JW Marriott Mussoorie Walnut Grove Resort & Spa has appointed Amrita Kaul Rawat as director-human resources, bringing more than 15 years of experience in hospitality across India and the UAE. In her new role at JW Marriott Mussoorie, Rawat will lead the property’s human resources function, with a focus on talent development, leadership capability, employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, wellbeing and workplace culture. Her operational background is expected to complement the resort’s people strategy as it focuses on employee experience and service delivery. Rawat joins the Mussoorie property from Marriott Harbour Hotels and Suites in Dubai, where she served as…
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Shobana Kailash has joined RateGain as chief human resources officer, bringing more than two decades of experience in HR leadership, organisational transformation and building high-performing teams across global markets. In her new role, Kailash will work closely with RateGain’s leadership as the company continues to scale its AI-led strategy, strengthen its presence across North America and Europe, and integrate Sojern. A key part of her mandate will be to shape a workforce that sees AI not simply as a technology intervention, but as an integral part of how work gets done and how employees evolve with the business. Kailash brings…
The Uttar Pradesh government has announced that it will provide one lakh government jobs within the next six months. Appointment letters will be issued in stages, with recruitment examinations already completed and results being processed. The move is aimed at speeding up opportunities for young job seekers and ensuring that recruitment timelines are shortened. Since 2017, the state has already provided over 9.3 lakh government jobs. Officials say the process has been based on merit, reservation rules, and transparency. At a recent event in Lucknow, appointment letters were distributed to more than 3,400 agricultural technical assistants and market secretaries, marking…
The data comes from an internal spreadsheet containing compensation details submitted anonymously by nearly 600 employees Microsoft employees have shared compensation data that offers a glimpse into how pay varies across the technology giant’s job levels and business units, with reported stock awards reaching as high as $1.4 million in its Cloud and AI organisation. The data comes from an internal spreadsheet containing compensation details submitted anonymously by nearly 600 employees. The information includes base salaries, annual raises, cash bonuses and equity awards across different parts of Microsoft. The figures show that compensation can vary significantly depending on…
Volkswagen’s workforce restructuring is facing growing opposition from employee representatives, with labour leaders warning that as many as 1,40,000 jobs could eventually be exposed to cuts or plant closures. The figure is a broader estimate of roles that could be affected by the company’s restructuring plans. It includes around 50,000 positions already covered by planned workforce reductions, another 50,000 that could face cuts and approximately 40,000 jobs linked to potential plant closures after 2030. It does not represent a confirmed layoff figure. Volkswagen is under increasing pressure to lower costs and improve its competitiveness. The automaker is facing intense competition…
A workplace dispute involving Tech Mahindra and a Hyderabad-based employee has drawn public attention after allegations of workplace harassment, medical leave-related pressure and termination were amplified through social media. The dispute centres on R Bhavana, a software engineer who has alleged unfair treatment during her employment and claimed that the company eventually terminated her. She has also raised concerns about how her grievances were handled and staged a protest outside Tech Mahindra’s Hyderabad office. Social-media posts about the protest described Bhavana as seeking action on issues including pending allowances, notice periods and protection against what she characterised as arbitrary termination.…
Infosys has reportedly paid eligible employees an average performance bonus of 70 per cent for the April-June quarter, keeping the payout level unchanged from the previous quarter but below the bonus awarded during the same period last year. The latest payout comes as India’s IT services sector navigates slower discretionary technology spending, economic uncertainty and rapid changes driven by artificial intelligence. Reportedly, individual payouts ranged between 65 and 80 per cent, depending on employees’ job levels and performance ratings. Employees at job levels JL4, JL5 and JL6 were assessed across categories including outstanding, commendable and met expectations. Top-performing employees at…
3i Infotech has appointed Shavee Sehajpal as chief human resources officer (CHRO), bringing 24 years of experience across strategic HR, organisational transformation, workforce planning, talent management, culture, HR analytics and digital HR. In her new role at 3i Infotech, Sehajpal brings cross-industry and international HR- leadership experience as the company continues its digital transformation journey. Her career spans IT, technology, analytics, manufacturing and logistics, with experience across India, APAC, the US, UK and Europe. Sehajpal joins 3i Infotech from NTT DATA, where she served as HR head – India from March 2023 to January 2026. In the role, she led…
