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Updated on: May 2020
Tupperware appoints new CHRO to lead People & Culture
CHRO Move

Tupperware appoints new CHRO to lead People & Culture

Tupperware Brands Corporation appoints Beatriz Díaz de la Fuente as the Company’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). She will join Tupperware on June 1, 2020 Díaz de la Fuente joins Tupperware Brands following successful careers in human resources at multinational companies including GE and Herbalife Nutrition. Most recently, she was head of human resources at El Palacio de Hierro, […]

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Cognizant offers the voluntary separation package for US employees
Coronavirus

Cognizant offers the voluntary separation package for US employees

Cognizant Technology Solutions has announced a voluntary separation package (VSP) for its US employees. The Coronavirus crisis has pushed many companies to take tough decisions, with the same line, Cognizant is laying off employees without active projects. The Company is offering a voluntary separation package for US employees who move to the bench between May […]

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Raymond has fired hundreds of employees, since February
Industry

Raymond has fired hundreds of employees, since February

Textiles and apparel major Raymond has fired hundreds of employees across the board, since February. The company had started the process due to varied reasons like the group company’s mounting debts, the slowing down of the economy, and the last hammer to the coffin was the COVID-19 crisis. It was found that the company not […]

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Order on full wages withdrawn: Centre informs Supreme Court
Labour Law

Order on full wages withdrawn: Centre informs Supreme Court

The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it had withdrawn a contentious March 29 order requiring private employers to pay full wages to their workers during the lockdown. Appearing before a Bench led by Justice Ashok Bhushan in a virtual court hearing via videoconferencing, Attorney-General K.K. Venugopal said the May 17 order of […]

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Nokia shuts plant in TN after 42 test positive for Coronavirus
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Nokia shuts plant in TN after 42 test positive for Coronavirus

Nokia last week suspended operations at a telecoms gear manufacturing plant in southern India, the company said on Tuesday, after some employees tested positive for Covid-19. Nokia did not disclose how many workers at the plant in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu tested positive, but a source familiar with the matter said they were at least […]

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Lakshya Digital to hire 12-15% more workforce in India
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Lakshya Digital to hire 12-15% more workforce in India

Lakshya Digital, India’s leading Game Art Services companies, has announced that it will be hiring 12-15% more employees over the next 1 year amidst COVID-19. This increase in hiring is due to the new business in the last couple of months. Currently, Lakshya Digital has a team of about 500 people and plans to hire […]

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Uber India Lays Off 600 Employees Amid Slowdown
Coronavirus

Uber India Lays Off 600 Employees Amid Slowdown

Uber India lays Off 600 employees amid slowdown, a 25% of total workforce 2,400 in the country Uber India on Tuesday, 26 May, announced to lay off around 600 full-time employees due to the impact of the coronavirus crisis, a week after Ola slashed its workforce. The affected employees would be from across driver and rider support among […]

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TVS Motor announces to cut staff salaries for six months
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TVS Motor announces to cut staff salaries for six months

On 23 May 2020, Two-wheeler manufacturer TVS Motor Company has announced to cut the salaries of its employees starting this month, May 2020, as it grapples with a steep fall in sales, common across the industry. Though the company has clarified there will be no salary reduction at the workmen level. The company’s CEO, KN […]

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SHRM announces Virtual Conference on 29 & 30 July 2020
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SHRM announces Virtual Conference on 29 & 30 July 2020

The global environment is in flux like never before and unprecedented shifts are taking place in the workspace. With organisations having to transform and explore new ways of working and engaging with employees, HR systems and organizational structures are forced to adapt to the changes. With technology once again becoming the savior, organisations must look […]

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EPFO Clarification on EPF contribution from 12% to 10%
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EPFO Clarification on EPF contribution from 12% to 10%

Frequently Asked Questions: Reduction in statutory rate of EPF contribution from 12% to 10% Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced details for the total Rs 20 lakh crore financial package in a press conference on 13th May 2020, Wednesday. To increase the demand in the country and more take-home salary, the government has decided that […]

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Tata Group top execs to take up to 20% salary cut
Coronavirus

Tata Group top execs to take up to 20% salary cut

Tata Group top execs to take up to 20% salary cut in an effort to conserve cash For the first time in the Tata Group’s history, Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran and Tata Group companies’ chief executive officers (CEOs) will take around a 20 percent compensation-cut in an effort to reduce the cost to tide over […]

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Snapdeal furloughs 50-55 staff whilst demand picks up
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Snapdeal furloughs 50-55 staff whilst demand picks up

An Indian e-commerce company, Snapdeal has put about 7% of its full-time workforce, or 50-55 individuals on a three-month furlough, The e-commerce agency has 750 employees on its payroll whereas one other 800 of staff are on contract. A Snapdeal spokesperson confirmed the event without offering any details and stated in an emailed response, “In […]

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