The State Government of Kerala has put into motion the process to write off various loans up to rupees five lakh taken by government employees who lost their lives while in service. As per the procedure, the families of the deceased have to formally apply for the facility giving all details to the concerned office heads. The applications will then be handed over to the respective heads of department, who will, in turn, submit it to the general administration department. The applications will then be forwarded to the Finance Department. While considering applications received, the Finance Department may wish to…
Author: HRK News Bureau
The Company believes that work from home can have several positive outcomes, which includes increased productivity, improved employee morale, higher talent retention rates. Logitech, the Swiss computer peripherals company, will observe October 10 as ‘Work from Home Day’. The Company with workforce of 7,000 people, has asked its employees from across the globe to work from home on that day. However, this will be more of a voluntary exercise. While the back-end operations can work from home, the option is not feasible for customer-facing departments. The Company believes that working from home can have several positive outcomes, which includes increased…
The management of the Press Trust of India released a statement following the lay-off of 297 non-journalist staff. The statement clarified that no journalists were impacted by the lay-off, and those who were laid off were compensated with substantial financial packages. As per the statement, compensation for 147 attenders, 80 employees from the transmission department, and 70 from the engineering department is based on the guidelines of the Industrial Disputes Act 1947. They will be eligible for packages of Rs. 28 lakh to Rs. 1.09 crore, which will include provident fund and gratuity. 252 employees will be paid between Rs.…
It is projected that salaries in India will rise by 10 per cent in 2019 as per the recent Q3 2018 Salary Budget Planning Report from Willis Towers Watson, the global advisory, broking and solutions company. The bi-annual survey that coincides with the compensation planning of organisations for 2019, covered a range of job grades across industries and forecasts the annual salary for the year ahead. It was conducted in June this year, and covered 21 markets in Asia Pacific, including India. While salary increases in India have been almost steady around the 10 per cent mark, since 2015, they…
Jet Airways had already delayed the salaries of its pilots, engineers as well as senior managers because of a financial crisis. The Airline has now held back salary payment to employees of other grades and categories as well. It is reported that the employees in A1-A5, O2 and O3 grade, or those whose salaries are up to Rs 75,000 per month, were paid on October 1, whereas the rest of the staff belonging to the M2, M3, E1 and above grades have yet to receive their salaries for September. The Mumbai-based Indian international airline, controlled by Naresh Goyal has been…
A senior assistant engineer of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) had quit after 26 years of service, to migrate to another post in the Transport Subordinate Service. However, as luck would have it, he was terminated from his new post following a legal case — filed by a rejected candidate — over his recruitment as motor vehicle inspector in the Transport Subordinate Service. The termination left S. Chellamuthu without a job. Chellamuthu approached the State Public Service Commission demanding a fresh interview for the post of motor vehicle inspector or his restoration to his old post as senior…
The State Commission for Backward Classes has begun the process to make reservation available to the people who reside in the villages near the international border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir. The recommendation to this effect has already been submitted to the State Government, and residents within six kilometres from the IB are to benefit from the same. Subrule c(11) of rule 4 of J&K Reservation Rules 2005 will be amended to make this happen. The same will be revised to say “residents of the areas adjoining the Actual Line of Control (ALC) and the International Border (IB), instead of…
Nikki Krishnamurthy will step into the shoes of Liane Hornsey, as the chief people officer (CPO), Uber, the ride-sharing company. Krishnamurthy, the former CPO of Expedia, the global travel technology company, will head the teams that handle human resources, recruitment, workplace, and diversity and inclusion at Uber. Having served as vice president, Expedia Local Expert for six years, Krishnamurthy is well versed with assisting customers in booking events, activities, tours, and attractions across the world. Incidentally, Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO, Uber, had also worked with Expedia before joining Uber in 2017. In her new role, Krishnamurthy will have her hands full…
A hunger strike by 700 workers of India Yamaha Motor (IYMPL) and Myoung Shin Automotive India (MSI), a tier-I supplier of Hyundai, led to their arreston October 2, 2018, in Sriperumbudur, which is the centre for automobile manufacturing. The police refused to allow them to gather at a public spot to hold the hunger strike, following which they gathered at a marriage hall. The workers of MSI, under the guidance of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) had been on strike for over 20 days demanding wage settlement among other things. At IYMPL, on the other hand, the workers…
