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Updated on: Dec 2019
Aditya Ghosh joins Oyo Board, Rohit Kapoor named new Chief Executive Officer
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Aditya Ghosh joins Oyo Board, Rohit Kapoor named new Chief Executive Officer

After diversifying business units, OYO has now shuffled its senior leadership team. The company announced that it has elevated India and South Asia CEO, Aditya Ghosh, to the board of directors. And Ghosh will be succeeded by Rohit Kapoor, who was heading Oyo’s new real estate business. Rohit’s new role will be effective from January. […]

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The average salary in India is likely to increase by 10 % in 2020: Survey
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The average salary in India is likely to increase by 10 % in 2020: Survey

According to a recent Willis Towers Watson survey, salaries in India are projected to rise by 10% in 2020, marginally higher than the actual increase (9.9%) in 2019. Sector-wise, the energy sector, financial services, and consumer products sector could see the highest salary growth. While salary increases in India are stabilizing around the 10% mark, […]

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Microsoft japan tested a 4-day work week and productivity jumped by 40%
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Microsoft japan tested a 4-day work week and productivity jumped by 40%

Microsoft tested out a four-day work-week in its Japan offices and found as a result employees were not only happier but also significantly more productive. For the month of August, Microsoft Japan experimented with a new project called Work-Life Choice Challenge Summer 2019, giving its entire 2,300-person workforce five Fridays off in a row without decreasing pay. The […]

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Nalco Appoints Radhashayam Mahapatrao as New HR Director
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Nalco Appoints Radhashayam Mahapatrao as New HR Director

The Government appoints Radhashayam Mahapatrao as new HR Director of NALCO (National Aluminium Company Ltd). He succeeds Basant Kumar Thakur. Currently, Mr. Mahapatrao is Director-Personnel at Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) and he will join Nalco on 01.01.2020. Mr. Mahapatrao has three decades of HR experience in Power, Oil and Coal Sectors in different capacities. He […]

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Companies are using Incentive and Vacation Days to encourage Employees NOT TO SMOKE
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Companies are using Incentive and Vacation Days to encourage Employees NOT TO SMOKE

Non-smokers have long lamented the fact that they get fewer work breaks than their colleagues who step out several times a day for a cigarette. Resentment starts to build, and that can be bad for company morale—and business. Piala Inc offers six extra paid vacation days: According to The Telegraph, the Tokyo-based marketing firm Piala […]

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Samsung to hire over 1,200 engineering graduates from India’s premier institutions
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Samsung to hire over 1,200 engineering graduates from India’s premier institutions

The South Korean giant Samsung will hire 1,200 engineering graduates from premier institutes, including the IITs, NITs, and IISc, for its research and development centres. The company will hire students from multiple streams including Computer Science, Electronics and Communications, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computing, Instrumentation and Information Technology. The new employees will have to work on […]

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Zomato appoints Akriti Chopra as CFO
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Zomato appoints Akriti Chopra as CFO

Zomato elevates Akriti Chopra as its new Chief Financial Officer. She has been working on building Zomato’s finance and legal teams for more than 8 years. In her previous role at Zomato, she was the Vice President of Finance and Operations. Sameer Maheshwary, the former CFO of Zomato, quit the company in December 2018, having spent […]

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TCS HR Manager Killed in Bus accident
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TCS HR Manager Killed in Bus accident

A 35-year-old HR Manager of Tata Consultancy killed after she was hit by a speeding Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) bus in Banjara Hills on Tuesday. The victim has been identified as Sohini Sexana, who is survived by three-year-old twin children and husband. After the accident, the driver of the bus was thrashed by the […]

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Tata Motors to offer VRS to 1,600 staff due to slowdown
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Tata Motors to offer VRS to 1,600 staff due to slowdown

Due to slowdown in Auto industry, Tata Motors is considering rolling out a voluntary retirement scheme. The scheme will be offered to employees of different departments, across its businesses of passenger and commercial vehicles. According to mint reports, “This year, Tata Motors’ employee cost-cutting plans are more aggressive than the previous times. Besides removing surplus […]

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Acceptance for LGBTQ and specially-abled professionals a business stigma: Survey
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Acceptance for LGBTQ and specially-abled professionals a business stigma: Survey

57% Indian employees say that their company will never hire any LGBTQ+ or specially-abled professionals at senior leadership 65% professionals confessed that they haven’t witnessed any change at their workplace after the decriminalisation of IPC Section 377 40% respondents said that the prime objective of companies focusing on Diversity and Inclusion programs is only to […]

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DXC Technology plans to hire 5,000 engineers from campuses in India next year
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DXC Technology plans to hire 5,000 engineers from campuses in India next year

DXC Technology, a global IT services company plans to hire 5,000 technology graduates from campuses in India next year with a strong focus on candidates with digital technology skills. DXC Technology, formed in 2017 through the merger of Computer Sciences Corp (CSC) and the enterprise services business of Hewlett Packard. In India, DXC has 25 […]

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5 Technology trends shaping the future of work in 2020
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5 Technology trends shaping the future of work in 2020

Five technology trends are poised to transform the future of work beginning in 2020, DXC Technology announced as part of an annual forecast. Dan Hushon, Senior Vice President, and Chief Technology Officer, DXC identified five technology-driven trends for the future of work in 2020 and beyond: 1. AI redefines professional services The pervasive use of AI […]

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