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Updated on: Nov 2019

CHRO Move

McDonalds Global HR Head Resigns, Mason Smoot Appointed Interim Chief People Officer

Nov 7, 2019

Flipkarts Chief HR Officer Quits

Smriti Krishna Singh, Senior Vice President, and Chief Human Resources Officer atnbspFlipkart has ...

CHRO Move

Nov 7, 2019

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Infosys Lays Off , Middle and Senior Level Executives

According to Times of India reports, after Cognizant, now Infosys is laying off over , middle a...

Jobs

Nov 6, 2019

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Ministry of Labour Employment Launches Apps UAN Registration, E-Inspection, and DIGI Locker

Honble Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State IC for Labour and Employment launched Ap...

Press Release

Nov 3, 2019

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Diversity & Inclusion

A UK based finance company introduces 9 months’ equal Parental Leave on full pay

Standard Life Aberdeen Plc has introduced nine months of full paid parental leave for all new mothers and fathers. In total, parents will be able to take 52 weeks in up to three separate blocks over two years in a way that suits the employee. The new policy, which comes into force on 1 January 2020, will […]

Nov 2, 2019

Jobs

HCL Tech launches a dedicated Google Cloud Business Unit, plans to expand the team to 5,000 people

HCL Technologies has announced the launch of HCL’s Google Cloud Business Unit to accelerate enterprise cloud adoption worldwide. This dedicated business group within HCL will be supported by engineering, solutions, and business teams from Google Cloud. The new expansive and strategic partnership between HCL and Google Cloud will help organizations advance their digital transformation agendas powered […]

Nov 1, 2019

Jobs

Vodafone rolls out 16 weeks fully-paid parental leave

Telecom giant Vodafone announced today that all its employees worldwide will be offered 16 weeks of fully-paid parental leave. Any employee whose partner is having a baby adopts a child or becomes a parent through surrogacy will have the flexibility to take up to 16 weeks paid leave at any time during the first 18 […]

Nov 1, 2019

C-Suite Move

IndusInd Bank has finalized the name to take over from CEO Romesh Sobti

IndusInd Bank on October 31 announced that its board has finalized the name of the next Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Current MD & CEO Romesh Sobti, who joined the bank in February 2008, will retire in March 2020, when he turns 70. The bank has submitted an application to the Reserve Bank of India […]

Oct 31, 2019

Press Release

Three Indian-origin CEOs in Harvard Business Review’s top 10 best-performing heads

Three Indian-origin CEOs, Shantanu Narayen, Ajay Banga and Satya Nadella are among the world’s top 10 best-performing chief executives, featured in a list complied by the Harvard Business Review (HBR). ‘The Best-Performing CEOs in the World, 2019’ list by the HBR features 100 CEOs and has been topped by American technology company NVIDIA’s CEO Jensen […]

Oct 31, 2019

Jobs

Cognizant to lay off 7,000 employees

IT Major Cognizant plans to lay off at least 7,000 mid-senior level employees over the next few quarters. The company has also announced it would exit the content moderation business for clients such as Facebook and Google – a move that will affect another 6,000 jobs. The decision comes after a few investigations raised questions […]

Oct 31, 2019

CHRO Move

Tata AIG Appoints Jitesh Bawa as Senior Vice President- Human Resources

Tata AIG General Insurance Company Limited appoints Jitesh Bawa as Senior Vice President- Human Resources. Prior to joining Tata AIG Jitesh has been working with Edelweiss General Insurance Company Limited as Chief Human Resource Officer for the last two and a half years. Tata AIG General Insurance Company Limited is a joint venture between the […]

Oct 30, 2019

Jobs

40,000 telecom jobs at risk over the next six months

The Indian telecom sector is staring at 40,000 job cuts over the next six months. Following the Supreme Court’s verdict asking telcos to pay up Rs 92,641 crore to the department of telecom (DoT) over the AGR (adjusted gross revenues) dispute, telecom companies might have to reduce their workforce by about 20 percent. “The Supreme […]

Oct 30, 2019

Press Release

55 Lakh Workers To Benefit From Delhi Minimum Wages

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, announced an increase in minimum wages and said that 55 lakh workers to benefit from increased minimum wages notified by Delhi Government after Supreme Court Order. He also announced that the employees will also get dearness allowance for the months of April to September and a Diwali bonus of one […]

Oct 30, 2019

C-Suite Move

S.V. Nathan and Dr. P.V. Ramana Murthy join Josh Bersin Academy as senior faculty from India

S.V. Nathan, Partner and Chief Talent Officer of Deloitte India and Dr. P.V. Ramana Murthy, Executive Vice President & Global Head-HR at Taj Group of Hotels join The Josh Bersin Academy as senior faculty from India. Josh Bersin after his retirement from Deloitte, In May of 2019 launched The Josh Bersin Academy, which he calls […]

Oct 29, 2019

CHRO Move

ITC Infotech appoints new CHRO

ITC Infotech appoints Suchismita Burman as the new Chief Human Resources Officer. She is based out of Bangalore. Suchismita Burman joins ITC Infotech in June 2019 from Deloitte India where she was Vice President- Human Resources since 2015. Prior to Deloitte, she has worked with companies like Cognizant Technology Solutions, Infinite Computer Solutions, AOL, Mercer, […]

Oct 25, 2019

C-Suite Move

Suzlon Energy faces an exodus of Independent Directors due to defaulter status

Suzlon, India’s leading wind turbine manufacturer company has seen an exodus of independent directors recently. All independent Indian directors including bank nominees have resigned from the board over the past two months. According to Business Line reports, Suzlon, India’s leading wind turbine manufacturer, defaulted on payment of Rs 1,169 crore ($172 million) due to its […]

Oct 24, 2019