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Jobs

Tata Steel plans to cut up to , jobs

Nov 19, 2019

in India hiring managers forecast a growing workforce

Despite government figures suggesting that unemployment is at a -year high, more than in ...

Jobs

Nov 19, 2019

Latest news: in India hiring managers forecast a growing workforce - SightsIn Plus

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

According to Labour amp Employment Minister Santosh Gangwar, The central government is planning to...

Labour Law

Nov 18, 2019

Latest news: The central government is planning to introduce One Nation, One Pay Day system - SightsIn Plus

EdCast Announces Global Alliance with TCS on Knowledge Management Platform

Tata Consultancy Services systems integration services now offered for implementation and engagemen...

Industry

Nov 15, 2019

Latest news: EdCast Announces Global Alliance with TCS on Knowledge Management Platform - SightsIn Plus

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

CHRO Move

Amit Avasthi Joins Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories as Group HR Head and Director HR- CIS Countries and Romania

Amit Avasthi Joins Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories as Group HR Head and Director HR – CIS Countries and Romania. Amit is a versatile HR Leader with close to 20 years of the proven track record of delivering Business Impact at top tier Multinationals working across the globe in organizations spanning roles across Strategic HR Business Partnering, […]

Nov 11, 2019

Strike

Honda workers on strike to protest the sacking of 400 contract workers

PTI report: Almost 2,500 contractual workers at Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India’s (HMSI) Manesar plant on Tuesday observed a tool-down strike against retrenchment of around 400 contract workers. Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Employee Union leaders alleged that the company has reduced the production of the facility by 50 percent and is in the process […]

Nov 7, 2019

CHRO Move

McDonald’s Global HR Head Resigns, Mason Smoot Appointed Interim Chief People Officer

McDonald’s announced Monday that Global Chief People Officer David Fairhurst has left the fast food giant following the departure of CEO Steve Easterbrook, who was fired over the weekend for having a consensual relationship with an employee. “David was a good leader who helped us set the direction for People at one of the largest companies in […]

Nov 7, 2019

CHRO Move

Flipkart’s Chief HR Officer Quits

Smriti Krishna Singh, Senior Vice President, and Chief Human Resources Officer at Flipkart has quit after a nearly one-year stint. She took up the position of CHRO at Flipkart in December 2018 and was reporting to Krishnamurthy. Smriti was responsible for overall people and culture charter. Prior to joining Flipkart, she was the Chief Human Resources […]

Nov 7, 2019

Jobs

Infosys Lays Off 10,000 Middle and Senior Level Executives

According to Times of India reports, after Cognizant, now Infosys is laying off over 10,000 middle and senior-level executives. The company is letting go of 10% of the workforce, or around 2,200 people, in the JL6 band (job level 6), an internal job code for senior managers. Infosys has 30,092 employees in the JL6, […]

Nov 6, 2019