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AGE BIAS IN LAYOFFS
Jobless for 16 months, 38-year-old says career struggle cost him his health and marriage - story sparks debate on workplace ageismA Reddit post about a 38-year-old tech worker struggling to find a job after a layoff has started a big online discussion. The story highli...
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...
TCS 'discrimination' case: US agency probes workers' bias claimsThe US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) over allegations of discrimination against ...
‘EMIs, kids, elderly parents’: Shantanu Deshpande has a layoff warning for this age category employeeMid-career professionals in their 40s are increasingly the first to be cut during layoffs, despite being in their peak earning years. Caugh...
American techies accuse TCS of firing them in favour of Indians on H-1B visaTCS has been accused of favoring H-1B visa holders over Americans, facing discrimination claims based on race and age. Denies allegations, ...
Govt may tweak rules for AI firms, LLMs; FY23 financials for Unacademy, MyntraThe amendments, to be notified soon by the IT ministry, could mandate that platforms that use artificially intelligent algorithms or langua...
Dunzo’s survival hinges on Reliance; Q&A with Instacart founder Apoorva MehtaReliance Retail, which is an investor in Dunzo, is yet to sign off on a much-needed capital infusion in the cash-strapped company. All abou...
Skills you require to become a successful HR in the modern-day landscapeThe evolving HR landscape requires individuals to adapt and acquire new skill sets. These include talent acquisition, HR business partnerin...
Elon Musk's X can't beat lawsuit claiming age bias in layoffsUS District Judge Susan Illston on Tuesday said the plaintiff in the proposed class action, John Zeman, had provided enough evidence that t...
Pharma and steel offer great scope in the next few quarters: N Jayakumar"If people are focusing on export led sectors, we could have a move out of tech into pharma continuing. I think it has already begun. Stran...
Ageism in the tech workforce: from hiring to layoffsAge diversity in the technology sector is an overlooked issue, analysts argue. In the US, over-50s make up more than 20% of employees, acco...
ED to tap lenders for info in Byju's probe; Pine Labs pauses IPO plan for nowThe Enforcement Directorate (ED), days after probing premises linked to Byju’s for alleged Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) complianc...
Over 9,000 startup jobs slashed between Jan-March; betting, gambling apps advertise despite banLayoffs in the startup and tech ecosystem have continued into 2023, according to data from recruitment platform Careernet. The situation mi...
Nimesh Kampani on why he will always be a long-term investor in new age tech stocks“You cannot expect 100% growth quarter on quarter and the stock price to just go in one direction. As a long-term investor, I would invest,...
Huge incentives planned for electronic components makers; top free agents in India’s tech & startup sectorThe government is drawing up plans for a Rs 10,000-12,000 crore production-linked incentive scheme to encourage makers of high-tech IT and ...
IBM emails show millennial workers favored over ‘dinobabies’The communications show “highly incriminating animus” against older employees by officials who at the time were in the company’s “highest r...
Onus is on employees to align themselves to emerging technologies, says IBM India’s HR headSkills which were relevant twelve to eighteen months ago are not relevant now - the bottom line is that change is going to be constant, say...
Companies feel layoffs can also pay off in hiring processCompanies say they are not wary of people who come with a justified reason for layoff as it stands as a testimony to a candidate’s resilien...
Old is not so gold: Silicon Valley apprehensive about people over 40 yearsMark Zuckerberg summed up the Valley ethos at age 22, when he told a Stanford audience, “Younger people are just smarter.”
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