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Updated on: May 2020
Cognizant linked top execs pay to its share performance
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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 […]

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POST COVID-19: 75% TCS employees to work from home
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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. […]

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No pay cut in April for employees, says IndiGo
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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 […]

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

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Welspun’s HR Head Rajesh Padmanabhan Quits
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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 […]

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Oyo furloughs some India employees, cuts fixed pay 25%
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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 […]

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Infosys suspends hiring, promotions, and salary hikes
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Infosys suspends hiring, promotions, and salary hikes

Infosys Ltd, India’s second-largest IT company has suspended new hirings, promotions, and increments for FY21 to control costs in the wake of COVID-19. However, the company said it will honour all job offers already made. “Infosys intends to not only nurture its vast pool of digital talent in a high-productivity environment, but also honour the job […]

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Kotak Introduces Health and Wellness Initiatives for Employee Well-being to Combat Lockdown Blues
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Kotak Introduces Health and Wellness Initiatives for Employee Well-being to Combat Lockdown Blues

Kotak Mahindra Bank (Kotak) today announced a spree of activities that are being conducted for Kotak Group’s employee well-being in the wake of the ongoing lockdown to combat the pan-India COVID-19 pandemic. Under Kotak’s initiative ‘Health to the Power Infinity’, Kotak’s human resources (HR) division has launched several online offerings to support the health and […]

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Maruti Suzuki chalks out a post-COVID-19 action plan
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Maruti Suzuki chalks out a post-COVID-19 action plan

Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) has worked out an action plan with the detailed standard operating procedure (SOP) on maintaining social distancing, hygiene and employee safety for resuming operations post-COVID-19. For containment and awareness of the outbreak, Maruti Suzuki plans to provide OHC doctors, hazmat suits & PPE for the staff dealing with multiple people and […]

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BMW India CEO Rudratej Singh passes away
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BMW India CEO Rudratej Singh passes away

BMW Group President and CEO Rudratej Singh passed away on Monday morning due to a massive cardiac arrest. It is believed that Rudratej was fine in the morning as he had interacted with his leadership team through text messages before heading to the gym inside his house in Delhi for a workout. At around 10.30 […]

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Tech Mahindra‘s top leaders NOT to take variable payout
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Tech Mahindra‘s top leaders NOT to take variable payout

According to a TOI report, In the current situation, Tech Mahindra‘s top executives forego their bonus/ variable payout in the June quarter – to absorb partially the financial impact of the pandemic. Harshvendra Soin, Chief People Officer in Tech Mahindra, said the variable payout/ bonus for the majority of employees has been protected and will […]

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Capgemini asked to revoke forced leaves
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Capgemini asked to revoke forced leaves

Labour commissioner has issued notice to Capgemini, warning of action if it fails to revise its decision After the complaint by the Maharashtra unit of FITE (a self-proclaimed union for IT employees) and National Information Technology Employees Sena (NITES) on Twitter and a written complaint to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Labour Commissioner, Maharashtra that […]

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