Tag: Google

Contract staff of YouTube Music fired without notice

Forty-three contract works who were part of the YouTube Music team have been rendered jobless. For the last one year, these workers had been...

Google terminates employee via text in a surprising twist

A newly-hired employee of Google, experienced an abrupt loss of access to Hangouts and Google Drive, receiving notification of his termination via text from...

Google to spend €25M on AI training of European workforce

Amidst cost-cutting measures and restructuring, Google continues to innovate and invest in AI. Google has unveiled a €25 million training and skills initiative aimed...

Google’s ongoing job cuts: Over $700 million spent on employee severance...

Google's layoffs continue, with the tech giant already spending $700 million in severance charges this year after axing over 1,000 roles. This follows the...

Google lets go employees from Alphabet’s X Lab

X Lab, set up by Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is laying off members of its team. The objective is to restructure the lab such...

Google faces backlash as layoffs affect 15,000 employees

Google's employees are clearly disgruntled and upset  because of its layoffs. Around 15,000 workers are affected, with 1,000 getting laid off last week. Google...

YouTube axes 100 jobs; more cuts to happen at Google

Google is endeavouring to cut costs and focus on using artificial intelligence (AI). As part of this exercise, YouTube, its video platform has laid...

More layoffs at Google; sales team affected

Google has revealed its plans to harness artificial intelligence (AI) to boost efficiency and creativity. The move, while on one hand will offer improved...

Tech giants plummet in Glassdoor’s best places to work ranking

The lustre of Silicon Valley appears to be losing its shine, reflected in the latest Glassdoor ‘Best Places to Work’ list. Once-venerated tech titans...

Tech layoffs bite again as Meta, Amazon, X and Google trim...

The once-booming tech landscape is experiencing a tectonic shift, marked by a wave of layoffs sweeping across industry titans like Amazon, Google, Meta (formerly...

Google to cut roles in several divisions

As part of its ongoing cost-cutting measures, Google has revealed plans to lay off a significant number of personnel from its digital assistant, hardware...

NLRB rules against Google in labour law violation for YouTube Music...

Google, under Alphabet, has been found to have violated US labour law for not engaging in negotiations with a union representing contract workers at...

Is Google readying to let go 30,000 from its workforce?

A restructuring exercise is on the cards at Google, which may result in about 30,000 jobs in its ad sales division being eliminated. Artificial...

Google lets go about 40 from news division

At least 40 people have been let go from Google’s news division reports CNBC. Although an official confirmation and exact numbers are yet to...

Google cuts jobs yet again, this time in its recruiting team

Google is looking to cut costs so that it can invest more on artificial intelligence. After laying of 12,000 people in January this year,...

Google’s chief diversity officer is part of board of directors, Kanarys...

Melonie D Parker, chief diversity officer, Google, has been appointed to the board of Dallas-based diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) technology company, Kanarys...

Protest planned by techies against Google’s Project Nimbus

Project Nimbus is a deal between the Israel government and Amazon and Google, wherein the two companies offer cloud services solutions to the former’s...

Google enticing staff back to office with discounted hotel stay

Google is making a ‘summer special’ offer to its employees in the hope that they will return to office. The tech company is offering...

Non-engineering student offered Rs 50 lakhs p.a. at Google

Harshal Juikar, an MSc student at MIT-World Peace University, Pune, has bagged a package of Rs 50 lakhs per annum from Google. Despite being...

Will supercharging Google Assistant lead to job loss?

Google Assistant, the virtual assistant software application available primarily on mobile and home automation devices, is set for a makeover. The app is going...

Dunzo delays 50% salary of its employees 

According to the financial results for the fiscal year 2021-22, Dunzo, a hyperlocal quick commerce company backed by Reliance Retail and Google, reported a...

Educate employees on effective use of AI instead of banning it

Recently, Samsung reportedly banned the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools after it was discovered that employees had uploaded sensitive code to the...

Google implements job cuts at Waze 

Google is implementing job cuts at its Waze mapping service as part of its ongoing efforts to integrate the unit into its own map...

Google employees protest 3-day office mandate, citing lack of professionalism consideration

Bloomberg recently reported that Google employees are pushing back against the company's requirement for employees to work in the office at least three days...

Google implements three-day office attendance mandate in crackdown

Google's recent implementation of stricter attendance policies for in-office work has sparked concerns among employees. The tech giant has updated its hybrid work policy,...

Google announces layoffs of contract workers who provide support for YouTube

Google has recently made the decision to reduce its contract workforce responsible for providing support to YouTube TV and managing tasks related to YouTube's...

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...

Singapore government modifies foreign worker policy

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM), Singapore has modified the foreign worker policy. As per the modifications, the minimum qualifying salary for foreign workers to...

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Jharkhand hikes DA by 4%

The Jharkhand government has recently boosted the dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) for its state employees. The DA has now been raised...

Singapore government modifies foreign worker policy

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM), Singapore has modified the foreign worker policy. As per the modifications, the minimum qualifying salary for foreign workers to...

Aavin’s financial strain amidst hike dispute

Employees of Aavin have called upon the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation to disburse the eight per cent dearness allowance (DA) owed to...

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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....
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