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Updated on: May 2020

Coronavirus

Govt extends deadline for filing ITR for FY

May 14, 2020

EPF contribution reduced to for the next months

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced details for the total Rs lakh crore stimulus ...

Labour Law

May 14, 2020

Latest news: EPF contribution reduced to for the next months - SightsIn Plus

Modi announced Rs lakh crore package, Who is it for?

PM Modi announces Rs lakh crore reform package, Who is it for? Whats in it for variousnbspsect...

Coronavirus

May 13, 2020

Latest news: Modi announced Rs lakh crore package, Who is it for? - SightsIn Plus

Cognizant has deferred joining dates of all campus offers

According to a Mint report, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp has deferred joining dates of all ca...

Coronavirus

May 13, 2020

Latest news: Cognizant has deferred joining dates of all campus offers - SightsIn Plus

Coronavirus

Flipkart, Wipro, and Maruti Suzuki reopen offices cautiously

India Inc is resuming back to its offices. Few companies have already started calling back one-third of their staff – the maximum strength allowed in red zones. A number of others are taking an extra calibrated strategy, 5% or a few staff in places of work to start with. “Flipkart, Panasonic India, Whirlpool, Infosys, Tata […]

May 12, 2020

Jobs

Axis Bank to adopt WFH as an integral part of work culture

Axis Bank will continue with the Work-From-Home (WFH) culture even after the coronavirus crisis ends. The bank has decided to all employees will continue working from home for two or three days in a week. Rajesh Dahiya, Executive Director, Axis Bank said, “While COVID-19 has posed a lot of challenges, it has also opened up […]

May 12, 2020

Industrial Relations

Pune Labour Office has issued notice to Tech Mahindra

Tech Mahindra gets labour department notice over alleged complaints of salary cuts Pune’s Labour Office has issued a notice to Tech Mahindra Ltd. on a complaint that the IT services firm had reduced the salaries of its employees to maintain “profitability” amid the Covid-19 pandemic. A similar notice was issued earlier this month to Wipro […]

May 11, 2020

Coronavirus

New Leadership Capabilities to Anchor – Volatile Moments

We live in the age of the ‘Black-Swans’. All organizations are vulnerable to events that are neither predictable nor are these events within their realms of control. The difference between the world we experienced and the world we anticipate to live in the future is contrasted by the presence of the ‘black swan’ events. ‘Black […]

May 11, 2020

Industry

Infosys returns back to offices with 5% of its staff

Bengaluru-based information technology (IT) major Infosys Ltd is reopening its offices in a staggered manner, with necessary precautions like temperature checks, sanitized office vehicles, alternate seating arrangements in official transport, & compulsory masks, etc. Infosys confirmed in a tweeted on 7 May “As lockdowns begin to ease across India, our CEO Salil Parekh, along with […]

May 11, 2020

Coronavirus

Noida authority grants permission to around 850 companies, projects to resume work

The companies operating in Noida are gearing up to resume to their work after due permission was granted by the city authorities. Noida authority has given permission to around 850 eligible companies to operate with around 57,000 staff/ labour. Talking to ANI, Ritu Maheshwari, Chief Executive Officer of Noida Authority said that companies including Samsung, […]

May 10, 2020

Coronavirus

Facebook and Google extend work from home till 2020 end

Two of the biggest tech companies Facebook and Google have said they will let employees continue working from home for the rest of the year. According to a CNBC report, both the companies have announced plans to reopen their offices soon but they are going to take a call on which employees are absolutely needed […]

May 9, 2020

Coronavirus

HCL Tech to hire 15,000 freshers, lateral hiring on hold

HCL Tech to hire 15000 freshers, but lateral hiring on hold amid COVID-19 in 2020 On 07 May 2020, C Vijayakumar, Chief Executive Officer, HCL Technologies said the company is expected to get 15,000 freshers onboard in 2020 but it will be placing lateral hiring on hold. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many customers have […]

May 8, 2020

Jobs

30% workforce of Tech Mahindra may WFH till March 21

Tech Mahindra will be giving the liberty to 25-30% of its workforce to work from home till March 2021. Tech Mahindra said that it is in discussions with its clients to allow 25-30% of its employees to work from home (WFH) at least till March 2021. But amidst all these, one of the most crucial factors is data […]

May 8, 2020

Labour Law

Government plans to merge CMPFO with EPFO

The Centre Government plans to merge Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation (CMPFO) with the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), as a large asset-liability mismatch is imminent in the CMPFO’s pension fund. The Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation has been entrusted with the responsibility of administering the Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1948, […]

May 7, 2020

Jobs

Uber to layoff 3,700 employees, CEO foregoing his salary

Uber said Wednesday, that it is laying off 3,700 employees, or about 14% of its staff, as the ride-hail giant reels from the pandemic and an ongoing battle over worker protections. And CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will also forgo his base salary for the rest of the year, which was $1 million in 2019. The company said […]

May 7, 2020

Merger & Acquisition

Cognizant to acquire Collaborative Solutions

Cognizant has entered into an agreement to acquire Collaborative Solutions, a privately-held global consultancy specializing in Workday enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2020, subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions, including regulatory clearance. The financial details were not disclosed. The acquisition […]

May 6, 2020