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Updated on: Nov 2019
Union Cabinet approves the Industrial Relations Code Bill, 2019
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Union Cabinet approves the Industrial Relations Code Bill, 2019

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for introduction of the Industrial Relations Code, 2019 which is the third & the most contentious labour law amendments. This code allows companies to hire workers on a fixed-term contract of any duration. The code has retained the threshold on the worker […]

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Hyderabad: A woman techie commits suicide after job loss
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Hyderabad: A woman techie commits suicide after job loss

A woman software employee committed suicide on Tuesday night by hanging herself in the hostel room. Allegedly she was depressed after being told that she would not be needed for work anymore. The young victim, identified as 24-year-old girl Pogaku Harini was working for a software firm in the Gachibowli area and staying in a […]

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The Government of Karnataka allows women to work in night shift
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The Government of Karnataka allows women to work in night shift

The Government of Karnataka on Wednesday issued an order to scrap the law that bans employing women in night shifts in factories, subject to certain security conditions. The order issued by the government says that women can work during night shifts (between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.) in places registered under the Factories Act, 1948. […]

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PepsiCo appoints Pavitra Singh as new Head- Human Resources for India
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PepsiCo appoints Pavitra Singh as new Head- Human Resources for India

Beverage and snacks maker PepsiCo elevates Pavitra Singh as Chief Human Resources Officer for India. She takes over this position from Suchitra Rajendra who recently resigned from PepsiCo to join a new company. Prior to this Pavitra has been working as Director HR at PepsiCo, India, and Head of Talent Acquisition – Asia, Middle East […]

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ViacomCBS Announces New Head- Human Resources
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ViacomCBS Announces New Head- Human Resources

ViacomCBS has announced the appointment of Nancy Phillips as a new Head- Human Resources. She will serve as Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer. Nancy will be responsible for driving the company’s human resources strategy and delivering global programs to create a positive employee experience and a culture of high performance. In this role, she […]

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Striking Honda workers vacate Manesar plant’s premises
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Striking Honda workers vacate Manesar plant’s premises

Close to 1,500 contractual workers who have been staging a sit-in at the company premises since November 5 to protest the retrenchment of their colleagues, vacated the premises and continued their strike outside the premises, after the management agreed to work towards reaching a resolution soon, said Workers’ Union President. The tussles between workers’ union […]

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SAR Group of Companies Appoints New CHRO
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SAR Group of Companies Appoints New CHRO

Religare’s Ex- Global HR Head Ashish Anand Joins SAR Group of Companies as Chief Human Resources Officer. SAR Group of companies is a diversified business group into Energy & Energy Storage, Water, Purity & Smart Home Appliances, E- Vehicles, Cleantech, & Venture Capital. Businesses are done under Livguard, Livpure, Livgreen, Lectrix, LIvFin, Lockthedeal, and few […]

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Tata Steel plans to cut up to 3,000 jobs
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Tata Steel plans to cut up to 3,000 jobs

Tata Steel plans to cut up to 3,000 jobs across its European operations, the company said on Monday, as the sector wrestles with excess supply, weak demand, and high costs. The announcement came after weeks of speculation that the steel giant, which employs 11,000 workers in the Netherlands, would cut thousands of jobs to tackle […]

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4 in 5 India hiring managers forecast a growing workforce
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4 in 5 India hiring managers forecast a growing workforce

Despite government figures suggesting that unemployment is at a 45-year high*, more than 4 in 5 (84%) Indian organizations are expecting a hiring surge in the coming 12 months; according to the 2019 India Employment Screening Benchmark Report by HireRight, a leading provider of global employment background checks. Fewer companies anticipate any form of decline […]

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The central government is planning to introduce ‘One Nation, One Pay Day’ system
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The central government is planning to introduce ‘One Nation, One Pay Day’ system

According to Labour & Employment Minister Santosh Gangwar, The central government is planning to introduce ‘One Nation, One Pay Day’ system. Gangwar said there should be a pan-India single wage day every month across various sectors to ensure that workers get timely payment of salaries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is keen on this legislation to […]

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EdCast Announces Global Alliance with TCS on Knowledge Management Platform
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EdCast Announces Global Alliance with TCS on Knowledge Management Platform

Tata Consultancy Services’ systems integration services now offered for implementation and engagement of EdCast’s Knowledge Cloud and learning experience platform for its G2000 enterprise customers EdCast, the provider of the leading workforce learning experience content aggregation and curation platform, today announces an alliance with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and […]

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