Employment Index

3-day G20 Employment Working Group meet to begin in Jodhpur from Thursday

The first G-20 Employment Working Group meeting will begin in Jodhpur Thursday afternoon to address priority labour, employment and social issues for sustainable, inclusive and job-rich growth. The first day of the three-day meeting will explore strategies for global skills, qualification harmonization, and developing a framework for common skill taxonomies. The panel discussion will be followed by a cultural programme and dinner at Umaid Bhawan Palace, according to an official. On Friday, the second day of the meeting, the sessions to be held include "Overview of G20-2023 Indian Presidency Agenda", "Addressing Global Skills Gaps", "Intervention by G20 Countries on Addressing skills Gaps", "Gig and Platform Economy and Social Protection", "Interventions by G20 countries on Gig and Platform Economy and Social Protection". Sessions on "Sustainable Financing of Social Security" and "Intervention by G20 countries on sustainable Financing of Social Security" will be held on the concludi

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

India's hiring outlook ranked second globally: ManpowerGroup report

The report showed that India has the strongest net employment outlook for the December quarter in the Asia- Pacific region, followed by China (46 per cent), and Australia (38 per cent)

Job creation, reduced inequality should be key targets for India: Report

Study says growth in prosperity also needs to be environmentally sustainable and must be solid and resilient in the face of external shocks

Job at hand: India far behind other nations in public sector employment

India is still far behind the US, China and others in public sector employment

ManpowerGroup's hiring outlook for Q2CY2022 declines by 11 pps QoQ

ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey: The dip in hiring outlook over the previous two quarters is being attributed to geopolitical instability coupled with rising inflation

Eco Survey: Employment indicators show revival after first phase of Covid

The Economic Survey said that because of the pandemic and the nationwide lockdowns the unemployment rate for the urban sector rose to 20.8 per cent in the country in the first quarter of 2020-21

Employment Index jumps 11% in June quarter; BFSI drives growth: Report

Led by the banking, insurance and financial services sector, online hiring grew 11 per cent in the June quarter over a year ago, a Monster.Com report said today. "The implementation of Goods and Service Tax (GST) is a progressive step and is likely to have an encouraging impact on the job market nudging the overall growth," Monster.Com APAC & Middle-East Managing Director Sanjay Modi said. Monster Employment Index, a gauge of the country's online job demand rose to 263 in three months ended June 2017 from 237 in the year-ago period. India is on the brink of major transformation owing to several economic reforms and digital disruption over the last few months, Modi said. "The Monster Employment Index for June has captured this sentiment reporting 11 percent year on year growth. It was majorly driven by banking, financial services and insurance sector making Mumbai (up 15 percent) the only metro to have exhibited a double-digit annual growth," he added. In .