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As automation spreads, India's FMCG companies rethink the size of their workforce

Hindustan Unilever and Dabur reduced permanent staff while others increased headcount. Median employee remuneration saw increases ranging from six to twelve percent. Hindustan Unilever's permanent workforce declined by over seven hundred employees. Dabur Indi…

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As automation spreads, India's FMCG companies rethink the size of their workforce

Hindustan Unilever and Dabur reduced permanent staff while others increased headcount. Median employee remuneration saw increases ranging from six to twelve percent. Hindustan Unilever's permanent workforce declined by over seven hundred employees. Dabur Indi…

New Delhi: India's top FMCG companies presented a mixed picture on staff strength in 2025-26, with Hindustan Unilever and Dabur trimming their permanent workforce even as most players in the sector r…

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