Germany is facing a shortage of workers, and is therefore, all set to simplify immigration rules to draw more jobseekers from other countries. The Country will now consider providing the irregular migrants, who are employed and well-integrated, an option to stay in the country. Realising that Germany was ageing rapidly and at the same time facing an acute shortage of workers, the Government came up with this strategy of easing immigration rules. After long and serious brainstorming, it was decided that migrants who do not have residency permits, but are waiting to know the status of their asylum applications or…
Infosys, India’s second largest IT services company, has entered into a three-year collaboration with Cornell University to redesign and reform the workforce. The aim is to drive digital transformation through advancements in employee education and research. Faculties from Cornell University will train Infosys’ employees across the globe on various modern technologies, including blockchain, machine learning and human–computer interaction. They will also impart skills in data analytics, design, systems thinking, critical thinking and engineering on the eCornell virtual learning platform. At least 3,000 Infosys employees globally are expected to participate in the joint certification programme, while many more will benefit from…
It has been seen over the years that hardly half of those aspiring to crack the civil services examination actually turn up for even the preliminary test. Not all the hopefuls who enroll feel prepared enough to take the test and end up skipping the exam at the eleventh hour. Therefore, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has decided to allow the under-prepared candidates to withdraw their application before the examination. To start with, the facility will be available for the Engineering Services Examination 2019, but will be extended to all recruitment exams conducted by UPSC, including the civil services…
An ex-employee from the office of J.P Morgan Chase & Co. in Malad, Mumbai has alleged that she was sexually harassed by three office mates. She has also complained that the Bangur Nagar police in Malad did not register an FIR when she approached them two months back. She then went to the Borivali magistrate court, which summoned the accused last week. The complainant had joined the investment bank in August 2016. However, after six months, three of her colleagues, whom she has named, began to harass her. She has stated in her complaint that Richard Reuben from her team…
Elon Musk, chairman of Tesla Inc. will quit the chairman’s position. Musk and the Company will be paying $20 million each to financial regulators. However, Musk will continue to serve as chief executive, as per an agreement that concluded the two-month long issue. The securities fraud agreement came as good news for investors who were fearing huge losses for the electric car manufacturer had there been a long-drawn legal battle. Musk was accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the US, of deceiving investors through his tweets in August wherein he implied his intention to take Tesla private…
As many as 155 released prisoners bagged jobs with various companies, including HDFC and Flipkart, at the ‘Job Mela 2018’, organised at the State Institute of Correctional Administration, in Telangana. The event saw participation of 230 convicts and undertrials from 31 districts and 12 organisations. Since 2014, when Telangana state was formed, the Prisons Department has taken several steps for the welfare of prisoners, including skill development programmes, facility for loans and employment opportunities. The Job Fair helped the participants bag jobs as security guards, delivery boys, construction workers, carpenters, drivers, marketing executives, helpers, house-keepers, technicians and electricians. The objective…
The Employees’ Profident Fund Office (EPFO) is considering making long-term investments in stocks for a period of five to 10 years, in a bid to ensure better returns for its subscribers. A panel has recommended that instead of short-term investments for about three years, the EPFO should make investments in the exchange traded funds (ETF), which is an equity-linked scheme, for five to 10 years so as to obtain greater returns. The panel’s report was part of the agenda of the meeting of EPFO’s advisory body, the Finance and Investment Committee (FIC), which was held on September 19, 2018. Any…
Coke’s brand philosophy is ‘open happiness’ and it believes in carrying the same message for its employees. At its consolidated contact centre in Charlotte, North Carolina, it has come up with a novel way to keep employees engaged, to provide them opportunities to share their knowledge and also improve their own well-being. The Company has set up five teams to engage its employees. Each team focuses on certain activities that have a positive effect on the staff. Fun-at-work Team This team works on the concept of open happiness. Its activities revolve around everything other than work — festivals, celebrations, birthdays,…
