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Updated on: Dec 2019
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Subhash Chandra steps down as Zee Entertainment Chairman
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Subhash Chandra steps down as Zee Entertainment Chairman

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL) chairman Subhash Chandra has stepped down on Monday from his position, days after the promoter Essel Group sold close to 16% of its stake in the open market that resulted in a reduction in the overall holdings of the group in ZEEL to 5%. “In light of the changes in […]

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4 in 5 India hiring managers forecast a growing workforce
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4 in 5 India hiring managers forecast a growing workforce

Despite government figures suggesting that unemployment is at a 45-year high*, more than 4 in 5 (84%) Indian organizations are expecting a hiring surge in the coming 12 months; according to the 2019 India Employment Screening Benchmark Report by HireRight, a leading provider of global employment background checks. Fewer companies anticipate any form of decline […]

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EdCast Announces Global Alliance with TCS on Knowledge Management Platform
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EdCast Announces Global Alliance with TCS on Knowledge Management Platform

Tata Consultancy Services’ systems integration services now offered for implementation and engagement of EdCast’s Knowledge Cloud and learning experience platform for its G2000 enterprise customers EdCast, the provider of the leading workforce learning experience content aggregation and curation platform, today announces an alliance with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and […]

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FMCG and Retail report over 30% growth in talent demand: TimesJobs Survey
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FMCG and Retail report over 30% growth in talent demand: TimesJobs Survey

FMCG and Retail note over 30% growth in Y-o-Y analysis of talent demand: RecruiteX Oct 2019 Both Consumer Durables/FMCG, Retail sectors record over 30% growth in talent demand in Oct 2019 study Petrochemicals/Oil and Gas, IT/Telecom and Construction/Cement sectors followed next with maximum growth in yearly analysis of talent demand TimesJobs RecruiteX for October 2019 […]

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Honda Manesar plant shuts down as talks with workers fail
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Honda Manesar plant shuts down as talks with workers fail

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) confirmed that production at the factory in Manesar has been suspended with effect from 11th November 2019 as talks with workers fail. According to Hindustan Times, More than 2,000 contractual workers have participated in the strike against the retrenchment of over 200 contract workers at the factory. The workers’ […]

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Ministry of Labour & Employment Launches 3 Apps: UAN Registration, E-Inspection, and DIGI Locker
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Ministry of Labour & Employment Launches 3 Apps: UAN Registration, E-Inspection, and DIGI Locker

Hon’ble Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment launched 3 Apps: UAN REGISTRATION, E-INSPECTION, AND DIGI LOCKE, developed by Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) at its 67th Foundation Day. “Speaking on the occasion Mr. Gangwar said that these Apps will immensely enhance the Ease of Doing Business and promote transparency in the working in […]

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Vodafone rolls out 16 weeks fully-paid parental leave
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Vodafone rolls out 16 weeks fully-paid parental leave

Telecom giant Vodafone announced today that all its employees worldwide will be offered 16 weeks of fully-paid parental leave. Any employee whose partner is having a baby adopts a child or becomes a parent through surrogacy will have the flexibility to take up to 16 weeks paid leave at any time during the first 18 […]

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Three Indian-origin CEOs in Harvard Business Review’s top 10 best-performing heads
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Three Indian-origin CEOs in Harvard Business Review’s top 10 best-performing heads

Three Indian-origin CEOs, Shantanu Narayen, Ajay Banga and Satya Nadella are among the world’s top 10 best-performing chief executives, featured in a list complied by the Harvard Business Review (HBR). ‘The Best-Performing CEOs in the World, 2019’ list by the HBR features 100 CEOs and has been topped by American technology company NVIDIA’s CEO Jensen […]

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55 Lakh Workers To Benefit From Delhi Minimum Wages
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55 Lakh Workers To Benefit From Delhi Minimum Wages

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, announced an increase in minimum wages and said that 55 lakh workers to benefit from increased minimum wages notified by Delhi Government after Supreme Court Order. He also announced that the employees will also get dearness allowance for the months of April to September and a Diwali bonus of one […]

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