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Thyssenkrupp to cement Tata Steel deal with offer to workers
11 Dec 2017
Thyssenkrupp and Tata Steel had in September agreed to merge their European steel operations, creating Europe’s second largest steelmaker
IIM placements: Microsoft offers top package at $214,600; Accenture biggest recruiter
01 Dec 2017
With the placement season under way at the Indian Institutes of Management, technology giant Microsoft is set to offer the highest pay package among all recruiters
Appeals court rules Uber drivers be considered workers with wage rights
11 Nov 2017
Uber may now be required to give its drivers rights such as the minimum wage and holiday pay, a move that the company said could fundamentally damage the way it operates
Yes Bank trims workforce by 12% in digital push
22 Sep 2017
Yes Bank’s move to eliminate 2,500 jobs comes after private sector banking major HDFC Bank reduced its workforce by 6,096 during January-March 2017
Infosys to add 12,000 engineers in next 2 years; hire more in US, Europe
11 Sep 2017
Infosys says it plans to hire around 6,000 engineers annually over the next 1-2 years even as the visa issues necessitated increased local hiring in the US and Europe
McDonald’s stares at first strike in UK
19 Aug 2017
SBI staff count down 6,622 in fiscal first quarter
16 Aug 2017
While 7,247 employees exited the bank in the first quarter of FY18, CBI added about 625 personnel in the first quarter, reducing the total headcount to 2,73,181
RAND survey finds US jobs gruelling
14 Aug 2017
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