Tag: China
Chinese man fired for spending excessive time in restroom
In a peculiar case that has garnered attention, a Chinese man was fired from his job for spending an astonishing amount of time in...
LinkedIn axes 700+ jobs, will withdraw InCareer app in China
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn, the employment-focussed social-media network, has revealed its plans to axe about 716 roles. Additionally, it has decided to withdraw its local jobs...
Apple seeks change in Indian labour law
In an effort to attract iPhone assembly from China, regional governments in India have responded positively to Apple's request for changes in the country's...
Google’s next round of layoffs begins in China
Google has been going through a phase of restructuring and realigning its workforce in response to its changing business priorities and economic cycles.
In January...
Workers in China protest as thousands are laid off
Workers in the Chinese city of Chongqing have staged protests after thousands were abruptly laid off by Zybio, a manufacturer of COVID-19 test kits....
Demand for virtual workers grows in China
Chinese businesses are paying significant amounts of money for virtual workers in a range of fields such as customer support and the entertainment industry....
Jaguar Land Rover to hire those let go by Meta, Twitter
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is looking out for talent in the areas of artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, as well as autonomous driving,...
Foxconn to hire about 53,000 for Tamil Nadu plant
Following the rigid restrictions imposed in China due to the fear of the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Foxconn’s plant at Zhengzhou has been...
Tata Group to hire 45,000 women in 2 years, at iPhone...
The Tata Group’s electronic factory at Hosur, which manufactures iPhone components, is gearing to hire more workers. The plant had already recruited 5000 women...
Alibaba lays off 10,000 as part of cost-cutting measures
To reduce costs, Alibaba, the Chinese tech major, has let go almost 10,000 employees. This is the Company’s response to poor sales and the...
Tesla abandons online hiring event in China
Recently, Elon Musk, CEO, Tesla, had expressed his concerns over the state of the economy, because of which he had announced his intention to...
China proposes law to protect women employees’ rights
The Chinese government has proposed a ban on employers placing gender preferences in their job ads, and also asking women applicants about their marital...
Maryann Xu elevated as CPO at Walmart, China
Walmart has elevated Maryann Xu as the SVP & chief people officer for Walmart China. She will lead the HR function at the retail...
UC Web winds up in India, lays off 90% staff
UC Web, subsidiary of the China-based multinational firm, Alibaba Group, has suspended its India operations. It has asked 90 per cent of its workforce...
Esprit to slash 1200 jobs, close 50 stores in Germany
Esprit has announced its decision to lay off 1200 employees, which means, 20 per cent of its workforce. The international fashion house will be...
Reckitt Benckiser claims to eradicate gender pay gap
The Indian region of Reckitt Benckiser (RB) has outperformed other regions in terms of achieving gender pay gap.
RB India has achieved a mean gender...
China tries to boost employment through cloud recruitment
In an attempt to boost employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in China, many universities are now looking towards ‘cloud recruitment’ to get their students placed...
Organisations keeping Coronavirus at bay, curtailing employee travel to China
Companies, such as Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook are going out of the way to keep their workforce safe from the Coronavirus, which has...
India will create more jobs by not joining RCEP
Fearing that the Indian market will be flooded with cheap Chinese goods, India has rightfully decided not to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership...
1000 OYO employees may be laid off in China
All is not OK at Oyo Rooms in China and in India. The hotel network is facing trouble in both the countries. According to...
Manufacturing activity in China grows, restores hope for the jobless
Looks like the push by the government is finally showing results in China. For the first time this year, the manufacturing sector in the...
Chinese companies to allow annual dating leaves to single women
With the objective of allowing single Chinese women to find partners, two Chinese companies have introduced eight additional ‘dating leaves’ in their annual leave...
New ABB robots factory to come up in Shanghai, China
ABB, the Swiss industrial robots and robot systems manufacturing company, will be setting up a new factory at Shanghai, at an expected cost of...
Enhancing capability; top priority for India Inc.
McKinsey & Company’s follow-up study reveals that most companies continue to use traditional capability-building methods, even though their needs have evolved…
Taiwan’s Yang Ming Marine Transport is giving workers 30 months’ salary...
Early this year, Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. of Taiwan had awarded 12 months’ salary as bonus. Now, the shipping company has gone ahead...
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Kavitha AK joins Mars as director- people & organisation
Kavitha AK has joined Mars as director, people and organisation, bringing her extensive expertise in HR business partnering, talent management, and organisational development to...
Salary of Infosys CEO reduced by 21%?
The CEO of Infosys, Salil Parekh, earned a reduced salary in financial year 2022-23. He earned only Rs 56.55 compared to the Rs 71...
Glamyo Health terminates employees without notice
Glamyo Health, a Delhi-based health-tech startup, has recently terminated a significant number of employees. The company is said to have laid off the employees...
Siemens’ 4-lever approach ensures a highly driven workforce
In today's rapidly-evolving global landscape, the significance of diversity and inclusion within the workplace cannot be overstated. By embracing and cultivating a diverse and...
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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....
