Businesses given surprising advice on sick days

Businesses given surprising advice on sick days

Bosses have been issued surprising advice about managing workplace sickness as a report finds rising cases of it are costing UK businesses billions annually. A new analysis from think tank IPPR revealed the cost of employee sickness to firms has skyrocketed by £30 billion since 2018, with most of the increased cost (£25billion) coming from … Read more

Mahindra Group to focus on delivering scale over next decade: MD & CEO Anish Shah

Mahindra Group to focus on delivering scale over next decade: MD & CEO Anish Shah

New Delhi: Farm equipment to aerostructure conglomerate Mahindra Group will focus on delivering scale with its businesses that it ‘believes’ will cover 70 per cent of India’s growth over the next decade, according to its Managing Director and CEO Anish Shah. The group, which has completed exits from 15 companies in a variety of areas … Read more

Warren Buffett: Buffett says India has ‘unexplored’ opportunities

Warren Buffett: Buffett says India has ‘unexplored’ opportunities

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said that the Indian market has “unexplored” opportunities which his conglomerate holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, would like to explore “in the future”. Buffett’s remarks came at Berkshire’s annual meeting on Friday when Rajeev Agarwal of DoorDarshi Advisors, a US-based hedge fund that invests in Indian equities, asked him about the possibility … Read more

Jio Financial: Jio Financial forms joint venture with BlackRock

Jio Financial: Jio Financial forms joint venture with BlackRock

Mumbai: Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Financial Services has entered a joint venture with BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, to foray into wealth management and broking businesses in the country. The company had already partnered with BlackRock to launch an asset management business in India. In a release to stock exchanges on Monday, Jio said it … Read more

Tata Motors to split into 2 listed companies

Tata Motors to split into 2 listed companies

Mumbai: Tata Motors Ltd will split into two listed businesses comprising the commercial vehicle and the passenger vehicle businesses that includes its British luxury car unit Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). Separation of the two businesses will help them capitalise on the opportunities and enhance focus and agility, N Chandrasekaran, chairman, Tata Motors said in a … Read more

Tata Motors to split into 2 listed companies

Tata Motors to split into 2 listed companies

Mumbai: Tata Motors Ltd will split into two listed businesses comprising the commercial vehicle and the passenger vehicle businesses that includes its British luxury car unit Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). Separation of the two businesses will help them capitalise on the opportunities and enhance focus and agility, N Chandrasekaran, chairman, Tata Motors said in a … Read more

Vedanta Resources: Vedanta Resources bond rejig gains traction with higher early consent fee

Vedanta Resources: Vedanta Resources bond rejig gains traction with higher early consent fee

Mumbai: A sizable early consent fee has attracted more bondholders to vote for the restructuring of Vedanta Resources Ltd (VRL) debt. The London-based holding company, which owns metals and resources businesses in India, is offering a 2% fee if consent is provided by January 2, and a 0.25% fee for late consent after this date. … Read more