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Updated on: Apr 2022
Swiggy moves to a four-day a week for the month of May
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Swiggy moves to a four-day a week for the month of May

Swiggy moves to a four-day a week for the month of May The online foodtech unicorn Swiggy has announced that it has determined to transfer to a four-day work week for the month of May 2021. In an e-mail to workers on May 1, 2021, Girish Menon, Head of HR at Swiggy wrote: “As a mark […]

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PayPal says to shut domestic payments business in India
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PayPal says to shut domestic payments business in India

PayPal says to shut domestic payments business in India PayPal Holdings Inc will wind down its domestic payments business in India from April 1, the company said in a statement on Friday. San Jose, California-based PayPal will instead focus on its cross-border payments business, which means global customers will still be able to pay Indian […]

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Blue-collar jobs on recovery path led by delivery segment
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Blue-collar jobs on recovery path led by delivery segment

Blue-collar jobs on recovery path led by delivery segment: Placement firm report After witnessing an overall dip in blue collar jobs due to the coronavirus induced lockdown, there has been a sharp recovery led by delivery segment, including food and grocery, according to start-up placement firm Vahan. The demand for blue-collar workers is back to […]

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Swiggy announces ESOP liquidity programme
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Swiggy announces ESOP liquidity programme

Food ordering platform, Swiggy announces ESOP liquidity programme Food ordering platform Swiggy on Monday announced a secondary liquidity programme for its employees who were part of the employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) of the company. According to the people in know of the matter, the total quantum of the secondary liquidity programme is between $7-9 […]

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Swiggy lays off 350 more employees
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Swiggy lays off 350 more employees

Swiggy is laying off 350 more employees as part of ‘final realignment exercise’ Swiggy lays off 350 more employees, two months after it shed 1,100 jobs across levels nationally to mitigate the coronavirus lockdown impact. Swiggy said in a statement, “In May, we began the exercise of realigning resources to create capacity in higher potential […]

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Home Credit India lays off 1,800 employees
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Home Credit India lays off 1,800 employees

Consumer loan finance firm Home Credit India on Thursday said it has reduced its headcount by 1,800 employees due to slowdown caused by the COVID-19 crisis. “The unprecedented coronavirus pandemic has affected every aspect of our life. It has impacted each one of us, our families, our customers, partners and businesses. These trying circumstances have […]

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Snapdeal furloughs 50-55 staff whilst demand picks up
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Snapdeal furloughs 50-55 staff whilst demand picks up

An Indian e-commerce company, Snapdeal has put about 7% of its full-time workforce, or 50-55 individuals on a three-month furlough, The e-commerce agency has 750 employees on its payroll whereas one other 800 of staff are on contract. A Snapdeal spokesperson confirmed the event without offering any details and stated in an emailed response, “In […]

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After Zomato, Swiggy Announces 1,100 Layoffs
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After Zomato, Swiggy Announces 1,100 Layoffs

Food delivery company Swiggy said today that it will lay off 1,100 employees over the next few days, as the coronavirus pandemic hit its core and cloud kitchen businesses. Sriharsha Majety, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, the company said, “Today is one of the saddest days for Swiggy as we have to go through an […]

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COVID-19: Swiggy is cutting about 1,000 jobs
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COVID-19: Swiggy is cutting about 1,000 jobs

Online food delivery app Swiggy to cut about 1,000 jobs, most from its cloud kitchen division, as India’s top food delivery startup scales back some of its businesses in response to the coronavirus pandemic that has drastically affected millions of firms. The COVID-19 outbreak, which has severely hit the travel, hospitality, and aviation sectors the […]

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