times of India, Reliance Industries has announced that the employees who are below the salary range of Rs 30000 will be paid their salary twice in order to protect their cash flow and mitigate any overwhelming financial […]

Mar 25, 2020

Coronavirus

Covid-19: India relaxes Income Tax deadlines and penalties

In view of COVID-19 outbreak, India has offered several relaxations under the Income Tax Act and other direct tax laws to assuage taxpayers especially on statutory and regulatory compliance matters related to several sectors. While addressing the press conference through video conferencing here on 24th March, Smt. Sitharaman announced much-needed relief measures in areas of […]

Mar 25, 2020

Jobs

Covid-19: No Layoffs, No Salary Cuts- Ministry of Labour

The Narendra Modi government has issued an advisory to both private and public companies to not lay off employees or cut their salaries, in the wake of the COVID-19 or novel coronavirus crisis. Concerned about likely job losses and pay cuts due to the coronavirus crisis, the Ministry of Labour & Employment on Monday asked […]

Mar 24, 2020

Coronavirus

Hyundai, Ford, and Bajaj temporarily shut down plants

Amidst Coronavirus outbreak, India’s major automobile companies like Bajaj Auto, Ford Motor, TVS Motor, and Renault-Nissan, etc have announced the temporarily shut down of their manufacturing plants. Two-wheeler major TVS Motor Company in a statement said, “In view of COVID-19, and considering the safety and well being of its employees, the company as an interim […]

Mar 24, 2020

Demise

TCS global head for IT Amit Jain dies of heart attack

India’s largest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services’ Global Head of IT Amit Jain passed away last week after a massive heart attack. Jain, 53, was based out of Mumbai. He suffered a cardiac arrest while he was at work, and was rushed to a nearby hospital. He passed away on March 19. E-mails sent […]

Mar 24, 2020

Jobs

10 Mistakes to Avoid While Working From Home

In the current situation, many companies are offering Work From Home, or WFH. I had an opportunity to work from home for about 6 months during my tenure with one of the organizations. I would like to share some of the mistakes that I did and I do not want you to do it. Working […]

Mar 24, 2020

Labour Law

Covid-19: PF relief to subscribers and Employers

The Government of India is working on measures and packages to provide relief to subscribers and employers in the organized sector as the Covid-19 outbreak shuts factories and offices, takes a toll on jobs and impacts livelihoods. These measures include- Waiving off the penalties on late provident fund deposits by employers. Doubling of the minimum pension to […]

Mar 23, 2020

Labour Law

COVID-19: EPFO advises Beneficiaries to avail Online Services

In view of Government of India guidelines to contain spreading of COVID-19, Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) advises it members, pensioners and employers to avail various online services offered by EPFO, from the comfort of their homes, and to avoid visiting EPFO offices. Most of the services of EPFO are available online. An employee can […]

Mar 23, 2020

Coronavirus

Covid-19: Vedanta Ltd announces Rs 100-cr fund

Metals and mining giant Vedanta Ltd on Sunday announced setting up of a Rs 100-crore fund to combat the coronavirus outbreak. The fund will be utilised to provide preventive healthcare to daily wage workers, company employees and contract workers in and around various plants of the company, Vedanta said in a statement. “I commit 100 […]

Mar 23, 2020