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Indian economy staring at double-digit decline as Covid-19 cases spike

The failure to get infections under control will set back business activity and consumption -- the bedrock of the economy -- which had been slowly picking up

Flipkart says Big Billion Days will create 70,000 direct jobs in festivals

Flipkart is undertaking training programmes for its direct hires in various aspects of the supply chain

Need to support youth in their 'fight' for employment: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said the youth are raising their voice over stalled recruitments, exam dates and new jobs, as she underlined the need for supporting their "fight" for employment

Covid-19: Strengthening rural jobs scheme critical to address migrant woes

MGNREGS, which offers 100 days of work in a year to rural households who seek employment, has played a critical role in curbing distress migration and in building assets in rural areas

How national recruitment agency will help both employers, job seekers

Overall cost for both will come down but financial health of entities will lead to fewer new recruitment

EPFO records 655,000 net new enrolments in June, up from 172,000 in May

The net new enrolments with the EPFO hover around 700,000 every month on an average

Four-fifths of CEOs expect Covid pandemic to entrench remote working: PwC

New York, London and some other major cities currently have only a fraction of their normal workforce in offices as employers and governments have told staff to work from home

MGNREGA work demand drops in July 2020 as labourers get jobs in farms

Despite the drop, however, demand is almost 71% more than July 2019

Civil society wants 100-day guaranteed employment for urban poor

Wants one-third of beneficiaries to be women, says wages should not be less than urban state minimum pay, with provision to revise in line with cost of living

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Employment drops sharply in the US this month

From Italy's extra spending to boost the economy to China aiding Latin America and Caribbean in getting vaccine access

Tamil Nadu signs MoUs worth Rs 5,137 crore, to create over 6,000 jobs

The companies that signed MoUs include Adani Enterprises (Rs 2,300 crore), Visteon (Rs 500 crore) and Airflow Equipments (Rs 320 crore), among others

Skill, re-skill, up-skill to stay relevant: PM Modi tells India's youth

Coronavirus pandemic has changed the workplace, says Modi on fifth anniversary of Skill India Mission

58 Indian-origin executives employ over 3.6 mn across 11 countries: Survey

Indian leaders surveyed are as young as 37 and the median age is 54, according to a group called Indiaspora.

UK to double work coaches as lockdown hammers jobs market

The number of work coaches at British job centres will double to 27,000 at a cost of 800 million pounds.

Covid-19 impact: Demand for work under MGNREGA saw 21% jump last month

Data sourced from the MGNREGA website till June 1, shows that in June, around 43.7 million households sought work under the scheme that was the highest in last seven years

PM Modi to launch 'Atma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Abhiyan' today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch the Atma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Abhiyan at 11 am through video conferencing in the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Covid-19: PM Modi launches 'Garib Kalyan Rojgar' scheme for migrant workers

Prime Minister launched the Rs 50,000 crore programme that brings together 25 different govt schemes under one umbrella via video-conferencing

PM to launch Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan today to boost rural employment

The Prime Minister will flag off the Abhiyan from village Telihar in Bihar's Khagaria district via video-conferencing

Without cash support, middle class will become the new poor, warns Rahul

He cited a Business Standard report about the plight of retrenched workers of a private company, who were staring at a long battle ahead.

UP to bring industry chambers on board for providing jobs to migrants

So far, the state has evacuated more than 2.5 mn stranded workers