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Updated on: Apr 2020
Google bans employees from using Zoom
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Google bans employees from using Zoom

Google is issuing a ban on the use of the Zoom teleconferencing platform for employees citing security concerns. “Google emailed employees last week about the ban, telling workers who had the Zoom app installed on their Google-provided machines that the software would soon no longer function.” According to Google spokesperson, Zoom‘s desktop client doesn’t meet […]

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Dabur appoints new Head- HR from Nestle
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Dabur appoints new Head- HR from Nestle

Dabur has appointed Biplab Baksi as Executive Director- HR. He replaces V Krishnan who is on his way out and is serving the notice period. In his new role, Biplab will be responsible for all HR functions across domestic and international entities of the company and he will report to CEO Mohit Malhotra. Biplab has […]

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COVID-19: Govt to release Income Tax refunds immediately
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COVID-19: Govt to release Income Tax refunds immediately

Today, the Income Tax Department, on its official Twitter handle, announced that Government of India to give income tax refunds up to Rs 5 lakh immediately due to coronavirus impact. According to the announcement “In context of COVID-19 situation & to grant immediate relief to taxpayers, GOI has decided to issue all pending income-tax refunds […]

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Capgemini tweaks its leave policy in India
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Capgemini tweaks its leave policy in India

Capgemini tweaks its leave policy in India amid coronavirus lockdown According to a Business Standard Report, firm Capgemini has tweaked its leave policy in India temporarily apart from deferring increments and promotions of senior-level employees by one quarter. Capgemini India said, We had tweaked leave accumulation only up to Q2 (FY21) end, and only as an interim measure. […]

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TCS offers a free, 15-day digital certification programme
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TCS offers a free, 15-day digital certification programme

TCS iON, a strategic unit of Tata Consultancy Services, announced on Monday a free, 15-day self-paced digital certification program called Career Edge, specially designed for college students/working professionals to enhance their career skills by helping them effectively utilize the time at hand during this period of lockdown. Since all the colleges and workplaces are closed […]

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Coronavirus has plunged World into Recession: IMF
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Coronavirus has plunged World into Recession: IMF

The coronavirus pandemic has brought the global economy to a standstill and plunged the world into a recession that will be “way worse” than the global financial crisis a decade ago, the head of the International Monetary Fund said, calling it “humanity’s darkest hour.” The IMF’s Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, speaking at a rare joint […]

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Three key ideas on Tough Times: A perspective from CHRO
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Three key ideas on Tough Times: A perspective from CHRO

What a last couple of weeks it has been! The Covid-19 pandemic has been unprecedented in terms of the scale of the disruption to our normal activities. In India, we are in the middle of a lockdown that has seen organizations accelerate ‘work from home’ on a scale we didn’t think possible some time back. […]

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ESIC extends the validity of Medical Benefit Cards
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ESIC extends the validity of Medical Benefit Cards

Government extends the validity of Medical Benefit Cards under ESIC till June 30, 2020 The validity of Medical Benefit Cards issued to the IPs who ceased to be in Insurable Employment due to Permanent Disablement or, to retired IPs who couldn’t pay the advance contribution due to COVID-19 pandemic, has been allowed to avail medical […]

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Unilever confirms completion of HUL-GSK merger
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Unilever confirms completion of HUL-GSK merger

Fifteen months after announcing the merger with GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd (GSKCH), FMCG major Hindustan Unilever on Wednesday, 1st April 2020 confirms that it has successfully completed the merger of GSKCH with HUL. “This (merger) will enable HUL to utilise cash on its balance sheet and create value for shareholders. In addition, it will enable […]

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Air India suspends contract of 200 pilots
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Air India suspends contract of 200 pilots

According to a PTI report, Air India temporarily suspended the contracts of around 200 pilots, who were re-employed after retirement. The decision was taken as all domestic and international passenger flights in the country have been grounded due to the nationwide lockdown in the face of coronavirus pandemic. This has led to a significant decline […]

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NTPC gets a new Director- Human Resources
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NTPC gets a new Director- Human Resources

Power giant NTPC has elevated Dilip Kumar Patel as its Director- Human Resources. He takes over from Saptarshi Roy after his superannuation on March 31. Dilip has taken charge on 01.04.2020, and as Director (HR), he is overall responsible for the activities relating to Human Resource Management of NTPC. According to the press release, Dilip […]

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SpiceJet cuts March salary for all employees
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SpiceJet cuts March salary for all employees

Calling the pandemic an “unprecedented crisis,” SpiceJet has announced a 10-30% cut in March salary for all employees. All employees in the middle and top-level will take a pay cut even as the budget carrier assured that those in the lowest pay grades will remain unaffected. SpiceJet’s announcement of salary cut comes days after rivals IndiGo and GoAir declare similar salary […]

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