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Updated on: Dec 2022
Ecom Express opens a grocery fulfilment center in Coimbatore; creating 500 jobs
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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
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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
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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’
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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
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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
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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
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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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Appointment on compassionate ground concession not a right: SC
Labour Law

Appointment on compassionate ground concession not a right: SC

Appointment on compassionate ground is a concession, not a right and the object of granting such employment is to enable the affected family to tide over a sudden crisis, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court last week set aside the judgement of a division bench of the Kerala High Court, which confirmed the […]

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Air India trying forced eviction, say employees
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Air India trying forced eviction, say employees

Tata-owned Air India has been ordered by the Bombay HC to wait till October 28 before initiating action against employees who refuse to vacate their staff quarters. The employee has also said the airline took steps to disrupt the water supply provided to its staff colonies in Mumbai and Delhi and began forcible eviction. The letter sent […]

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Prolonged employee suspension amounts to punishment: HC
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Prolonged employee suspension amounts to punishment: HC

On Tuesday, The High Court of J&K and Ladakh held that suspension of an employee was not a punishment but it amounts to the same due to very strong stigmatic social connotations once it was prolonged. Case Background The observation was made by a division bench of Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Wasim Sadiq […]

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HC backs Court Order asking General Motors India to pay 50% wages to staff
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HC backs Court Order asking General Motors India to pay 50% wages to staff

As major relief to over 1,000 protesting workers of General Motors India’s plant in Talegaon, Pune, the Bombay High Court has upheld the Pune Industrial Court’s directive to the auto major to pay 50% salary to the employees. In July 2021, the Industrial Court in Pune directed the Indian unit of General Motors to pay […]

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