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Unorganized sector to get a new labour union under BJP - September 1, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Sep 02, 2010 07:23 AM

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is planning to come up with a new labour union “Bhartiya Janata Asanghatith Kamgarh Union” for unorganized sector workers.

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Bank employees to strike work nationwide on September 7 - August 31, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Sep 01, 2010 07:05 AM

The employees of public sector banks have decided to go on a nationwide strike on September 7 to protest against the issue of new licences to private sector banks.

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Direct Tax Code clubs sops for female and male taxpayers - August 31, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Sep 01, 2010 07:04 AM

The Direct Tax Code Bill introduced in Parliament on Monday has introduced major changes in the tax structure for taxpayers.

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Full implementation of Mandal Commission recommendation illusive in govt jobs - August 31, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Sep 01, 2010 07:01 AM

As per the Mandal Commission recommendations in the year 1993, 27% reservation was made for OBCs in central government jobs.

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CII working as an enabler for skill development - August 30, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 31, 2010 07:31 AM

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Eastern region is working hard for development of skills among the unemployed in the region.

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Bihar denies pension to retired teachers - August 28, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 31, 2010 07:21 AM

Retired teachers of the Bihar govt are upset as their pensions have not only yet been revised; they are not even paid pensions.

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Full time MBA programmes lose their appeal - August 27, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 31, 2010 07:19 AM

In a recent survey conducted by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) which conducts GMAT, it was found that there has been a steep fall in the demand for full time MBA graduates.

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Cabinet approves draft of the Direct Tax Code Bill - August 27, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 28, 2010 10:42 AM

A draft of Direct Tax Code (DTC) was approved by the Cabinet on Thursday. As per the new DTC, incomes upto Rs. 2 lakh per annum will be exempt for male taxpayers.

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Civil services exams to introduce aptitude test in place of prelims from 2011 - August 27, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 28, 2010 10:41 AM

A new scheme of examination is set to replace the existing Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination from 2011, conducted to shortlist candidates for the CS (Main) Examination.

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Government to provide support to Indian workers abroad - August 27, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 28, 2010 10:38 AM

In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi informed that Indian Missions abroad takes up the issue of labour complaints to the Local Government of the other country and try to bring out an amicable solution.

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RRB to conduct recruitments to fill up vacancies - August 26, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 27, 2010 07:38 AM

After the recruitment scam involving the leakage of question papers, the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is set to re-launch the hiring procedure for filling up around 2 lakh vacant posts in a foolproof manner.

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Thousands lost jobs as textile mills shut down in the past 3 years - August 26, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 27, 2010 07:36 AM

The Minister of State for Textiles Panabaaka Lakshmi informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply that in the last 3 years, around 14,841 people lost their jobs due to the closure of 55 cotton or man-made fibre textile mills.

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IT companies go all out to retain talent in view of high demand - August 25, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 26, 2010 07:14 AM

With the demand for IT services improving day by day, attrition rate in the sector has hit alarming proportions.

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5 new law research institutes to commence soon - August 25, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 26, 2010 07:13 AM

On the valedictory ceremony of the National Moot Court Competition 2010 at the National School of Law, Union Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily said

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Orissa creates 4877 jobs after signing MoU with industries - August 24, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 25, 2010 07:11 AM

After the Orissa govt signed MoUs with industries, the state industries minister Raghunath Mohanty informed the state legislative assembly that 24877 jobs have been created so far by the proposed projects of these industries.

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India a preferred outsourcing destination for UK firms - August 24, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 25, 2010 07:10 AM

A study jointly conducted by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and accounting firm KPMG found that two third of British companies prefer to outsource jobs to India instead of China.

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MPs get a further 10,000 climb - August 23, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 24, 2010 11:59 AM

In order to fill the gap of 30,000 between the recommended hike (Rs 80,000) and the proposed hike (Rs 50,000) in the MPs salary

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TDS needs to be deducted even for salary paid by foreign companies - August 23, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 23, 2010 08:52 AM

According to the Supreme Court judgment in the cases CIT v. Indo Nissin Foods Ltd (325 ITR 451) and CIT v. Eli Lilly and Co. (India) P. Ltd (312 ITR 225)

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Public Sector Insurance employees expecting 17.5% pay hike by Sept - August 22, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 23, 2010 08:42 AM

Public sector general insurance and life insurance companies’ employees are likely to get a 17.5% salary hike in September end and the hike will be made available with retrospective effect from 2007.

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Growing market for franchisees may create more jobs - August 22, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 23, 2010 08:40 AM

The number of franchisers has increased from 300 in 2005 to 1,150 in 2010, and is expected to grow at 35 per cent annually.

