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Uber closed down Mumbai office permanently as cost cuts
Coronavirus

Uber closed down Mumbai office permanently as cost cuts

Uber has closed down Mumbai office permanently as part of a global cost-cutting measure COVID-19 Impact: The ride-hailing app Uber has closed down its Mumbai office as part of a global cost-cutting measure. Uber has wind up as many as 45 offices around the world as part of global cost cuts. According to media reports, The […]

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Career Wellbeing While Work From Home, a new normal
Culture & Behaviour

Career Wellbeing While Work From Home, a new normal

Career Wellbeing While Work From Home, a new normal during COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown have proved to be disruptive for businesses across industries in India and elsewhere. Data shows that urban unemployment has risen 30.9% and the overall unemployment rate is at 23.4%. The few weeks of lockdown has […]

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Cognizant faces legal action from IT Union over layoffs
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Cognizant faces legal action from IT Union over layoffs

Cognizant faces legal action from IT Union, KITU over layoffs of bench employees Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees Union, KITU (the first registered IT union in Karnataka) said it had opened a Help Desk to support the affected employees of Cognizant and initiated the legal action after receiving complaints from dozens of technology workers who had […]

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Siemens starts ‘SITRAIN Access’ digital learning platform
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Siemens starts ‘SITRAIN Access’ digital learning platform

Siemens launches SITRAIN access – the digital learning platform Siemens is expanding its Sitrain Digital Industry Academy offer to include the new digital learning offer ‘Sitrain access’. The digital learning platform for online training supports learners at any time and in any location. Various courses are delivered via web-based training, tutorial videos, blended learning, and […]

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Infosys launches ‘Return to Workplace’ solutions
Industry

Infosys launches ‘Return to Workplace’ solutions

India’s second-largest IT firm, Infosys has announced the launch of its enterprise-grade ‘Return to Workplace’ solutions to help enterprises ensure the safety and wellness of their employees as they adapt to new ways of working amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The cloud and edge-based solutions offer a comprehensive framework that enables enterprises to implement: Elevated Body […]

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Accenture cuts up to 900 jobs as Covid-19 hits demand
Coronavirus

Accenture cuts up to 900 jobs as Covid-19 hits demand

Accenture cuts up to 900 jobs in UK as Covid-19 pandemic hits demand Consulting firm Accenture is cutting up to 900 jobs, or 8% of its UK workforce, as the coronavirus pandemic prompted a sharp slump in demand for its advisory work. Demand for consultants has dropped during the financial downturn caused by the pandemic, […]

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Amdocs to lay off hundreds of employees: Report
Coronavirus

Amdocs to lay off hundreds of employees: Report

Amdocs to lay off hundreds of employees worldwide, including senior positions Israeli telecom systems IT solutions provider Amdocs Ltd is set to lay off hundreds of employees in Israel and around the world due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. According to a report published in Israeli-based website Calcalist, Amdocs’s quarterly earnings is around $1 […]

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Cyient launches ‘Empowering Tomorrow Together’ initiative
Corporate Social Responsibility

Cyient launches ‘Empowering Tomorrow Together’ initiative

Cyient, a global engineering and technology solutions company, today announced the launch of its “Empowering Tomorrow Together” initiative. This move consolidates Cyient’s position as a purpose-driven brand and will expand the impact of the Cyient Foundation’s outreach programs by leveraging synergies, optimizing resources, and ensuring maximum impact across all sustainability and CSR focus areas. Aligned with Cyient’s corporate brand […]

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Infosys to adapt a hybrid workplace model
Coronavirus

Infosys to adapt a hybrid workplace model

Work from home: Infosys to adapt hybrid workplace model The country’s second-largest IT services firm, Infosys is looking at a hybrid model, where some portion of the employees will work from home (WFH) and office in the coming months, said UB Pravin Rao, COO, Infosys. According to a Monycontrol report, speaking at the 39th Infosys AGM, […]

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upGrad extends WFH till Dec 31, reverses salary cuts
Coronavirus

upGrad extends WFH till Dec 31, reverses salary cuts

upGrad extends Work From Home till 31 Dec 2020, reverses salary cuts PTI | Education technology firm upGrad on Wednesday announced that it will continue work from home for employees till the end of this year and pay back salaries deducted during the lockdown period. upGrad will not start work from office even if the […]

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Accenture wants “No late calls and fewer Friday meetings”
Coronavirus

Accenture wants “No late calls and fewer Friday meetings”

Accenture wants its employees less stressed, announces No late calls and fewer Friday meetings As the world in under lockdown and IT professionals are working from home, top IT services major Accenture feels that the employees are more stressed while being at home. According to a Bloomberg report, Accenture has asked people to end conference calls by around 5:30 […]

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The role of HR Analytics in New Normal
Coronavirus

The role of HR Analytics in New Normal

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned into a global health crisis of our time impacting severely our day to day life. With the industry growth rates projected to be the lowest in many years/decades, Business Continuity from a workforce management perspective will take precedence and HR teams will be required to track, measure, and pre-empt what can […]

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