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For its general cadre employees, office staff, and unskilled workers, Air India, which was acquired by the Tata group in January 2022, has announced a second round of voluntary retirement schemes (VRS). Employees must be older than 40 and have at least five years of continuous service to be eligible for the offer. At the moment, Air India employs about 11,000 people, both flying and non-flying personnel. 2,100 of these workers are qualified to take advantage of the voluntary retirement offer. This is the second phase of the VRS scheme; the first phase, which covered the categories of cabin crew, clerical workers, and unskilled workers, was adopted in June 2022. The voluntary retirement offer was then accepted by around 1,500 employees, or 43% of those who qualified. According to Air India’s top human resources officer, Suresh Dutt Tripathi, requests from workers to offer the additional benefit of voluntary retirement to other permanent employees have been received. As a result, the airline has opted to start the second phase of the VRS scheme. Employees will get an ex gratia amount as a one-time benefit if they apply for voluntary retirement before April 30. The ex gratia payment will be increased by Rs 1,000,000 for those who submit their applications by March 31. The Vihaan.AI transformation plan, which Air India launched in September 2022, intends to accomplish a number of objectives over a five-year period. The plan’s goal is to place Air India on a course for consistent development, financial success, and market leadership. Air India permitted its voluntarily retired cabin crew employees to extend their tenure till January of the next year as of November last year in response to a shortage of cabin crew.

According to Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the government aims to increase the capacity for manufacturing electronics to Rs 24 lakh crore by 2025–26, which will also help generate over 10 lakh employment. Addressing at a gathering in Bengaluru, the minister said the country is presently at an inflection point – the most exciting age in its history – and the present generation of students is the luckiest generation in the independent India’s history. According to an official statement, the Narendra Modi government’s goal is to boost electronics manufacturing capacity to Rs 24 lakh crore by 2025–26, which will also help to create over 10 lakh jobs. He stated that there are more than 90,000 startups, including 110 unicorns, in which young Indians are playing a key part. According to the minister, at least 15 lakh young Indians from Karnataka would receive training in future-ready skills that are relevant to the industry. Rajeev Chandrasekhar stated the day is marked as “Spoorti Dina” or Inspiration Day, and that the occasion could not be more suited to discuss opportunities in IndiaTechade with students. Rajeev Chandrasekhar was remembering the well-known Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar, or “Appu,” on his birthday. Chandrasekhar responded to a question on the Silicon Valley Bank crisis and the Indian government’s role in easing startup entrepreneurs’ problems by saying, “The Indian banking system is much more resilient and stronger in comparison to any other country’s banking system. Startups should therefore opt for Indian banks as their preferred banking partners.”

By the end of the first quarter of FY 2023–24, CLXNS, a digital-first debt resolution platform, expects to have hired over 700 employees. Almost 160 people work with the company at the moment, about 125 of them started in April 2022. The finance startup’s workforce will increase to more than 800 workers as a result of the new recruitment. CLXNS plans to hire people in a variety of fields, including marketing, data analytics, and product, engineering, and design. According to a statement, it is eager to hire mid-level talent with technology skills as well as seasoned professionals for critical leadership roles. The future-looking objective of CLXNS is to develop scalable, digital-first debt resolution systems with high levels of compliance and governance, with the aid of the recently hired employees and the company’s clear focus on investing extensively in its tech capabilities. “The current market scenario is unstable, but we strongly feel that there is no right or wrong time for hiring talent,” stated Manavjeet Singh, MD & CEO of CLXNS. “We believe India’s credit growth story has just started and is guaranteed to see a massive boom. And therefore, we foresee an enormous growth in ethical debt resolution opportunities,” he added. “At CLXNS, our sole aim is to build a scalable, digital-first debt resolution company. Simultaneously, we wish to emerge as a talent powerhouse in the industry with expertise in tech capabilities. We are confident that with the new talent addition, we will be able to reach one step closer to our goals of expanding our footprints pan India and serving our customers better,” he stated.

