Tag: employee news
Leaked email from Mark Zuckerberg surfaces online
A leaked email from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has recently surfaced online, which asked an employee to resign due to inaccurate information about the...
Employees express distress as Nike lays off
Nike reportedly laid off several employees, including recruiters, who shared their experiences on LinkedIn. The company has not commented on the social media posts...
Amit Chincholikar joins Yokohama Off-Highway Tires as global CHRO
Chincholikar a Tata veteran, parted from his role as global CHRO at Tata Consumer Products (TCP) in January, who was succeeded by Tarun N...
No 4th Saturday off for govt employees says Kerala CM
The proposal to declare the fourth Saturday of every month as a holiday for government employees has been rejected by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan....
AI a coworker, not a job-replacer: TCS CHRO
The rise of generative AI, exemplified by OpenAI's ChatGPT, has sparked concerns about job displacement and unemployment. However, Milind Lakkad, CHRO, TCS, one of...
Women can now work night shifts in KA
The Factories (Karnataka Amendment) Bill was passed by the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, amending the Factories Act to allow women to work night...
Are stricter performance reviews a sign that Uber may lay off?
In 2023, several major tech companies, such as Google, Microsoft, and Meta, have announced job cuts. According to Layoffs.fyi, a website that tracks and...
LinkedIn begins layoffs in recruitment department
Following Microsoft’s decision to lay off close to 10,000 employees, LinkedIn has begun layoffs in its recruitment department. The exact number of employees impacted...
Celebrating a decade of dedication: Webandcrafts awards employee with a Mercedes...
Webandcrafts, a leading global IT solution provider located in Koratty Infopark, Kerala, recently honoured one of its most dedicated and valuable employees with a...
Sapphire Foods India: Stock options allocated to employees
Sapphire Foods India, a leading food company in India, has made an exciting announcement for its employees. The company's board of directors has approved...
Angry birds developer ROVIO announces a new employee benefits programme
The Board of Directors of Rovio Entertainment Corporation has decided to launch a new employee share savings plan (ESS plan) for the period 2023–2025....
Barbeque Nation awards equity shares to employees under ESOP 2015
Barbeque Nation, a popular restaurant chain known for its unique barbeque style of dining, has allotted 5,071 equity shares to its employees under the...
BBMP employees protest against the state govt. demands
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) employees are set to stage a protest against the state government, seeking the fulfilment of various demands. The BBMP...
Airbus India to host ‘meet-and-greet’ event for engineering and IT talent
Airbus, the European aerospace corporation, is set to host a recruitment event at the Aero India air show in Bengaluru on 16th and 17th...
Understanding end-of-service benefits for insured Emiratis in the UAE
Emiratis who are insured through the General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) are required to complete a minimum of one year in their...
Infosys terminates hundreds of freshers
Indian IT giant, Infosys, has reportedly terminated hundreds of freshers in recent months after they failed an internal fresher assessment (FA) test, according to...
SC ruling on VRS employees and pay revision
The Supreme Court of India has recently issued a ruling that employees who took advantage of a Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) cannot claim the...
PwC India expands with joint venture and talent pool growth
PwC India and PwC US announced today a joint venture to expand PwC's presence in India and accelerate growth. With a current workforce of...
Acuity to hire 250 employees in 2023
Acuity Knowledge Partners has opened its third delivery center in India, located in Pune, with plans to hire around 250 financial services specialists by...
Sanofi offers VRS to employees in India
French drugmaker Sanofi has announced a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for its employees at two manufacturing sites in Telangana, India. The sites, located in...
Struggles in the US market lead Getir to layoff 100
Rapid grocery delivery startup Getir has recently laid off about 100 corporate employees, according to a source familiar with the details.
The layoffs affected various...
Frustration among HPSSC staff over delayed salaries
The employees of the Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission in Hamirpur are frustrated with the state government's lack of action in providing their salary...
GNIDA terminates the services of 49 employees
The Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) has terminated the services of 49 contractual employees after an investigation uncovered irregularities in their appointment process....
3% of global workforce laid off from Workday
Workday Inc., a provider of business software solutions, has announced that it will be cutting 3% of its worldwide workforce due to the current...
Google fires head of mental health and wellbeing
The tech sector has experienced layoffs in the last quarter of 2022 and this trend has continued into 2023 with the announcements of significant...
Akash Chauhan joins Chaayos as head HR
Akash Chauhan announced his move to Chaayos as the company’s new head of HR on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 via linkedin.
Chauhan has been an...
Lure of DJ to encourage employees to return to office: Meta
Meta has reportedly hired a DJ to play music in its Menlo Park campus cafe, according to an employee. This move could be seen...
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Twitter staff offered stock grants worth $20 bn
Twitter employees are set to receive stock-based grants worth about $20 billion, as reported by Wall Street Journal. However, this is not even 50...
Will AI replace 46% of administrative jobs?
That artificial intelligence is here to stay is a well know fact, but whether it will completely replace human jobs is yet to be...
Is Meta lowering bonus payments of some staff members?
After firing 11,000 people last year and announcing the layoff of 10,000 more in early March this year, Meta now plans to cut down...
“A combination of technology, data and people focus will make HR successful,” Richard Lobo
2022 was a volatile year for HR & workforce
The past year was an interesting year with business and people slowly returning to some semblance...
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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....
“Being good to everyone is being unjust to performers,” Mathew Job, CEO, Crompton
Q. In today’s times, what’s more challenging for a CEO like you — profit & business growth, talent & people, diversification, compliance or managing...
