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Updated on: Nov 2020
Eight companies to invest & create 18,000 new jobs in Pune
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Eight companies to invest & create 18,000 new jobs in Pune

Eight companies to invest & create 18,000 new jobs in Pune The Maharashtra Government has recently signed MoUs with eight mega-companies that will invest about Rs. 10,000 crores and generate employment for over 18,000 people in Pune region. These companies will establish themselves in Talegaon and Chakan Phase II Industrial areas in the City. After […]

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IATA urges Centre to support Indian airlines to tide over COVID crisis
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IATA urges Centre to support Indian airlines to tide over COVID crisis

IATA urges Centre to support Indian airlines to tide over COVID crisis The central government should change its position and support the Indian airlines and other aviation stakeholders in the face of COVID-19 crisis, a top official of global airlines body IATA said on Wednesday. The Indian carriers have laid off employees, cut salaries and posted significant losses during […]

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HCL has successfully completed ‘Women Lead’ initiative in the Nordics
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HCL has successfully completed ‘Women Lead’ initiative in the Nordics

HCL has successfully completed ‘Women Lead’ initiative in the Nordics HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company, has celebrated the successful completion of its global ‘Women Lead’ initiative in the Nordics. HCL’s global diversity and inclusivity programme, designed to empower aspiring women in their leadership careers through exclusive 1:1 mentoring, was celebrated with a […]

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MHA issues new COVID-19 Guidelines, effective December 1
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MHA issues new COVID-19 Guidelines, effective December 1

COVID-19: MHA issues new Guidelines for Surveillance, Containment and Caution Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued an Order today with Guidelines for Surveillance, Containment and Caution, which will be effective from December 1, 2020 and to remain in force upto 31.12.2020. The main focus of the Guidelines is to consolidate the substantial gains that have been […]

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GE plans of more job cuts in aviation business
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GE plans of more job cuts in aviation business

GE plans of more job cuts in aviation business Reuters | General Electric Co on Tuesday warned of more job cuts at its aviation unit, citing a lengthy recovery for the airline industry from the impact of the coronavirus crisis. The job cuts are the latest setback for the aviation sector, with the industry’s woes […]

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Deutsche Bank plans 40% permanent work from home policy
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Deutsche Bank plans 40% permanent work from home policy

Deutsche Bank considering 40% permanent work-from-home policy Deutsche Bank AG is reportedly considering a new policy that would allow almost 40% of employees to permanently work from home two days a week. Germany’s largest lender has been discussing the changes for several months and the two-days rule has emerged as the preferred scenario, people familiar […]

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Toyota halts operations at Karnataka plant again as union strike continues
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Toyota halts operations at Karnataka plant again as union strike continues

Toyota halts operations at Karnataka plant again as union strike continues Toyota Motor Corp again halted operations at its car plant in India from Monday, as the majority of members of its workers’ union continued a sit-in strike, the automaker said. Both the Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) factories in the industrial hub of Bidadi, Karnataka, had […]

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Govt notifies draft rules on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
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Govt notifies draft rules on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020

Govt notifies draft rules on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 Union Ministry of Labour and Employment has notified the draft rules under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 on 19.11.2020 inviting objections and suggestions, if any, from the stakeholders. Such objections and suggestions are required to be submitted within […]

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10 Trade Unions call for ‘Bharat Bandh’ on 26 Nov 2020
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10 Trade Unions call for ‘Bharat Bandh’ on 26 Nov 2020

10 Trade Unions call for ‘Bharat Bandh’ on 26 November 2020 Bharat Bandh 2020: All trade unions in the city will join hands to make the November 26 strike a success. This was decided at a gate meeting outside a public sector undertaking, here on Monday. CPI (M) State Secretariat Member Ch. Narasinga Rao said that […]

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Cognizant plans to have more women in leadership roles
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Cognizant plans to have more women in leadership roles

Cognizant plans to have more women in leadership roles: Brian Humphries Brain Humphries, CEO of IT Major, Cognizant said that company will implement diversity goals from 2021. Under this initiative, more women will be assigned leadership roles and the inclusion of people of different ethnicities will be given priority. Currently, out of the 2,83,100 global […]

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Danone to cut upto 2,000 jobs globally to revive profitability
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Danone to cut upto 2,000 jobs globally to revive profitability

Danone to cut upto 2,000 jobs globally to revive profitability Danone will cut as many as 2,000 jobs, including one in four positions at its global headquarters, as the world’s largest yogurt maker attempts to revive profitability after getting hit by the coronavirus pandemic harder than other rivals. The company said Monday it’s considering moving […]

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TCS to use vacant office space for laboratories and R&D
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TCS to use vacant office space for laboratories and R&D

TCS to use vacant office space for laboratories and R&D facilities As TCS reduces the office-going workforce to 25 per cent by 2025, TCS looks to use the vacant real estate space to house its laboratories and Research and Development (R&D) facilities, besides using it as modern-day workplaces for its employees. The company has 4.5 […]

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