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Cognizant to lay off employees in India

Cognizant, the US-based IT services company, is expected to lay off a significant number of its employees, most of them in India. It is...

Cognizant’s CFO earned $5.5 million last year, amidst cost cutting

A cost-cutting drive at US-based IT company, Cognizant, did not stop its senior executives from getting double-digit hikes in salary last year. Former CEO of...

Facebook’s content moderators are highly stressed

Facebook, the social-media platform has always been counted amongst the hip places to work in. However, a recent report in The Verge suggests that...

FITE forms state-level tri-partite committee to address IT employees’ issues

The Forum for Information Technology Employees (FITE), Maharashtra recently met with Maharashtra Labour Minister Sambhaji Patil Nilangikar and other senior officials to discuss various...

Cognizant is Top Employer 2019 in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America

American multinational IT services provider, Cognizant, has been certified as a Top Employer for 2019, not only across 10 countries of Europe, but also...

Highest recruitment by top five IT companies since 2015

India’s top five IT companies witnessed the most extraordinary hiring figures ever in the quarter ending September. In fact, the hiring figures were the...

Cognizant to prune at top

The multinational will downsize at the top level, to make way for the juniors.

Dayanand Allapur to join Cognizant as global head-HR, digital operations

Allapur will move from Capgemini, where he was CHRO, global head-HR, business services

Cognizant Outreach Programme impacts 4,50,000 lives across the globe

Over a lakh employees volunteered to reach out to students, even in remote areas, to teach and guide them.

What’s the VoI in Cognizant’s wellness plan?

Value of investment (VoI) includes increased awareness about health and health programmes, improved employee engagement and better brand recall for the organisation

Top Cognizant executives accept VRS

The Company is attempting to increase its cost margins and revenue growth.

Tech Mahindra’s top executives take salary cut due to company’s underperformance

Around 20 executives have written a letter to the CEO and chief people officer of the company, intimating their decision to take a pay cut ranging from 10 per cent to 20 per cent.

Salary hikes and promotions deferred at Cognizant

The scenario is another indicator that the IT industry going through a tough phase.

TCS reduces H-1B visa application to a third of 2015

The IT giant has increased local hiring in the past two years.

Rising voices of techie-unions now seem inevitable

Large-scale white-collar displacement at middle and senior levels is a relatively new phenomenon in the Indian business environment, which both employees and employers are ill equipped to handle. This will certainly increase the chances of unions playing a more dominant role.

Is IT losing its sheen as favourite employer?

With dipping revenues, falling hiring numbers and the kind of talent sought by IT industry undergoing a massive change, what will keep the charm intact? 

Cognizant offers VRS to senior staff: Will cut costs and digitise...

Employees with over Rs 40 lakh in annual salaries or those at the director and senior VP level are being considered. 

Cognizant to trim workforce by five per cent

In an endeavour to shift its focus from traditional IT services to digital, the company plans to trim its workforce

Now, work from home & get paid extra

Cognizant recently allowed its employees in India — in support functions — to work from home as part of a space-management strategy.

Cognizant’s Bhaskar Das joins Think Talent Services

In his new role, Das will focus on strengthening leadership practice.

How intelligent automation is reinventing the workplace

Organisations are ready to hire new set of recruits – not the millennials or Gen Z – it’s the smart machines and artificial intelligence. The new workplace will see humans and intelligent machines working in tandem.

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...
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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...
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Tata Steel: Journey through excellence in talent acquisition 

Tata Steel, part of the Tata Group, is a multinational steel-making company headquartered in Mumbai, India. It is one of the world's leading steel...

Toshiba to let go 5000 in Japan

Toshiba is contemplating a significant downsizing of its workforce in Japan, eyeing a reduction of about 5,000 positions. The move is said to affect...

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Navendu Shekhar named head HR at India Today

After serving as director-HR (business, strategy and corporate functions) at Cashree Payments for well over two and a half years, Navendu Shekhar has joined...

Special casual leave granted to J&K division employees

The general administration department of Jammu and Kashmir, has issued a notification approving three days of special casual leave for employees of the Jammu...

Globant SA embraces full remote work policy for its 30,000 employees

Globant SA, an IT and software development company, led by Martin Migoya, CEO, is charting a unique course in the post-pandemic work landscape. In...

Poonam Burman takes on CHRO role at Godrej Industries (Chemicals)

After spending well over four and a half years with Unilever, Poonam Burman has joined Godrej Industries (Chemicals) as chief human resource officer. An alumna...

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