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Updated on: Nov 2022
HCLTech announces the launch of Sustainability School
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HCLTech announces the launch of Sustainability School

HCLTech, a global technology company, announced that it has launched the HCLTech Sustainability School and its first comprehensive climate literacy learning series. The series, developed by Axa Climate, has been designed to raise awareness of the impact of climate change among HCLTech’s 220,000+ employees. The HCLTech Sustainability School aims to build sustainability champions amongst its […]

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Amazon layoffs are illegal, NITES says to labour minister
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Amazon layoffs are illegal, NITES says to labour minister

The Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) has approached the Labour Ministry concerning the layoff of Indian employees at amazon. “The law of the land is above Amazon policies,” Harpreet Singh Saluja, President, NITES said in a mail. “As per the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act the employer cannot, without prior permission from the […]

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Cognizant: No off-campus hiring of freshers
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Cognizant: No off-campus hiring of freshers

As per TOI, Cognizant, an American multinational information technology services and consulting company is freezing the off-campus hiring for the freshers. The company has communicated this through an email to the applicants. The company was hiring fresher candidates from batches 2020, 2021 & 2022. The actual reason is that Cognizant has a volatile environment for […]

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Google to empower women-led start-ups with Karnataka Govt
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Google to empower women-led start-ups with Karnataka Govt

An American multinational technology company, Google, and the Karnataka government have signed an MoU. The MOU aims to empower women-led start-ups as well as upskill underserved youth, in collaboration with the Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS). C.N. Ashwath Narayan, Minister for Higher Education, IT, BT, Science and Technology and Skill Development, Government of Karnataka said, […]

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#RIPTwitter Trends on Twitter amid reports of mass resignations
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#RIPTwitter Trends on Twitter amid reports of mass resignations

Twitter employees on Friday started a ‘#RIPTwitter’ trend as hundreds of the company’s employees are estimated to be leaving the company. The hashtag “RIPTwitter” started trending on Twitter where users shared hilarious memes and posts while highlighting that the platform might soon shut down. Elon Musk issued employees an ultimatum saying that stay with the […]

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Indian IT industry will hire 2 lakh people in the near term
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Indian IT industry will hire 2 lakh people in the near term

According to ET, Indian multinational information technology company, Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan has said the IT sector will hire nearly two lakh people however the industry will surely face challenges. There will be hiring despite some concerns such as inflation and the impending US recession. He added the concern and comments on this while addressing […]

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Mahindra launches first dedicated farm machinery plant in Pithampur
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Mahindra launches first dedicated farm machinery plant in Pithampur

Mahindra & Mahindra Farm Equipment Sector (FES), a part of the Mahindra Group, formally inaugurated its first dedicated farm machinery plant (non-tractor) in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh. The new plant was inaugurated by the Honourable Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, at an event attended by key state […]

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Wipro to set up European Works Council
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Wipro to set up European Works Council

Wipro Limited, leading technology services and consulting company, announced that it has reached an agreement with employee representatives on setting up a European Works Council (EWC). Wipro’s EWC is the first to be established by an Indian headquartered company, and builds upon a number of years of successful, constructive working with Works Councils at local […]

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T-Systems with Tech Mahindra opens Delivery Centre in Nagpur; to hire 6000 people
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T-Systems with Tech Mahindra opens Delivery Centre in Nagpur; to hire 6000 people

One of the leading providers of digital services, T-Systems International has partnered with Tech Mahindra as the company is on an expansion in India. The company is starting Delivery Center in Nagpur and this new centre will be situated in Mihan SEZ Zone. The centre will be equipped with a gymnasium, cafeteria, recreation centre for employee […]

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Nearly 3 lakhs employees lost jobs in the last 2 months
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Nearly 3 lakhs employees lost jobs in the last 2 months

Many companies have been laying employees. Most Tech Firms have fired employees due to inflation, moonlighting, and many more. Rajesh Padmanabhan, Chief Executive Officer of Talavvy Business Catalysts shared his view in a LinkedIn post, “Over 300,000 jobs lost in the last 2 months. Some more big ones queuing up. This will soon become Industry […]

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2 held for duping people on pretext of providing jobs abroad
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2 held for duping people on pretext of providing jobs abroad

In India people dream of better job opportunities abroad. In a recent case, a racket was been operating promising Jobs abroad. Two persons have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh. According to ET, Azeem and Gufran were operating this racket of operating promising Jobs abroad. They have been arrested by the police from Maharajganj district after an […]

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‘Normalise crying at workplace’: SUGAR Cosmetics CEO Vineeta Singh
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‘Normalise crying at workplace’: SUGAR Cosmetics CEO Vineeta Singh

Vineeta Singh is the Co-founder & CEO of SUGAR Cosmetics, India’s fastest-growing beauty brand. She speaks on ‘Normalise crying at the workplace’ and explains that it is a form of expression. SUGAR Cosmetics CEO Vineeta Singh shared through a LinkedIn post, “Let’s normalise crying at the workplace. It’s self-expression, not a “breakdown”, so please don’t […]

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