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Updated on: May 2020
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May 29, 2020

Cognizant offers the voluntary separation package for US employees

Cognizant Technology Solutions has announced a voluntary separation package VSP for its US employe...

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May 27, 2020
Cognizant offers the voluntary separation package for US employees

Nokia shuts plant in TN after test positive for Coronavirus

Nokia last week suspended operations at a telecoms gear manufacturing plant in southern India, the c...

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May 27, 2020
Nokia shuts plant in TN after test positive for Coronavirus

TVS Motor announces to cut staff salaries for six months

On May , Two-wheeler manufacturer TVS Motor Company has announced to cut the salaries of its ...

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May 26, 2020
TVS Motor announces to cut staff salaries for six months
Livspace lays off 450 employees as coronavirus impacts
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Livspace lays off 450 employees as coronavirus impacts

IKEA-backed home design and decor startup Livspace is laying off 15% of its workforce as the Covid-19 pandemic and resultant nationwide lockdown hit its business. The Bengaluru-based startup, Livspace Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Anuj Srivastava assured the impacted employees of severance pay along with an assistance package, as part of which every employee will receive a portion of […]

May 20, 2020
Noida authority grants permission to around 850 companies, projects to resume work
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Noida authority grants permission to around 850 companies, projects to resume work

The companies operating in Noida are gearing up to resume to their work after due permission was granted by the city authorities. Noida authority has given permission to around 850 eligible companies to operate with around 57,000 staff/ labour. Talking to ANI, Ritu Maheshwari, Chief Executive Officer of Noida Authority said that companies including Samsung, […]

May 10, 2020
Bajaj Auto reverses pay cut decision
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Bajaj Auto reverses pay cut decision

Bajaj Auto on Sunday said in an internal letter to its employees that it will not implement its proposed decision to observe a pay-cut across the organization for April and assured them of complete payment for the lockdown period. Earlier Bajaj Auto had proposed a 10% pay cut for staff after all business activities were […]

May 4, 2020
Capgemini India continues to hire even in COVID-19 crisis
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Capgemini India continues to hire even in COVID-19 crisis

At a time of crisis when most of the companies have hit a pause on hiring, IT major Capgemini will continue to hire as per plans and digitally onboard new employees in India despite the challenges arising due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Already in last weeks, Capgemini made it clear that the company will honour […]

Apr 27, 2020
COVID-19: Swiggy is cutting about 1,000 jobs
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COVID-19: Swiggy is cutting about 1,000 jobs

Online food delivery app Swiggy to cut about 1,000 jobs, most from its cloud kitchen division, as India’s top food delivery startup scales back some of its businesses in response to the coronavirus pandemic that has drastically affected millions of firms. The COVID-19 outbreak, which has severely hit the travel, hospitality, and aviation sectors the […]

Apr 23, 2020
Oyo furloughs some India employees, cuts fixed pay 25%
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Oyo furloughs some India employees, cuts fixed pay 25%

Oyo has asked some India employees to go on leave with limited benefits and cuts fixed pay of all by 25% Oyo on Wednesday asked some of its staff in India to go on leave with limited benefits from May 4 for four months, and also asked all employees in the country to accept a […]

Apr 22, 2020
Infosys suspends hiring, promotions, and salary hikes
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Infosys suspends hiring, promotions, and salary hikes

Infosys Ltd, India’s second-largest IT company has suspended new hirings, promotions, and increments for FY21 to control costs in the wake of COVID-19. However, the company said it will honour all job offers already made. “Infosys intends to not only nurture its vast pool of digital talent in a high-productivity environment, but also honour the job […]

Apr 22, 2020
LD2: List of what will remain open across India from April 20
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LD2: List of what will remain open across India from April 20

The Government has released a list of the services that will remain functional across the country from April 20. Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has shared the list of what will remain open all over India effective April 20. Here is a list of what will remain open all over India with effect from 20th […]

Apr 19, 2020
COVID-19: Wipro defers hiring, promotions, and increments
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COVID-19: Wipro defers hiring, promotions, and increments

IT giant Wipro has deferred annual increments and scheduled promotions for the month of June for most of its employees and postponed campus hiring amid the coronavirus pandemic. Abidali Neemuchwala, CEO, Wipro said, “There has to be a trade-off, which will be in hiring, salary increases, and sub-contracting costs.” Saurabh Govil President and CHRO, Wipro said […]

Apr 17, 2020
Grofers is looking at hiring 5,000 employees
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Grofers is looking at hiring 5,000 employees

Online grocery platform Grofers is looking at hiring 5,000 employees to ramp up its capacity to meet the spike in orders amid the nationwide lockdown. The company has also partnered with resident welfare associations (RWAs) of over 100 societies across metros to make essentials available to a larger number of people amid the 21-day lockdown […]

Apr 14, 2020
Twitter: HR Veterans on COVID-19 Pandemic
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Twitter: HR Veterans on COVID-19 Pandemic

Coronavirus global pandemic has affected every workplace, in one way or another. The employers have closed their doors temporarily due to lockdown and asked their employees to work from home, Companies have given extra paid or special paid leave or unpaid leave to employees with health concerns. While the worst of the coronavirus outbreak will […]

Apr 14, 2020
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 […]

Apr 8, 2020