Tag: Uber
Zomato, Swiggy start inoculation of delivery partners
Zomato and Swiggy, the food-delivery platforms, have launched COVID-19 vaccination drive in India for their delivery partners.
Swiggy had announced on social media that it...
Nanjappa Palekanda appointed VP-talent experience & operations, Netflix
Nanjappa Palekanda, has joined Netflix as vice president - talent experience and operations. He has moved from Uber, where he was serving as senior...
Gig workers may be better protected in the US now
The rule that would have facilitated classifying gig workers as independent contractors rather than employees may soon be on its way out, if the...
Rashi Sikka, Ex D&I head, Uber, joins Ubisoft as VP-diversity
Ubisoft has hired Raashi Sikka as its first global vice president responsible for diversity and inclusion. Sikka has moved from Uber, where she was...
Ola and Uber to hire 1,000 and 225 engineers, respectively
Ola is readying to set up its second tech centre in India. This new centre, which will begin its operations in Pune, by the...
Govt plans to set up security fund for gig workers
In September 2019, the Government had sought to regulate the country’s rising gig economy by devising a social security scheme to benefit the lakhs...
Uber extends work-from-home for employees till June 2021
Following in the footsteps of Google, ride-hailing company, Uber, has announced the extension of its work-from-home (WFH) policy through June 2021.
However, employees may also...
2nd round of job cuts at Uber, 45 offices to close...
Only about a week back, Uber had made headlines for the manner in which it had asked about 3,700 employees to leave, over multiple...
Over 3,700 Uber employees fired in minutes over Zoom Calls
Uber has reportedly laid off nearly 3,700 employees via multiple Zoom calls, with each calling lasting less than three minutes conveying a common message...
3,700 full-time jobs to be slashed at Uber
With the pandemic and related restrictions imposed by nations across the world, the demand for app-based rides fell drastically over the last couple of...
Uber drivers not employees rules a Brazilian court
A federal judge at a Brazilian higher court for labour has ruled that there is no employer-employee relationship between Uber and its drivers. His...
Uber to create 500 jobs in India, launches 2nd COE in...
Uber, the ride-sharing company, has announced the launch of its second Centre of Execellence (COE) in India, at Visakhapatnam. This new COE will create...
About 350 employees laid off at Uber
Around 350 Uber employees were laid off on 14 October, most of whom belonged to the advanced technologies group (ATG) of the ride-hailing company....
Uber to diversify into on-demand staffing services
Uber, the American ride-hailing service, is gearing up to foray into on-demand job services.
Uber Works, its new app, is aimed at helping job seekers...
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 Google employee accused of stealing trade secrets
Anthony Levandowski, who was an engineer and one of the founding members of the self-driving car project at Google, was accused of stealing trade...
Uber incurs losses, stops hiring in the US temporarily
Hiring for software and services has been temporarily frozen at Uber Technologies, for the US and Canada operations, in the face of growing losses.
The...
Uber alumni network is helping laid off staff find work
Post lay off of over 400 Uber staff members recently, the Uber alumni network and other tech employees have posted hundreds of job vacancies...
Uber lays off 400 marketing staff owing to slow growth and...
Ride-hailing company, Uber, is reducing its 1200 strong global marketing team by 400, in order to bring down costs and do away with overlapping...
How can HR ensure the success of a strategic alliance?
There are many examples of strategic alliances in India, where two organisations have come together to achieve a certain goal. One such example is...
Uber’s first employee resigns from board
Ryan Graves, former VP-global operations at Uber, the American multinational transportation network company, has stepped down from the Company’s board of directors.
Interestingly, Uber very...
Interns at Facebook get Rs 5.6 lakh a month!
According to a survey by Glassdoor, that identifies companies with highest median monthly pay for interns in the US, Facebook pays its interns $8,000,...
Uber to hire more staff, will create India hub for product...
Ride-share company, Uber, is all set to make India its product-design hub. It plans to recruit 1000 people each for its engineering divisions in...
Uber India to expand its product and engineering teams
Uber is readying to expand its engineering and product teams across its technology centres in Hyderabad and Bengaluru. Presently, Uber Engineering India has over...
More women among LinkedIn HR Power Profiles
This annual list showcases the most viewed professionals in the country across eight categories.
Uber back on the hot pan for racial discrimination
The cab service company continues to attract attention for all the wrong reasons.