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Infosys swaps roles of two top execs; grooming process seen

04 Feb 2012

Google is the best place to work in US: Fortune

20 Jan 2012

Besides the generous perks, free food and recreation and sports facilities, the Google campus at Mountain View was also a "must visit" stop for  Barack Obama and John McCain during their presidential runs

Soumitra Dutta named dean of Cornell's business school

10 Jan 2012

Soumitra Dutta, who will become the 11th dean of the prestigious Ivy League institution, is currently a professor of business and technology and founder and faculty director of a new media and technology innovation lab at INSEAD, in Fontainebleau

Caterpillar, Rio Tinto declare lock-outs at Canada units in New Year

03 Jan 2012

Workers at LG plant in China strike over bonus

28 Dec 2011

Morgan Stanley to cut 580 jobs in New York City

28 Dec 2011

Morgan Stanley announces 1,600 job cuts

16 Dec 2011

Britannia sacks 42 ‘non-performing’ workers at one go

08 Dec 2011

Nokia Siemens Networks to cut 17,000 jobs to save €1 bn

24 Nov 2011

The joint venture between Nokia and Siemens aims to reduce annual costs by €1 billion by reducing 23 per cent of its employees

Government yet to finalise national floor for wages in the unorganised sector

23 Nov 2011

Australian tribunal orders Qantas to end lockout

31 Oct 2011

Qantas grounded all its 108 aircraft in 22 countries until  pilots, mechanics, baggage handlers and caterers reached agreements with it over pay and work conditions.

Motorola Mobility to cut 800 jobs

29 Oct 2011

Whirlpool to cut 5,000 jobs, close Arkansas plant

28 Oct 2011

Whirlpool Corp, the world's largest appliance maker, plans to cut 10 per cent of its workforce in North America and Europe, and close its plant in Arkansas due to lower demand and higher costs for materials

Oracle to add 3,500 people to its workforce by May 2012

21 Oct 2011

Oracle, said it would vigourously promote its recruitment drive through social media like Facebook, twitter, Lin­kedin, YouTube

MSIL resumes operations at Gurgaon plant

18 Oct 2011

Maruti to shut Gurgaon plant for two days

14 Oct 2011

The labour unrest and production loss will impact the company’s sales, especially during the ongoing festive season.

Labour trouble at Bosch shows no sign of ending

12 Oct 2011

Employees at the Bosch plant at Adugodi near Bangalore continued their tools-down strike for the 15th day today after intermediation efforts proved fruitless.

Workers take over Maruti’s Manesar plant; violence alleged

11 Oct 2011

Not only has production at Maruti Suzuki’s Manesar plant halted for the third day today, but striking workers have taken over the entire factory

Ford, UAW strike comprehensive deal on jobs, pay and profit

05 Oct 2011

Ford Motor Co and the United Auto Workers yesterday announced a new national contract, which includes $1.1 billion in new investment that would add new jobs

NSDC ties up with Future Learning, NIIT for training 14 million people by 2022

01 Oct 2011

Global economic slowdown to have limited impact on IT hiring in India: Survey

26 Sep 2011

Uncertainty dogs Maruti Suzuki plants in Haryana

17 Sep 2011

Nokia rebuts study saying Chennai workers underpaid

17 Sep 2011

Bank of America to shed 30,000 jobs over next few years

13 Sep 2011

Full implementation of Phase I of the cost-cutting strategy will result in savings of $5 billion a year, on a baseline of $27 billion in annual expenses, by 2014.

Maruti hiring fresh workers at Manesar; Swift output picks up

13 Sep 2011

Maruti plans to increase Swift's production to around 18,000 units a month to help meet the delivery schedule for the 90,000 bookings of the Swift