Layoffs hit tech, GCCs; Startups rewrite summer rulesHappy Wednesday! Tech and GCC talent are facing more layoffs as they move up the value chain and integrate into global operations. This and...
15 Apr, 2026, 07.57 AM IST
Analysts see online platforms hiring 15% more this festival season; but onboarding faces delayPer Teamlease, the rise in festival season hiring will largely be driven by demand in tier-2 and tier-3 cities. While the proposed hiring n...
25 Aug, 2025, 10.01 PM IST
Amazon opens up over 1.5 lakh temporary jobs in run-up to festival seasonIncluded in these are direct and indirect job opportunities to meet the needs at the ecommerce giant’s fulfilment centres, sort centres, an...
18 Aug, 2025, 07.25 PM IST
As demand surges and staff fall sick, temps deliver the goodsApart from demand for workforce in deliveries, related roles like warehouse management and customer support services have also surged acros...
20 Jan, 2022, 05.35 AM IST
Amazon India creates over 1 lakh seasonal job opportunities ahead of festive seasonIn 2019, Amazon India and rival Flipkart had announced creation of over 1.4 lakh temporary jobs across supply chain, last-mile connectivity...
30 Sep, 2020, 01.37 PM IST
US tech firms including Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook join lawsuit against H-1B visa banThe companies said that the visa restrictions will hurt American business – rather than save American jobs, leading companies to hire worke...
11 Aug, 2020, 01.30 PM IST
Ecommerce drives spurt in temporary hiringApart from ecommerce, the other big segments recruiting temporary staff in sales, advisory, content development etc include health insuranc...
09 Aug, 2020, 10.29 AM IST
Amazon India to open 10 new fulfilment centresOpening Soon With this, Amazon will have 60 centres across 15 states in the country.
24 Jul, 2020, 08.40 AM IST
Amazon India to hire 20,000 temporary staff in customer service to serve global customersMost of the positions are part of Amazon's 'Virtual Customer Service' programme that provides flexible work-from-home options.
28 Jun, 2020, 06.07 PM IST
Ecommerce’s talent hunt to stay on courseExperts say only those at the bottom end of the workforce may be impacted, if at all.
31 Dec, 2018, 09.59 AM IST
Ecommerce’s talent hunt to stay on courseHiring plans of Flipkart and Amazon are unlikely to change despite the recent change in the foreign direct investment policy for the e-comm...
31 Dec, 2018, 07.33 AM IST
Temp hiring numbers surge as GST helps formalise economyThe number of new temp jobs is likely to touch 300,000, up from 130,000 last year, they estimate.
10 Nov, 2018, 08.38 AM IST
Amazon, Flipkart likely to create 120,000 new temporary jobs as festive season kicks inAmazon India & Flipkart are likely to create 120,000 temporary jobs to service anticipated demand surge.
29 Oct, 2018, 06.57 AM IST
Not just offers, Amazon and Flipkart also create thousands of jobs in sale seasonIndia’s biggest ecommerce companies Flipkart and Amazon alone contributed to the creation of over 42,000 temporary jobs with their festive ...
25 Sep, 2017, 09.43 AM IST
Amazon India to create over 7,500 temporary jobs before saleLocked in an intense battle for leadership in the Indian e-commerce market with local rivals like Flipkart and Snapdeal, Amazon.in has aggr...
15 Jan, 2017, 05.44 PM IST
Ecommerce companies like Flipkart, Snapdeal and others shopping big time for temporary staffFlipkart, Snapdeal, Amazon, LG, Samsung and Panasonic are among the companies that are set to ramp up temporary workers by up to 35 per cen...
24 Sep, 2016, 10.33 AM IST
Temp staffing jobs set to boom; ecommerce, retail to hire for sales, customer supportStaffing firms who are inundated with requests for thousands of temporary workers, said ecommerce is the biggest growth driver this season.
01 Sep, 2015, 10.27 AM IST