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Updated on: May 2020

Jobs

Govt has issued notice to Wipro for benching employees

May 6, 2020

Hero MotoCorp to start production in facilities from tmw

Indias largest two-wheeler manufacturer Hero MotoCorp said that it will start operations in a...

Jobs

May 5, 2020

Latest news: Hero MotoCorp to start production in facilities from tmw - SightsIn Plus

Employers can deduct pay for voluntary absence of workers

The Aurangabad bench of the High Court of Bombay said since Maharashtra has partially lifted the loc...

Labour Law

May 5, 2020

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GoAir defers and part-pay salaries to a majority of its staff

GoAir on Monday said it will defer and part-pay salaries to a majority of its staff because of reven...

Coronavirus

May 5, 2020

Latest news: GoAir defers and part-pay salaries to a majority of its staff - SightsIn Plus

Coronavirus

E-Joining in the Era of Social Distancing

Joining a new organisation, irrespective of whether it is the employee’s first job or not is an occasion that brings about a complex mix of emotions, including, but not limited to excitement, anxiety, hope, and trepidation. Therefore, over the years, the corporate world has realized the importance of executing a word-class onboarding program – a program […]

May 5, 2020

Coronavirus

Tech Mahindra deferred incentives & wage hikes, No layoffs

Tech Mahindra puts wage hikes and incentives on hold, but says no layoffs. Tech Mahindra is putting on hold incentives and wage hikes until there is more clarity on business as the coronavirus outbreak has disrupted operations worldwide. However, its junior associates will get their remuneration packages in full. Besides, undisclosed salary cuts also have been […]

May 4, 2020

Coronavirus

Bajaj Auto reverses pay cut decision

Bajaj Auto on Sunday said in an internal letter to its employees that it will not implement its proposed decision to observe a pay-cut across the organization for April and assured them of complete payment for the lockdown period. Earlier Bajaj Auto had proposed a 10% pay cut for staff after all business activities were […]

May 4, 2020

Coronavirus

Workplace Trends after COVID-19 is Over

The coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic has affected every workplace in the country in one way or another. As governments make significant interventions in response to the coronavirus, businesses are rapidly adjusting to the changing needs of their people, their customers, and suppliers. Some employers have closed their doors temporarily—and some permanently. Others have asked their employees to […]

May 4, 2020

Coronavirus

Udaan has laid off over 2,000 contractual employees

Bengaluru-based, Udaan, B2B commerce online startup has laid off several employees working on a contract basis as the company’s non-essential business has been shut due to the nationwide lockdown in the wake of the COVID-19 situation. Udaan is an online marketplace that facilitates buying and selling fashion products, groceries, and electronics among manufacturers, brands, and […]

Apr 27, 2020

Coronavirus

Capgemini India continues to hire even in COVID-19 crisis

At a time of crisis when most of the companies have hit a pause on hiring, IT major Capgemini will continue to hire as per plans and digitally onboard new employees in India despite the challenges arising due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Already in last weeks, Capgemini made it clear that the company will honour […]

Apr 27, 2020

Industry

Cognizant linked top execs pay to its share performance

IT major Cognizant has linked the compensation of all top executives to its share performance relative to those of direct competitors and the company has also scrapped its ‘days sales outstanding’ metric, presumably in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. “Brian Humphries, CEO of Cognizant and other top executives obtain mounted parts like basic pay in […]

Apr 26, 2020

Coronavirus

POST COVID-19: 75% TCS employees to work from home

According to a report published in Business Today, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will ask 75 percent of its 4.48 lakh employees to work from home by 2025. The new secure borderless workspaces (SBWS) model has improved the company’s velocity by 25%. It means that TCS could shift to WHM as a ‘New-Normal’ once lockdown opens. […]

Apr 25, 2020

Coronavirus

No pay cut in April for employees, says IndiGo

After the Government’s interference, IndiGo reverses plan to cut salaries of employees, drops March decision On April 23, in an e-mail, Ronojoy Dutta, CEO IndiGo said employees “In deference to our Government’s wishes of not reducing pay during the lockdown, we have decided not to implement the previously announced pay cuts during the month of […]

Apr 24, 2020

Coronavirus

COVID-19: Swiggy is cutting about 1,000 jobs

Online food delivery app Swiggy to cut about 1,000 jobs, most from its cloud kitchen division, as India’s top food delivery startup scales back some of its businesses in response to the coronavirus pandemic that has drastically affected millions of firms. The COVID-19 outbreak, which has severely hit the travel, hospitality, and aviation sectors the […]

Apr 23, 2020

CHRO Move

Welspun’s HR Head Rajesh Padmanabhan Quits

Rajesh Padmanabhan, Director and Group CHRO, Welspun Group quits, planning new innings as an entrepreneur in Talent, Technology & Transformation areas. Rajesh is an influential senior global HR leader. He joined Welspun Group in February 2016 as Director and Group Chief Human Resources Officer. Here during his tenure, he has led Group HR, driven Cultural Transformation, advised […]

Apr 23, 2020

Coronavirus

Oyo furloughs some India employees, cuts fixed pay 25%

Oyo has asked some India employees to go on leave with limited benefits and cuts fixed pay of all by 25% Oyo on Wednesday asked some of its staff in India to go on leave with limited benefits from May 4 for four months, and also asked all employees in the country to accept a […]

Apr 22, 2020