Tag: Chennai
Strikes and protests across the world
Resident doctors in Maharashtra are planning to begin an indefinite strike on 22 Februrary, 2024 if their demands are not met. About 8,000 resident...
PowerSchool plans ambitious workforce expansion in India
PowerSchool, an EdTech company specialising in cloud-based K-12 education software in North America, aims to increase its workforce in India. In a recent announcement,...
ITAT rules consultant doctors’ remuneration not salary, exempts it from TDS
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in Chennai, India, made a significant ruling recently. The bench held that remuneration paid to consultant doctors is...
Maximum women hired in Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai: Report
Looks like women job seekers in India should head for Pune, Hyderabad and Chennai, where they are more likely to be hired. As per...
Opportunities for engineers at eInfochips, Chennai
With the launch of its new delivery centre at Chennai, eInfochips, is gearing to add at least a 100 more employees to its existing...
Opportunities for 3,000 freshers at Vee Technologies
As part of its massive expansion plans, Vee Technologies has already started hiring talent. While it is inducting about 1,200 freshers from the fields...
Danfoss India celebrates 8.5 years of employee safety & safe operations
Taking its ‘Safety First’ programme very seriously, Danfoss India has managed to complete 3,000 days of safe operations, that is, 25 million man hours,...
Zoho to invest in R&D, slow down tech hiring
Zoho Corp., the Chennai-based tech company will continue to invest significantly in research and development (R&D) but go slow as far as tech hiring...
GoFloaters raises seed fund from Loyal VC
Gofloaters, the hybrid workplace platform has managed to raise seed funding from Canada-based venture fund, Loyal VC. The funding amount has yet to be...
Fidelity Investments refurbishes office to maximise flexibility
Fidelity Investments India has completely refurbished its office in Bangalore, with updated infrastructure, facilities, and amenities to provide more space focused on flexible working.
The...
Ford India makes final severance package offer to Chennai factory workers
Ford India has offered a final severance package to its workers at the Company’s Chennai factory unit. The package includes 130 days of gross...
Payoda to double team size by 2025
Payoda, the pioneering software development and technology firm, is planning to expand its team size by 100 per cent. By 2025, it hopes to...
Salary of over Rs 1 crore offered to VIT students
Motorq, a connected-car data and analytics software platform, has offered an annual salary package of Rs 1.02 crores to two students of the Vellore...
Zoho to expand team by 2,000
Zoho Corp., the Chennai-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) company is looking to expand its team in India and outside. It is looking out for engineers, web...
Accenture hiring talent for Jaipur centre
Accenture, the global professional services company, has announced the setting up of its latest Advanced Technology Center and Intelligent Operations Centre in Jaipur, India.
This...
Omega Healthcare to hire 4,500 in 2 months
Omega Healthcare is gearing up to expand across India and is on the lookout for fresh graduates to fill about 18,000 open positions over...
NielsenIQ opens new hubs, will embark on hiring spree
In the month of April itself, NielsenIQ, the consumer research company —with headquarters in Chicago — opened its tech hubs in Chennai and Pune....
Mitsogo launches office in Chennai, will hire at least 250
Mitsogo, the unified endpoint security-solutions company, is gearing to make Chennai a key hub by setting up a new office in the city, with...
Fujitsu Consulting to expand team by 600 this year
The 4,500-strong workforce of Fujitsu Consulting will witness the addition of about 600 new people by the end of this year. The Pune-headquartered IT...
Tredence to Hire 1000+ in Bangalore, Chennai, Gurugram
Tredence, leading data science and artificial intelligence (AI) engineering company, will add 1,000 technology professionals to its workforce over the next one year, to...
SunTec launches centre in Chennai, will hire 100+
SunTec Business Solutions, the multi-process IT outsourcing services company, is set to expand its team of professionals by at least a 100. The Company...
Metros accounted for 86,000+ active job openings in April
Amidst the second wave of the pandemic that has taken the country by surprise, the top five metros —Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai—...
Daimler India upholds D&I agenda, hires 46 women
As part of its diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiative, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) has taken on 46 women to be part of its...
Exclusive job portal for women, LGBTQ, PwD and army veterans
Avtar, the Chennai-based diversity hiring company, has launched a job portal that will cater exclusively to women, members of the the LGBTQ community, persons...
Ex-employee voluntarily dismisses lawsuit against Cognizant
Ravindra Guyyala, a former employee of Cognizant, had recently filed a lawsuit against the current and former board members of the multinational IT company,...
Cognizant lays off benched employees
According to the New Democratic Labour Front (NDLF), an IT employee union, the US- based IT major, Cognizant, has begun terminating its benched employees as...
How this energy company is championing employee inclusivity & engagement
In today’s competitive business landscape, fostering an inclusive and engaging work environment is not just a feel-good initiative; it’s a strategic imperative. Jakson Green,...
Trident’s Asmita leaves blossom into inclusive workplaces
Forget the tired trope of corporate activism. In the heart of India's textile industry, Trident, a manufacturing company, is quietly weaving a revolution in...
Harness.io: Cultivating a talent powerhouse in the tech crucible
The tech scene, be it in India or San Francisco, is equally crucible, fiercely competitive and unforgiving. In both the landscapes, attracting and retaining...
Engagement is outdated: The future of success lies in ‘employee involvement’
In the ever-evolving landscape of the contemporary workplace, a profound metamorphosis is underway, challenging the conventional emphasis on employee engagement. This paradigm shift posits...
Freixenet to cut 80% roles
In a stark response to the relentless drought crippling Catalonia's Penedes region, Freixenet, the Spanish cava (wine) producer, unveils a drastic plan. The company...
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Apple may create 5 lakh jobs in India by 2027
Apple is gearing to increase its workforce strength in India to five lakh over a period of three years or so. It is pertinent...
Google’s warning to protesters: Rethink disruptive behaviour
Recently, Google fired 28 employees who participated in sit-in protests against the company's controversial $1.2 billion contract with Israel. The tech giant took a...
Roche reimagines the office: A wellness oasis for the digital age
The office is dead. Long live the office, but not as we knew it. The past two years of remote work have fundamentally reshaped...
Harleen Kaur takes on CHRO role at APEX Acreages
Harleen Kaur is CHRO, APEX Acreages with her appointment being implemented with effect from February 2024.
Singh brings to the table more than two decades...
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Data analytics and not technology will redefine HR
Q. How satisfying has been your professional journey of 39 years?
A. It has been a bagful of mixed experiences. At times I have been...
EQ, IQ & empathy define the success of a CEO
Q. You spent 16 years at LIC before moving to a corporate role at ICICI Prudential. Now, 22 years on, I am still curious...
“The big change has been that we have moved from jobs to skills,” Amaresh...
Q. How would you define the culture at GE?
A. Having been present in this region since 1902, GE has been around for 120 years....
