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  • Infosys is discontinuing issuing job offer letters to new recruits through emails

    Infosys is discontinuing issuing job offer letters to new recruits through emails

    Bengaluru-headquartered IT company Infosys has introduced a new hiring process aimed at preventing fraudulent recruitment practices and improving the candidate experience. Instead of sending job offer letters via email, candidates must now log into Infosys’ internal system to access their application details. The initiative is designed to protect candidates from scams and promote a paperless…

  • Spanish truckers to strike for earlier retirement

    Spanish truckers to strike for earlier retirement

    Spanish truckers are to stage a series of strikes to demand earlier retirement. Truck drivers will walk out on October 28, November 11, November 28, November 29, December 5, December 9, and will begin an indefinite strike on December 23 if their demands are not met, representatives of the country’s two main unions, the CCOO…

  • More support needed for female-founded firms, EY says

    More support needed for female-founded firms, EY says

    EY has warned that the UK economy could miss out on a £7bn contribution from female-founded companies unless there is greater support for female entrepreneurs. The report identified 45 female-led ‘superscalers’ – firms with revenues of more than £50m – and showed that they contributed a combined £7bn to the UK economy in 2022 and…

  • Financial firms pay compensation over gender options

    Financial firms pay compensation over gender options

    MoneySuperMarket and Transunion have been forced to pay hundreds of pounds in compensation to non-binary customers because their application forms did not accommodate non-binary identities. The ombudsman noted that being non-binary is not recognised as a gender in law but it is a protected characteristic of the Equality Act 2010. Anna Dews, a solicitor in…

  • Google reaffirms its commitment to hybrid work

    Google reaffirms its commitment to hybrid work

    Google has reaffirmed its commitment to a hybrid work model, dismissing concerns about a full-time return to the office, as per Amazon’s recent decision on the issue. During a town hall meeting, John Casey, Google’s vice president of global compensation and benefits, said: “We believe that the current policy strikes a good balance between flexibility…