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Apple delays bonuses for some, limits hiring in latest cost-cutting effort

The majority of Apple's divisions had already moved to a once-a-year schedule for bonuses and promotions, including software engineering and services

Hiring intentions to remain marginally low in Apr-Jun quarter: Survey

Hiring intentions will remain marginally lower during the second quarter (April-June) this year as employers continue to have difficulty in finding people with the right skills, according to a survey. Employers in India continue to anticipate hiring workers in the second quarter, reporting a seasonally adjusted Net Employment Outlook of 30 per cent, which is marginally lower from the January-March quarter, according to ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey. Hiring intentions remain marginally lower by 2 per cent quarter-on-quarter, while employers continue to have difficulty finding the right talent, it added. The ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey is based on an analysis of nearly 3,020 employers. The survey further revealed that the talent supply with the requisite skills depicted in the sliding shift of employers, experiencing a talent shortage by 3 per cent. "While the skill gap continues to be concerning, in spite of the global economic pressures, India's innate abilit

We never stopped hiring in India, says IBM India MD Sandip Patel

While there are pockets of recessionary tendencies that we see in different parts of the world, I believe that India is in a good spot, says IBM India MD Sandip Patel

DGCA plans to hire 400 tech staff in 1-2 yrs; increase offices to 19: Chief

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) plans to ramp up its technical staff to 1,100 by hiring another 400 people in the next one to two years as well as increase the number of offices to 19 as the watchdog strengthens the safety oversight capabilities, according to its chief Arun Kumar. Kumar, who will be superannuating on February 28 after being at the helm for nearly four years, described his tenure as a "roller coaster ride" during which various steps were taken to improve aviation safety and the regulator also dealt with multiple headwinds, including engine issues and safety concerns over SpiceJet. India's aviation safety oversight ranking jumping to the 55th position from 112th place earlier under the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) coordinated validation mission, rollout of eGCA for processes at the regulator, introduction of regulations for transgenders who want to be pilots as well as compulsory breath analyser tests for air traffic controllers are

Private consumption likely to take a hit on India's IT sector squeeze

In all, listed IT companies accounted for 47 per cent of incremental growth in India Inc's salary and wages bill in the last 12 months

Air India to hire 900 pilots, 4,200 trainee crew to support growth plans

At present Air India has 115 aircraft. This calendar year it will receive six Airbus A350s and 25 Boeing 737 Max planes; will also take 36 aircraft on lease

Indian footwear retailer Metro hiring up to 2,000 store workers, says CEO

The company, which had 720 stores as of end-2022 and nearly 4,000 employees overall, said last March it would add 260 new stores that sells brands such as Mochi, Walkaway and Metro

Intangles raises $10 mn in series A funding from Baring PE Partners

The funding will be utilised for serving a robust new customer pipeline, expanding global presence and accelerating hiring to augment product engineering, sales and delivery teams, Instangles said

Wipro freshers' dilemma: Work for half the salary or wait longer

Candidates offered annual salary of Rs 6.5 lakh asked if they will take up projects for Rs 3.5 lakh

Flexi-staffing industry's Q3 growth lowest in past 10 quarters: ISF report

Global layoff-driven dip in IT hiring drags overall growth figure to 0.8%

92% recruiters optimistic about hiring in H1CY23: Naukri.com report

Recruiters foresee maximum layoffs for senior professionals, with 20% of recruiters predicting the same. Freshers are expected to be least impacted by hiring corrections

Going slow: Infosys, Wipro keep Class of 2023 waiting for campus hiring

Industry players said IT hiring was not as strong as it was in 2022

Shriram Finance employs 3,536 people in Q3 hiring drive, to add 1,000 in Q4

Total workforce up 10% so far in FY23; recruitment also driven by merger of group firms

Jan manufacturing PMI falls to three-month low as production, exports slow

Companies increase input inventories by purchasing additional materials, but hiring remains unchanged broadly

PhysicsWallah to hire 2,500 employees, partner with supply chain firm

Company hiring at a time when large Indian start-ups, especially in edtech, are laying off employees

Amid layoffs, demand for non-tech jobs grew during December 2022: Report

Amid reports on layoffs by multinational technology companies, a report has revealed that there has been an increase in demand for talents in non-tech sectors in India, including healthcare, food services, construction and education in December 2022. Global job site Indeed's monthly jobs insights showed that healthcare allied fields such as dental and nursing have the highest job postings on its platform at 30.8 per cent in December 2022. This was followed by food services (8.8 per cent), construction (8.3 per cent), architecture (7.2 per cent), education (7.1 per cent), therapy 6.3 per cent, and marketing (6.1), among others, the report added. The report noted that the relative resurgence of business normalcy in a post pandemic world has brought buoyancy back in sectors like construction and civil engineering. Even sectors like marketing, which was one of the earliest to see layoffs during the pandemic, has picked up steam, it said, adding that last year, brands have realised the

Cars24 plans 500 new hires across verticals in next three months

Recruitment is for both tech and non-tech roles; firm plans to scale up services in smaller towns where it is seeing an rising demand for pre-owned vehicles

BharatPe makes 3 hires for corporate governance, compliance, data security

Fintech firm says it is essential to strengthen the roles as it 'focuses on getting IPO ready'

India Inc likely to face hiring slowdown in Jan-March quarter: Survey

A looming recession and deepening global slowdown have caused apprehensions among Indian employers

98% of e-commerce companies looking forward to hiring in Q4FY23: TeamLease

Recruitment activity to go beyond blue- and white-collar staff, will embrace apprentices as well