Page 5 - Employment In India

A viral tweet explains how Wipro caught its employees moonlighting

Taking a tough stand against those involved in moonlighting, IT services giant Wipro sacked 300 employees in September; here's how they caught the moonlighters

Rs 13.5-trn annual investment needed for full employment in India: Study

The government needs to enact a 'Right to Work' legislation and invest at least 5 per cent of GDP, that is Rs 13.52 lakh crore, per year to ensure full employment in the country, as per a study by the People's Commission on Employment and Unemployment. The People's Commission on Employment and Unemployment, set up by Desh Bachao Abhiyan, released its study 'Right to Work: Feasible and Indispensable for India to be a truly Civilized and Democratic Nation' on Tuesday. The report stated that full employment cannot be achieved through a piecemeal approach as it requires drastic changes in the legal, socio-political and economic aspects. It suggested that the government should enact a 'Right to Work' law to ensure decent livelihood for citizens. It stated that creating employment for 21.8 crore people needs investment of Rs 13.52 lakh crore per annum or 5 per of the GDP (gross domestic product). It also stressed on increasing this expenditure by 1 per cent of the GDP per annum for the n

Festive cheer lifts consumer mood

While consumer expectations grew in both rural and urban regions, the rate of increase was much higher in urban than in rural areas

18 states join National Career Service portal; What it does, who started it

Under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the NCS portal acts as a bridge between job seekers and employers. It also provides career counselling and training to the candidates

Joining delayed? Blame sudden global slowdown, overhiring in FY22

Industry analysts add companies hired in a big way in FY21. With a sudden global slowdown they will go slow and it is evident in the hiring targets for FY22

CEOs rethinking strategies to hire, retain talent: KPMG 2022 CEO Outlook

KPMG's latest poll asked more than 1,300 CEOs of the world's leading companies about their hiring plans and expectations

House panel flags poor placements, under-utilisation of funds in PMKVY 3.0

The committee is particularly concerned about the third edition of the scheme, as placement figures fall below 10%

9 in 10 Indian leaders question employees' productivity in hybrid work

At least 91 per cent of leaders feel the shift to hybrid work has made it challenging to have confidence in employees being productive, a Microsoft study

How is the Indian economy really doing?

All the heady optimism has overlooked the vulnerable state of the macro-economy. Caution, not complacency, is the more appropriate sentiment for now

NHM rollout created 271,000 jobs in FY21, Centre spent Rs 28K cr on mission

Across-the-board improvement in mortality rates over the years, shows govt data

Most job vacancies recorded during third Covid wave were in health sector

Besides health, trade and IT/BPO sectors saw vacancies increasing during the pandemic's Omicron phase

New job creation slipped 10% in Omicron-hit March quarter, says govt

Mfg sector was worst hit with 140,000 job cuts, followed by education (22,204) and construction (8,954). IT/BPO created most new jobs at 370,000, followed by the health sector (93,701)

Firms should not pin down staff: MoS IT Chandrasekhar on moonlighting

He added the days when employees signed up with big tech majors and spent their lives on the job were long gone

Moonlighting: No blanket ban in India though several laws frown upon it

The Factories Act is one such, but its provisions don't apply to firms that don't run a factory; many states have their own laws on the matter

Moonlighters beware: Companies may start using digital tools to track them

Nasscom calls for firms to re-imagine engagement models

Investments taking shape ahead of Rajasthan summit; 3k delegates may join

Around 2,000 people have got direct employment while conditions for indirect employment have been made

Haryana's stormy labour markets

According to its Economic Survey, in 2021-22, Haryana's per capita net state domestic product at Rs 2,74,635 was nearly twice the national average of Rs 1,50,326

Tata Group employs 410 from Maharashtra's Nanded under district initiative

More than 400 women from the rural parts of Maharashtra's Nanded, who recently cleared their Class 12 board examination, have received job offers from Tata Electronics Private Ltd (TEPL) as part of an initiative of the district administration. The initiative was taken up by assistant collector Kirtikiran Pujar who heads the integrated tribal project in Kinvat area of Nanded in Marathwada. "Bureaucracy and the corporate world have come together to provide employment to 410 women, who were chosen during a talent drive in Kinwat, a district official said. Kinwat is a predominantly tribal area, located some 360 km away from Aurangabad. Pujar got in touch with TEPL and the human resources department of the company responded to the proposal, following which a two-day talent hunt was held on September 6 and 7, the official said. At least 600 women who recently cleared their Class 12 examination participated in the drive and of these, 410 were selected, he said. The selected candidates w

Agniveer recruitment rally begins in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla

An Agniveer recruitment rally for male candidates of 10 districts of Jammu and Kashmir and two districts of Ladakh began in Baramulla on Saturday, a Defence official said. The rally, which started at Haiderbeig area of Pattan in north Kashmir, was flagged off by the GOC of counter-insurgency force, Srinagar-based PRO Defence said. "#AGNIVEER Recruitment Rally under HQ Recruiting Zone Jalandhar cantt for 10 districts of UT of #JammuAndKashmir & 2 districts of Ladakh commenced at Haiderbeig, Pattan on 17 Sep 22," he tweeted. Candidates from Ladakh and J-K districts participated with great enthusiasm in the rally, the PRO said.

Nearly 100,000 people get work under urban job scheme in Rajasthan

139,798 beneficiaries from 96,452 families have demanded jobs so far