Tag: Germany
Which countries pay their truck drivers the most?
These are the top 10 nations that pay its drivers the highest wages. Every nation needs people in the trucking industry. Trucks can deliver...
German employers to record work hours of employees
Until recently employers in Germany were obligated by law to track the work hours of employees if they worked beyond the standard eight hours...
Do the Netherlands and Germany discriminate against veiled job seekers?
A recent study has revealed that women job candidates whose resumes were accompanied by their photographs in a veil hardly received a positive response...
Germany to make vaccination compulsory for medical, healthcare professionals
Germany is planning to make vaccinations compulsory beginning March 2022.
As reported by Reuters, people working in the medical and healthcare field will have to...
Kerala signs MoU with Germany; 10, 000 jobs for nurses will...
The Department of Non-Resident Keralites Affairs (NORKA) has signed an MoU with the German Federal Employment Agency to hire nurses from Kerala. The Agency...
Job seekers can stay in Germany for 6 months to hunt...
The job-seeker visa for the Country is a long-term residency permit, which allows applicants six months to hunt for a job, and grants them...
Apple engineers struggle with cost of living
With hiring quality talent becoming more of a challenge for Apple with each passing day, the Company may be seriously looking to decentralise. Apparently,...
Fr. Paul Fernandes, SJ appointed as the new director of XLRI,...
Xavier School of Management (XLRI) Jamshedpur has appointed Fr Paul Fernandes, SJ as the new director of the Institute with immediate effect. Fernandes will...
Pooja Gupta appointed CPO, Delhivery
Pooja Gupta is the new chief people officer at Delhivery. Having worked as an independent HR advisor for almost two years, Gupta was earlier...
Siemens Energy to slash 7,800 jobs, cut costs, increase margins
Siemens Energy has revealed its plans to shrink its workforce by about 7,800 employees, with the majority of the layoffs to take place by...
340 branches,10,000 jobs to be axed by Commerzbank
As part of a digitalisation and restructuring process, Germany's Commerzbank plans to slash about 10,000 jobs, that is about one-fifth of its total employee...
Amazon workers on strike in Germany, demand better pay, working conditions
Employees at an Amazon logistics centre in Bad Hersfeld, Germany, declared a strike on December 21 with the Verdi trade union announcing that at...
Germany’s anti-COVID restrictions may lead to job loss of about 2,50,000
In Germany, with the latest round of lockdown being clamped from December 16 to January 10, about 2,50,000 jobs are at risk. Considering that...
No need for 4-day work week, existing cost-cuts will suffice: Volkswagen
Volkswagen in Germany has claimed that it sees no need to shift to a four-day work week in order to counter the effect of...
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...
Lufthansa to slash 22,000 jobs, strikes bailout deal with German govt
Lufthansa announced its intention to lay off about 22,000 full-time employees, as it sees no hope of demand for travel recovering any time soon,...
India and Germany formally collaborate for skill development and vocational education
India and Germany have entered into two formal agreements, to collaborate in the areas of skill development and vocational education. The formal agreements will...
9000 expected to be laid off at Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank is reported to be planning to lay off about 9000 employees in Germany, mostly back office and support staff. The objective is...
Over 15000 jobs to be cut at Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank, the German multinational investment bank and financial services company is planning a revamp estimated to cost $5.6 billion, which will see more...
Siemens to lay off 2,700 employees
With demand for renewable power increasing by the day, Siemens is experiencing low demand for gas turbines. Therefore, the Company plans to lay off...
Google employees protest against mass layoffs
Google, the tech giant, recently fired approximately 12,000 employees in January, which resulted in protests from workers in both the US coasts. The workers...
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Bangladesh Government to review salary for garment workers
The Bangladesh government is preparing to evaluate the minimum monthly salary for garment workers. The Department of Labour, under the Ministry of Labour and...
How laid-off tech talent can be leveraged by non-tech sectors
In recent months, the tech industry has seen a significant number of layoffs as companies adjust to the economic impact of the pandemic. While...
Air India deducts salary of employees for not vacating staff quarters
Air India began deducting the pay of employees who have not left their company-provided housing in Vasant Vihar, Delhi and the Air India Colony...
Impact of Budget 2023 on HR
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the budget for 2023, which is the fifth budget of the Modi government's second term. The newly- announced budget...
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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...