As it invests in people and productive capacity in the nation, Deloitte in India has hired close to 50,000 professionals over the previous three years, nearly doubling the workforce, the audit firm said on Friday. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP stated in a statement that it concentrated on developing skills to deliver technology-driven growth. The completion of a pilot project to help solve the problem of stubble burning in North India was also announced. According to the statement, Deloitte has hired around 50,000 professionals in India during the past three years. “The organisation plans to continue to invest in people and productive capacities in India, with a focus on innovative approaches to support education, digital skills development, and training opportunities.” At the US-India CEO Conference, which was held here on Friday, Punit Renjen, retired Deloitte Global CEO Emeritus, emphasised the potential of India and the significance of skilling and nature-based solutions. “I believe, this is India’s century, and the country has a unique opportunity to lead the world in addressing some of the critical issues that we face. India’s future innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders will need new skills to help them meet these challenges,” he said. In India, Deloitte is still offering educational opportunities. In partnership with The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Deloitte AI Academy develops and reskills workforces to bridge the technology talent gap. Deloitte’s StepUp programme educates third-year engineering college students on industry-specific skills and cutting-edge technologies. Deloitte intends to keep engaging with the larger community over the coming years with an emphasis on STEM, innovation, leadership, and digital. 50 million people in India are addressed by Deloitte’s WorldClass, a global initiative to train 100 million people for careers and opportunities by 2030. Almost 125 nonprofit organisations from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Orissa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, and Rajasthan have received support from WorldClass since its start in 2017. A successful pilot project by Deloitte India in Haryana in 2022 led to a 69% reduction in farm fire or stubble burning incidents. The announcement stated that it was anticipated that this trial effort will save nearly 2,000 lives over time. In the state of Haryana, where eight districts account for a total of nearly 90% of the state’s fires, Deloitte India aims to expand the effort. Together with this, Deloitte India has said it will execute pilot projects in the neighbouring states of Punjab (SAS Nagar district) and Uttar Pradesh (Ghaziabad district). Fatehabad, Sirsa, Jind, Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Ambala, Yamuna Nagar, and Karnal would be among the eight districts in Haryana. The project intends to keep enlisting the assistance of local organizations, farmers, local communities, and business partners.

In order to provide global development services in the technology sector, Trangile Services on Friday announced plans to hire 500 technology professionals. The company will provide the new hires with training at Trangile Academy, a cutting-edge training centre located in Noida. According to a release, Trangile Services would also place the talent after training with Indian and international organisations across the technology spectrum. According to the announcement, Trangile Services has increased the seating capacity at its global development centre in Noida from 150 to 400. “Amidst the global hiring slowdown, Trangile Services continues to see robust demand for talent supply across the technology spectrum from its Indian and global clientele,” stated Piyush Madan, Co-Founder & CEO of Trangile. He said, “We are well on our path to hiring 500 technology professionals and providing organisations with an opportunity to add world-class talent at a competitive cost.” “To support our hiring plans over the next few months, we have expanded our Global Development Centre at Noida. We have added more space increasing our training centre’s seating capacity to meet the growing demand for ready-to-deploy talent by organisations in India and overseas,” Madan added. Trangile, which was founded in early 2022, now has over 450 people working for it at its client locations and worldwide development centre in Noida. The statement mentioned that Trangile has offices in Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, and London.

FMCG giant Britannia Industries wants to increase the proportion of women working there from 41% to 50% by 2024, a senior company official said on Sunday. According to Indranil Gupta, Head of Manufacturing for the company’s owned factories, Britannia currently employs 41% women and plans to increase that number to 50% by the end of 2024. It has 15 company-owned manufacturing plants, 35 contract and franchisee units, and over one lakh workers throughout India. In the company’s Madurai unit, there are approximately 1,400 employees, of which 65% are women, according to Gupta. According to the senior official, since the company produced 190 tonnes of different food products every day, the percentage of women working there will rise to 70% by 2024. Gupta said, “They are more hygienic, and more suitable for these types of jobs, which is an important requirement in food making facilities and disciplined compared to male workers,” when asked why more women should work in these fields. According to him, having a higher percentage of women in leadership positions has improved factory operations by boosting production and efficiency while also lowering attrition. According to C S Guruprasad, Regional Manufacturing Head for the South, diversity is an important pillar of Britannia’s sustainability framework for becoming a responsible global food company. He continued by saying that since most of the women come from an agricultural background and supported their family through the worst of the Covid outbreak when their husbands or parents lost their employment, they feel confident about staying in the unit. Also, the organisation offers the best working conditions, in addition to compensation, social security benefits, and transportation services, the official added. Source: PTI

In Maharashtra, the upper age for applying for government jobs has been raised by two years. With this adjustment, persons who want to apply for open-category state government jobs can do so up to the age of 40. The age limit for applicants in the reserved category is 45. It is intended that by making the change, more people will be able to apply for government jobs. A chance at a government job will also be given to job seekers who missed out on possibilities during the pandemic years. The age restriction has been called for by numerous candidates from all over the nation, particularly those hoping to pass the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exams. On the occasion of India’s 75th year of independence, the State government will be hiring roughly 75,000 workers this year. This relaxation will only be permitted till December 31, 2023. Even job postings that were published or issued prior to the announcement of the age restriction extension will be subject to the relaxation. The benefits of this relaxation will be felt by thousands of job applicants who want to work for the government. It will now take place later for the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) exam pattern to be changed to resemble the new UPSC exam pattern. After protest from job seekers, this decision was made. The MPSC was then given the go-ahead by the Maharashtra government to apply the new pattern in 2025.

