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Employment exchange registrations yet to reach the pre-pandemic levels

Around 32.24 lakh jobseekers got registered on the employment exchanges during 2021, whereas only 20.7 lakh jobseekers were registered in 2020 pandemic year

On Diwali-eve, 800 Maharashtra youth get job letters; MVA slams BJP govt

Three union ministers -- Piyush Goyal, Narayan Rane and Ramdas Athawale presented appointment letters to various Central government jobs at separate functions held in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur

Maharashtra govt to provide 75,000 jobs to youth in a year: Dy CM Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the Eknath Shinde-led government will provide 75,000 government jobs to youth in the state in the next one year. Speaking to reporters at Nagpur airport, Fadnavis praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative of providing 10 lakh jobs to youth. The prime minister had asked various government departments and ministries in June to recruit 10 lakh people on a "mission mode" in the next year and a half. Modi on Saturday distributed 75,000 appointment letters among government job aspirants and said the Centre is also working on multiple fronts to create maximum job opportunities for youngsters. "Along with this initiative started by the prime minister, our government in Maharashtra under the leadership of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has decided to give government jobs to 75,000 youth in the state," Fadnavis said. Of the 75,000 jobs, 18,000 vacancies will be in the police department and an advertisement for the sa

Fresh formal job creation falls below 1-million mark in August: EPFO

The unemployment rate shot up to 8.3 per cent, which was the highest, compared with the rates in the past 12 months

Companies see slowdown in growth of temporary, contract and casual jobs

As a result, the ratio of temporary, contract and casual jobs as a proportion of the total workforce is at its lowest in at least five years

Diversity in India Inc: Women got only 21 out of every 100 new jobs in FY22

This is the second of a four-part series examining diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in corporate India. Part 2 looks at a decline in the representation of women in the workforce

DE&I in India Inc: Finding a job gets tougher for persons with disabilities

The refinery, crude oil and natural gas sector, dominated by public sector companies, has done better on inclusion

Finance, consulting firm jobs make up for the loss in IT sector placements

However, IT companies have also been strategic in the extent of hiring cuts that have varied from campus to campus

UK needs to cut 200,000 govt jobs over next few years to avoid debt spiral

Public-sector wages are on track to increase 5% this year, around half the current rate of inflation but higher than budgeted when spending plans were drawn up in 2021.

Looking for job? US searching for foreign workers; hiring needs moderating

The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates aggressively to help lower spending on goods and services and reduce demand for workers, which could in turn soften wage growth

Colleges optimistic of bumper recruitment on rise in pre-placement offers

Mid-rung engineering, management colleges see double-digit growth in offers, and a big rise in average pay packages

India's unemployment rate of 6.4% in September is the lowest in four years

It was rural India that made the bigger con­tri­bution to the turnaround in labour conditions

83% Indian students believe foreign degrees land them better jobs: Study

Nearly 83 per cent of Indian students believe an overseas degree will enhance their prospects of securing better jobs and provide an edge over competition, according to a study. The Leap-Ipsos Strategy Study Abroad Outlook Report unveiled on Tuesday said 57 per cent of Indian middle class households -- income between Rs 3 and Rs 10 lakh -- are inclined towards spending on overseas education. The report gives a critical insight of how foreign education is becoming popular with this segment, the largest of the Indian population. Leap co-founder Vaibhav Singh said, Fuelled by the student community's growing aspirations, the Indian overseas education market is expected to grow multifold and will see over two million Indian students fly out by 2025, spending over $100 billion on their international education. This is a huge opportunity and the sector will see a meteoric rise in demand for innovative products and services. According to the report, 83 per cent of students believe an ...

Recovery deep dive: Top 5 states bag lion's share in formal jobs post Covid

India's post-pandemic recovery appears to be shaping up like the letter K. In a three-part series, Business Standard illustrates how the K-shaped recovery is widening the inequality among states

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

E-com firms ramp up hiring delivery staff to meet festival season demand

Companies such as Flipkart, Amazon, Meesho and Myntra are gearing up to host their biggest festive sale events without covid restrictions for the first time in three years

Gap eliminates 500 corporate jobs amid shrinking margins

The eliminated roles are mainly at its offices in San Francisco, New York and in Asia

8 cheetahs have come, why didn't 160 mn jobs come in 8 yrs: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying eight cheetahs have come and now he should tell why 16 crore jobs weren't created in eight years. Prime Minister Modi turned 72 on Saturday. It was a busy day for the PM who, among other things, released eight cheetahs brought from Namibia at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh under a landmark project seven decades after the animal was declared extinct in the country. In a tweet in Hindi, Gandhi said, "Eight cheetahs have come, now tell why 16 crore jobs didn't come in eight years." "Yuvaon ki hai lalkar, le kar rahenge rozgaar (It is the cry of the youth that they will have employment)," the former Congress chief said, using the hashtag 'Rashtriya Berozgar Diwas'. The Congress on Saturday claimed that in view of the "worrying" job situation in the country, the youth are marking the prime minister's birthday as "National Unemployment Day", and demanded that he provide employment to t

Youth marking PM's bday as 'Unemployment Day', he must provide jobs: Cong

The Congress on Saturday claimed that in view of the "worrying" job situation in the country, the youth are marking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday as "National Unemployment Day", and demanded that he provide employment to them as promised. The opposition party also greeted Prime Minister Modi on his 72nd birthday and wished him good health and a long life. "Our ideological and political battles against him continues. His personal vendetta against us intensifies. Even so, here is wishing and greeting our Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 72nd birthday," Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said in a tweet. Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said the birthdays of Indian prime ministers have always been celebrated as special days. "Given his love for children, Nehru Ji's birthday is marked as Children's Day, Indira Ji's birthday is celebrated as Communal Harmony Day and Rajiv Gandh

Bengaluru most promising for job seekers in services sector: Report

According to the 'Employment Outlook Report' by TeamLease Services, 61 per cent of employers of India Inc. were keen to hire during the period, growing by 7 per cent compared to last quarter