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Updated on: Oct 2019
ManpowerGroup Appoints New Managing Director for India
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ManpowerGroup Appoints New Managing Director for India

Sandeep Gulati has been appointed as the new Managing Director, India Operations. In his new role, he will lead the India business, replacing AG Rao. Sandeep has joined ManpowerGroup from Aegis (Startek), a global business service provider, where he held various positions relating to sales and operations. His last role was the Chief Operating Officer […]

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Flipkart Elevates Jeyandran Venugopal as Chief Product and Technology officer
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Flipkart Elevates Jeyandran Venugopal as Chief Product and Technology officer

Flipkart has elevated Jeyandran Venugopal as its Chief Product and Technology Officer as part of a reshuffle in its senior management. In his new role, Venugopal will provide strategic leadership to the organization and define the technology vision for the company with a specific focus on building future capabilities across product and engineering. Venugopal was earlier a Senior […]

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Cognizant to invest more on employees’ Reskilling & Technical Education
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Cognizant to invest more on employees’ Reskilling & Technical Education

IT major Cognizant drawing its attention back to reskilling initiatives to bolster growth. Economic Times reports, CEO, Brian Humphries said that the company will double its investment in technical education next year. Humphries has also asked employees to pledge to learn one new skill each quarter and to mentor one colleague each quarter. Referring to […]

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Anand Mahindra May Take On Non-Executive Role
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Anand Mahindra May Take On Non-Executive Role

According to Times of India reports, Mahindra Group’s Chairman Anand Mahindra may step down from his current role and transition to a non-executive role over the next two quarters. The move is seen as part of the group’s succession plan across various verticals, according to the report, which cited unnamed sources. Also, it’s in accordance […]

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TCS is increasing the proportion of variable pay that’s linked to performance
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TCS is increasing the proportion of variable pay that’s linked to performance

According to Economic Times Reports, India’s IT Major TCS is also increasing the proportion of variable pay that’s linked to performance for experienced engineers as part of the rejig.- The process called Pyramid Rationalization — is predicated on having a larger number of employees with less than four years of experience and fewer employees with […]

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Talks fail, HAL, 20,000 workers to go on an indefinite strike over low wages
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Talks fail, HAL, 20,000 workers to go on an indefinite strike over low wages

India’s aeronautics major HAL is facing a major crisis as 20,000 of its employees are all set to start an indefinite strike against the management over wage revision. HIGHLIGHTS State-run HAL has entered a new crisis as 20,000 workers are all sit to start an indefinite strike. Talks between the management and employees’ union failed […]

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Consumer durables, FMCG & retail sectors push talent demand for festive hiring- TimesJobs
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Consumer durables, FMCG & retail sectors push talent demand for festive hiring- TimesJobs

Consumer durables, FMCG & retail sectors push talent demand for festive hiring: TimesJobsRecruiteX September 2019 New Delhi, October 10, 2019: With the beginning of the festive season, consumer-driven sectors such as consumer durables/FMCG (5%) and retail (12%) reported growth in talent demand in September 2019, says TimesJobsRecruiteX. Healthcare/Pharmaceuticals industry recorded the highest growth in talent demand […]

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SHRM India Annual Conference 2019 discusses the role of corporates in achieving PM Modi’s vision of $5 trillion economy by 2025
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SHRM India Annual Conference 2019 discusses the role of corporates in achieving PM Modi’s vision of $5 trillion economy by 2025

New Delhi, October 10, 2019 – The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management, commenced its 8th India Annual Conference in New Delhi today. The two-day conference and exposition brings together 1800+ delegates, including mid & senior-level HR professionals, corporate leaders and over 150+ acclaimed thought leaders from all over the […]

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DXC Technology Appoints Mary E. Finch as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
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DXC Technology Appoints Mary E. Finch as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

DXC Technology announced the appointment of Mary E. Finch as executive vice president and chief human resources officer (CHRO). In her new role, Mary Finch leads all aspects of Human Resources and employee engagement globally, including talent development and training; employee retention and recruitment; policy, benefits, and compensation; workforce development and organization effectiveness; staffing and training; along with […]

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MG Motor India’s ‘Drive Her Back’ program to support women
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MG Motor India’s ‘Drive Her Back’ program to support women

In order to support women resume work after a career break, MG (Morris Garages) Motor India has announced ‘Drive Her Back’, a program that enables experienced and qualified women to return to the workplace. Link to join the program – https://www.mgmotor.co.in/drive-her-back Under this program, the selected women will gain access to coaching to help them […]

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Suicides at IITs: Govt wants professional counsellors & wellness centres
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Suicides at IITs: Govt wants professional counsellors & wellness centres

For other higher education institutions across India, the HRD ministry is planning to involve over 300 counsellors for an online mechanism The Centre has asked all 23 IITs to set up wellness centres and engage professional counsellors to help students cope with the high-pressure environment, The Print reports, quoting unidentified officials. For non-IIT colleges, the government […]

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Genpact appoints Vidya Rao as Chief Information Officer
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Genpact appoints Vidya Rao as Chief Information Officer

Vidya Rao has joined Genpact as Chief Information Officer. She comes after serving 16 years at Accenture. She will be based out of Bengaluru, Karnataka. In her previous role, Vidya was working as Managing Director- Product & Technology at Accenture. And she was responsible for Global Application Maintenance Lead for a Global Consumer Goods Manufacturer. Announcing her movement on […]

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