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Updated on: Feb 2024
Intel sets out unpaid leaves for 3 months to employees, starts layoff
Layoffs

Intel sets out unpaid leaves for 3 months to employees, starts layoff

Intel offering 3 months of unpaid leave to employees as a result of cost-cutting measures. The chipmaker company is also laying off its employees to curb losses. Factory and manufacturing workers globally are being given time off options as a step to retain their talent base. In the aftermath of macroeconomic conditions, this aggressive […]

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Over 9 million jobs to be added by 2025 by GIG workforce: India
Industry

Over 9 million jobs to be added by 2025 by GIG workforce: India

Home delivery, vehicle repair, and cab driving are some of the most demanded GIG workforces by employers. Above 9 million workforces to be added by 2025 as GIG workers who are mainly online platform workers, and on-call workers. Employers show high demand for the GIG workforce due to market disruption caused by digitalization and therefore […]

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Right to request for flexible working from day 1 of job in UK
Industry

Right to request for flexible working from day 1 of job in UK

The UK government announced a highly pivotal policy wherein employees can request for flexible working from the first day of their employment. This rule is intended to provide employees with flexible working, job sharing, and effective work-life balance. Employers need to implement this policy in their employment. In case they cannot accommodate this request made […]

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ESIC Online Maternity Benefit Claim Portal launched by Union Minister
Labour Law

ESIC Online Maternity Benefit Claim Portal launched by Union Minister

Shri Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister of Labour & Employment and Environment, Forest & Climate Change launched the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation’s (ESIC) online maternity benefit claim facility during the commemoration of 102nd birth anniversary of Sh. Dattopant Thengadi at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Speaking on this occasion, Shri Bhupender Yadav lauded the efforts of ESIC for […]

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Ecom Express opens a grocery fulfilment center in Coimbatore; creating 500 jobs
Industry

Ecom Express opens a grocery fulfilment center in Coimbatore; creating 500 jobs

A leading end-to-end technology-enabled logistics solutions provider, Ecom Express Limited has announced the expansion with a new fulfillment center in Palladam near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Earlier, Ecom Express also announced the launch of its first all-women Delivery Center in the northeast situated in Imphal, Manipur. The company said, “The pursuit of women’s economic independence is going to […]

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Employee accused of taking the car on 220km joyride
Industry

Employee accused of taking the car on 220km joyride

According to TOI, In a recent case, an employee Amit Badgurjar (accused) who was posted as an office boy in the dealership escaped along with a brand-new demo car on Sunday night around 10 pm. This incident took place at the Chunabhatti-based car showroom. The case was logged by another employee Janoriya an HR Manager […]

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Ola Bhavish Aggarwal ripped up presentation punishes employees
Industry

Ola Bhavish Aggarwal ripped up presentation punishes employees

As per Bloomberg reports, India’s largest mobility platform and one of the world’s largest ride-hailing companies, Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal has found himself in the middle of criticism. According to reports, Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal tore up presentations just because of the missing page numbers. There are many employees who have revealed his abrasive behavior […]

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Women’s representation on Indian Boards has tripled in 10 years
Diversity & Inclusion

Women’s representation on Indian Boards has tripled in 10 years

EY released its report on ‘Diversity in the Boardroom: progress and the way forward‘ highlighting its findings on the representation of women on Indian boards and emphasizing the actions organizations must take to increase gender diversity. During 2013- 2022, India made significant and rapid progress in increasing women’s representation on boards from 6% in 2013 to 18% […]

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NITES calls Infosys gender discrimination ‘toxic culture’
Industry

NITES calls Infosys gender discrimination ‘toxic culture’

The Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) calls Infosys gender discrimination a toxic culture. Additionally, NITES has also urged IT companies to immediately stop it. The Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate has recently shared a tweet from the official Twitter handle saying, “Discrimination due to age is one of the great tragedies of modern life.” […]

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Nearly 30,000 IT professionals affected by delayed onboarding
Industry

Nearly 30,000 IT professionals affected by delayed onboarding

According to Harpreet Singh Saluja, President of NITES, an IT employees association, nearly 30,000 IT professionals have been impacted by the delay in onboarding at top IT firms like Infosys, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, Capgemini, and others. “The ballpark figure could be around 30,000 professionals because it is an ongoing process. Throughout the year, campus placements are conducted by these IT […]

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Former US hiring executive of Infosys takes legal action for biases
Labour Law

Former US hiring executive of Infosys takes legal action for biases

India’s second-largest IT major, Infosys’ former employee, Jill Prejean a specialist at recruiting hard-to-find executives has taken legal action over biases. As per Jill Prejean, she was discriminated on the grounds of age and sex. She was hired by Infosys in October 2018 as a VP- Talent Acquisition. As part of the hiring profile, Jill […]

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Amazon to invest $150 mln for underrepresented founders
Industry

Amazon to invest $150 mln for underrepresented founders

Amazon has announced Amazon Catalytic Capital, a new initiative to invest $150 million in venture capital (VC) funds, accelerators, incubators, and venture studios that provide funding to entrepreneurs from underrepresented backgrounds, primarily at the pre-seed/seed stage of venture capital funding. The company will invest in funds that focus on Black, Latino, Indigenous, women, and LGBTQIA+ founders. Amazon expects to support more […]

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