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Updated on: Jun 2020

CHRO Move

Boeing appoints DAmbrose as new HR Leader

Jun 27, 2020

Delhi, District judge orders court staff to work from home

District judge orders work from home, judges not to call staff to courts amid the rise in COVID- c...

Jobs

Jun 27, 2020

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Fidelity Intl rolls out an equal parental leave for all staff

Fidelity International rolls out an equal parental leave of up to weeks for all staff globally. F...

Diversity & Inclusion

Jun 27, 2020

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Accenture to curb hiring, halt some promotions to cut costs

Accenture to curb hiring and halt some promotions as cost cutting measures Accenture Plc, one of the...

Coronavirus

Jun 26, 2020

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Merger & Acquisition

HUL has acquired ‘VWash’ from Glenmark Pharma

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has completed the acquisition of VWash from Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Today, Hindustan Unilever (HUL) said it has completed the acquisition of VWash from pharma major Glenmark Pharmaceuticals. The company, however, did not disclose the value of the transaction. ‘VWash’ was launched by Glenmark in 2013 and the brand has established itself as […]

Jun 26, 2020

Survey & Report

IBM Rolls Out Free Digital Learning Platform to Help Job Seekers in India

Today, 25 June, Tech giant IBM has rolled out ‘SkillsBuild Reignite’, a platform to provide job seekers and entrepreneurs with access to free online coursework and mentoring support, designed to help them reinvent their careers and businesses, said a statement issued. According to the India Skill Report (2019), only 45.6% of the youth graduating from […]

Jun 25, 2020

Coronavirus

Tata Group plans layoffs to save fixed costs as profit dips

Tata Group plans layoffs to save fixed costs as profit dips- Report According to The Times-News Network (TNN), as the COVID-19 crisis continues, The Tata Group may eliminate jobs at some businesses to save fixed costs as it grapples with falling profits due to the pandemic, and global economic projections pointing to a challenging time […]

Jun 25, 2020

Coronavirus

GoDaddy announced restructuring, impact 814 employees

GoDaddy announced restructuring plan, says to impact 814 employees Web hosting company GoDaddy Inc on Wednesday announced a restructuring plan that will affect about 12% of its total workforce, or about 814 employees, due to the fallout from the coronavirus crisis. The world’s largest domain registrar said the employees will either be let go or […]

Jun 25, 2020

CHRO Move

Landmark Group appoints new President- Group HR

Landmark Group appoints Sandeep Batra as President- Group HR, he replaces Venkatramana B who is superannuating on 30 June. Sandeep Batra joins Landmark Group as President- Group HR. He replaces Venkatramana B who is superannuating on 30 June 2020. However, he will remain with the Group till September 2020 as an advisor. Prior to joining Landmark Group, Sandeep […]

Jun 25, 2020

Coronavirus

Cognizant started laying off bench employees

Cognizant started laying off bench employees, the number could reach up to 18,000 employees Cognizant has started terminating its bench employees, the process is simple– move to the bench and induced resignation after 41 days. Moneycontrol also reports, the terminations are happening at the associate level, mostly mid-level employees, and above, those employees who are […]

Jun 25, 2020

CHRO Move

Capgemini appoints Anne Lebel as new Group CHRO

Anne Lebel joins the Capgemini Group as Chief Human Resources Officer Capgemini announced today, 24 June the appointment of Anne Lebel as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and Group Executive Board Member, effective July 20, 2020. Anne brings to the Group over two decades of experience in leadership development and talent management on a global […]

Jun 24, 2020

Jobs

How US H1-B visa suspension will impact Indian IT giants

US President Donald Trump issued a proclamation to suspend issuing of H-1B, H-2B, J, L, and other temporary work permits for immigrants until December 31, 2020. The proclamation comes into effect from 24 June. Trump said, “it is aimed to provide employment opportunities to more than 20 million Americans who have lost their jobs in […]

Jun 24, 2020

C-Suite Move

Tata Sons N Chandrasekaran appointed on RBI board again

The Central Government has re-nominated Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran as a part-time non-official director on the RBI’s central board Tata Sons’ Chairman N Chandrasekaran has been again nominated as a part-time non-official director of the RBI central board. His re-nomination is for two years from March 3, 2020. An announcement to this effect was […]

Jun 23, 2020

Survey & Report

TCS, Infosys, HCL, and Microsoft on Productivity in WFH

Top IT Companies’ Observations on “Productivity in Work From Home Setting” Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most IT companies have given permission for professionals to work from home. IT and Tech majors are keen on making work from home seamless, engaging, and developing trust between their employees in a remote working environment. The expectation from […]

Jun 22, 2020

Jobs

MobiKwik plans to hire 100 people in this fiscal

MobiKwik plans to hire 100 people in this fiscal including for product and engineering functions. Fintech major MobiKwik on Sunday said it expects to get back to growth trajectory around August-September as digital transactions pick up at offline retailers, and demand in categories like travel returns. The company also plans to hire about 100 people […]

Jun 22, 2020

Coronavirus

BMW to lay off 10,000 contract workers- Report

BMW has confirmed that the German manufacturer is looking at axing at least 10,000 contract workers, in an effort to reduce its capacity due to the coronavirus crisis and help mitigate growing costs. According to Reuters to The Munich-based company said earlier on Friday it had reached an agreement with the works council for a […]

Jun 22, 2020