Madhav Udyog (Madhav Group) has appointed Vikas Puri as vice president–human resources. In his new role at Madhav Group, Puri will bring together his experience across manufacturing HR, industrial relations, HR strategy and people capability development. Madhav Udyog manufactures and supplies galvanised steel lattice towers and fabricated structures for transmission lines, telecommunications, railway electrification and solar projects. Puri joins Madhav Group after a long association with Ambica Steels, where he most recently served as principal partner – HR strategy from May 2024 to March 2025. He was earlier associated with the company as an HR advisor from January 2018 to…
JKCement, the Indian manufacturer of grey and white cement, has roped in Amit Dhiman for the role of head-manufacturing HR. Dhiman was earlier serving as assistant vice president-human resources and employee relations at Bennett Coleman & Co. since September 2024. The initial five years of his professional journey were spent working as a human resources executive in the manufacturing industry. March of 2005 saw him joining Nestle India as human resource generalist. He spent a little less than two and a half years there before switching to Ballarpur Industries, as plant HR head. This role saw him relocating from New…
A conversation between a UK-based technology professional and his father following a job loss at JPMorgan has gained widespread attention on Instagram. It resonated with people dealing with layoffs, job rejections and career uncertainty. Kaish Ansari shared a video of the conversation on social media after informing his father that he had been laid off. Rather than responding with anxiety or disappointment, his father offered reassurance and encouraged him to view the setback as part of his professional journey. Ansari said he shared the exchange to support others going through similar experiences. He highlighted the emotional impact of losing a…
KPMG Australia is set to reduce its workforce by around 5 per cent as the firm responds to weaker business conditions and continues efforts to rebuild trust following a controversy over the handling of confidential client information. The workforce reduction will affect 27 partners and around 360 employees. Consulting and business services are expected to account for most of the affected roles. The cuts come as KPMG Australia undergoes a leadership transition following allegations raised by whistleblowers in March. The claims centred on the alleged use of confidential information to help secure audit contracts. The controversy has increased scrutiny of…
Infinx has appointed Debashish Ghosh as its new senior vice president & head of human resources – India and the Philippines, bolstering its leadership bench across two strategic markets. In his new role at Infinx, Ghosh will anchor the company’s people agenda, with focus on strengthening HR operations, talent management, organisational development and supporting business growth across India and the Philippines. The company has confirmed his joining in August 2026 at its Hyderabad office. Ghosh joins Infinx from Access Healthcare, where he held the same position – SVP & head of HR for India and the Philippines – for a…
Sridhar Vembu, founder, Zoho, has raised questions about the way companies define workplace discipline, arguing that an overly structured culture can unintentionally discourage employees from taking initiative. In a recent post on X, Vembu outlined two contrasting organisational models. In one, employees largely follow goals and directions set by senior leadership. In the other, employees are encouraged to make decisions independently, take ownership and challenge one another’s ideas. According to Vembu, organisations that depend heavily on metrics and clearly-defined targets can gradually create a workforce that waits for instructions from the top. While this approach can make operations more predictable,…
The Walt Disney Company is set to change its US employee healthcare benefits by removing medical insurance coverage for working spouses who have access to health insurance through their own employers. The change will take effect next year and will apply to spouses of Disney employees who are eligible for medical coverage through their workplaces. Spouses who are unemployed or whose employers do not provide health insurance will continue to be eligible for Disney’s medical plan. Disney said the change is part of adjustments being made to its employee benefits in response to rising healthcare costs across the US. The…
Working parents in Singapore will get 12 days of government-paid childcare leave a year, up from the current six days, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced at the National Day Rally 2026. The move, aimed at strengthening work-family balance and boosting family formation, will apply to parents with at least one Singapore Citizen child aged below 12. Currently, parents get six days of childcare leave for children under seven, and two days of extended childcare leave for children aged seven to 12. Under the new scheme, the entitlement will be unified to 12 days per parent per year, regardless of the…
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has urged employers to use its Employees’ Enrolment Campaign 2026 (EEC 2026) to bring eligible workers who remained outside the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) system into the social security framework. The campaign, notified on June 29, will remain open until October 31, 2026. It provides employers with a one-time opportunity to declare eligible employees who were not enrolled under EPF between April 1, 2009 and March 31, 2026. The initiative is intended to encourage voluntary compliance and extend statutory provident fund, pension and insurance benefits to eligible workers who were left out of coverage.…
