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Updated on: Jan 2023
Ashneer Grover: Why fire people? Founders should take pay cuts
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Ashneer Grover: Why fire people? Founders should take pay cuts

Companies have been laying off employees in 2023 as well. Ashneer Grover Shark Tank India season 1 judge shared his point on layoffs that founders should take pay cuts instead of firing employees. He said in a LinkedIn post, “It’s sad to hear about firings every day. I am thankful that I’ve never had to fire […]

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Is twitter left with 1300 employees? What does Elon Musk say?
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Is twitter left with 1300 employees? What does Elon Musk say?

A media report claimed that in the American social media company, Twitter, about 80 percent of its employees shrunk since Elon Musk took over. The report also claimed that now the headcount is nearly 1,300 working employees. However, Elon Musk issued a clarification tweet correcting the number reported in the article along with additional details. […]

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Man posing as DMRC HR arrested for cheating people on pretext of fake job
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Man posing as DMRC HR arrested for cheating people on pretext of fake job

An accused, Pawan Bhardwaj (34 years) has been arrested as he posed as Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) HR and cheated people on the pretext of a fake job. The accused, Pawan Bhardwaj, resident of Goyala Dairy, informed the police during the questioning that he used to issue online advertisements. Additionally, he used to extract random […]

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Companies Layoff over 50,000 employees in 21 days this year 2023
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Companies Layoff over 50,000 employees in 21 days this year 2023

According to media reports on layoff, In the first half of the year 2022 that is from January to June, various companies laid off nearly 44,257 employees in the tech sector. However, in 2023 January, 154 tech companies reportedly laid off nearly 55,225 in just 21 days. Earlier in November Amazon announced that will be […]

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HUL Independent Director fined 9 Lakhs under insider trading regulations
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HUL Independent Director fined 9 Lakhs under insider trading regulations

HUL Independent Director Ashish Gupta has been fined 9 Lakhs for an ‘inadvertent trade.’ The company said the Portfolio Management Services of Ashish Gupta’s wife Nita Goyal, had traded in its shares on her behalf without her prior approval/intimation. A monetary penalty has been imposed due to the breach of the Code and PIT Regulations, SDC […]

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TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCLTech net employee addition drops by 93% in Q3
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TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCLTech net employee addition drops by 93% in Q3

India’s top four IT giants Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, Wipro, and HCLTech net employees addition drops by 93% in Q3FY23. Infosys, HCL Tech, and TCS added 1,940 employees in Q3FY23. Total Addition These companies added 28,832 employees (freshers and lateral hires) in Q3FY23. On the other hand, the net addition has come down by 45% […]

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Tata Power promotes e-learning in Jamshedpur, to upskill females
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Tata Power promotes e-learning in Jamshedpur, to upskill females

Spearheading technology-driven learning in Jamshedpur, Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power company, inaugurated a digital literacy van and a computer literacy centre for the students of Jojobera. The initiatives are a part of Tata Power’s larger endeavour to bridge the digital and gender gaps and encourage e-learning among younger generations in Jamshedpur. The digital literacy […]

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Career Gaps are not black spots: explain Career Gaps on CV
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Career Gaps are not black spots: explain Career Gaps on CV

While defining a career gap means that your employment history has a period where you weren’t working in paid employment. When an employee leaves a certain job he/she is worried to define the gap. Many people think that career gaps will give a negative impact that will cause potential employers not to consider their CVs. It […]

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Infosys to Digitally Skill India through Infosys Springboard
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Infosys to Digitally Skill India through Infosys Springboard

Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University – Kakinada (JNTU-K) to accelerate digital and life skills development across India through its online learning platform, Infosys Springboard. The platform is already delivering corporate-grade learning experiences by orchestrating closer educator-learner collaboration. […]

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Vodafone Idea faces mass resignation from sales team
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Vodafone Idea faces mass resignation from sales team

According to reports, Aditya Birla Group and Vodafone Group partnership company, Vodafone Idea have faced mass resignation from the sales team. According to reports, as many as one-fifth or nearly 20% of Vodafone Idea’s sales team has quit over the past couple of weeks. The permanent employee count for Vodafone Idea has fallen over 35 […]

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A female staff to pay 3 Lakh to ex-Employer for wasting office time
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A female staff to pay 3 Lakh to ex-Employer for wasting office time

A British Columbia company recently found a female staff wasting time during work from home and fired her without any notice. Earlier, Covid waves changed the working pattern of companies around the globe from working from the office to Working from home. There have been certain companies that even provided certain benefits to female employees […]

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AU Small Finance Bank announces Menstrual Leaves Policy
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AU Small Finance Bank announces Menstrual Leaves Policy

An Indian Small finance bank, AU Small Finance Bank has announced Menstrual leaves for female employees. The bank will provide one day of additional paid leave starting February 2023. Sanjay Agarwal, MD and CEO, AU Small Finance Bank said, “The culture of a workplace can only be regarded as fully inclusive if it appreciates the needs […]

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