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Updated on: Dec 2019

Labour Law

Social Security Code Bill introduced in Lok Sabha

Dec 13, 2019

Indias Top Emerging Jobs for

Professional networking platform LinkedIn unveiled the top emerging jobs in India for . Accor...

Jobs

Dec 12, 2019

Skills platform Degreed acquires Adepto

Degreed, the workforce upskilling platform for one-in-three Fortune companies, has acquirednbsp...

Merger & Acquisition

Dec 12, 2019

Latest news: Skills platform Degreed acquires Adepto - SightsIn Plus

Toyota Kirloskar Motor announces leadership changes

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd TKM has announced a restructuring of its senior management team. As...

Movement

Dec 12, 2019

Latest news: Toyota Kirloskar Motor announces leadership changes - SightsIn Plus

CHRO Move

Rohit Thakur joins Paytm as Chief Human Resources Officer

Paytm appoints Rohit Thakur as Chief Human Resources Officer from Accenture. His appointment is effective from December 2019 and he will be based out of Noida. Rohit had joined Accenture two years back in February 2017 as India Head-HR. He has over 26 years of experience in Human Resources and prior to joining Accenture, Rohit […]

Dec 11, 2019

CHRO Move

Sanjev Vaid elevated as MD- Human Resources at Royal Bank of Scotland

Sanjev Vaid elevated as Managing Director – Human Resources, Head – Reward & Employment, India at Royal Bank of Scotland. He succeeds Anuranjita Kumar who stepped down recently. Mr. Vaid has been working with RBS since 2018 as Head- Rewards, Pensions & Benefits. He is a certified Job Evaluator, Trainer in areas of Process and Quality […]

Dec 11, 2019

Jobs

TCS announces changes in its health insurance policy

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), announces changes in its health insurance policy in order to provide benefits to employees involved in a same-sex relationship. The change in health insurance policy would now benefit all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender or LGBT employees in the company. Mumbai-based TCS becomes the first company of Tata Group to provide […]

Dec 11, 2019

C-Suite Move

Former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka joins Oracle’s board of directors

Former Infosys CEO Vishay Sikka has been nominated to the board of Oracle Corp. Sikka, who had recently launched Artificial Intelligence startup Vianai Systems, is a world-renowned authority in the field of artificial intelligence and was a top executive at SAP. Announcing Sikka’s nomination to the prestigious board, Oracle CTO Larry Ellison said: “Vishal is […]

Dec 11, 2019

C-Suite Move

Dilipkumar Khandelwal joins Deutsche Bank as Chief Information Officer

Former SAP India MD, Dilipkumar Khandelwal joins Deutsche Bank as Chief Information Officer. He will be based in Pune. In his new role, Khandelwal will oversee the development of the bank‘s technology centers globally to create one, consistent strategy while continuing to work with their businesses on developing technology to improve the client experience. As […]

Dec 9, 2019

Labour Law

EPFO monthly contribution to be cut to increase take-home salary

Millions of organized sector employees may soon have the option of reducing their provident fund contribution; currently at 12% of basic salary and therefore increase their takehome pay. Labour ministry officials said this provision is part of the Social Security Code Bill, 2019, approved by the cabinet and expected to be tabled in Parliament this […]

Dec 9, 2019

CHRO Move

Anuranjita Kumar, Head- HR, Royal Bank of Scotland steps down

Anuranjita Kumar, Managing Director Human Resources, International hubs, at The Royal Bank Of Scotland has announced her exit from the UK bank. Anuranjita joined the RBS in September 2017, and prior to this, she was Managing Director and Chief Human Resources Officer, Citi South Asia. She began her career with Proctor and Gamble India. With […]

Dec 7, 2019

C-Suite Move

Tata International appoints Anand Sen as Executive Director, Chief Operations Officer

Tata International Ltd (TIL), a global trading and distribution firm of the Tata group, on Wednesday, announced the appointment of Anand Sen as Executive Director and Chief Operations Officer with effect from December 1, 2019. In his new role, he will report to Tata International Managing Director Noel Naval Tata. Prior to this, he has […]

Dec 6, 2019

CHRO Move

LinkedIn Chief People Officer resigns over compliance issues

LinkedIn Chief People Officer Christina Hall has resigned over unspecified compliance issues. According to Bloomberg report, Hall’s departure was due to an internal compliance issue, but LinkedIn would not comment on the reasons for the move. In an emailed statement, Ngaire Moyes, spokeswoman for LinkedIn, said: “Nina McQueen, currently, VP of Global Talent, Benefits and Employee […]

Dec 5, 2019

Jobs

Nestle has announced a new parental leave policy for staff worldwide

Nestle on 4th Dec 2019 announced the launch of a more inclusive and enhanced global parental support policy. The new gender-neutral policy will apply to all employees worldwide. “Under the new policy, parental leave for primary caregivers will be extended to 18 weeks of fully paid leave from 14 weeks previously. The policy establishes a […]

Dec 5, 2019

Jobs

Cummins India announces VRS scheme for employees

Cummins India Limited, a manufacturer of engines, generators, and related products, on 4th December, announced a voluntary retirement program or VRS for its “professional/ exempt employees who have completed minimum 10 years of service and are above 45 years of age.” The company said in a statement, “This has been done with the objective of […]

Dec 5, 2019

C-Suite Move

Sundar Pichai Promoted as Alphabet’s CEO

Sundar Pichai promoted as Alphabet’s CEO, Google’s parent company! He will be taking over the top position at the internet giant Alphabet’s company after the co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin stepped down from its active management, making him one of the most powerful corporate leaders of the world. Mr. Pichai is now CEO of […]

Dec 4, 2019