Tag: 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...
Coronavirus: Chennai offices screening employees and visitors
India Inc. is not only making employees aware of ways to check transmission of coronavirus, but most have allowed employees to work from home...
MTC staff in Chennai protest against non-disbursement of June salaries
A strike was called by the drivers, conductors, and other staff members of the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) bus depots to express their displeasure...
Water crisis forces Chennai IT employees to work from home
Chennai IT companies situated on Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) have asked their staff to work from home due to scarcity of water.
It is reported...
Pfizer announces severance package for staff of Chennai, Aurangabad
Pfizer, the pharmaceutical company, has announced the job severance package for the employees of its Chennai and Aurangabad units, which are set to close...
Sheen Akkara joins CMS as CHRO
Akkara moves in from Nielsen where he was executive director, human resources-India & South Asia.
Sacked techie wins lawsuit against HCL
As per the ID Act, any person employed by any industry to do manual, skilled, unskilled, technical, operational, clerical or supervisory work for hire or reward, is a ‘workman’.
Chasing Maverics: When hiring and marketing go together
Maveric Systems is evaluating candidates through a radio show on Chennai Live. The company hopes to find the best fit for the role and also create some buzz around the brand.
Leadership wellness coaching – Just what your organisation needs today!
It has been a year since the world was hit by the pandemic, consequent lockdowns, lifestyle changes and new ways of working! Everything as...
Ten key skills required in an age of digital transformation
As a growing number of organisations integrate digital technologies into all aspects of their business, digital transformation has come to be regarded as the...
Unemployment in Australia drops to one-year low
Data reveals that unemployment in Australia has dropped to a one-year low, and the number of people in jobs has exceeded pre-pandemic levels. This...
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PhonePe takes the first step towards upholding its D&I agenda
Most organisations keep talking about diversity and inclusion, but very few actually take concrete actions to make it possible. PhonePe, India’s prominent digital payments...
Volkswagen strikes wage deal, salaries will rise by 2.3%
Volkswagen has struck a wage deal with IG Metall, the German union that represents 1,20,000 employees, that is, about 18 per cent of its...
HDFC Bank CEO reassures staff of timely compensation cycle
Sashidhar Jagdishan, CEO, HDFC Bank, began the new financial year by thanking all his colleagues for going beyond the call of duty.
In a letter...
Even CXOs can feel stagnated in their career
It's common for mid-level managers to feel stuck and stagnated, when they can’t foresee any further growth path. In some cases, existing jobs are...
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Binding multi-faceted employees with Titan Values
Titan has different sets of employees for different functions and verticals, ranging from the shopfloor to the retail stores. How do you bring in...
The right people policy for startups – Madan Nagaldinne
You happen to have worked mostly with large organisations. How different is it working for a startup now?
When you have worked for big...
“Archaic HR processes force millennials to switch jobs often,” Niti Khosla, lead people analytics...
Friendly and jolly Niti Khosla, lead-people analytics and business impact, Novartis International, is a true HR leader with the ability to understand people and...
