Page 12 - Employment In India

Piyush Goyal appeals to industry to prepay MSMEs to boost employment

Piyush Goyal asked industry bodies to prepay Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSME) to safeguard their viability and to boost employment and growth.

Total employment in 9 select sectors rises to 3.10 cr in July-Sep 2021

Total employment generated by nine select sectors stood at 3.10 crore in the July-September 2021 quarter, which is 2 lakh more than that of the April-June period

Best of BS Opinion: Poll positions, worry about middle India, and more

Here are the best of BS Opinion pieces of the day

Hiring intent can rise 9 percentage points in Q4FY22 if no curbs: TeamLease

Out of the 21 sectors reviewed, around 7 can record a growth of more than 10 percentage points in their intent to hire, making the current quarter a good time for talent.

Best of BS Opinion: Covid-19 pandemic, India's employment challenge & more

Here are the best of BS Opinion pieces of the day

India's employment challenge

In each of the last three months - October, November and December 2021, the unemployment rate has been at 7 per cent or more

Sunny days await job seekers as economic recovery hopes energise companies

The pandemic, which hit the country hard in early 2020, adversely impacted the job market, both formal and informal segments, in most sectors.

What is Sekhar Garisa's take on the job trends for 2022?

In an interview with Business Standard's Krishna Veera Vanamali, Monster India CEO Sekhar Garisa says demand for talents is back to the pre-pandemic level across industry sectors. Let's join the chat

Households have not recovered

Economic growth is supposed to deliver on these counts and not just on tax collections or freight movement or foreign trade

Indian corporate hiring outlook in Jan-March strongest in 8 years: Survey

Indian employers have robust hiring intentions for the next three months, with 49 per cent of companies planning to add more staff in the January-March quarter, a survey said

Employment outlook at a record high of 8 yrs as employers show optimism

Employers continue to show optimism for the second consecutive quarter according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey of 3020 employers.

Employment data disappoints in November

According to World Bank's modelled ILO estimates, only 17 countries are worse than India on LPR

Hiring activity grew by 26% YoY in November: Naukri.com jobs index

According to data from Naukri, continuous growth of the IT-Software and BFSI sectors have enabled metro cities to outperform their tier-II counterparts

Govt working to bridge gaps for 'reliable' jobs data by next year: Report

India's government plans to bridge the gaps in employment data by next year

Rural India unimpressed by farm law repeal

Farmers' perception regarding their future well-being is obviously linked to the outcome of their agitation

Manufacturing jobs yet to recover

Wages have grown at a faster rate in the non-finance services sector compa­red to manufacturing

Sluggish recovery after sharp fall

The inverse relationship between household income levels and the rate of recovery in consumer sentiments is both disappointing and counter-intuitive. But the data is unambiguous

MGNREGS ensured work for a year, now states are running out funds for it

States are running out of money to pay wages to workers even as demand for the rural employment guarantee programme has risen because of the Covid-19 pandemic

Blue-collar jobs app Apna logs 12 mn job openings in festival season

Start-up says it enabled more than 37 million interviews during festival season; demand shows economy is reviving

Industry may move court against Haryana's 'restrictive' job reservation law

Law mandating 75 per cent reservation of jobs in the private sector for locals will hit small businesses hard.