No laptops or mails: This company offers 9-day paid leaves to all employees as 'Reset and Recharge' breakMeesho announced a company-wide 'Reset and Recharge' break for its employees from October 26th to November 3rd. Employees will receive nine...
11 Oct, 2024, 05.28 PM IST
Outgoing Puma India chief racks up $52 million for new startup; Cred unit executes layoffsAbhishek Ganguly, outgoing India and Southeast Asia managing director of Puma, has raised Rs 430 crore — around $52 million — for his new v...
15 May, 2023, 09.33 PM IST
Google on the ropes in IndiaA day before the deadline, Google announced several changes to Android in India, such as allowing device makers to license its individual a...
28 Jan, 2023, 07.31 AM IST
New-age leave policies can make employees stayExperts say such policies encourage a better work-life balance while building greater accountability, engagement, and loyalty.
31 Jul, 2022, 11.14 AM IST
Charges fly on Twitter about rampant paid malicious influencer campaignsIt all started when ecommerce platform Meesho sent out legal notices to some social media accounts and certain people, including Jaymin Sha...
29 Jun, 2022, 05.28 PM IST
Smear campaigns rife on Twitter; Byju’s defers Aakash deal paymentsBut Meesho isn’t the only company that has been the target of a Twitter smear campaign in recent months – Easemytrip and even Sequoia have ...
29 Jun, 2022, 07.52 AM IST
RBI says non-banks can't load credit lines on prepaid instruments; investors spooked as DeFi bubble popsOn Monday evening the Reserve Bank of India issued a clarification on prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) such as wallets and prepaid cards,...
21 Jun, 2022, 06.58 AM IST
Meesho rolls out infinite wellness leave policyEmployees will be entitled to full salary payment throughout the tenure of the leave for self illness and up to 25% for three months for a ...
20 Jun, 2022, 01.40 PM IST
Elevation raises $670M India fund; edtech giant lays off 1,000 employeesElevation Capital, which invested in around 30 Indian startups last year alone, has closed its latest India-dedicated fund at $670 million.
08 Apr, 2022, 09.52 AM IST
Unacademy lays off 1,000 employees; Coinbase in India ‘for the long haul’Unacademy, the edtech giant that began as a YouTube channel in 2015, has laid off around 1,000 employees over the past few weeks as part of...
07 Apr, 2022, 06.54 PM IST
Paternity leave gaining ground among Indian companiesIn India, central government employees get 15 days of paternity leave, but there is no formal policy in place for employees in the private ...
20 Feb, 2022, 07.19 AM IST
The art of self-regulation by crypto players; Tata Digital’s payments playWith India's cryptocurrency laws likely to be delayed further, crypto exchanges are debating updates to their self-regulatory code of condu...
19 Jan, 2022, 05.52 AM IST
Record funding from risk investors in 2021; Unpacking Delhivery’s IPO filingA new report by IVCA and EY said investments in startups was the defining feature in 2021. India overtook the UK as the third-largest ecosy...
18 Jan, 2022, 08.20 PM IST
Meesho rolls out ‘gender confirmation’ leave policyMeesho employees, who are looking to transition their gender, can get up to one month of paid leave for gender reassignment surgery and oth...
18 Jan, 2022, 05.42 PM IST
Indian companies in festive mood, want their staff to enjoy tooMany companies that are still in a remote working mode are opting for virtual celebrations where family members are also invited. A few fir...
04 Nov, 2021, 06.34 AM IST
Meesho introduces 30-week gender-neutral parental leave policyThe parental leave policy ensures non-discrimination irrespective of gender, sexual identity, marital status, or the circumstance of parent...
23 Sep, 2021, 03.53 PM IST
New parents at Meesho to get 30 weeks of gender-neutral leaveNot only the new leave policy applies equally to women, men, heterogenous or same-sex couples so they can stay present for their children b...
23 Sep, 2021, 09.45 AM IST