Voltas, Whirlpool shares surge up to 5% as Panasonic exits washing machine, refrigerator segments in IndiaVoltas and Whirlpool shares climbed up to 5% after Panasonic said it would exit the Indian washing machine and refrigerator segments, citin...
26 Jun, 2025, 01.08 PM IST
Panasonic pulls plug on washing machines, refrigerators in IndiaPanasonic Holdings is reducing its consumer electronics operations in India. The company is discontinuing refrigerators and washing machine...
26 Jun, 2025, 12.33 AM IST
Microsoft Layoffs: Tech giant trims fat to feed AI growth, 6,000 jobs gone — here’s who’s out, who’s safeMicrosoft Layoff News: Microsoft has laid off over 6,000 employees, about 3% of its global workforce, despite reporting strong earnings. Th...
20 May, 2025, 11.53 AM IST
Japanese tech company Panasonic cuts 4% of its global workforce as profits falterhe company said the slowing global economy and weaker demand for electric vehicles were a factor behind its weak results. But sales of air-...
09 May, 2025, 04.37 PM IST
Japan's Panasonic targets 10,000 job cuts worldwidePanasonic, the Japanese electronics conglomerate, has announced plans to reduce its global workforce by 10,000 positions. This decision is ...
09 May, 2025, 01.54 PM IST
Twitter removes legacy blue ticks; Google asks apps to use its billing system outside IndiaFrom Pope Francis, with his modest 18.8 million followers, to Justin Bieber, with 113 million, several celebrities and other notable person...
21 Apr, 2023, 07.18 PM IST
Non-IT sectors may dominate white-collar job market this yearThe current moderation and caution in jobs in the information technology (IT) sector, which has for years been the dominant recruiter in th...
14 Feb, 2023, 02.23 PM IST
Pay hikes in India may go back to pre-Covid levelsCompanies are upbeat about the economy and consumer confidence as most see Covid-19 as being unlikely to have an impact on the business cyc...
28 Jan, 2022, 06.45 AM IST
Phone, appliance plants to go festive a month earlyDemand for these has been strong as the second wave has receded and companies see this trend persisting. Most have placed orders for compon...
24 Jun, 2021, 07.02 AM IST
Companies like RPG Group, Dalmia Cement, Marico, Panasonic, Vedanta, PwC, KPMG, and upGrad going the extra mile to help staffDalmia Cement (Bharat), for instance, has removed monetary limits and other restrictions on medical reimbursements for employees affected b...
26 Apr, 2021, 04.36 PM IST
Will the light shine on India's economy? Tracking the Diwali spend and looking at post-festival recoveryYou can call it retail therapy or pin it on the festive spirit, or believe what the government is saying — that the Indian economy, which h...
11 Nov, 2020, 08.00 PM IST
Will workers bear the brunt as companies adopt automation to survive the pandemic?Amid lockdown and the coronavirus scare, digitisation has gained momentum across sectors.
31 May, 2020, 09.33 AM IST
Covid-19: Cos try to save jobs while struggling to meet payroll commitmentsBuffeted by the turmoil unleashed by the Covid-19 pandemic, a bunch of companies are trying to save jobs even while India Inc struggles to ...
10 Apr, 2020, 09.46 AM IST
HR managers being taught how to deal with employees in times of slowdownCompanies are training HR managers, harbingers of bad news during performance appraisals, to soften the blow for employees.
27 Dec, 2012, 06.48 PM IST
Bonuses go up to 400 per cent as firms look to retain talentBusinesses are expecting to do well in 2012, and the focus will be on attracting talent and retaining through innovative strategies.
29 May, 2012, 06.50 AM IST
Five going jobless every passing minute this yearHowever, as a saving grace for employees, most of the layoffs of '09 so far happened in Jan.
01 Mar, 2009, 12.17 PM IST
- Goldrattspeak: "Don't even contemplate layoffs when India is growing"
Deeply disturbed by the pink slip syndrome the world-over, the 62-year-old Israeli scientist and corporate consultant has taken upon himsel...
11 Feb, 2009, 06.22 PM IST