Walmart: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Aug 2022

Labour Law

Walmart expands abortion coverage for employees

Aug 20, 2022

Walmart layoffs hundreds of corporate employees

The worlds biggest retailer, Walmart WMT is laying off about corporate employees. The layoffs...

Layoffs

Aug 5, 2022

Global Capacity Centres on hiring spree to add ,, jobs in FY

As per the media sources, the Global Capacity Centres based in India are planning to add nearly ,...

Hiring

May 18, 2022

MoEngage ropes in Walmart veteran Veena Satish as VP-People Culture

MoEngage, a customer engagement platform appoints Veena Satish as Vice President- People and Culture...

Appointments

Nov 18, 2021

MoEngage ropes in Walmart veteran Veena Satish as VP-People Culture

Industry

Walmart to scrap quarterly bonuses as it raises wages

Walmart Inc said on Thursday it was phasing out its decades-old quarterly bonuses for store workers as it implements hourly wage raises for employees. The U.S. retailer would scrap the benefit at the end of its fiscal year on Jan. 31, and roll it into associates’ base pay. “The overwhelming majority of our associates say their hourly wage […]

Sep 10, 2021

Coronavirus

Can employers make Covid-19 vaccination mandatory?

Can employers make Covid-19 vaccination mandatory? Experts say U.S. employers can require employees to take safety measures, including vaccination. That doesn’t necessarily mean you would get fired if you refuse, but you might need to sign a waiver or agree to work under specific conditions to limit any risk you might pose to yourself or […]

May 28, 2021

Jobs

Flipkart has hired 23,000 employees in last 3 months and will continue

Flipkart has hired 23,000 employees in the last 3 months to strengthens supply chain Walmart-owned, e-commerce firm, Flipkart is continuing to strengthen its supply chain to help deliver products across the length and breadth of the country in the safest ways while creating additional employment in the supply chain. The company has hired 23,000 people across […]

May 26, 2021

Appointments

Tesla India appoints Chithra Thomas as Country HR Leader

Tesla India appoints Chithra Thomas as Country HR Leader Tesla has appointed Chithra Thomas as Country HR Leader for India. As Tesla firms up its plans to roll out its first all-electric car in India this year, the Elon Musk-run company has hired top executives in the country who has taken charge of some of its operations in […]

Apr 22, 2021

Appointments

Lenovo India appoints ex-PepsiCo HR Director Bhavya Misra as CHRO

Lenovo India appoints ex-PepsiCo HR Director Bhavya Misra as CHRO Lenovo, global Technology leader today announced the appointment of ex-PepsiCo HR Director Bhavya Misra as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) for India. In her new role, she will be responsible for leading HR for the India business. Bhavya brings in 13+ years of seasoned experience from […]

Apr 15, 2021

Appointments

Subha Tatavarti joins Wipro as Chief Technology Officer

Subha Tatavarti joins Wipro as Chief Technology Officer Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting, and business process services company confirms the appointment of Subha Tatavarti as Chief Technology Officer. Tatavarti will lead Wipro’s Service Transformation, Topcoder, Robotics, SVIC, Technovation Centre, Open Innovation, and Applied Research teams. Tatavarti joins Wipro from Walmart, where she […]

Apr 8, 2021

Appointments

Wipro ropes-in Walmart veteran Subha Tatavarti as Chief Technology Officer

Wipro appoints Subha Tatavarti as Chief Technology Officer Today, IT major, Wipro announced the appointment of former Walmart and Paypal executive Subha Tatavarti as the Chief Technology Officer of the company. Subha replaces K R Sanjiv, who was the former Wipro CTO, retired on December 31. He was superannuated after 32 years of service with […]

Mar 30, 2021

Jobs

Walmart to raise wages for 425,000 workers

Walmart to raise wages for 425,000 workers Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, announced on Thursday that it would raise wages for 425,000 of its employees in the United States, as large companies face mounting pressure to increase pay for low-wage workers. The wage increases mean that about half of the retailer’s 1.5 million workers […]

Feb 20, 2021

New HR Trends

Walmart Global HR Plans & Priorities for 2021: A Clear Focus to Make a Big Impact

Walmart Global HR Plans & Priorities for 2021: A Clear Focus to Make a Big Impact In a recent article, responding to queries on Walmart’s HR Plans and Priorities for 2021, Donna Morris, Chief People Officer, Walmart said, “We recently gathered (virtually) as a global people team to align on our priorities for our new […]

Feb 6, 2021

Jobs

Flipkart partners with Logistics Skill Sector Council and KSDC

Flipkart partners with Logistics Skill Sector Council and KSDC Walmart-owned Flipkart on Thursday said it has signed an agreement with the Logistics Skill Sector Council (LSC) and Karnataka Skill Development Centre (KSDC) to set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru for building skilled and trained workforce for the e-commerce industry in India. Introduced to augment […]

Jan 10, 2021

C-Suite Move

Flipkart appoints JP Morgan’s Saroj Panigrahi as General Counsel Head of IPO

Flipkart appoints JP Morgan’s Saroj Panigrahi as General Counsel Head of IPO Flipkart appoints Saroj Panigrahi, who was head of JP Morgan’s legal department in India, as its senior vice-president and general counsel as the Walmart, Inc-owned e-commerce giant readies for a proposed initial public offering (IPO) this year or 2022. Bijoya Roy, who has led […]

Jan 9, 2021

Jobs

Walmart to spend more than $700 million on new round of employee bonuses

Walmart to spend more than $700 million on new round of employee bonuses Walmart Inc said on Thursday it would spend more than $700 million on bonuses as the retailer compensates its U.S. employees for helping meet a surge in demand for essential goods during the COVID-19 crisis. The company, like many supermarket chains, was […]

Dec 4, 2020