IBM: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Oct 2020

Industry

IBM to break-up into Two Companies

Oct 9, 2020

HCL IBM expand alliance to boost Digital Transformation

HCL and IBM expand alliance to help organizations with Digital Transformation HCL Technologies HCL...

Industry

Oct 3, 2020

HCL IBM expand alliance to boost Digital Transformation

IBM appoints new CHRO as Diane Gherson retires

IBM appoints Nickle LaMoreaux as its new Chief Human Resources Officer CHRO, Diane Gherson retires...

CHRO Move

Sep 2, 2020

IBM appoints new CHRO as Diane Gherson retires

IBM to offer free digital training to Indian youth with NSDC

IBM to offer free digital training to Indian youth with National Skill Development Corporation IT se...

Industry

Aug 23, 2020

IBM to offer free digital training to Indian youth with NSDC

Coronavirus

Workday, IBM partnership to help customers plan return to the workplace

Workday and IBM Expand Partnership to Help Customers Plan Return to the Workplace Workday and IBM announced an expanded partnership and the availability of a joint solution to help business and community leaders plan, schedule, and monitor a safe return to the workplace for employees. As organizations begin to address how to prioritize safety in […]

Aug 13, 2020

Industry

Great time to invest in India: PM Modi tells IBM CEO

Great time to invest in India: PM Modi tells IBM CEO Arvind Krishna This is a great time to invest in India and the country is welcoming investments in the tech sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told IBM CEO Arvind Krishna on Monday. In a virtual interaction with Krishna, the prime minister noted that while […]

Jul 20, 2020

Industry

EY, IBM expand global alliance to help organizations

EY, IBM expand global alliance to help organizations accelerate their digital transformation EY and IBM has announced an enhanced, global multi-year alliance designed to help organizations accelerate digital transformation and improve client outcomes, including leveraging the hybrid cloud capabilities of Red Hat OpenShift, as well as IBM Watson, IBM Blockchain and IBM’s 5G and edge technologies. “Together, IBM and EY […]

Jul 20, 2020

CHRO Move

CBRE ropes in ex-Syngenta CHRO as HR Head for India

CBRE ropes in ex-Syngenta CHRO Parimal Galvankar as HR Head for India CBRE South Asia Private Limited, a leading real estate consulting firm, has announced the appointment of Parimal Galvankar as Head- Human Resources for India. Prior to joining CBRE, most recently Parimal was working with Syngenta India as CHRO/ Head-HR. In his new role, […]

Jul 17, 2020

Coronavirus

Tamil Nadu relaxes norms, 10% IT staff can work from office

Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday relaxed a few norms for the intensified lockdown that is coming into force in Chennai from Friday. The Tamil Nadu Government has also acceded to the demand from the IT industry and allowed up to 10% of its employees to work from the office. This development will benefit large IT […]

Jul 10, 2020

Survey & Report

IBM Rolls Out Free Digital Learning Platform to Help Job Seekers in India

Today, 25 June, Tech giant IBM has rolled out ‘SkillsBuild Reignite’, a platform to provide job seekers and entrepreneurs with access to free online coursework and mentoring support, designed to help them reinvent their careers and businesses, said a statement issued. According to the India Skill Report (2019), only 45.6% of the youth graduating from […]

Jun 25, 2020

Industry

IBM to reduce office space by nearly half in India

IBM is planning to reduce its office space in India by half, as the work-from-home model gains popularity after the COVID-19 outbreak. American IT giant IBM is planning to reduce its office space in India by half, as the work-from-home model gains popularity after the COVID-19 outbreak. The company plans to discontinue lease agreements at half of […]

Jun 19, 2020

Coronavirus

IBM confirms global layoffs, India employees hit with it too

IBM confirmed, it is cutting an unspecified number of jobs, but wouldn’t provide details related to location, departments, or the number of employees involved. The company framed it in terms of replacing people with more needed skills as it tries to regroup under new CEO Arvind Krishna. Several business media sites, including the Wall Street Journal and […]

May 23, 2020