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The Kerala government has decided to focus on scientific use of land and deployment of localised early warning systems as part of its efforts to tackle Wayanad-like landslides and other disasters in the future, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said. He said the landslide forecasting systems were in the "infancy" stage and his government now wants to "strengthen" Kerala's institutes and departments meant for studying climate change by providing them enhanced manpower and modern equipments. More than 230 people lost their lives even as an equal number of body parts were found from under the debris and from the Chaliyar river after the worst-ever disaster of the state destroyed large tracts of three Wayanad villages-- Punchirimattom, Chooralmala and Mundakkai apart from some in Attamala when the disaster struck on July 30. Speaking to PTI during an interview over the weekend, Vijayan said, "In an era of climate change, fragility is a matter that needs to be balanced with respect to
The highest salary hikes are expected to be seen in e-commerce (10.9%), financial services (10.1%), and professional services and real estate (10% each)
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The highest annual net addition among banks was recorded in FY11 at 125,000, followed by 124,000 in FY12
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Companies are providing internal career switch opportunities with promotions, upskilling opportunities, quarterly incentives, and Esops across the ranks to retain talent
Data suggest that most women are switching to jobs closer to home or even taking on gig/freelancing jobs that offer more flexibility
During November 2022 and April 2023, there has been a 40% jump in recruitment from tier-2/3 cities
Largest tech company TCS on Tuesday said attrition among its women employees has raced past the same for men, hinting that the end of work-from-home may have a role to play in it. Its chief human resources officer Milind Lakkad said that historically, the attrition among women employees who constitute over 35 per cent of the over 6 lakh-strong workforce has been lower or similar to that of men, and called the development as "unusual". "...I would think working from home during the pandemic reset the domestic arrangements for some women, keeping them from returning to office even after everything normalised," he said in an interview published in the company's annual report. Lakkad acknowledged that the higher attrition among women is a "setback" to the Tata Group company's efforts to promote gender diversity and added that the company is focusing on reversing the trend. The annual report did not reveal the exact attrition number on the basis of gender. Its overall attrition peaked
The report was conducted to study the impact of research and recognition on attrition in India in 2022. Over 100 firms and one million employees participated in the project
In the quarter ended March 31, the company reported a margin of 14.6%, among the lowest in the industry
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In their Q4 results, two of the three IT majors in India, TCS, and Infosys, showed that high attrition was still a problem
TCS is also planning to raise base salaries in its campus recruitment drives. If implemented, this is likely to make Infosys, HCL Technologies, and Wipro follow suit
Infosys reported a net reduction even as rival TCS added 821 employees in Q4
The total headcount of TCS stands at 614,795 as on March 31, 2023
Average salary hikes in India will be lower in 2023 compared to 2022, says EY's 'Future of Pay 2023' report. E-commerce, professional services and IT to the biggest hikes
Says more than 200 staffers have spent over seven years at the company; Many are on their second (and third) stint, and have been around since 2011 or 2012
The guidance says there are clear signs of a slowdown in IT hiring, with supply pressure easing and lower attrition