India’s festive hiring boom is no longer a metro story. While Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai still account for 75-80 per cent of total deployments in absolute terms, the real growth momentum has shifted to Tier-II and III cities. According to staffing firm, Adecco India, demand in emerging markets rose 21-25 per cent year-on-year, sharply outpacing the 14 per cent growth seen in metros. Cities such as Lucknow, Jaipur, Coimbatore, Bhubaneswar, Nagpur, Mysuru, Kanpur, Kochi, Vijayawada and Varanasi have emerged as key short-term employment hubs. Retail and e-commerce led the surge with hiring up 28 per cent over last…
AGGCON Equipments International has appointed Bhupendra Kaushal as its new chief human resources officer (CHRO). In his new role at AGGCON, Kaushal will be responsible for leading the organisation’s human resources function. His extensive background in manufacturing HR, industrial relations, workforce governance, talent management and HR transformation is expected to support the company’s people and organisational priorities as it continues to build its workforce. Bringing more than four decades of experience across human resources, Kaushal’s career spans manufacturing, infrastructure, services and other sectors, besides 11.5 years with the Indian Air Force. Kaushal joins AGGCON after serving as director – HR…
Technip Energies India, the global technology and engineering company, has welcomed its 2026 batch of trainees, marking another milestone in its effort to build a diverse and future ready workforce for the energy sector. This year’s intake continues the company’s strong focus on gender diversity, with women forming over 60 per cent of the new graduate hires — a level maintained for three consecutive years. The new group of more than 90 trainees was selected through Technip Energies’ annual campus-recruitment programme. They will undergo a structured one year development journey that includes technical training, mentorship, and project assignments designed to…
Divya Srivastava to head performance and rewards for Flipkart as vice president. She moves from Unilever where her stint lasted over two and a half years. An alumna of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Divya Srivastava interned with Tata Consultancy Services and Procter & Gamble before her association with Hindustan Unilever began, as a business leadership trainee in 2007. In less than a year she was appointed change and communications lead. Her next promotion in 2009 made her HR business partner for customer development (sales), Western India and modern trade. Just over two years into this role, she was…
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has set aside an order withholding 50 per cent of a government employee’s pension, ruling that the disciplinary authority failed to properly consider his defence before imposing the penalty. Justice Anand Singh Bahrawat was hearing the employee’s challenge to the disciplinary authority’s order dated 15 October, 2025, as well as a subsequent appellate order that upheld the punishment. The penalty had been imposed after a departmental inquiry found the charges against him proved. The employee had submitted a detailed 17-page response to the chargesheet and inquiry report on 5 August, 2025. However, the court found…
Trianz has announced the appointment of Sanjeev Prasad as its new chief human resources officer (CHRO), effective July 2026. Based in Bengaluru, the company said the leadership hire will support its global scale-up of ‘Concierto’ , its agentic AI-powered multi-cloud platform. Sanjeev Prasad brings close to three decades of experience in building and transforming people functions across India’s technology sector. His mandate at Trianz will focus on nurturing high-performing engineering teams and embedding a people-first culture as the company drives AI-led transformation. A significant portion of his career was spent at Samsung R&D Institute India – Bangalore. From September 2011…
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has deployed a digital user experience monitoring tool on company-issued laptops, raising questions about employee privacy, data security and the extent to which workplace activity can be monitored. The development was reported by Moneycontrol, which cited sources familiar with the deployment. According to the report, the technology can provide visibility into applications accessed on employee devices and the time spent on them. The move has prompted discussions within the company around whether the technology is primarily intended for cybersecurity and network management or could provide broader visibility into employee activity. Tata Consultancy Services has since rejected…
Starbucks is set to lay off more than 200 employees as part of the completion of a previously announced corporate reorganisation. The coffee chain filed a notice, detailing the planned job cuts. The layoffs are expected to affect employees across its corporate operations, with coffeehouse and design teams likely to account for most of the affected roles. The company has clarified that the cuts do not represent a fresh restructuring exercise. Instead, they are the final workforce reductions linked to the reorganisation announced earlier. Some of the employees affected by the move had reportedly been given the option of retaining…
ViSure Investment Affairs, a Mumbai-based investment advisory and capital markets firm, has appointed Jyoti Menezes as its new chief human resources officer (CHRO). Menezes steps into the CHRO role after an independent stint as a leadership coach and virtual CHRO. During this period she also co-founded Semco Style Consultants in April 2026, advising organisations on leadership development and organisational design. The core of her career was shaped during an 18-year tenure with Piramal Group. From June 2006 to April 2015, she served as lead HR for the consumer products business. In that role she led post-merger integration of a 250-member…