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Raj Karunakaran Promoted to Head of HR- Indian Subcontinent at Cargill
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Raj Karunakaran Promoted to Head of HR- Indian Subcontinent at Cargill

Raj Karunakaran promoted to Head of HR – Indian Subcontinent at Cargill. In his new role, Raj is responsible for providing HR leadership and solutions for all Cargill businesses in this region, defining and delivering people and talent agenda that aligns with the business roadmap through a strong HR team. Raj joined Cargill Business Services as Global […]

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Workers to Get 37% Hike as SC Upholds Delhi Govt Order on Minimum Wages
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Workers to Get 37% Hike as SC Upholds Delhi Govt Order on Minimum Wages

The Supreme Court has upheld a Delhi government notification issued on March 2017 that will result in a 37% hike in worker’s minimum wages. The case had been pending in courts for two years. All permanent, fixed-term, contractual, casual, as well as daily-wage workers, will benefit from this order. “All objections raised by the employers’ […]

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Uber lays off 350 more workers in the last wave of cuts
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Uber lays off 350 more workers in the last wave of cuts

Highlights Uber has been downsizing its global team amid mounting losses These are expected to impact Uber’s businesses in the country Uber has 350-400 employees in India Uber has just laid off around 350 employees across a variety of teams within the organization. The company says its third and final phase of layoffs of the […]

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ManpowerGroup Appoints New Managing Director for India
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ManpowerGroup Appoints New Managing Director for India

Sandeep Gulati has been appointed as the new Managing Director, India Operations. In his new role, he will lead the India business, replacing AG Rao. Sandeep has joined ManpowerGroup from Aegis (Startek), a global business service provider, where he held various positions relating to sales and operations. His last role was the Chief Operating Officer […]

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Flipkart Elevates Jeyandran Venugopal as Chief Product and Technology officer
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Flipkart Elevates Jeyandran Venugopal as Chief Product and Technology officer

Flipkart has elevated Jeyandran Venugopal as its Chief Product and Technology Officer as part of a reshuffle in its senior management. In his new role, Venugopal will provide strategic leadership to the organization and define the technology vision for the company with a specific focus on building future capabilities across product and engineering. Venugopal was earlier a Senior […]

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Cognizant to invest more on employees’ Reskilling & Technical Education
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Cognizant to invest more on employees’ Reskilling & Technical Education

IT major Cognizant drawing its attention back to reskilling initiatives to bolster growth. Economic Times reports, CEO, Brian Humphries said that the company will double its investment in technical education next year. Humphries has also asked employees to pledge to learn one new skill each quarter and to mentor one colleague each quarter. Referring to […]

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Anand Mahindra May Take On Non-Executive Role
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Anand Mahindra May Take On Non-Executive Role

According to Times of India reports, Mahindra Group’s Chairman Anand Mahindra may step down from his current role and transition to a non-executive role over the next two quarters. The move is seen as part of the group’s succession plan across various verticals, according to the report, which cited unnamed sources. Also, it’s in accordance […]

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TCS is increasing the proportion of variable pay that’s linked to performance
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TCS is increasing the proportion of variable pay that’s linked to performance

According to Economic Times Reports, India’s IT Major TCS is also increasing the proportion of variable pay that’s linked to performance for experienced engineers as part of the rejig.- The process called Pyramid Rationalization — is predicated on having a larger number of employees with less than four years of experience and fewer employees with […]

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Talks fail, HAL, 20,000 workers to go on an indefinite strike over low wages
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Talks fail, HAL, 20,000 workers to go on an indefinite strike over low wages

India’s aeronautics major HAL is facing a major crisis as 20,000 of its employees are all set to start an indefinite strike against the management over wage revision. HIGHLIGHTS State-run HAL has entered a new crisis as 20,000 workers are all sit to start an indefinite strike. Talks between the management and employees’ union failed […]

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Consumer durables, FMCG & retail sectors push talent demand for festive hiring- TimesJobs
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Consumer durables, FMCG & retail sectors push talent demand for festive hiring- TimesJobs

Consumer durables, FMCG & retail sectors push talent demand for festive hiring: TimesJobsRecruiteX September 2019 New Delhi, October 10, 2019: With the beginning of the festive season, consumer-driven sectors such as consumer durables/FMCG (5%) and retail (12%) reported growth in talent demand in September 2019, says TimesJobsRecruiteX. Healthcare/Pharmaceuticals industry recorded the highest growth in talent demand […]

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SHRM India Annual Conference 2019 discusses the role of corporates in achieving PM Modi’s vision of $5 trillion economy by 2025
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SHRM India Annual Conference 2019 discusses the role of corporates in achieving PM Modi’s vision of $5 trillion economy by 2025

New Delhi, October 10, 2019 – The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management, commenced its 8th India Annual Conference in New Delhi today. The two-day conference and exposition brings together 1800+ delegates, including mid & senior-level HR professionals, corporate leaders and over 150+ acclaimed thought leaders from all over the […]

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