Tag: Flipkart

Walmart has promised that its expansion in India will create jobs through development of supply chains, commercial opportunity and direct employment.

Before joining Microsoft in September 2016, Vamsi had a two-year stint at Flipkart as the campus head.

All existing and former employees of Flipkart and group companies were given the opportunity to sell a part of their ESOP units to the Company

The share buyback plan could be the largest such programme till date in the Indian start-up sector.

The company believes that only happy employees can be more productive and in sync with company goals.

Flipkart’s former COO, Nitin Seth, who was recently fired from the company, has apparently slapped a legal notice on the company.

Seth joined Flipkart in 2016, as chief people officer to fill in for Mekin Maheshwari, then HR head, who had moved on.

As per LinkedIn, none of the traditional companies in the FMCG, durable and auto sector feature in the list of most sought-after employers in India.

As part of a special initiative, Padmini Pagadala, an associate director at Flipkart, was the acting CEO and worked closely with Kalyan Krishnamurthy on April 25

Vamsi has joined Microsoft as the head of India University Relations. He spent two years at Flipkart.

Looking to expand its online business in India, Alibaba has recently been in talks to hire Flipkart’s director-HR.

While Microsoft wishes to focus on the phone hardware business, Flipkart states the need to do away with underperformers.

Among other Indian companies, Infosys, TCS (Tata Consultancy Services), Air India, Flipkart, Wipro, Reliance Industries, Tata Motors, ONGC, L&T, Mahindra & Mahindra, Aditya Birla Group, Indian Oil, BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.), Snapdeal, HCL and NPTC also feature in the list.

Various global and local surveys recently revealed a growing focus around workforce expansion plans but whether organisations are actually ready to absorb all that talent, is yet to be seen!

IIM-A rose in support of its disappointed students and reached out to Flipkart with an official letter conveying the time and financial loss the students had to undergo, in addition to the feeling of insecurity

Seth replaces Mekin Maheshwari, who quit in September 2015.

This follows a similar movement at Flipkart when its HR Head, Mekin Maheshwari stepped down and moved to an advisory role.

Maheshwari had joined Flipkart in September 2009 as head of Engineering, post which he was appointed as the head of two verticals – PayZippy and eBooks.

Extended leaves, maternity claim benefits, crèche support and baby showers are some of the attractions for expectant and new mothers in the workforce.

The company hopes to create 20 lakh jobs, most of which will be in the logistics and warehousing sector.