Employers

1 in 3 employers use Live cameras to keep tabs on remote workers: Survey

More than one in three employers (37%) use live camera feeds to keep tabs on remote workers, prompting some to quit while others get fired, a new survey found

79% employers willing to increase apprentice intake, says report

They regard apprentices help business growth, have skills suited for the market

Many employers mislabelling workers as managers to avoid paying overtime

New evidence shows that many employers are mislabelling rank-and-file workers as managers to avoid paying them overtime

Many employers think PLI schemes will boost job creation in 2 yrs: Report

A significant percentage of employers expect hiring to increase over the next two years due to Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes, under which fiscal incentives ar being provided to several sectors to boost domestic manufacturing, says a report. A TeamLease report said the higher positive hiring sentiment is attributed to the pharmaceutical industry (68 per cent) followed by white goods industry (67 per cent) and textile products (62 per cent). Around 60 per cent of employers expect hiring to increase due to PLI schemes over the next two years. The TeamLease PLI Outlook Report has been prepared on the basis of the employers' reaction towards job creation based on the incentives mentioned by the government in the PLI schemes and their projection towards hiring in the next two years. For the report, 344 mid to senior-level, general managers/ talent acquisition managers across 14 cities and 8 industries in India were surveyed. "The PLI schemes are a revolutionary one. It will

Tech layoffs: It's business, not personal

It's not that they don't want you, just that they do not need you anymore. Or, so they think

With jobs no longer secure, career cushioning is taking centre stage

Professionals and students striving to make themselves future-ready, future-proof

Strong jobs growth in the US has Federal Reserve in a fix: Report

Hiring remains strong despite technology companies, including Twitter, Amazon, and Meta announcing thousands of jobs cuts

EPFO wage ceiling likely to be raised from Rs 15,000 per month to Rs 21,000

The ceiling was last revised in 2014 from Rs 6,500 per month to Rs 15,000 and is applicable only to enterprises that have more than 20 workers

Majority of employers in services sector keen to hire in Q3: Report

A majority of employers in the services sector are keen to expand their workforce in the third quarter of this fiscal, according to a report. Around 73 per cent of employers are eager to increase their resource pool this quarter, according to TeamLease Services 'Employment Outlook Report for Q3 (October to December 2022) for the services sector. The 'TeamLease Employment Outlook Report' is based on a survey of 579 service companies in 14 cities across the country. The report further stated that in the services segment, the key sectors expressing a higher intent are information technology (96 per cent), educational services (95 per cent), e-commerce and allied start-ups (92 per cent), telecommunications (90 per cent), retail (79 per cent), financial services (78 per cent) and logistics (75 per cent). As the demand for services has increased post the pandemic, large firms (79 per cent), medium-sized firms (45 per cent) and small firms (57 per cent) have all mustered a strong hiring .

Growing importance of employer brands

If you are a company, big or small, you have customers to appeal to. So you build your customer-facing brand

Hybrid work creating disconnect between employees, leaders: survey

Hybrid work environment is widening the gap between employees and leaders with 80 per cent employees looking for better reasons to go into office while 91 per cent leaders find it challenging to have confidence in employees productivity, a Microsoft survey report said on Thursday. The survey which covered over 20,000 full-time or self-employed people in 11 countries, including 2,000 in India, found that 91 per cent of Indian employees willing to work from office if they can socialize with co-workers. "93 per cent of leaders in India say getting employees back to the office in-person is a concern. The report finds that people are more likely to come in for each other than any other reason. 80 per cent of employees in India say they need a better reason to go into the office besides company expectations," the report said. The survey was conducted between July 7 and August 2. According to the survey 47 per cent of employees and 58 per cent of leaders in India report that they are alre

Employers favour administrative labour reforms over legislative ones

Report reveals that just 20% of fixed-term employment contracts are renewed

Accenture and AWS collaborate to upskill individuals for cloud careers

It will also connect learners to potential employers and offer support for resume writing and coaching for job interviews

Wait for labour codes continues, even as most states publish draft rules

12 states, UTs have so far not published draft rules on at least 1 labour code

Have Form 16 from two employers? Be careful not to claim tax benefits twice

A mistake in calculating tax liability could lead to a notice from the tax department

HC quashes order on taxing Flipkart payment to Walmart for deputed staff

Court says assessing officer's stand on employer-employee relationship based on a wrong premise

Missed declaring rental to employer? Claim HRA exemption while filing ITR

Keep rent receipts that serve as proof handy should taxmen come calling

Germany's Scholz seeks broad alliance with unions to curb inflation

These price increases are probably still down to one-time shocks, but we must take care that this doesn't turn into a long-term development with excessive inflation rates, Scholz told

Employers' intent to hire freshers surges by 30% for Jan-Jun, says Report

There is a 30% rise in the intent to hire freshers in the January-June period of this year, as compared to the previous half year, showing a notable recovery in economic activity, says a report.

Over 82% Indian employers want vaccination to be made mandatory: Survey

Nearly half of all employees leave vaccine transparency in the hands of their employers