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Innovative workforce approach needed to deal with shortage of skilled talent - August 21, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 21, 2010 08:30 AM

At the HR summit organized by All India Management Association (AIMA)

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Jump from 45 to 60 and still not satisfied - August 21, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 21, 2010 08:29 AM

The Cabinet approved a three times hike in the basic monthly salary of the MPs to Rs 50,000 but they are still not satisfied and showed their resentment by holding a mock drill just after this announcement.

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UMPS – placement programme for students of Usha Martins Academy - August 21, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 21, 2010 08:27 AM

Usha Martins Education and Solutions has launched a programme called Usha Martins People Search (UMPS) to facilitate the placements of students in Usha Martins Academy by providing innovative recruitment solutions to its clients.

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Cabinet showed a green signal to MP’s salary hike bill - August 20, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 20, 2010 10:42 AM

The Cabinet has finally approved the bill to hike MP’s salary by more than three times from Rs 16,000 to Rs 50,000 per month.

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Not confirming a person in employment for years “amounts to exploitation”: Supreme Court - August 20, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 20, 2010 10:33 AM

Keeping an employee on probation (temporary) for a very long period is equivalent to employee exploitation.

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DuPont to double headcount in India - August 20, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 20, 2010 10:30 AM

DuPont, a science based products and services firm, stated that it will double its headcount in India to 3500

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Patni set to adopt a risk-return model based on employees’ ideas - August 20, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 20, 2010 10:21 AM

Patni Computer Systems is planning to start an ‘entrepreneurship programme’ for its employees, under which it will bear the risk of funding two innovative ideas (by its employees) per year.

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India soon to get private employment exchange in Gujarat - August 19, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 19, 2010 10:30 AM

Esource launched India’s first private employment exchange for the youth form smaller towns and cities in Gujarat as it believes that Indian job market will double in next five years.

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Suicidal cases need to have strong evidences, suicide note is not enough - August 19, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 19, 2010 09:20 AM

Section 306 of IPC describes an imprisonment of 10 years as a punishment for abetment of suicide.

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Hiring trend: down-up-down for 2008-09-10 - August 19, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 19, 2010 09:55 AM

The employment trend during Jan-March quarter, 2010, showed a decline after strong additions in earlier two consecutive quarters in 2009.

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Engineering degree alone does not increase your employability: new study report - August 18, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 18, 2010 11:43 AM

For getting a job in IT sector just an engineering degree is not enough, there is a need for further proper training.

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Think before taking mass leave to protest - August 18, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 18, 2010 11:36 AM

This has happened for the first time that around 1500 employees of All Indian Audit and Accounts Association had to suffer a ‘punishment’ for taking a mass casual leave with the intention of participating in a protest.

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President asks to increase the employability of the students - August 17, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 18, 2010 11:27 AM

Smt Pratibha Patil, president of India, while addressing at Sri Venkateshwara College, expressed her views regarding our training system.

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Wipro moving for another salary hike - August 17, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 17, 2010 10:24 AM

Big IT player, WIPRO, is planning to give a second round of salary hike to its employees at IT services division, Bangalore. Last year, due to slowdown, the company had to extend the hikes to February 2010, which it generally allows in October and January.

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Proposal for MPs pay hike deferred by Cabinet, PM to give the last call - August 17, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 17, 2010 10:21 AM

Union Cabinet overdue the decision on the salary hike and pensions of the members of Parliament (MPs) and the final all is now in PM’s hand.

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Obama talks of his new policy ideas - August 17, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 17, 2010 10:20 AM

Barrack Obama, president of USA, while addressing at an election campaign, affirmed that they are also competing with the other big nations for the potential jobs.

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All allegations on India are ‘hyperbole’: USCC - August 17, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 17, 2010 10:17 AM

US chamber of commerce asserted that all the allegations on Indian companies, by the corporate America, for grabbing most of the H-1B work visas, or for not sponsoring many of their employees for green cards etc. are ‘hyperbole’.

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Green jobs, the next big thing - August 16, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 16, 2010 11:21 AM

As per the estimates of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report, 2008, India is likely to see, by 2025, nine lakh ‘green jobs’ in the biogas area alone.

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Wealthy banks planning to hire - August 16, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 16, 2010 11:16 AM

Big private banks such as Citigroup Inc, Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank and HSBC bank are in the growth mode and planning to hire again, after the crisis period of 2009.

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India’s job market expected to double: Esource India - August 15, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 16, 2010 10:58 AM

Managing Director of Esource India (subsidiary of a leading security company, ESMS (I) Pvt Ltd), Nitin Deveshwar told the media that India’s job market is expected to grow at 20% p.a.

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Job index of Naukri.com up for July - August 15, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 16, 2010 10:56 AM

Naukri.com job index moved up by 16 points for the month of July (a peak recruitment month).

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IT companies following loose monetary policy to hold the talent - August 15, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 16, 2010 10:51 AM

India’s top IT sector companies are sharing out salary hikes and promotions or are guaranteeing larger variable pay, with the average salary rise ranging from 8 to 12 per cent, to their employees in order to help them tackle rising inflation and retain talent.

