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Capgemini refutes reports of lay-offs, says to hire 20,000 in India
10 May 2017
IT and consultancy major Capgemini has refuted media reports of plans to lay off 9,000 employees in India, stating that the company instead expects to hire more than 20,000 new team members in India
Capgemni seen laying off 9,000 employees in India to hire in US
09 May 2017
Close on the heels of reports that IT major Cognizant laying off 6,000 of its Indian employees to hire more staff in the US, French IT giant Capgemni is now reported to be planning to lay off 9,000 employees
Retirement associated with lower stress, but only those with a top job
06 May 2017
A research paper suggests that the period around retirement may widen socio-economic inequalities in stress and health amongpPoorer people, or those in low status occupations, who often have poorer health and higher biological stress response levels, especally post retirement
HUL may shed up to 15% jobs as Unilever restructures: report
07 Apr 2017
Hindustan Unilever Ltd employs about 18,000 people across factories and offices in India and a 10-15 per cent reduction in jobs would lead to 1,800 to 2,700 job cuts
Swedish company to implant microchips in employees hands
04 Apr 2017
Some Swedish workers have got microchips already implanted in their bodies to allow their bosses to track their every move
Employee perks outside CTC to attract GST
29 Mar 2017
SBI to stay trim post-merger to cut costs
27 Mar 2017
SBI plans to shut down 47 per cent of associate banks' offices post-merger and reduce its workforce by 10 per cent over the next two years
Cognizant axes 6,000 jobs in India, cuts variable pay
21 Mar 2017
Nasdaq-listed Cognizant, which had approximately 2.6 lakh employees as of end-December 2016, says the layoffs are part of the routine annual reviews to weed out non-performers
PSU bank employees to strike work tomorrow
27 Feb 2017
Most of the banks, including SBI, PNB and BoB, have already informed their customers that functioning of branches and offices will be impacted if the strike takes place
Tata Steel UK workers accept company’s rescue proposal
16 Feb 2017
Tata Steel UK workers have voted in favour of proposals to de-risk the struggling business of an unsustainable pension plan, potentially saving 8,000 jobs, although with reductions to their pension benefits
How startups can use engagement to reduce attrition and increase productivity
09 Feb 2017
Ask most startups what their biggest challenge is, and they’re quick to say “Talent”. In other words, ‘manpower’, and they are right, says Hardik Harsora, co-founder of Effex Business Solution
After Trump ban, Starbucks to hire 10,000 refugees globally
30 Jan 2017
Starbucks chairman and chief executive Howard Schultzsaid the refugees it hires would be fleeing war, persecution and discrimination in the 75 countries where the company operates
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