According to a report, a significant percentage of employers anticipate employment to rise over the next two years as a result of Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes, which provide financial incentives to various industries to stimulate domestic production. According to a TeamLease survey, the pharmaceutical sector (68%) is responsible for the highest favourable recruiting sentiment, which is then followed by the white goods sector (67%) and textile products (62%). For the next two years, 60% of firms anticipate more hiring as a result of PLI schemes. The employers’ responses to job creation based on the government incentives outlined in the PLI schemes and their projections for hiring over the next two years formed the basis for the TeamLease PLI Outlook Report. In India, 14 cities and 8 industries were surveyed, totaling 344 mid- to senior-level general managers and talent acquisition managers. The PLI schemes are ground-breaking. It will not only encourage investments and industry expansion, but it will also likely result in a major increase in job opportunities. Sumit Sarabhai, Business Head – Emerging Vertical, TeamLease Services, stated that over 60% of employers in India Inc. had increased hiring plans as a result of the PLI scheme in the next years. The diversity of the workforce is a significant issue that the PLI schemes will address and is anticipated to increase the representation of women in leadership positions. “According to our report, while cities like Gurgaon and Indore, Kolkata, Delhi and Nagpur still prefer hiring male candidates, cities like Chandigarh, and Chennai are more inclined towards female employees, especially across industries like textiles, pharmaceuticals, and large-scale electronics manufacturing,” Sarabhai said. The MSME ecosystem will benefit from the PLI programmes, and more women will join the workforce, according to estimates. In addition, Sarabhai noted that other sectors, including large-scale electronic manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and textile products, anticipate hiring female workers under the PLI programmes. Source: PTI

As part of a global hiring strategy to bring on more than 12,000 new employees, French multinational Thales announced on Monday that it will hire more than 500 people in India for its engineering centres in Bengaluru and Noida. “In 2023, Thales plans to hire more than 12,000 new employees to support its strong growth trajectory in its three core markets: Aerospace, Defence and Security, and Digital Identity and Security. The Group will be hiring all over the world and expects to take on 5,500 new employees in France, 550 in India, 1,050 in the UK, 600 in Australia, and 540 in the US,” a statement issued here read. With 11,500 new jobs, or 50% more than in 2021, the plan experienced a “record level of recruitment” in 2022, according to the statement. The firm added, “And, the success was in creating jobs during the Covid-19, particularly by continuing hiring for the engineering centres in Bengaluru and Noida.” The company is hiring workers on fixed-term or permanent contracts for its locations in Bengaluru and Noida, as well as offering many chances for internal mobility within Thales in India and around the world. The company added: “At these sites, Thales is mainly seeking hardware engineers, software engineers, systems architects, experts in digital technologies and project managers, offering them the opportunity to help to build a safer, greener, more inclusive world.” The company noted that it has been working to enhance the gender balance in its workforce and that in 2022, women made up 22% of the Group’s India workforce and 25% of new hires in India-. Thales also places a strong emphasis on developing young talent through internships. For instance, 80 students have already signed up for internships in India this month. These chances may serve as crucial stepping stones for these young individuals to secure long-term employment: Over 80% of students participating in work study and internship programmes are hired each year for engineering positions on fixed or indefinite term contracts, according to the statement. By utilising the skills of 35,000 R&D professionals and a portfolio of 20,000 patents in specialised domains including quantum technologies, AI, lasers, cybersecurity, and more, Thales stated that it was inventing the future in 68 different nations. Thales was included in Clarivate’s Top 100 Global Innovator 2023, a global standard for innovation, for the 10th year as one of the top 100 businesses in the world. Thales provides a plethora of long-term and highly diverse career options due to its broad range of operations and an industrial and academic footprint covering 68 countries. Thales recently (February 22) increased its footprint in India by building its first Design Center, an addition to Thales’ Engineering Competence Center in Noida and a centre for innovation, research, and development in the nation.

According to a report published by the New York Times on Sunday, Twitter recently let go of at least 200 workers, or around 10% of its workforce. Product managers, data scientists, machine learning and site reliability engineers, who were in charge of making sure Twitter’s various features ran without a hitch, were the individuals impacted on Saturday night. The NYT report cited sources with knowledge of the situation. Elon Musk reportedly fired dozens of sales and engineering staff last week despite telling them there wouldn’t be any further layoffs. One employee reportedly revealed that Musk had given the group a one-week deadline to enhance Twitter’s ad targeting system, according to sources. Many others, however, believed this to be impractical because it takes more time and resources to improve such a system. According to some sources, Musk’s lack of expertise in targeted advertising may have contributed to the layoffs. Musk revealed in January 2023 that there were roughly 2,300 people working on the company at the time. Around 200 employees were impacted by the most recent round of job cuts at Twitter, which included another round of layoffs. Musk cited a sharp decline in revenue as a result of advertisers reducing their expenditures, in part owing to worries about content moderation. Twitter has begun paying select content creators a portion of the revenue from advertisements in an effort to make up for a drop-in revenue. The Information reports that on Saturday, the social media site let go of dozens of employees.