Tag: Lawsuit
TCS to pay $140 million fine; employees allegedly stole intellectual property
Indian IT services company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), is facing a fine of $140 million as its employees have been accused of stealing intellectual...
Former COO of Pinterest alleges gender bias
Francoise Brougher, former chief operating officer, Pinterest, has filed a case alleging her former employer of gender bias. She claims she was terminated when...
Gay employee accuses Citigroup of discrimination
A gay employee of Citigroup, New York, has alleged that he had to face demotion and discrimination for having raised his voice against harassment.
The...
Ex-employee voluntarily dismisses lawsuit against Cognizant
Ravindra Guyyala, a former employee of Cognizant, had recently filed a lawsuit against the current and former board members of the multinational IT company,...
AWS employee sued for joining Google
Brian Hall, who worked with Amazon’s cloud business, Amazon Web Service (AWS), has been sued by his former employer for joining competitor, Google Cloud.
Amazon...
$5.7 million overtime compensation for ex-Cognizant staff
American multinational information technology giant, Cognizant, will be paying $5.7 million to compensate its former employees who had alleged that they had been underpaid...
Wipro accused of favouring South Asians & Indians in the US
Five former employees of Wipro in the US, have accused the Company of employment discrimination against people who are not of Indian origin or...
Can employees start out on their own while still employed?
When a former architect in Apple’s custom processors wing left the Company after nine years to start his own venture, he was sued by...
McDonald’s sued for not addressing sexual harassment cases
A lawsuit has been filed against Mc Donald’s by its employees in a Michigan court, alleging that the fast-food chain takes no action in...
It’s illegal to target digital ads/jobs, on the basis of gender,...
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has ruled against seven companies that posted ads on Facebook, to publicise vacancies such that the ads...
Uber determined not to treat drivers as employees
Uber Technologies has been caught up in a legal argument wherein the Company has been trying to prove that its drivers are simply independent...
Former American employee of Happiest Minds alleges discrimination against non-Indians
Former employee of Happiest Minds, Tami Sulzberg, has filed a lawsuit accusing the IT company of giving preference to South Asians while hiring, and...
IBM fired almost a lakh employees in five years
IBM is reported to have laid off almost 100,000 employees in the past five years, in trying to ensure a more millennial-dominated workplace.
An ex-vice...
Transgender employee wins lawsuit against employer
Anastasia, a Russian transgender woman in her early 40s, has filed a lawsuit against her employer for firing her after she underwent a gender...
Ex-employee demands $900,000 as compensation
Kraken, the US-based cryptocurrency exchange, is facing a lawsuit wherein a former trading desk manager has accused the Company of not paying the 10...
American firm’s strict appearance policy costs it US$ 4.9 mn
United Parcel Service (UPS), an American package delivery company, will pay US$ 4.9 million towards settlement of a religious discrimination lawsuit. The Company was...
Former American employee accuses Wipro of discrimination
Rex Trewin has demanded a jury trial following a series of issues that affected his employment and contributed to his termination.
Google sued yet again by another former employer
Lee, a woman software engineer, alleged that Google has a "bro-culture" that allowed her to be sexually harassed daily, and that the Company did nothing to intervene.
Google gets sued by ex-employer for ‘No right to speak’
The complainant has alleged that Google forces workers to spy on each other through a programme called ’Stopleaks’ that requires them to report the disclosure of confidential information.
Ex-employees of Disney sued the company for hiring Indians
These former IT employees filed a lawsuit in Florida claiming that the company had discriminated against them by firing them and replacing them with Indians.
Sacked techie wins lawsuit against HCL
As per the ID Act, any person employed by any industry to do manual, skilled, unskilled, technical, operational, clerical or supervisory work for hire or reward, is a ‘workman’.
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...
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...
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...
Elon Musk issues apology over low severance packages
In an email sent to his employees,Elon Musk, CEO, Tesla, has formally apologised for what he termed as "incorrectly low" severance packages. This comes...
10% of Brevan Howard Asset Management to be laid off
Brevan Howard Asset Management is all set to reduce its workforce by a 100 people. This is part of a cost-cutting exercise at the...
Tata Technologies to ramp up hiring with 35,000 people
Tata Technologies' iPhone assembly hub in Koothanapalli, Tamil Nadu, is slated for extensive expansion. As part of this ambitious strategy, the company aims 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....