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Labour abundant India substituting capital - August 13, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 16, 2010 10:49 AM

A paper by Tushar Poddar of Goldman Sachs and Pragyan Deb of LSE, forecasted an increase of 110m in the number of Indian in the total workforce of the world over the next decade, which is even higher than the calculation by ILO, of 80m.

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US job data shows a decline: CISCO - August 13, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 13, 2010 10:09 AM

It is for the third continuous day that US stocks has fell on the news reporting a rise in the number of US workers filling news claims for unemployment benefits.

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Does a high IIP imply higher jobs? - August 13, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 13, 2010 10:08 AM

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) was reported 7% higher for June, 2010 relative to last year in June, for quarter-on-quarter estimate, but this growth failed to translate into higher employment.

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Crisis affecting youth globally: ILO report - August 12, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 12, 2010 01:43 PM

ILO reported that the global unemployment rate among the youth, between the age 15 and 24, is very high around 13% and is likely to increase further.

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NREGA funds scam: Sarpanches involved - August 12, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 12, 2010 01:36 PM

Sarpanches of 20 villages and some Government officials caught in scam of 4.18 crore in the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGA), reported in Dahod.

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Minimum wage issue in Bangladesh may benefit Indian Apparel Industry - August 12, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 12, 2010 01:36 PM

Last year India lost its apparel exports Bangladesh because the minimum wage of $ 100 pm paid in India could not compete with mere $24 pm paid in Bangladesh.

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Business getting bullish on hiring: July forecasts - August 11, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 12, 2010 12:17 PM

The improving market sentiments are encouraging the recruiters to go for fresh hirings. Compared to June, the month of July has seen an upswing in recruitments, the job index increased by 2%.

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Swavalamban scheme launched for unorganized sector workers - August 10, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 11, 2010 07:07 AM

The Union Cabinet has approved the implementation of a social security scheme named Swavalamban which would provide pension to workers of the unorganized sector.

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Women police personnel on the rise in Mumbai - August 9, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 10, 2010 07:48 AM

The police forces in Maharashtra have witnessed a surge in the number of female police personnel signifying the changing women participation in the police force.

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Manufacturing sector likely to create 30 lakh jobs - August 8, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 10, 2010 07:48 AM

According to a leading Recruitment Process Outsourcing firm Elixir, the manufacturing sector in India is likely to produce 30 lakh jobs this year.

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Statisticians’ shortage affecting recruitment in govt departments - August 7, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 09, 2010 06:53 AM

The Union Public Service Commission, which is responsible for recruitment of officials for the government, is facing a shortage of candidates who have a statistics background.

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Kerala govt employees receive higher bonus and festival allowance - August 6, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 09, 2010 06:51 AM

The Kerala government has announced a revision in the bonus and festival allowance of employees and teachers for the Onam festival.

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Hiring activity dropped by 5 percent in July - August 5, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 06, 2010 11:04 AM

In a recent survey carried out by the recruitment services firm Monster India, it was revealed that the online hiring by the Indian companies has dropped by 5 percent in July.

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Indian firms look beyond India for software engineers - August 4, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 06, 2010 07:57 AM

Software engineering services in India are poised to take a big leap forward with $45-50 billion worth of exports business coming to the country in the near future.

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Draft law on profit-sharing not acceptable to India Inc. - August 4, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 06, 2010 07:56 AM

In a draft of the Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Amendment Bill 2008, the govt sought comments on the provisions which included mining companies sharing 26% profit with local communities.

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Orissa yet to achieve job generation targets under MGNREGS - August 3, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 04, 2010 07:31 AM

The Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in Orissa has not been able to generate the required man days of employment for the fiscal year.

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Dearness Allowance for govt employees to rise by 10 percent - August 2, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 04, 2010 07:24 AM

Consequent to the rise in retail prices due to inflation, dearness allowance (DA) for the central and state government will be raised by 10 percent.

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Cooperative banks in Bihar on a recruitment drive - August 2, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 03, 2010 07:46 AM

The government of Bihar has announced to initiate recruitment process in all the cooperative banks of the state. The last 25 years have not seen any recruitment in these banks and as a consequence, they are facing a shortage of manpower.

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Army considering permanent commission for women officers - August 2, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 03, 2010 07:41 AM

In a recent undertaking, the army stated that it will consider providing permanent commission to women officers serving the Women Short Service Commission in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) and educational branches.

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Railways announces job-for-land policy - August 1, 2010

by Khushi Mehta — Aug 03, 2010 07:36 AM

The Railways, which is facing a strong protest against land acquisitions for the Dedicated Freight Corridors for Western and Eastern stretches, has decided to introduce a policy of Job-for-land, in which one member of each family whose land has been acquired will be given a permanent job along with the market price of land.

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