Two of the biggest tech companies Facebook and Google have said they will let employees continue working from home for the rest of the year.
According to a CNBC report, both the companies have announced plans to reopen their offices soon but they are going to take a call on which employees are absolutely needed in office and ask the...
HCL Tech to hire 15000 freshers, but lateral hiring on hold amid COVID-19 in 2020
On 07 May 2020, C Vijayakumar, Chief Executive Officer, HCL Technologies said the company is expected to get 15,000 freshers onboard in 2020 but it will be placing lateral hiring on hold.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many customers have reduced operations and some projects are...
The world has become virtual in the last few weeks like never before… and this may be the beginning of a new normal, a new way of life that will keep knocking at our doorsteps again and again.
Amongst all the noise of the business world, even last quarter we were shouting Digital is the New Way, Digital is here...
Tech Mahindra will be giving the liberty to 25-30% of its workforce to work from home till March 2021.
Tech Mahindra said that it is in discussions with its clients to allow 25-30% of its employees to work from home (WFH) at least till March 2021. But amidst all these, one of the most crucial factors is data privacy, and referring to the...
The Centre Government plans to merge Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation (CMPFO) with the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), as a large asset-liability mismatch is imminent in the CMPFO’s pension fund.
The Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation has been entrusted with the responsibility of administering the Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1948, and different schemes framed thereunder....
Uber said Wednesday, that it is laying off 3,700 employees, or about 14% of its staff, as the ride-hail giant reels from the pandemic and an ongoing battle over worker protections. And CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will also forgo his base salary for the rest of the year, which was $1 million in 2019.
The company said layoffs included its customer support...
There are two wars being fought right now. We have essential service teams, health workers fighting against the COVID-19, and the chaos it has created across the world. On the other hand, we have the business leaders fighting to sustain their business.
"The last few months have kept most CXOs and talent leaders thinking. Thinking of how to manage their business,...
Cognizant has entered into an agreement to acquire Collaborative Solutions, a privately-held global consultancy specializing in Workday enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2020, subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions, including regulatory clearance.
The financial details were not disclosed. The acquisition of Collaborative Solutions will add...
The Labour Commissioner has issued a notice to IT giant, Wipro after reports of the company benching 300 employees surfaced. The notice issued states that no employer can reduce the salary or cannot terminate employees during the lockdown period as per the notification issued. The notice instructs Wipro to take necessary steps, else legal action will be taken against them.
Maharashtra based...
Human resources originally evolved out of a personnel based function rooted in administrative and compliance-driven tasks that historically haven’t been perceived as adding value to organizations in the same way that sales, marketing or engineering do.
However, the role of the HR professional has changed dramatically along with the workforce and economy, and that evolution will continue as machines and technology replace...