400 participants from 27 states of India are preparing to contest at the IndiaSkills National Competition 2018, which is the biggest platform for showcasing the skills of the country’s youth. The event is being organised by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the aegis of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). It is the result of the collaboration of over 70 corporates and academic institutes, along with 22 state governments who have come together to realise the vision of establishing India as the skill capital of the world. Over 50,000 registrations were received for IndiaSkills Competition 2018…
Jet Airways has further delayed the payment of last month’s salaries to its pilots, aircraft maintenance engineers and senior managers. They were earlier to be paid in two instalments, half by the second week of September and the rest by the last week of September. However, the wait for salaries for these employees is to be extended till October 9, as per an official communication. Rahul Taneja, chief people officer, Jet Airways, has confirmed in the communication that while the first instalment had already been processed, half of the second instalment will be paid immediately, and the second half would…
Liane Hornsey, former chief people officer of Uber, is joining cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks as their new EVP and chief people officer. Hornsey has earlier worked with Nikesh Arora, the present CEO of Palo Alto Networks in her previous stints at Soft Bank and Google. She was chief administrative officer and operating partner with Soft Bank, while Arora was the president. She was VP-global sales at Google when Arora was CBO. Arora joined Palo Alto as the CEO in June this year. Hornsey is also known for being Google’s first woman vice president , human resources. Hornsey has varied…
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s no.1 IT services company, conducted a National Qualifier Test (NQT) on TCS iON, its digital platform. The all-inclusive online campus hiring initiative was aimed at identifying the most skilled and talented young engineers fit to take on multi-skilled and multi-functional roles in agile programmes. Called TCS Ninjas, the NQT was open to graduates and post graduates of the 2019 batch, from across engineering colleges in India. TCS has transformed the traditional recruitment models with the help of sophisticated technology platforms and reinforced its philosophy of being an equal opportunity employer. More than 2.8 lakh students…
The Monster Salary Index (MSI) report reveals that the manufacturing sector in India is the only sector other than IT that pays median gross salary of more than Rs 200 per hour. Manufacturing is also the second highest-earner in the country. The median gross salary in the manufacturing sector is ?230.9 per hour. It is the only sector to witness an increase of nine per cent in median gross hourly salary, which is 5.2 per cent more than the overall median gross salary of India, which is Rs 219.4 per hour. The report also studied other sectors, such as construction…
The hiring practices of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the Indian multinational IT outsourcing company, have come under the scanner in the US following legal action by three Americans who have accused the multinational of discriminating against US-born employees. The complaint was filed in the District Court of New Jersey, by Darryl Stacy, Donald Stephen Bradley and Hesham Hafez, who have sought a jury trial. The three, who are being represented by Kotchen & Low, have also demanded damages from the Company. Stacy and Bradley were employed by Southern California Edison, the main electricity supply company in California, wheras Hafez was…
Professor Shalini Bharat is the new director of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). She had been the acting director since S. Parasuraman, her predecessor, resigned earlier this year. Bharat has been working with TISS for more than three decades now. A gold medallist in MA and a PhD holder from Allahabad University, Bharat joined as a lecturer in 1984, and went on to become the first dean of the School of Health Systems Studies. Later, she was elevated to the role of deputy director (academic), and then given the additional charge of acting director in February. A member…
There is good news for Central Government employees, who have been demanding a raise beyond what was recommended by the 7th Pay Commission. The LTC benefits have been extended for a period of two years, which allows them to undertake flight journeys to the North East, Jammu & Kashmir as well as the Andaman and Nicobar Islands from September 26, 2018 to September 25, 2020. An official order to this effect came from the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). The LTC benefits for the Central Government employees was extended once earlier in 2014. The 7th Pay Commission had recommended…
ToneTag, sound-based proximity communications and payment services provider, has appointed Vinay Trivedi as head, human resources. ToneTag is backed by Mastercard, Amazon and Reliance Capital. Trivedi has moved from Future Generali India Life Insurance, where he was head – talent acquisition and HR business partner, and handled talent acquisition across the sales, corporate and operations teams. He also looked after talent management as the HR business partner for all channels and departments across the company. HR governance was also his responsibility. In the past, he has worked with Axis Bank, ITC Infotech, Summit HR, Accenture and HP. Trivedi, who is…