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Google appoints Parangat Ranjan as People Partnering, APAC
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Google appoints Parangat Ranjan as People Partnering, APAC

Former Avon’s Head- HR (Director) – Malaysia, Taiwan & India, Parangat Ranjan has joined Google as People Partnering, APAC. Parangat Ranjan confirmed the development on social media and said, “I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position in People Partnering, APAC at Google!” He will be based in India, as a part of the […]

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Google Sundar Pichai’s letter, Slow hiring for the rest of the year
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Google Sundar Pichai’s letter, Slow hiring for the rest of the year

Google will slow hiring for the rest of the year. Chief Executive Sundar Pichai has informed about the same to employees. Pichai wrote, “Moving forward, we need to be more entrepreneurial, working with greater urgency, sharper focus, and more hunger than we’ve shown on sunnier days. In some cases, that means consolidating where investments overlap and streamlining […]

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Google agrees to pay $118 million to females who earned less than male
Industry

Google agrees to pay $118 million to females who earned less than male

The tech giant Google has agreed to pay $118 million to over 15,500 employees for the settlement of a longstanding lawsuit over claims of gender discrimination. The lawsuit was launched in 2017 by three female Google employees, who accused Google of breaking Californian laws on gender discrimination, such as the state’s Equal Pay Act. The plaintiffs argued […]

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Google rolls out new performance review plan
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Google rolls out new performance review plan

Google introduced a new performance management and promotion process this May. The company said it is taking a new approach called Googler Reviews and Development (GRAD). This new process will focus on employee development, learning, and progression throughout the year. Google’s commitment towards employee satisfaction and engagement is always on the top of the list. The […]

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Google begins work on Hyderabad campus, plans to double its workforce
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Google begins work on Hyderabad campus, plans to double its workforce

Multinational technology giant Google is all set to build its largest campus outside its Mountain View headquarters in the US. Spread over a 7.3 acre site that the company acquired at Gachibowli in 2019. Hyderabad’s campus is expected to be ready in a couple of years. The campus will house a whopping 3.3 million square feet […]

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Google to invest $9.5 billion in US on offices, to create 12,000 jobs
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Google to invest $9.5 billion in US on offices, to create 12,000 jobs

Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday announced to invest of approximately $9.5 billion for new offices and data centres in the US this year, creating 12,000 new full-time jobs and thousands more among local suppliers, partners and communities. Pichai said that Google helped provide $617 billion in economic activity for millions of American businesses, nonprofits, creators, developers and publishers […]

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Google offering electric scooters to ease employees’ return to the office
Industry

Google offering electric scooters to ease employees’ return to the office

As the COVID-19 pandemic starts to settle down in some parts of the globe, Google is returning its employees to in-person offices. Now, Google is offering up access to electric scooters for its employees to assist in daily commutes. To motivate employees to return to the office, Google is offering free electric scooters to them. […]

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Google mandates 03 days work from office, effective April 4
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Google mandates 03 days work from office, effective April 4

Alphabet Inc’s Google from April 4 will require employees back about three days a week in some of its U.S., U.K., and Asia Pacific offices, its first step to end policies that allowed remote work because of COVID-19 concerns. An internal email on Wednesday seen by Reuters told employees in the San Francisco Bay Area […]

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Google increases parental leaves, and more vacation time for employees
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Google increases parental leaves, and more vacation time for employees

Alphabet Inc’s Google on Thursday increased the amount of time employees around the world can take off for vacation or caring for newborns and seriously ill loved ones. Google has long been known as a global trailblazer in workplace benefits. But unlike many companies in Silicon Valley, it does not offer unlimited paid time off. […]

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Google raises salaries of top brass after ‘refusing’ to hike workers’ pay
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Google raises salaries of top brass after ‘refusing’ to hike workers’ pay

After informing employees last month that it wouldn’t automatically adjust salaries to account for inflation, Google is giving four of its top-most senior executives a significant pay hike, raising their base salaries from $650,000 to $1 million. The new pay packages for Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat; senior vice president Prabhakar Raghavan (in charge of Google search); senior vice […]

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Over 840 IIT-Guwahati students get placement offers
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Over 840 IIT-Guwahati students get placement offers

More than 840 students, including 133 girls, of IIT (Indian Institute of Technology), Guwahati (IIT-G) have bagged job offers in the first phase of placement with one student having bagged Rs. 2.05 crore package per annum offer from a multi-national firm, officials said on Saturday. Abhishek Kumar, IIT-G’s Centre for Career Development Head, said in […]

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Acceldata appoints Gajanana Hegde as VP & Head- Global Engineering
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Acceldata appoints Gajanana Hegde as VP & Head- Global Engineering

Acceldata, the world’s first data observability platform, has announced the appointment of Gajanana Hegde as Vice President & Head of Global Engineering. In this role, Gajanana will lead and oversee Acceldata’s global research and development teams while actively contributing to its growth journey across international markets. To this new role at Acceldata, Gajanana adds more than 31 […]

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