Indian companies are closely monitoring the safety of employees in Israel, a West Asian innovation hub, amid the intensifying Israel-Iran conflict. Sun Pharma, with a presence in Israel through its subsidiary Taro Pharmaceutical, is taking steps to ensure the safety and wellbeing of its employees and their families.
Sun Pharma, which operates in Israel through its subsidiary Taro Pharmaceutical, is actively monitoring the situation in the country and is taking all necessary steps to ensure safety and wellbeing of employees and their families, a company spokesperson said in an email response to ET.
The demand for manpower to sell credit cards and loans in India is increasing, despite the Reserve Bank of India s stricture on unsecured loans and the growth momentum in personal loans tapering off in February. Frontline sales jobs from BFSI companies are 14-20% higher this month compared to a year earlier, with industry executives predicting that about 25,000-30,000 frontline sales personnel will be hired in the April-June quarter to cater to the rising demand in retail and unsecured loan categories.
Over the previous few years, India s IT job market has seen a gradual fall in entry-level positions; this year, a further decline is projected, along with fewer hirings from colleges. Although there have been modest increases in hiring activity, the true momentum could not show up until the second half of the year.
"Even for the new talent who are aspiring for jobs in the IT industry, upskilling is now the real need and they have to invest in terms of expanding their own skill set.Almost 60% to 70% of the positions that we used to hire a year back used to be in .NET and Java. But those requirements have now come down to almost 50% whereas all the new requirements, new positions are asking for niche skills like AI and ML and transformative initiatives."