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Updated on: Jan 2020
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Quikr axes 2,000 employees
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Quikr axes 2,000 employees

According to media reports, Online classifieds platform Quikr has laid off around 1,500-2,000 people from various verticals in the last one and a half months. It reportedly laid off 1,200 employees in Bengaluru and 138 in Pune. The layoffs are an outcome of an alleged scam where employees faked business transactions to earn crores in […]

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Kotak Mahindra and Axis Bank to recruit 5,000 employees
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Kotak Mahindra and Axis Bank to recruit 5,000 employees

Country’s two largest private sector banks Kotak Mahindra and Axis said they will hire a total of about 5,000 fresh graduates, with a greater emphasis on tech talent. Design skills, earlier not a focus area for banks, are now in demand too. Kotak Mahindra Bank said it would hire around 2,600 fresh graduates this year. […]

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The most in-demand skills in 2020
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The most in-demand skills in 2020

According to ET reports, Techies with digital skills will be the most sought-after professionals in 2020. There are currently 60,000-odd vacancies for new-age technologies like machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data analytics. “Recruiters say candidates can expect fat hikes of 35-60% upon switching jobs, with the number going up to 100% for those with data […]

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Cognizant to layoff 350 employees, most of them from India
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Cognizant to layoff 350 employees, most of them from India

Cognizant plans to layoff nearly 350 senior employees whose annual salaries between Rs 80 lakh and Rs 1.2 crore. Most of these employees are based out of India and are aged 50-55 years. Earlier in October this year, Humphries had said in a post-earnings call that a decision to let go of around 10,000 to […]

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Google to hire 3,800 full-time workers including India
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Google to hire 3,800 full-time workers including India

On 20th December, Google has announced to hire nearly 3,800 “in-house” employees in 2020 at various sites including in India who will provide customer care support. To date, customer and user support, such as answering calls, product troubleshooting and campaign set-up, has often been supplied by third-party companies on Google’s behalf. Troy Dickerson, Vice President, […]

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Oyo plans to layoff 2,000 people by end of January 2020
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Oyo plans to layoff 2,000 people by end of January 2020

Oyo Hotels and Homes is planning to layoff about 2,000 employees pan India across functions by the end of January 2020. The divisions like sales, supply, and operations will account for a chunk of the layoffs. According to the company, layoffs are intended to save manpower costs and make some of its processes “more tech-enabled”. […]

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Intel Announces Expanded Paid Leave Benefits
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Intel Announces Expanded Paid Leave Benefits

Intel, a leader in the semiconductor industry is expanding U.S. paid leave benefits to better support employees during life’s critical moments w.e.f from Jan. 1, 2020. These changes are part of Intel’s holistic, comprehensive and inclusive benefit offerings. “When our employees and their families are supported, they perform at their best. We strive to care […]

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NEC Corporation to hire 14000 employees
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NEC Corporation to hire 14000 employees

Economic times reports, NEC Corporation is planning to more than double its revenue to $1 billion within five years in India led by offshore support centers, smart city project, and 5G, and plans to hire 14,000 employees to support growth in India and the US, European and Asian countries. According to media reports, the company has been involved in India’s Aadhar […]

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Tata Motors not to layoff workforce amid the slowdown
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Tata Motors not to layoff workforce amid the slowdown

According to Telegraph, Tata Motors rules out job cuts and not looking to reduce the workforce due to the ongoing slowdown in the domestic market because the company expects things to get better amid a wave of new products lined up for the launch over the next few months. According to its website, the automobile […]

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