News: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

Explore the latest News news, trends, AI innovations, HR analytics, and digital workplace insights. Stay updated with expert opinions and industry developments.

Updated on: Jan 2021
New rules for H-1B visa mild negative for Indian IT services: ICRA
Jobs

New rules for H-1B visa mild negative for Indian IT services: ICRA

New rules for H-1B visa mild negative for Indian IT services: ICRA The proposed changes in the H-1B application selection process by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) are prospective in nature but will have a minor adverse impact on the margins of Indian IT services companies, investment information agency ICRA has said. The H-1B application selection process will […]

Read Story
Supreme Court to consider review plea in EPF pension case tomorrow
EPFO

Supreme Court to consider review plea in EPF pension case tomorrow

The three-judge Bench headed by Justice U.U. Lalit will consider the petitions on January 18, Monday After an interval of 21 months, the Supreme Court will be considering the review petition filed by the EPFO (Employees Provident Fund Organisation) against the apex court verdict on the pension and the appeal filed by the Ministry of […]

Read Story
EY has a robust hiring plan in India for 2021
Jobs

EY has a robust hiring plan in India for 2021

EY has a robust hiring plan in India for 2021, hires will be from the STEM background EY, (Ernst & Young Global Limited) the leading global professional services organization has announced that it would be inducting in the calendar year 2021 about 9000 new hires in India in various technology roles across all member firms […]

Read Story
PMKVY 3.0 Launched, Aims to Train 8 Lakh Candidates
Jobs

PMKVY 3.0 Launched, Aims to Train 8 Lakh Candidates

PMKVY 3.0 launched in nearly 600 centres with more than 300 courses In a bid to empower India’s youth with employable skills, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) today launched Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 3.0, in nearly 600 districts making 300+ skill courses available to the youth, making skill development more […]

Read Story
Mahindra Group registers interest to seek COVID-19 vaccines for employees
Coronavirus

Mahindra Group registers interest to seek COVID-19 vaccines for employees

Mahindra Group registers interest to seek COVID-19 vaccines for employees Diversified Mahindra Group on Friday said it has registered interest to seek COVID-19 vaccines for its employees, as per priorities and sequence to be specified by the government. The farm equipment-to-aerospace conglomerate said it would take the responsibility for the inoculation of its employees rather than have […]

Read Story
WhatsApp to delay launch of update business features after privacy backlash
Jobs

WhatsApp to delay launch of update business features after privacy backlash

WhatsApp would delay the new policy launch to May from February after privacy backlash Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp is delaying an update aimed at increasing business transactions on the platform after a storm of concern from users who feared that the messaging platform was watering down its privacy policy in the process. WhatsApp users received a […]

Read Story
Wipro, Fiat Chrysler partner to establish its first global digital hub in India
Industry

Wipro, Fiat Chrysler partner to establish its first global digital hub in India

Wipro, Fiat Chrysler partner to establish its first global digital hub in India Wipro Limited on Friday announced that it has been chosen as a strategic technology services partner by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) to establish its first global digital hub in Hyderabad. This digital hub, called FCA ICT India, will support FCA’s Information and Communication Technology operations to focus on delivering […]

Read Story
HC judge recuses from hearing plea against updated privacy policy of WhatsApp
Jobs

HC judge recuses from hearing plea against updated privacy policy of WhatsApp

HC judge recuses from hearing plea against updated privacy policy of WhatsApp A Delhi High Court judge on Friday recused herself from hearing a plea challenging the updated privacy policy of messaging app WhatsApp. Justice Prathiba M Singh also expressed displeasure over an email sent on behalf of Facebook or WhatsApp stating that she ought […]

Read Story
HCL Tech to hire 20,000 people in the next 4-6 months: CEO C Vijayakumar
Jobs

HCL Tech to hire 20,000 people in the next 4-6 months: CEO C Vijayakumar

HCL Tech to hire 20,000 people in the next 4-6 months: CEO C Vijayakumar HCL Technologies (HCL Tech) is looking at hiring about 20,000 people over the next two quarters to meet the demand coming in on the back of strong growth in deal signing and adoption of digital services. The Noida-based company, which crossed […]

Read Story
HCL Tech plans hire 5,000 freshers in the 4th quarter
Jobs

HCL Tech plans hire 5,000 freshers in the 4th quarter

HCL Tech plans hire 5,000 freshers in the 4th quarter Anticipating further acceleration in business in the coming quarters, HCL Technologies on Friday said it plans to add 5,000 freshers in the March quarter. “Our localization in the US has gone up by almost 300 basis points, we have 69.8 per cent now. Though there was a […]

Read Story
Acquisition of Tejas aircraft will create over 50,000 jobs, Says Rajnath Singh
Jobs

Acquisition of Tejas aircraft will create over 50,000 jobs, Says Rajnath Singh

Acquisition of 83 LCA Tejas aircraft will create over 50,000 jobs Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the government’s decision for the purchase of 83 Light Combat Aircraft Tejas from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will help to create more than 50,000 jobs in the country. “We have given approval for the acquisition of […]

Read Story
Wipro has robust hiring plans globally for Q4, Attrition is a concern
Jobs

Wipro has robust hiring plans globally for Q4, Attrition is a concern

Wipro has robust hiring plans globally for the Quarter ending on March 31, 2021. Employee attrition is a concern Announcing the Q3 results, Wipro said that it has robust hiring plans for Q4 ending on March 31, 2021 as demand rises for various roles. The company to onboard a mix of freshers and laterals including senior […]

Read Story