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Updated on: Apr 2021
Home Ministry orders attendance in work, staggered timing at its offices
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Home Ministry orders attendance in work, staggered timing at its offices

Apr 16, 2021

After Delhi, Noida also imposes night curfew amid rising Covid- cases

After Delhi, Noida also imposes night curfew amid rising Covid- cases The Gautam Buddha Nagar dist...

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Apr 8, 2021
After Delhi, Noida also imposes night curfew amid rising Covid- cases

Amazon to bring workers back to offices by fall

Amazon to bring workers back to offices by fall Amazonnbspplans to have itsnbspemployeesnbspre...

Industry
Apr 1, 2021
Amazon to bring workers back to offices by fall

ACC, Ambuja to support employees with COVID- vaccination

ACC, Ambuja to support employees with COVID- vaccination The risk of the pandemic is still ...

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Mar 31, 2021
ACC, Ambuja to support employees with COVID- vaccination
Microsoft targets 50,000 jobs with LinkedIn ‘re-skilling’ effort
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Microsoft targets 50,000 jobs with LinkedIn ‘re-skilling’ effort

Microsoft targets 50,000 jobs with LinkedIn ‘re-skilling’ effort Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday that it aims to place 50,000 people in jobs that require technology skills as part of a broader push being undertaken with its professional networking website LinkedIn to help workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic move into new fields. The jobs will be in what Microsoft calls […]

Mar 31, 2021
The surge in COVID-19 cases in India hits hiring speed
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The surge in COVID-19 cases in India hits hiring speed

The surge in COVID-19 cases in India hits hiring speed The cases of COVID-19 are rising amid the second wave in several states that have forced India Inc to go slow on its hiring plans. According to ET reports, the revival in hiring sentiment across sectors in the first few months of the year may be shaken. Companies adopting a […]

Mar 26, 2021
Thyssenkrupp plans to cut another 5,000 jobs
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Thyssenkrupp plans to cut another 5,000 jobs

Thyssenkrupp to cut another 5,000 jobs to stave off coronavirus hit Reuters | German conglomerate Thyssenkrupp plans to cut another 5,000 jobs to stem losses across its sprawling empire, it said on Thursday, after reporting its operations were 1.6 billion euro ($1.9 billion) in the red in the latest financial year. Despite closing the sale […]

Nov 20, 2020
Truck maker Scania confirms plan to cut 5,000 jobs
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Truck maker Scania confirms plan to cut 5,000 jobs

Truck maker Scania confirms plan to cut 5,000 jobs globally due to the financial impression of the novel coronavirus Truck maker Scania, part of Volkswagen’s Traton group, said Friday it could cut 5,000 jobs globally due to the financial impression of the novel coronavirus, confirming a plan first introduced in June. The cut represents 10 per cent […]

Aug 1, 2020
HUL shuts down Haridwar plant, employees test positive
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HUL shuts down Haridwar plant, employees test positive

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) shuts down Haridwar plant after many employees test positive for coronavirus Hindustan Unilever temporarily shuts down the Haridwar plant as many employees have tested positive for coronavirus. The company did not disclose the exact number but said that its employees had been diagnosed with the coronavirus. “We can confirm that several […]

Jul 21, 2020
L&T board members take up to 53% pay cut in FY20
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L&T board members take up to 53% pay cut in FY20

Several board members of engineering and construction giant Larsen & Toubro took voluntarily steep pay cuts in their salary in FY20 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and its adverse impact on business. L&T Chairman A M Naik took a 24 percent pay cut. L&T CEO and MD SN Subrahmanyan took a pay cut of 43.91 percent L&T CFO […]

Jul 21, 2020
HCL Tech suspends wage hikes for FY21, hiring to continue
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HCL Tech suspends wage hikes for FY21, hiring to continue

HCL Technologies suspends wage hikes for FY21, hiring to continue in coming quarters based on need Speaking on the Q1 result announcement, Prateek Agarwal, CFO, HCl Technologies said “the company has decided to suspend wage hikes for the year due to the pandemic.” “We hired 2,000 laterals and on-boarded 1,000 freshers in Q1 and will […]

Jul 18, 2020
Siemens to let staff ‘Work From Anywhere’ permanently
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Siemens to let staff ‘Work From Anywhere’ permanently

Siemens to let staff “Work From Anywhere” permanently where they are most productive Reuters| Germany’s Siemens (SIEGn.DE) has decided to let its employees work from wherever they want for two or three days a week, in the latest example of how the coronavirus is making major companies re-think how and where their staff work. The […]

Jul 17, 2020
Government launches ASEEM portal to help skilled people
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Government launches ASEEM portal to help skilled people

Government launches ASEEM portal to help skilled people find sustainable livelihood opportunities Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship on Friday launched Aatamanirbhar Skilled Employee-Employer Mapping (ASEEM) portal to help skilled people find sustainable livelihood opportunities. Features of ASEEM The portal connects the workers and the organizations and reduces the gap between the demand and […]

Jul 14, 2020