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Updated on: Aug 2022
Google appoints Parangat Ranjan as People Partnering, APAC
Appointments

Google appoints Parangat Ranjan as People Partnering, APAC

Aug 2, 2022

Google Sundar Pichais letter, Slow hiring for the rest of the year

Google will slow hiring for the rest of the year. Chief Executive Sundar Pichai has informed about t...

Industry
Jul 14, 2022
Google Sundar Pichais letter, Slow hiring for the rest of the year

Google agrees to pay million to females who earned less than male

The tech giant Google has agreed to pay million to over , employees for the settlement of ...

Industry
Jun 14, 2022
Google agrees to pay million to females who earned less than male

Google rolls out new performance review plan

Google introduced a new performance management and promotion process this May. The company said it i...

Industry
May 6, 2022
Google rolls out new performance review plan
Google begins work on Hyderabad campus, plans to double its workforce
Industry

Google begins work on Hyderabad campus, plans to double its workforce

Multinational technology giant Google is all set to build its largest campus outside its Mountain View headquarters in the US. Spread over a 7.3 acre site that the company acquired at Gachibowli in 2019. Hyderabad’s campus is expected to be ready in a couple of years. The campus will house a whopping 3.3 million square feet […]

May 3, 2022
Google to invest $9.5 billion in US on offices, to create 12,000 jobs
Industry

Google to invest $9.5 billion in US on offices, to create 12,000 jobs

Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday announced to invest of approximately $9.5 billion for new offices and data centres in the US this year, creating 12,000 new full-time jobs and thousands more among local suppliers, partners and communities. Pichai said that Google helped provide $617 billion in economic activity for millions of American businesses, nonprofits, creators, developers and publishers […]

Apr 14, 2022
Google offering electric scooters to ease employees’ return to the office
Industry

Google offering electric scooters to ease employees’ return to the office

As the COVID-19 pandemic starts to settle down in some parts of the globe, Google is returning its employees to in-person offices. Now, Google is offering up access to electric scooters for its employees to assist in daily commutes. To motivate employees to return to the office, Google is offering free electric scooters to them. […]

Apr 8, 2022
Google mandates 03 days work from office, effective April 4
Work Model

Google mandates 03 days work from office, effective April 4

Alphabet Inc’s Google from April 4 will require employees back about three days a week in some of its U.S., U.K., and Asia Pacific offices, its first step to end policies that allowed remote work because of COVID-19 concerns. An internal email on Wednesday seen by Reuters told employees in the San Francisco Bay Area […]

Mar 3, 2022
Google increases parental leaves, and more vacation time for employees
Industry

Google increases parental leaves, and more vacation time for employees

Alphabet Inc’s Google on Thursday increased the amount of time employees around the world can take off for vacation or caring for newborns and seriously ill loved ones. Google has long been known as a global trailblazer in workplace benefits. But unlike many companies in Silicon Valley, it does not offer unlimited paid time off. […]

Jan 28, 2022
Google raises salaries of top brass after ‘refusing’ to hike workers’ pay
Industry

Google raises salaries of top brass after ‘refusing’ to hike workers’ pay

After informing employees last month that it wouldn’t automatically adjust salaries to account for inflation, Google is giving four of its top-most senior executives a significant pay hike, raising their base salaries from $650,000 to $1 million. The new pay packages for Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat; senior vice president Prabhakar Raghavan (in charge of Google search); senior vice […]

Jan 6, 2022
Over 840 IIT-Guwahati students get placement offers
Jobs

Over 840 IIT-Guwahati students get placement offers

More than 840 students, including 133 girls, of IIT (Indian Institute of Technology), Guwahati (IIT-G) have bagged job offers in the first phase of placement with one student having bagged Rs. 2.05 crore package per annum offer from a multi-national firm, officials said on Saturday. Abhishek Kumar, IIT-G’s Centre for Career Development Head, said in […]

Dec 25, 2021
Acceldata appoints Gajanana Hegde as VP & Head- Global Engineering
C-Suite Move

Acceldata appoints Gajanana Hegde as VP & Head- Global Engineering

Acceldata, the world’s first data observability platform, has announced the appointment of Gajanana Hegde as Vice President & Head of Global Engineering. In this role, Gajanana will lead and oversee Acceldata’s global research and development teams while actively contributing to its growth journey across international markets. To this new role at Acceldata, Gajanana adds more than 31 […]

Dec 20, 2021
‘I was wrong’: Omicron wrecks CEOs’ plans for office return
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‘I was wrong’: Omicron wrecks CEOs’ plans for office return

Just as it seemed like corporate America was on a path toward normalcy, a new wave of Covid Omicron uncertainty is upending business plans from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. Manhattan holiday parties are being canceled and banks are contending with fresh outbreaks as the omicron variant spreads. Citigroup Inc. said staffers in the New […]

Dec 17, 2021
Google to give additional staff bonus this year
Industry

Google to give additional staff bonus this year

Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Wednesday it will give an additional bonus to its employees globally this year, as the tech giant pushes back its return-to-office plan. Google will give all employees, including the company’s extended workforce and interns, a one-time cash bonus of $1,600 or equivalent value in their country this month, a company spokesperson […]

Dec 9, 2021
Google delays mandatory return to office beyond Jan. 10
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Google delays mandatory return to office beyond Jan. 10

Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Thursday it is indefinitely pushing back its January return-to-office plan globally amid growing concerns over the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and some resistance to company-mandated vaccinations. Google in August had said it would expect workers to come in about three days a week from Jan. 10 at the earliest, ending […]

Dec 3, 2021
Amazon lifts mask mandate for fully vaccinated warehouse workers
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Amazon lifts mask mandate for fully vaccinated warehouse workers

Amazon.com Inc will not require fully vaccinated US warehouse employees to wear masks at work from Tuesday unless mandated by state or local law, a source familiar with the matter said. The e-commerce giant had in August ordered all U.S. employees to wear a mask at work regardless of their vaccination status due to the […]

Nov 2, 2021