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Updated on: Feb 2023
Uber former employee booked for Rs 1 cr embezzlement
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Uber former employee booked for Rs 1 cr embezzlement

According to the reports of PTI, In a recent incident, American mobility service provider company, Uber‘s former employee has been booked for Rs 1 crore embezzlement. A complaint filed by the company for embezzlement The former employee has been found guilty of creating 388 fake driver profiles, 191 profiles were created using the same IP […]

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Google employees protest against poor work conditions, job cuts
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Google employees protest against poor work conditions, job cuts

According to media reports, Google employees have been protesting against poor work conditions and job cuts. The employees have been protesting in the US this week. Google employees are protesting due to labour conditions for sub-contracted workers and to support thousands of their recently laid-off co-workers. As per the employee’s claim, the pay and benefits […]

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IT Companies find new ways to spot fraud in video interviews
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IT Companies find new ways to spot fraud in video interviews

India’s top two IT Companies Cognizant India & Accenture in India laid off a few of their employees due to Failed Background Checks in 2022. Cognizant India reported 6 percent involuntary attrition in the September ending quarter of FY22, which also includes the sacking of employees due to failed background checks. Accenture in India also fired a few […]

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Amid Layoffs, an Indian tech company gifted cars to its employees
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Amid Layoffs, an Indian tech company gifted cars to its employees

Even after many companies like Google and Amazon are laying off many employees the Indian tech company Tridhya Tech has gifted cars to its employees. Indian Tech company Tridhya Tech, a global leader providing digital transformation services, felicitated 13 employees with 13 cars as a token of appreciation for their hard work and dedication towards […]

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Cognizant attrition eases to 19%, added 5,900 employees in Q4
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Cognizant attrition eases to 19%, added 5,900 employees in Q4

Yesterday, Cognizant, one of the world’s leading professional services companies announced its fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 financial results. Key Highlights Headcounts The company has announced the total headcount at the end of the fourth quarter was 355,300, an increase of 5,900 from Q3 2022 and an increase of 24,700 from Q4 2021. Attrition Voluntary attrition, […]

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Industry Reactions on Union Budget 2023-24
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Industry Reactions on Union Budget 2023-24

Honorable Union Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman has presented the Union Budget 2023-24 yesterday February 1, 2023 in parliament. Here are key highlights of the Budget 2023. Industry Reactions Arun Kumar Gupta, CFO, Newgen Software said, The Union Budget 2023-24 showcases the government’s focus on developing both the physical and digital infrastructure. The boost in […]

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Budget 2023 updates Income tax rebate limit raised to ₹7 lakh
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Budget 2023 updates Income tax rebate limit raised to ₹7 lakh

According to the media reports, Honorable Union Finance Minister, Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2023- 2024 on Wednesday as per the announcement calculations for the income tax will change. The Budget 2023: Comparison Between Old Vs New Slab Old Tax Slab According to the New Tax Slab In a comparison of the two […]

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Amazon workers reveal their toilet breaks were timed
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Amazon workers reveal their toilet breaks were timed

As per BBC reports, An American multinational technology company, Staff of Amazon Coventry warehouse in the UK workers have revealed that their toilet breaks were timed. The workers of the Coventry warehouse recently signed up to join the GMB union. The employees have been on strike for several days in London over wages and severe working conditions. As […]

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India Ahead shuts down, employees not paid for months
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India Ahead shuts down, employees not paid for months

India Ahead – The National English News channel has shut down its operations. Due to this reason, the employees have not been paid for months. Ridhima Kedia, a journalist, tweeted, “Very true. We had the company’s back till the end, like the very end, and at least we would ask for is honesty. The HR also […]

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Zerodha CEO reveals why never hired IIT, IIM Graduates
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Zerodha CEO reveals why never hired IIT, IIM Graduates

India’s biggest stock broker company, Zerodha CEO Nithin Kamath revealed that the company has never hired IIT, and IIM Graduates. However, the companies look for talent from IIT and IIM. On the other end, Zerodha does not prefer hiring from both institutions. As the company believes that such institutes don’t produce graduates that are more […]

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Microsoft Outlook, Teams, and others faced outrage in India
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Microsoft Outlook, Teams, and others faced outrage in India

Yesterday, January 25, 2023, several Microsoft services including MS Teams, Outlook, Microsoft 365, and Azure were down for thousands of users in India and users were unable to access Microsoft’s multiple services. According to the outage tracking website Downdetector.com, about 63% of users reported that they were facing issues with the Teams app, 26% reported issues […]

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