Microsoft, Google are latest tech giants to hit brakes on hiring
With recession fears mounting—and inflation, the war in Ukraine and the lingering pandemic taking a toll—many tech companies are rethinking their staffing needs, with some…
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Many Australian businesses struggling to find workers
Sydney: Almost 40 per cent of Australian small and medium business owners are facing labour shortages, according to one of the nation’s largest banks. New…
Americans filing jobless claims at highest level in 8 months
WASHINGTON: The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week rose to the highest level in more than eight months in what may be…
IT majors cut back on hiring
Top software exporters including global major Accenture and Indian IT services leader Tata Consultancy Services have sharply reduced new recruitments in the first quarter of…
Oracle is to cost optimize to save $1 billion, in the process laying off thousands
San Francisco: Cloud major Oracle recently considered laying off thousands of workers to save up to $1 billion in cost-cutting measures, the media reported. According…
Why companies need to move away from traditional employee surveys: The Genpact story
Highlights Remote working has negatively impacted the ability of 48 per cent of businesses to integrate new hires into their culture. Almost everyone (91 per…
Big Four firms emerge as top poachers of IT talent
Top Indian IT service providers have become the biggest poaching ground for the Big Four accounting and consultancy firms such as Deloitte and EY, fuelling…
Pay hike or a ping-pong table? How are organizations out of touch with employee needs?
A few weeks ago, an employee posted a screenshot of an HR poll, which asked: Which of the following might help an HR professional drive…
Three out of four Londoners vow never to return to the office full-time
Most Londoners believe they will never return to the office full-time, a major study has found, in the latest sign that Covid has permanently changed working…
Singapore: More women employees return to the workplace
Since 2019, over 68,000 women in Singapore have returned to work as the country continues to step up efforts to support women who want to…