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Updated on: Jul 2020
Labour office asked Capgemini to reinstate fired employees
Coronavirus

Labour office asked Capgemini to reinstate fired employees

Jul 9, 2020

OYO makes all staff shareholder, grants discounted ESOPs

OYO makes all staff shareholder in the company by granting them discounted ESOPs Covid- impact In...

Coronavirus
Jul 5, 2020
OYO makes all staff shareholder, grants discounted ESOPs

Tata Steels Dutch plant Strike ends after agreement on jobs

Strike at Tata Steels Dutch plant ends after agreement on jobs IJMUIDEN Workers at Tata Stee...

Industry
Jul 4, 2020
Tata Steels Dutch plant Strike ends after agreement on jobs

Uber closed down Mumbai office permanently as cost cuts

Uber has closed down Mumbai office permanently as part of a global cost-cutting measure COVID- Imp...

Coronavirus
Jul 4, 2020
Uber closed down Mumbai office permanently as cost cuts
Cognizant faces legal action from IT Union over layoffs
Jobs

Cognizant faces legal action from IT Union over layoffs

Cognizant faces legal action from IT Union, KITU over layoffs of bench employees Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees Union, KITU (the first registered IT union in Karnataka) said it had opened a Help Desk to support the affected employees of Cognizant and initiated the legal action after receiving complaints from dozens of technology workers who had […]

Jul 3, 2020
Accenture cuts up to 900 jobs as Covid-19 hits demand
Coronavirus

Accenture cuts up to 900 jobs as Covid-19 hits demand

Accenture cuts up to 900 jobs in UK as Covid-19 pandemic hits demand Consulting firm Accenture is cutting up to 900 jobs, or 8% of its UK workforce, as the coronavirus pandemic prompted a sharp slump in demand for its advisory work. Demand for consultants has dropped during the financial downturn caused by the pandemic, […]

Jul 3, 2020
Amdocs to lay off hundreds of employees: Report
Coronavirus

Amdocs to lay off hundreds of employees: Report

Amdocs to lay off hundreds of employees worldwide, including senior positions Israeli telecom systems IT solutions provider Amdocs Ltd is set to lay off hundreds of employees in Israel and around the world due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. According to a report published in Israeli-based website Calcalist, Amdocs’s quarterly earnings is around $1 […]

Jul 3, 2020
Airbus plans restructuring, thousands of job cuts
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Airbus plans restructuring, thousands of job cuts

Airbus finalizing thousands of job cuts as CEO confirms 40% reduction in output European aerospace company, Airbus was finalizing an imminent restructuring plan expected to include thousands of job cuts on Monday as its chief executive confirmed plans to hold output down by 40% for two years. Airbus could set out its largest ever reorganisation […]

Jun 30, 2020
Productivity & Efficiency has gone-up in WFH settings- CPO, ABD India
Human Resources

Productivity & Efficiency has gone-up in WFH settings- CPO, ABD India

Exclusive Conversation with Biplob Banerjee, Chief People Officer, ABD India Ltd Biplob joined ABD in November 2018 and presently serves as Chief People Officer, leading human resource functions including talent acquisition and retention, learning and development, employee engagement, and welfare, rewards, recognition, compensation, and benefits. Biplob has over 25 years of experience in the fields […]

Jun 26, 2020
Tata Group plans layoffs to save fixed costs as profit dips
Coronavirus

Tata Group plans layoffs to save fixed costs as profit dips

Tata Group plans layoffs to save fixed costs as profit dips- Report According to The Times-News Network (TNN), as the COVID-19 crisis continues, The Tata Group may eliminate jobs at some businesses to save fixed costs as it grapples with falling profits due to the pandemic, and global economic projections pointing to a challenging time […]

Jun 25, 2020
GoDaddy announced restructuring, impact 814 employees
Coronavirus

GoDaddy announced restructuring, impact 814 employees

GoDaddy announced restructuring plan, says to impact 814 employees Web hosting company GoDaddy Inc on Wednesday announced a restructuring plan that will affect about 12% of its total workforce, or about 814 employees, due to the fallout from the coronavirus crisis. The world’s largest domain registrar said the employees will either be let go or […]

Jun 25, 2020
Cognizant started laying off bench employees
Coronavirus

Cognizant started laying off bench employees

Cognizant started laying off bench employees, the number could reach up to 18,000 employees Cognizant has started terminating its bench employees, the process is simple– move to the bench and induced resignation after 41 days. Moneycontrol also reports, the terminations are happening at the associate level, mostly mid-level employees, and above, those employees who are […]

Jun 25, 2020
BMW to lay off 10,000 contract workers- Report
Coronavirus

BMW to lay off 10,000 contract workers- Report

BMW has confirmed that the German manufacturer is looking at axing at least 10,000 contract workers, in an effort to reduce its capacity due to the coronavirus crisis and help mitigate growing costs. According to Reuters to The Munich-based company said earlier on Friday it had reached an agreement with the works council for a […]

Jun 22, 2020
DXC Technology lays off some staff in India
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DXC Technology lays off some staff in India

DXC Technology lays off some staff in India as global cost optimization exercise US-based IT services firm DXC Technology has started a fresh round of layoffs in India. The move was described by analysts as being part of a global cost optimization exercise. According to a TOI report, the affected employees were offered either two […]

Jun 18, 2020
Tata Motors to shed 1,100 jobs at Jaguar Land Rover
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Tata Motors to shed 1,100 jobs at Jaguar Land Rover

Tata Motors Ltd expects to shed about 1,100 temporary jobs at Jaguar Land Rover after it raised the cost-cutting target at its luxury unit by 1 billion pounds ($1.26 billion) to ride out the disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Tata Motors expects to save 5 billion pounds in costs by March 2021 at its […]

Jun 16, 2020
Shoppers Stop lays off 1,100 employees, 15% of total staff
Coronavirus

Shoppers Stop lays off 1,100 employees, 15% of total staff

Shoppers Stop, an Indian department store chain, owned by the K Raheja Corp lays off more than 1,100 employees and closing some of the underperforming stores due to the Covid-19 pandemic and national lockdown. The company has 7,500 employees, and nearly 15% of total staff strength, mostly junior and mid-level staff have been asked to resign […]

Jun 13, 2020