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The data shows delivery workers in Chennai and Bengaluru are paid more than those in Mumbai and Kolkata. Workers with over four years' experience also earn more than those in other cities
The EPFO has added 16.26 lakh net members in the month of November 2022. The data indicates an increase of 25.67 per cent net additions compared to the previous month in October 2022
About 65 per cent of jobseekers (more than 6 in 10) in India feel that the ongoing layoffs may hinder their willingness to go the extra mile in their jobs, a report showed on Thursday
With the winter session of Bihar Vidhan Sabha starting from December 13, the aspirants for the teachers' posts have decided to begin a massive movement in Bihar for the seventh phase of recruitment
Platform will offer comprehensive solutions to recruiters, highly personalised services to job seekers; firm says transition is in line with its mission to connect talent with right opportunities
Job search and gig work platforms say these are mostly low-paid assignments
According to a senior official of the US embassy, India is America's top priority for issuance of visas
Hiring activity declined 6 per cent year-on-year in October as recruiters adopted a cautious approach in adding new workforce, a report said on Tuesday. Sequentially, the hiring activity has dropped by 5 per cent following the changing patterns in the startup ecosystem, funding winter and fears of an upcoming recession, according to the Monster Employment Index (MEI). However, with companies ramping up internal initiatives to facilitate growth and government interventions in promising sectors, hiring projections for the coming months are expected to pick up, it added. The Monster Employment Index is a broad and comprehensive monthly analysis of online job posting activity conducted by Monster India. The report further revealed that even as there has been a noticeable slowdown in hiring among industries following months of robust job demand, key sectors like automation, banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) are expected to show an increased intent to hire. However, hirin
Around 32.24 lakh jobseekers got registered on the employment exchanges during 2021, whereas only 20.7 lakh jobseekers were registered in 2020 pandemic year
Job aspirants, particularly those seeking to get into executive cadre posts, will have to undergo a personality test as the Andhra Pradesh government rescinded its previous order dispensing with personal interviews. In June 2021, the state government issued an order dispensing with personal interviews for recruitment of staff, calling it a "historic decision" aimed at maintaining "utmost transparency" and ensuring "complete trust" in the recruitment process for government jobs. Recruitment for all categories of government posts was supposed to be done only based on a written examination. But it has now reversed its policy, to do away with the transparent process and bring back the old system, albeit with a new nomenclature called 'personality test.' "The government, after careful consideration of the matter, hereby restores the personality test for higher level posts of Group-1 services for recruiting suitable and meritorious candidates for effective and efficient delivery of publi
The ED has initiated a probe against a Chinese "controlled" mobile app that allegedly duped a number of youngsters in lieu of providing them part-time jobs that included "liking" and uploading celebrity videos on social media platforms. The federal agency said on Monday it has raided at least 12 entities in Bengaluru that are linked to the app -- 'Keepsharer' -- following which it seized funds worth Rs 5.85 crore. The probe found that "gullible public, mostly youth, were cheated by some Chinese persons through a mobile app namely Keepsharer which promised them to give part-time job and collected money from them", the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said in a statement. The Chinese formed companies here and recruited several Indians as directors, translators (Mandarin to English and vice-versa), HR managers and tele-callers, the ED said. "They obtained the documents of Indians and opened bank accounts. The accused Chinese persons developed the app and started its advertisement through
According to the 'Employment Outlook Report' by TeamLease Services, 61 per cent of employers of India Inc. were keen to hire during the period, growing by 7 per cent compared to last quarter
Recruiters say recruits are leveraging talent crunch to demand flexible work and high salaries
Now, more than half of the 900 million Indians of legal working age -- roughly the population of the US and Russia combined -- don't want a job, according to the CMIE
Beauty, wellness industry sees huge increase in openings in the March quarter; highest momentum in logistics, IT
Detailing the modus operandi of duping people by the fake call centre, Sangwan said the accused ran a fake website called placement.com
The artificial intelligence-based Rozgar Bazaar 2.0 portal will be equipped with several new features like upskilling and career guidance job-seekers
The pandemic, which hit the country hard in early 2020, adversely impacted the job market, both formal and informal segments, in most sectors.
Hotmail co-founder launches ShowReel, a purpose-driven social video platform that will match job seekers with companies looking for talent
Even most of those who had received cash handouts in the wake of the pandemic preferred having job protection.