1.
Hexaware’s
new Bhopal delivery centre to hire 750
The
tech and business process services company is on an expansion spree to grow its
delivery network. As part of its major expansion drive, Hexaware
Technologies is looking at tapping talent from emerging cities. The tech firm
has launched a delivery centre in Bhopal, another step towards growing its
delivery network so as to provide clients with cutting-edge digital solutions
across geographies and sectors. its delivery network so as to provide
clients with cutting-edge digital solutions across geographies and sectors. According
to Chinmoy Banerjee, corporate vice president & global head – banking and
business process services, Hexaware, “We will harness local talent to
serve our global clients, with the centre expected to grow from 250 employees
to a 1,000-strong workforce within a year.” The launch of this new delivery
centre is in line with the strategy “to move closer to where talent is available
and help the organisation meet the growing demand in the market.” Bhopal,
which is an educational hub, serves as the perfect location given its proximity
to major metropolitan cities, its air and road connectivity, and the
presence of a pool of highly skilled IT professionals.
2.
Citigroup fires banker
for praising Hitler
The
personal banker’s comment on social media seemed to suggest that Hitler’s mass
murder of Jews was the right thing to do. When Nozima Husainova, a
personal banker at Citigroup posted a comment that seemed to suggest that
Hitler was right in getting rid of Jews during the Holocaust, little did
she realise that it would cost her her job. Her statement in response to
a Gaza bombing-related post, “No wonder why Hitler wanted to get rid of
them all,” accompanied by a smiley, led to her termination. Husainova’s
post led to controversy as it doubted the ethics of Israel and clearly approved
of Hitler’s actions.
3.
Amazon
deploys robots at warehouses; maintains humans can’t be replaced.
Amazon
is confident that the humanoids will only handle repetitive tasks and will help
create new jobs. In a bid to “free up” its warehouse staff, so that they
can focus on improved customer service and better delivery service, Amazon has
deployed humanoid robots at its warehouses across the US. While the move
is being seen by the unions as an indication of impending job losses, Amazon
maintains that these robots will only take over the ‘repetitive’ and mundane
tasks; that they will work in collaboration with the employees and actually
create thousands of new jobs! According to the company, its robotics
systems have actually given rise to 700 new job types that never existed before.
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