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Panacea Infosec announces 30-40% salary hike, to raise headcount by 35%

Cybersecurity firm Panacea Infosec has given 30-40 per cent hike in salaries for all employees with effect from April, the company said on Thursday. Currently, the company has around 230 employees and plans to increase headcount in the range of 25-35 per cent during the ongoing financial year, it said in a statement. "With this hike, Panacea Infosec will get an average increment of 30-40 percent in the financial year 2021-22. "Panacea Infosec is one of the fastest growing cybersecurity audit firms in India with an average growth rate of 245 per cent in the past three years," the statement said. Founded in 2012, the Delhi-based company claims to have over 400 clients spread across 45 countries. Panacea said businesses are still coping up with the COVID-19 crisis, and dependency on information technology and other digital services has increased which, in turn, increased the demand for cybersecurity and privacy services. In the new business environment cybersecurity and audit servic

Synechron to hire up to 2,000 professionals to boost India plans

Digital transformation consulting firm Synechron announced plans to hire up to 2,000 professionals to specifically boost its India operations in Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Chennai

Job activity declines in most Indian industries in April amid Covid wave

As India battles the lethal second Covid wave, industries like travel and tourism, education and engineering, cement, construction, iron/steel continue to show decline in job postings

Blocking and chaining resume fraud

A mini-industry has come up to manage employee background checks. Studies indicate that one in five resumes have information discrepancy that is serious enough to be considered a fraud

IDBI warns against fake job offers, says no agency hired for recruitment

IDBI Bank on Friday cautioned the public against fake job offers in its name and said it has not hired any agency for recruitment or collecting money. It has come to notice that some unscrupulous persons/recruitment agencies have been making job offers in the name of IDBI Bank by issuing fake offer letters, using the bank's name, logo and address in fake stationery, the lender said in a tweet. The LIC-controlled bank said it has not hired the services of any agency or individual to recruit personnel on its behalf or collect any money/commission/charges for training etc. General public is hereby advised to exercise caution while dealing with such unscrupulous persons/agencies, IDBI Bank said. Further, the bank said its recruitment notifications are always displayed on its website www.idbibank.in.

WoodenStreet to invest $5 mn on warehouse expansion; hire 300 people

Online furniture retailer WoodenStreet on Monday said it will invest around $5 million (over Rs 36 crore) and hire about 300 people as it looks to strengthen its supply chain and warehousing capacity

Amazon sued for alleged race and gender bias in corporate hires

E-commerce firm said to hire people of colour at 'lower levels'

Govt will act against officials involved in illegal hiring: Arunachal CM

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday said the government will take appropriate action against officials involved in the alleged illegal appointment in the Education department. Responding to a question by senior Congress member Ninong Ering on appointment of teachers and other posts in the department without conducting any interview, Khandu asserted that all such appointment would be cancelled if proved. He said the Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (APSSB), was created to check corrupt practices in recruitment process. Raising the question Ering asked the government as to why the APSSB was not informed about such appointments and want to know the total number of teachers and multi-tasking staff (MTS) appointed without interview by the department. Education Minister Taba Tedir while denying such appointments informed the House that the department on complaint from Ering had initiated a departmental enquiry, report of which would be available .

Edtech, logistics and gig-economy to drive jobs as startups step up hiring

Freshers hiring likely to double as compared to last year

IndiGo starts hiring, gives offer letters to 32 pilots for ATR-72 fleet

The pandemic hit few sectors harder than air travel, wiping out tens of thousands of jobs. IndiGo had slashed its workforce by 10 per cent last year in view of travel disruptions

Hiring continues to remain stable in Jan; agro, media lead the list: Report

The report indicates that job postings in some industries have improved, with some doing even better than the pre-Covid levels when compared to January 2020

Instamojo onboards more than 50% new recruits from Tier 2 and 3 towns

The fintech firm announced work from home as a permanent feature in the days ahead. The recent hiring cycle saw new hires from Tier II and III towns such as Krishnagiri, Kolar, Dehradun and Sitapur

Sebi to conduct coding test for IT stream on March 14, hire 147 officers

The phase I and phase II online examinations will be held on January 17 and February 27, 2021 respectively, for the recruitment of 147 officers at Sebi

IIT Delhi students get nearly 1,000 offers in phase 1 of placement season

More than 20 selections for international profiles have been confirmed up to now

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EY to hire 9,000 professionals in India in 2021 in various technology roles

EY in India has over 50,000 people working in all member firms including global delivery centers

In the year of pandemic, recession and layoffs, Amazon 'hired like mad'

The company has added 427,300 employees in 10 months, bringing its global work force to more than 1.2 million

Companies see Haryana local hiring bill hurting state, industry growth

Auto sector, which is likely to hit most if the bill becomes law, is planning to move the state govt via industry bodies like CII

Apprentice hiring: Over a third of firms are gender neutral, open to LGBTQ

Covid-19 pandemic impacts hiring, with more resilient sectors reporting strong sentiment even as others appear to have reduced appointments

43% small businesses plan to hire women in the next 6 months: Survey

Covid-19 has caused 78% of small businesses in India to reduce their workforce in the last 8 months, according to the LocalCircles survey