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Labour Law

Social security soon for Gig Workers Freelancers Govt

Aug 25, 2020

Avg salary hikes in India falls to . in -- Survey

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Survey & Report

Aug 24, 2020

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EPFO links KYC with UAN, subscribers to get benefits online

EPFO Makes Significant Progress in Updating KYC of its Subscribers During July- Despite COVID P...

Labour Law

Aug 24, 2020

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Sterlite Technologies to hire - people in FY

Sterlite Technologies to hire - people in FY Data network solutions providernbspSterlite T...

Jobs

Aug 24, 2020

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Industry

IBM to offer free digital training to Indian youth with NSDC

IBM to offer free digital training to Indian youth with National Skill Development Corporation IT service major, IBM has announced a partnership with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to offer free digital education. The IT service firm wants to focus on emerging technologies and professional development skills. As per collaboration, IBM will curate online courses from […]

Aug 23, 2020

Industry

Siemens gets CCI approval to acquire C&S Electric

Siemens India Ltd gets CCI approval to acquire C&S Electric India The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposed acquisition of C&S Electric Ltd by Siemens Ltd. The proposed combination envisages the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of C&S Electric Ltd (C&S) by Siemens India Limited. At the time of closing […]

Aug 23, 2020

Labour Law

Santosh Gangwar launches official Logo of “Labour Bureau”

Shri Santosh Gangwar launches Logo of Labour Bureau, says database is very important in policymaking The official logo of Labour Bureau, an attached office of Ministry of Labour and Employment, was launched on 20 Aug 2020 by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment in the presence of Shri Heeralal […]

Aug 22, 2020

Coronavirus

Hike extends WFH until Dec 31, to spend Rs. 40K per staff

Hike extends Work From Home until the end of 2020, to spend up to Rs. 40K per staffer Mobile messaging platform Hike on said all its employees will work from home until the end of 2020 and the company will spend up to Rs 40,000 per staffer to help them create a comfortable workspace at […]

Aug 22, 2020

Coronavirus

Salesforce deepens support for staff with expanded benefits

Salesforce allows work from home until at least July 31, 2021, parents get extra 6-week paid leave Salesforce, San Francisco’s largest private employer, has extended its work-from-home option for all workers until at least July 31, 2021, the company said in a blog post on Wednesday. The company said in the bog, “Over the past few […]

Aug 22, 2020

CHRO Move

Kelly Services gets Amy Bouque as new Chief HR Officer

Kelly Services appoints Amy Bouque as its new Chief HR Officer American Staffing firm, Kelly Services Inc. has announced Amy Bouque as its new Chief HR Officer, effective from 8 September 2020. Bouque joins Kelly from Ally Financial Inc., where she has served as Executive Director of Talent Management since 2014. Prior to joining Ally in 2008 as an […]

Aug 21, 2020

Jobs

ESIC Unemployment Benefit: 50% of 3 months’ wages

ESIC has relaxed Unemployment Benefit Norms: 50% of 3 months’ wages On Thursday, the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has relaxed norms to pay 50% of average wages of three months as unemployment benefits to cope with job loss between March 24 and December 31 this year in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. The ESIC […]

Aug 21, 2020

Coronavirus

HCL Tech launches Hackathon to identify solutions for C-19

HCL Technologies launches a Global Hackathon to identify long-term technology solutions to the Covid-19 Pandemic On 20 August, HCL Technologies, a leading global technology company, announced a multi-phase hackathon, “Better Health Hackathon: #CodeforCOVID19,” to crowdsource technology innovation to find solutions for the immediate and long-term societal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including pandemic containment and […]

Aug 21, 2020

Jobs

Axis Bank to hire up to 1,000 WFA employees

Axis Bank to hire up to 1,000 Work From Anywhere employees Axis Bank has plans to employ nearly 1,000 people under its new hiring initiative ‘Gig-a-Opportunities’, a model devised to attract skilled talent that can work with the bank remotely, from anywhere in the country, according to a company official. This hiring model comprises two […]

Aug 21, 2020

Jobs

Google launches ‘KORMO’ job search app in India

Google launches Kormo job search app in India to help people find entry-level jobs Google has announced the launch of its Kormo Jobs app in India to help entry-level job seekers find and apply for positions. The company first launched Kormo Jobs in Bangladesh in 2018 and expanded it to Indonesia last year. Also last year, […]

Aug 21, 2020

Jobs

Infosys to resume deferred promotions in September

Infosys to resume deferred promotions of junior and mid-level employees in September Infosys, India’s second-largest IT services firm, is all set to offer promotions to mid and junior-level (around 2.4 Lakh) employees by September 2020. According to an ET report, “Promotions will mainly be given to junior and mid-level employees, which were deferred in April […]

Aug 20, 2020

Merger & Acquisition

Cognizant completes acquisition of New Signature

Cognizant Completes Acquisition of New Signature, a Leader in Cloud-Native Business Transformation On August 18, 2020, Cognizant has completed the previously announced acquisition of New Signature, expanding Cognizant’s hyperscale cloud advisory services. New Signature is an award-winning Microsoft Partner exclusively focused on Microsoft technologies, with an integrated offering across all three of Microsoft’s business clouds: […]

Aug 20, 2020