Amazon has introduced a new expense policy requiring employees to report the percentage of work-related usage on company-issued mobile phones.
CEO Andy Jassy is leading a broader cost-cutting initiative that aims to tighten operational discipline and reduce discretionary spending across divisions.
The revised policy requires employees to demonstrate that the majority of their phone usage is work-related in order to...
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT services firm, has resumed its annual salary revision cycle after a five-month delay, offering double-digit hikes to top-performing employees.
The company confirmed that the increments, effective from September 1, 2025, will range between 4.5% and 7% for the majority of staff, while exceptional performers will receive hikes exceeding 10%.
The revision applies to...
IIFL Home Finance, a leading affordable housing finance company, has announced the appointment of Aarti Marwaha Upadhyay as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO).
As CHRO, Aarti will lead talent management, leadership development, employee engagement, diversity & inclusion, and cultural transformation.
Extensive Experience and Background
With nearly two decades of diverse HR leadership across Retail, NBFC, Steel & Power, and Telecommunications, he...
Rajasthan government has introduced the Factories (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill, 2025, allowing women to work night shifts in factories across the state.
The Bill was tabled in the Legislative Assembly on September 1 by Cabinet Minister Sumit Godara, marking a major policy shift in the application of the Factories Act, 1948.
The amendment enables women to be employed in all types...
“Ping, Survey, Repeat” How to Beat Engagement (Survey) Fatigue with the Human Touch?
This article focuses on Engagement Fatigue in the Digital era powered by AI, with a strong emphasis on Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) systems with real-world use cases to illustrate how HR can navigate and humanize tech-driven engagement.
As AI tools are soon captivating in-and-around workplaces, the engaged workforce is moving...
Edunet Foundation, in collaboration with Shell and AICTE, brings you the Skills4Future Artificial Intelligence Virtual Internship. This program is designed to help students dive deep into Artificial Intelligence with Green Technology and prepare for the jobs of tomorrow.
Across four weeks of guided, hands-on learning (within a six-week engagement window), students will gain exposure to essential technical skills, work on...
Krutrim, the artificial intelligence venture launched by Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal, has initiated its third round of layoffs since June 2025, letting go of nearly 50 employees from its linguistics division.
The latest cuts affect team leads and transcribers working on regional languages such as Bengali, Malayalam, and Punjabi, further thinning the team responsible for data annotation and text-to-speech...
Karnataka government is facing growing pressure to address a significant shortfall in its public workforce, with 2.84 lakh sanctioned posts currently lying vacant across departments.
This gap has led to a heavy reliance on outsourced and contractual staff, raising concerns about service delivery, job security, and long-term administrative efficiency.
According to official data from the Department of Personnel and Administrative...
Greptile, a Silicon Valley-based artificial intelligence startup co-founded by Indian-origin entrepreneur Daksh Gupta, has made headlines for offering fresh graduates annual compensation packages of up to ₹1.5 crore.
The offer, however, comes with a demanding work schedule—12 hours a day, six days a week—under what Gupta calls the “9-9-6” work culture.
The startup’s job listings specify base salaries ranging from...
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT services firm, has rolled out annual salary hikes ranging from 4.5% to 7% for a majority of its employees, effective September 1, 2025.
The increment letters were sent out late Monday evening, marking the end of a five-month delay in the company’s usual April cycle.
The hikes apply to employees up to grade...