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HR news for employers and employees: pay and tax rules, labour law and court rulings, workforce moves and workplace culture.
People moves: new HR and tech leaders at CleverTap and Karnataka BankRuchi Arya joins CleverTap as Senior Director HR, Karnataka Bank names Sughosh Nagendra CTO, and Abhishek Chandra exits Jubilant after two years.3 November 2026 · 2 min readFeeling valued now matters as much as pay for keeping staffHowden's Leigh Dauncey says rising health costs and AI are pushing employers to treat well-being as strategy, and feeling valued now drives retention.3 November 2026 · 2 min readDisney weighs thousands of job cuts as it targets 20% savingsDisney is considering cutting thousands of jobs, with some managers asked to find up to 20% yearly savings, says a Bloomberg report cited by Reuters.3 November 2026 · 2 min readUS midterms: what could change for Indian H-1B workersProposals in the US Congress include higher salary limits, bigger penalties and a pause on new H-1B visas. None is law yet. What it means for Indian workers.3 November 2026 · 2 min readIDBI Bank sale to Fairfax: 19,108 employees raise job and reservation worriesThe government approved selling 60.72% of IDBI Bank to Fairfax for about Rs 53,000 crore. The staff forum wants the sale paused and job security guaranteed.3 November 2026 · 2 min readUPL cuts employee costs 15% by moving work to service centres like PuneUPL's employee costs fell about 15% in Q2 FY27 as it shifted work to Global Business Services centres in Pune, Colombia and Mauritius. Headcount there nearly tripled.3 November 2026 · 2 min readWalmart probes alleged Rs 150 crore employee kickbacks at FlipkartWalmart is reportedly probing alleged kickbacks of over Rs 150 crore by Flipkart staff in smartphones and luggage. The claims are not yet proven.3 November 2026 · 2 min readKerala raises DA to 37% for state employees and pensionersKerala raised Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief from 35% to 37%. It comes with October salary paid in November and costs the state Rs 96 crore a month.3 November 2026 · 2 min readEscorts Kubota: Haryana contract labour costs up 35% since AprilTractor maker Escorts Kubota says contract manpower costs in Haryana rose 35% since 1 April 2026. Profit fell 20.6% in Q2 FY27 as costs climbed.3 November 2026 · 2 min readCourt: a confidentiality clause cannot stop you from joining a rivalA Bengaluru court dismissed EOX Vantage's suit against an ex-employee, saying clauses that block lawful work are void under Section 27 of the Contract Act.3 November 2026 · 2 min readESOP tax: why employees in India pay tax before they get any cashIndia taxes ESOP gains at exercise like salary, up to 39%, before shares can be sold. What this means for employees and the three fixes being proposed.3 November 2026 · 2 min read