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Mahindra Logistics ramps capacity, adds 14,000 jobs ahead of festive season

The company is adding solutions like pop-up facilities across eight major cities aggregating to 1.1 million sq ft

Employment increases by 8.5 million in September, shows CMIE data

The employment in salaried jobs increased to 84.1 million in September from 77.1 million in August

Almost 200K jobs vacant in 9 sectors in first quarter, says survey

Vacancies were caused by resignation, retirement and lack of available skilled workers

Organised sector weathers second Covid wave on job front: Labour survey

Among industries, employment generated by the construction sector rose by 42% and the manufacturing sector by 22%

Employment in 9 sectors at 30.8 million in Apr-Jun, finds labour survey

These sectors altogether account for a majority of the total employment in the non-farm establishments

Karnataka to hold global investors meet in November 2022: State Minister

: Karnataka will host a global investors meet (GIM) in November 2022 to attracting more investments and job creation, State Minister of Large & Medium Industries Murugesh Nirani said on Friday. The State government plans to set up a bulk drug-manufacturing park in Yadgir district, he said. The Minister was replying to a question raised by Congress MLA from Chittapur Priyank Kharge during Question Hour in the Legislative Assembly. "We are organising a global investors meet in November 2022 called 'Invest Karnataka' to attract more investments and push industrial growth," Nirani said. The Minister's office, in a press release, said the GIM would be held between November 2 and 4, 2022. "I will hold a discussion with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai again and confirm the date, it quoted him as saying. On the drug park, he said the government would set it up in collaboration with the Centre. The Central government will provide Rs 1,000 crore grant to set up the bulk drug park and ...

Dubai turns page on Covid-19 with hottest jobs market in two years

A turnaround in employment took hold this summer and spread as looser travel restrictions revived business

Female MBA graduates earn $11,000 less than male peers, finds global study

Even women that seek out high paying industries and jobs face a pay gap, says findings from the Forte Foundation.

Uttarakhand: Kejriwal promises unemployment allowance, job quota for locals

AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday promised to take big steps to end migration from Uttarakhand, if his party comes to power in the next assembly elections

PepsiCo plant in Mathura to become source for farmers' progress: Yogi

Kosi Kalan (Mathura)-based PepsiCo plant would become a source for the progress of farmers as well as create employment opportunities, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday

Flipkart strengthens supply chain network, aims to create over 100,000 jobs

This year, Flipkart is creating direct seasonal employment for more than 1,15,000 people of which 15 per cent are women and people with disabilities

Ford's India factory workers seek government help to safeguard jobs

Factory workers at Ford Motor Co's southern Indian plant near Chennai city have sought the state government's help to safeguard jobs that will be lost once carmaker stops production, workers said

Singapore govt lauds foreign talent policy as Oppn targets India

Singapore could lose good investments and jobs if it imposes tighter restrictions on global companies' ability to employ the talent they need, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said on Tuesday

Almost 60% Indian professionals looking for new jobs due to Covid: Survey

At least two of three jobseekers are looking to switch industries as a result of the pandemic: Amazon Job Seeker Insight.

BS Views of the Week: Why has India's growth slowed and how to create jobs

Fraudulent practice to gain employment can't be permitted by court: SC

Fraudulent practice to gain public employment cannot be permitted by a court of law as the abuse of legitimate process would mean deprivation of job benefits to rightful beneficiaries

From farms to the kitchen sink

Excess or seasonal labour released from agriculture usually finds its way to construction sites. In the circumstances labour seems to have found employment in the household sector

Hiring activity in India on steady recovery: LinkedIn India report

Hiring activity in India has been on a steady recovery and the hiring rate in July this year was around 65 per cent above the pre-COVID level, a report said. According to the LinkedIn India Labour Market Update (July 2021), there was a deepening hiring dip in April 2021, corresponding to the second wave of COVID-19 cases in India. Since then, it has been recovering steadily. Compared to the pre-COVID levels in 2019, the hiring rate was 35 per cent higher at the end of May 2021, 42 per cent higher at the end of June 2021, and now 65 per cent higher at the end of July 2021, it said. Hiring rate is a measure of hires divided by LinkedIn membership. This analysis looks at the changes in hiring rate between the month under review and the same month in 2019. "As large sectors such as IT, manufacturing, and hardware begin to ramp up hiring after a year of hiring freezes, we are hopeful that hiring will continue to grow," the report said. It said hiring has been on a steady recovery, lar

Amazon to host first-ever Career Day in India, over 8,000 direct jobs ready

140 Amazon recruiters will offer over 2,000 one-on-one career coaching sessions for interested participants to help grow in their careers at the company or elsewhere

MGNREGA work demand up: 77% of budget used up in five months

Of the budgeted Rs 73,000 crore for the Centre's flagship scheme, around Rs 55,915.31 crore has already been exhausted in the first five months of FY22