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Updated on: Aug 2020

Jobs

Vodafone, CGI, and NASSCOM launch DigiSakshar.org

Aug 6, 2020

Bharti Airtel announces bonus for some employees

Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal announces bonus for some employees Amidst COVID- crisis, job l...

Jobs

Aug 6, 2020

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Uber starts hiring again, to recruit engineers in India

Uber starts hiring again, to recruit engineers in India After a wave of layoffs due to Covid- ...

Jobs

Aug 5, 2020

RBEI to allow - employees to WFH for permanently

Robert Bosch Engineering to allow - employees to WFH permanently According to an AutoET report,...

Coronavirus

Aug 5, 2020

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CHRO Move

MongoDB appoints Harsha Jalihal as Chief People Officer

MongoDB appoints, former VP HR of Unilever Harsha Jalihal as Chief People Officer NASDAQ listed, MongoDB Inc. the leading, modern general-purpose database platform, announced the appointment of Harsha Jalihal as Chief People Officer. In her new role, Jalihal will oversee the company’s human resources operations globally, supporting 2,100+ people in 29 countries. She will lead workforce strategy, […]

Aug 4, 2020

Coronavirus

Tech Mahindra launches ‘Mhealthy’ to screen staff at work

Tech Mahindra launches ‘Mhealthy’ AI and ML-based App to enable workforce and community safety against COVID-19 Tech Mahindra announced the launch of Mhealthy, a solution to enable workforce and community safety against COVID-19. Mhealthy is a comprehensive solution powered by new generation technologies including artificial intelligence and machine learning to enable data driven digital diagnostics, […]

Aug 4, 2020

Merger & Acquisition

Cognizant has made 5 digital-based acquisitions this year

Cognizant Technology Solutions has made 5 digital-based acquisitions till now this year US-based IT services major Cognizant Technology Solutions is betting on M&A as a strategy to build its digital business, as already announced earlier in May, 2020. According to the Mint report, the company has successfully done five digital-based acquisitions till now this year, […]

Aug 3, 2020

Coronavirus

Microsoft to open offices on January 19, 2021

Microsoft’s US offices won’t reopen until January 2021 at the earliest Microsoft has reportedly chosen January 19, 2021 as the date for reopening its US offices. According to The Verge, the tech giant is planning a “hybrid workplace” for a six-phase reopening of its offices. “Stage six will be when offices are ready to fully reopen for […]

Aug 3, 2020

Coronavirus

PwC staff encouraged to return to work on a voluntary basis

PwC staff encouraged to return to work on a voluntary basis PwC staff have been encouraged to return to work on a voluntary basis, as the Big Four company’s chairman heralded the end of “presenteeism forever”. Kevin Ellis, chairman of accountancy firm PwC — which has more than 22,000 staff across the UK — said […]

Aug 2, 2020

Jobs

Tesla headcount could surge 35% this year- Elon Musk

Elon Musk suggests Tesla headcount could surge 35% this Year Tesla Inc. is on a hiring spree that could boost headcount to about 65,000 people by the end of the year, according to Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk. The employee count Musk predicted in an interview with trade publication Automotive News would represent a 35% […]

Aug 2, 2020

Coronavirus

Honda Cars India offers VRS scheme to its office associates

Covid-19 impact: Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL) offers a voluntary retirement scheme to office associates Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL) has offered a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for office associates, having age more than 40 years or who have worked with the company for five years, the company spokesperson said. “The VRS scheme, launched on […]

Aug 2, 2020

Coronavirus

Remote work will be the default mode of work- SAP Concur

“Remote work will be the default mode of work for many organisations in the foreseeable future” – SAP Concur Report Around 88 per cent of workforce in India prefers to have the flexibility to work from home (WFH), and 69 per cent of Indian employees believe their efficiency has increased while working remotely – highest […]

Aug 2, 2020

Industry

ABB India opens new robotics facility in Bengaluru

ABB India opens new robotics facility in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India ABB India on Friday announced the opening of a new facility in Bengaluru that would enable it to deliver robotic applications and digital solutions for a variety of industries, including automotive, food & beverage, electronics, and other upcoming sectors., the company said in a statement. […]

Aug 1, 2020

Coronavirus

Truck maker Scania confirms plan to cut 5,000 jobs

Truck maker Scania confirms plan to cut 5,000 jobs globally due to the financial impression of the novel coronavirus Truck maker Scania, part of Volkswagen’s Traton group, said Friday it could cut 5,000 jobs globally due to the financial impression of the novel coronavirus, confirming a plan first introduced in June. The cut represents 10 per cent […]

Aug 1, 2020

Industry

EC clears Alstom’s acquisition of Bombardier Transportation

European Commission clears Alstom’s acquisition of Bombardier Transportation The European Commission has given its go-ahead to the acquisition of the rail business of Canadian engineering firm Bombardier by French train maker Alstom Alstom and Bombardier welcome the European Commission’s (EC) decision for conditional clearance of the proposed acquisition of Bombardier Transportation by Alstom. The Commission’s […]

Aug 1, 2020

Labour Law

ESIC to hike monetary grant of pregnant women to Rs 7500

Government of India to hike confinement expenses payable under ESIC scheme to Rs 7,500 The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has decided to boost the monetary grant paid to a pregnant insured woman or an insured person for his wife under ESIC’s health insurance scheme by Rs 2,500 to Rs 7,500 just in case they can not avail maternity services […]

Jul 31, 2020