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Updated on: Nov 2019
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Huawei to pay workers an extra month’s salary and bonuses
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Huawei to pay workers an extra month’s salary and bonuses

Huawei Technologies will double staff salaries and pay bonuses for helping the Company cope with US sanctions that threaten its smartphone and other businesses. The announcement told employees the bonuses were to “thank you for your efforts” since US curbs on technology sales to Huawei were announced in May. Zheng Liangcai, Huawei’s HR Head, wrote to staff “The company has decided to hand out a ‘Special Award for Struggles’ […]

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IT Companies are aggressively cutting jobs across levels
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IT Companies are aggressively cutting jobs across levels

IT companies are looking to trim their workforce by 5-8% in the coming quarters, mostly at the middle and senior levels. According to recruitment experts, that’s because their margins are shrinking due to pricing discounts, increased US hiring (3x as expensive as desi talent) and the emergence of new technology areas. “The senior project manager or delivery manager […]

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Cognizant to hire over 23,000 freshers in 2020
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Cognizant to hire over 23,000 freshers in 2020

IT Major Cognizant announced to hire more than 23,000 science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) graduates and post-graduates from technical institutions in India in 2020. Cognizant India Chairman and MD Ramkumar Ramamoorthy speaking at the ‘CII Connect 2019’ event in Chennai said, “The Company plans to hire more than 23,000 STEM graduates and post-graduates from […]

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Apple plans to invest Rs 1,000 crore in India
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Apple plans to invest Rs 1,000 crore in India

US tech giant Apple, the iPhone maker, has told government officials that it plans to invest close to Rs 1,000 crore in setting up its online selling platform and opening three of its iconic retail stores across major cities over the next two to three years. According to the ET report, the first store is […]

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Maruti Suzuki cuts 3,000 contract jobs due to slowdown
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Maruti Suzuki cuts 3,000 contract jobs due to slowdown

India’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki has let go of 3,000 contract employees due to the ongoing slowdown in demand and rising inventory. Company’s Chairman R.C. Bhargava said on Tuesday, 27th Aug 219 the company had not renewed the contracts of 3,000 temporary employees, as the automaker battled rising inventory amid a slowdown in demand. Safety […]

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Publicis Sapient to hire 10,000 people in India
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Publicis Sapient to hire 10,000 people in India

Sapient, which was acquired by French advertising major Publicis in 2015 for $3.7 billion, plans to double its headcount to nearly 20,000 in India in the next three to five years. – ETtech/May 19 Currently, Publicis Sapient has 10,000 employees in India and focuses to create a core talent pool for digital transformation at its India […]

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HCL aims at creating 8,000 local jobs
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HCL aims at creating 8,000 local jobs

HCL Tech inks pact with Maharashtra Airport Development Co, to create 8,000 jobs, Key highlights as below. HCL aims at creating 8,000 local jobs Launched Tech Bee – HCL’s Early Career Program – a work-integrated career program for students who have completed class XII HCL to conduct Mega Recruitment Drive in Nagpur on 24-25 August […]

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Slowdown: Hyundai announced ‘No Production Days’ at Chennai Unit
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Slowdown: Hyundai announced ‘No Production Days’ at Chennai Unit

Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) declared “no production days” this month for some of its production departments owing to tough market conditions for the automobile sector. As per the announcement at the plant, the Korean auto major said, “due to prevailing market conditions, there will be no production in passenger cars, powertrain system, and related support […]

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Two Lakh Jobs Cuts in Last 3 Months Across Automobile Industry: FADA
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Two Lakh Jobs Cuts in Last 3 Months Across Automobile Industry: FADA

Around two lakh jobs have been cut across automobile dealerships in India in the last three months as vehicle retailers take the last resort of cutting manpower to tide over the impact of the unprecedented sales slump, according to the industry body FADA (Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations)- PTI With no immediate signs of recovery, […]

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Deutsche Bank may cut up to 20,000 jobs
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Deutsche Bank may cut up to 20,000 jobs

Deutsche Bank plans to cut 15,000 to 20,000 jobs, or more than one in six full-time positions globally. – The Wall Street Journal The layoffs would probably take place over more than a year and would spread across regions and businesses, the Journal said. Top-level talks about the restructuring took place on Thursday and Friday, but no […]

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Reliance Jio, Upto 5,000 people may face axe
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Reliance Jio, Upto 5,000 people may face axe

Telecom Giant, Reliance Jio Infocomm sharply reduced the number of contracted staff, along with some permanent employees, as it strives to cut costs and improve operating margins, which fell in January-March, said people familiar with the matter. Managers have been told to reduce team sizes. The areas that are getting impacted are administration, supply chain, […]

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Siemens Will Fire 10,000 Employees, Will Indian employees of Siemens be impacted?
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Siemens Will Fire 10,000 Employees, Will Indian employees of Siemens be impacted?

Siemens AG, Europe’s largest industrial manufacturing company, and world’s one of the largest business conglomerates have announced that they will fire 10,000+ employees in the next few years. These include 4,900 cuts at digital industries, 3,000 at smart infrastructure and 2,500 at its central corporate unit. The company said late Tuesday that it would spin […]

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