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Updated on: Nov 2019

CHRO Move

PepsiCo appoints Pavitra Singh as new Head- Human Resources for India

Nov 20, 2019

ViacomCBS Announces New Head- Human Resources

ViacomCBS has announced the appointment of Nancy Phillips as a new Head- Human Resources. She will s...

CHRO Move

Nov 20, 2019

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Striking Honda workers vacate Manesar plants premises

Close to , contractual workers who have been staging a sit-in at the company premises since Nove...

Strike

Nov 20, 2019

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EdCast launches the first edition of the EdCast Learning Health Index LHI Research in India

EdCast has launched the first edition of the EdCast Learning Health Index LHI Researchnbsp i...

Press Release

Nov 19, 2019

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CHRO Move

SAR Group of Companies Appoints New CHRO

Religare’s Ex- Global HR Head Ashish Anand Joins SAR Group of Companies as Chief Human Resources Officer. SAR Group of companies is a diversified business group into Energy & Energy Storage, Water, Purity & Smart Home Appliances, E- Vehicles, Cleantech, & Venture Capital. Businesses are done under Livguard, Livpure, Livgreen, Lectrix, LIvFin, Lockthedeal, and few […]

Nov 19, 2019

Jobs

Tata Steel plans to cut up to 3,000 jobs

Tata Steel plans to cut up to 3,000 jobs across its European operations, the company said on Monday, as the sector wrestles with excess supply, weak demand, and high costs. The announcement came after weeks of speculation that the steel giant, which employs 11,000 workers in the Netherlands, would cut thousands of jobs to tackle […]

Nov 19, 2019

Jobs

4 in 5 India hiring managers forecast a growing workforce

Despite government figures suggesting that unemployment is at a 45-year high*, more than 4 in 5 (84%) Indian organizations are expecting a hiring surge in the coming 12 months; according to the 2019 India Employment Screening Benchmark Report by HireRight, a leading provider of global employment background checks. Fewer companies anticipate any form of decline […]

Nov 19, 2019

Labour Law

The central government is planning to introduce ‘One Nation, One Pay Day’ system

According to Labour & Employment Minister Santosh Gangwar, The central government is planning to introduce ‘One Nation, One Pay Day’ system. Gangwar said there should be a pan-India single wage day every month across various sectors to ensure that workers get timely payment of salaries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is keen on this legislation to […]

Nov 18, 2019

Industry

EdCast Announces Global Alliance with TCS on Knowledge Management Platform

Tata Consultancy Services’ systems integration services now offered for implementation and engagement of EdCast’s Knowledge Cloud and learning experience platform for its G2000 enterprise customers EdCast, the provider of the leading workforce learning experience content aggregation and curation platform, today announces an alliance with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and […]

Nov 15, 2019

Jobs

Cognizant Fires Employee Union Leader Citing ‘Performance Issues’

Cognizant Fires an employee Elavarasan Raja holds the position of General Secretary at FITE, which is a registered Trade Union in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. Elavarasan Raja has 8 years of IT experience and had joined Cognizant for the last 5 months. He informed Trak.in that his termination letter was received on Tuesday. FITE, The […]

Nov 15, 2019

Press Release

FMCG and Retail report over 30% growth in talent demand: TimesJobs Survey

FMCG and Retail note over 30% growth in Y-o-Y analysis of talent demand: RecruiteX Oct 2019 Both Consumer Durables/FMCG, Retail sectors record over 30% growth in talent demand in Oct 2019 study Petrochemicals/Oil and Gas, IT/Telecom and Construction/Cement sectors followed next with maximum growth in yearly analysis of talent demand TimesJobs RecruiteX for October 2019 […]

Nov 13, 2019

Press Release

Honda Manesar plant shuts down as talks with workers fail

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) confirmed that production at the factory in Manesar has been suspended with effect from 11th November 2019 as talks with workers fail. According to Hindustan Times, More than 2,000 contractual workers have participated in the strike against the retrenchment of over 200 contract workers at the factory. The workers’ […]

Nov 13, 2019

CHRO Move

Deutsche Bank Announces New Head- Human Resources

Deutsche Bank’s new Head- Human Resources will be Michael Ilgner, currently the CEO of Deutsche Sporthilfe (German Sport Aid Foundation). Effective 1 March 2020, Ilgner will be appointed Senior Group Director and is designated to join the Management Board when the regulatory requirements are met. “His post brings together responsibility for transformation and human resources. “Given the size of the task, a board member needs to be fully focused […]

Nov 13, 2019

C-Suite Move

Ex- Aon Hewitt CEO Sandeep Chaudhary joins PeopleStrong as President

PeopleStrong, Asia’s leading Enterprise Work and HR Tech brand, has appointed former Aon Hewitt CEO Sandeep Chaudhary as President and member of the board. This appointment comes as a part of PeopleStrong’s continuing effort to invest and drive accelerated growth in India and across Asia. Sandeep joins PeopleStrong after an outstanding 17-year long stint at […]

Nov 12, 2019

C-Suite Move

GSK Healthcare MD Navneet Saluja to Head residual business post HUL

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare announced Navneet Saluja will head the residual unlisted business of the company after Unilever completes the acquisition of its portfolio of Horlicks and Boost health drinks. The unlisted entity has brands like Sensodyne toothpaste, Crocin analgesic, and Iodex pain balm. The majority of GSK Consumer’s India portfolio, comprising the health drinks, comes […]

Nov 12, 2019

CHRO Move

Hewlett Packard Enterprise India Announces New Head- Human Resources

Ramendrajit Sen, VP & Head-HR, Hewlett Packard Enterprise India is moving to a new global role as Head Learning and Professional Development. And he will be Succeeded by Sailesh Menezes, Senior Director & Head – Human Resources at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, India. “Today, announcing this development, Ramendrajit Sen said, After 7 years of leading the […]

Nov 11, 2019