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Working mothers more likely to leave a job stressful and with long working hours that are male-dominated - April 25, 2013
Working mothers are more likely to leave jobs that require one to work for longer working hours if they are male dominated.
Employment in organized sector registers a growth of 1.46% - April 25, 2013
Employment in the organized sector is rising steadily from 281.72 lakh in 2009 to 289.99 lakh in 2011, a jump of about 9 lakh.
Deloitte survey expects an average increment of 11.3% for India - April 23, 2013
A Deloitte survey found that India Inc would be giving our an average wage hike of 11.3% while those employees working in pharma, health care and life sciences would be receiving a hike of 13.15 in their salary.
Maruti plans to increase its proportion of working women in engineering roles - April 23, 2013
Women presently make up 13% of engineers, 9% in braking and suspension, and 7% in power generation.
Jobbuzz survey shows that employees want their supervisors to be motivators - April 22, 2013
A jobbuzz survey among 1300 respondents showed that 27% of them want their bosses to be motivators, 18% wanted their bosses to give freedom to take decisions
IT firms delinking revenues from manpower - April 22, 2013
Many IT firms are re-using templates and codes instead of engaging a lot of people in projects.
ITC plans to increase its women’s workforce from 15 to 30% - April 16, 2013
ITC that had a mere 1% of female employees is now targeting to increase it from 15% to 30% as its new business strategy.
TeamLease revels that hiring outlook has improved from October 2012 - April 16, 2013
The employment outlook index has increased from 75 to 79 in March 2013 from October 2012.
TSSC has signed an MOU to skill 5 mn in India - April 16, 2013
The Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) has signed an MOU with Business Skill Australia and E-Oz Energy skill Australia to train 5 million people for the next decade.
94% of Indian businesses plan to hire in the next financial year - April 15, 2013
According to Regus Global it found that 94% of Indian businesses plan to hire in the next financial year.
Graduates from elite institutes less likely to be employed full time as per a study - April 14, 2013
A study by Joni Hersch reveals statistics that imply that women from selective institutes are more likely to be employed in part time work or devotes lesser hours than women from tier 2 institutes.
AISECT offers skill based training in 585 CSCs - April 14, 2013
AISECT has come up with 585 Community Science Centres (CSCs) since 2011 and they offer many skill based training and educational services.
India is comparatively the cheapest country to live in - April 8, 2013
A survey conducted by Deutsche Bank compares the cost of a few commodities across countries and India has these commodities either priced the lowest or is among the lowest.
Investments by India create thrice more in Europe jobs than Chinese investments there - April 8, 2013
A 43 billion euro investment in 511 projects helped create 40000 jobs in Europe.
Government’s drive to employ backward classes fails - April 4, 2013
PM Manmohan Singh had issued a directive 6 years ago to fill 75000 vacancies by offering the positions to those from SC, ST, OBC and disabled categories.
NSSO releases data on vocational training preferences - April 4, 2013
Rural youth enrolled for vocational training, instituted by the government to skill people for manufacturing jobs has 18% of them wished to learn driving and motor mechanics’ skills. 17% wish to have computer skills and 26% of the women wished to learn textile skills.
Ashok Gulati raises concern over farm income and needs to create non-farm jobs - April 3, 2013
In a meet in CCi, Ashok Gulati said that the average income from farm jobs is 10000 while the average non –farm income is 80000.
Standing Committee making many changed in tax incentives to employees - April 3, 2013
The government would be bringing many changes to the tax structure from increasing basic exemption limit from 1 lakh to 2 lakh, Savings incentive from 1 lakh to 1.5 lakh, 800 for transport allowance, 15000 for medical expenditure and medical insurance for family each, 12000 for school fees.
60% companies value working mothers as an asset - April 2, 2013
According to a TimesJob survey, 60% of Indian companies value working mothers in their organization and the industry is now changing their bias towards women’s ability to balance work and family.
Ageing workforce would create shortage of manpower in Oil and gas sector - April 2, 2013
34% of mid-management level staff Oil and Gas sector would be retiring soon and there is not enough skilled labour to fill positions.
Govt. set to discuss proposal to hike DA to 80% - April 2, 2013
The government is considering hiking Dearness Allowance (DA) from 72% to 80%. It would benefit 50 lakh employees and 30 lakh people on pension on pay from Central Government.
RBI adopts flexi-work hours for its employees - April 2, 2013
Given that an employee spends the ‘crucial four hours’ at office, RBI has allowed its employees to choose any time of the day 8 am to 8 pm for the next four hours to work in office.
Job creation down by 14 pc as against last year - April 1, 2013
When Assocham compared statistics for current Oct-March to that of the previous year’s it found job creation has fallen from 3.17 lakh to 2.72 lakh, a 14.1% drop.
Labour Bureau study shows increasing job generation in sectors - April 1, 2013
As against the 1.68 lakh jobs created in the second half of 2012, 1.54 lakh jobs were created in first half of the year.
Gap between what education teaches and skills needed in a job - April 1, 2013
Middle class jobs are either losing out because someone else can do them, they are no longer required or because they need higher skills.
India Inc to give out a salary hike of 12% - March 7, 2013
In a survey by Mercer, Indian companies will give a salary hike of 12% on an average.
Women India not satisfied with jobs due to lower pay and opportunities - March 7, 2013
A survey by Accenture has revealed that women in India 42% of women as against 25% of men feel that absence of growth opportunities are the causes of lower job satisfaction.
Agriculture loses 14 million jobs in 5 years - March 5, 2013
Agriculture, the primary sector of employment in this country that employs 60% of the workforce has lost 14 mn jobs from 2004-05 to 2009-10.
Work from home culture expected to persist in India - March 5, 2013
Even though Yahoo has banned working from home for all its employees, the trend is to stay.
NSAP to be more extensive in coverage and benefits - March 4, 2013
The NSAP pension scheme is expanding in coverage for more widows, by reducing the eligible age to opt for the scheme from 40 to 18.
Linkedin provide eye-opening survey results on working women - March 4, 2013
A Linkedin survey with around 5000 respondents across countries including India has revealed that a majority of women wish to have more flexibility in the workplace and 94% feel that they have successful careers.
Artists feel that the economic slowdown has trickled to their industry - February 25, 2013
Many artists expressed their opinion in the ‘Art Industry Camp 2013’ stating that the art industry that experienced a boom since 1980s has slowed down post 2008 crisis.
Private banks pay hike in the impending threat of attrition in favor of new banks - February 25, 2013
HDFC, ICICI and IndusInd banks are giving away pay hikes to their middle and lower management staff as many new private banks are to enter the study.
India Inc doles out salary hikes ranging from average 10.3% to 14.1% for performers - February 21, 2013
HDFC, Ashok Leyland, ICICI, Shoppers Stop, LG and Dabur have decided to give out an average hike of 14.1% to top performers.
AP CM Nabam Tuki promises at least one job per household - February 20, 2013
Andhra Pradesh CM, Nabam Tuki has said that the government has aimed to create 1 lakh jobs in the next 5 years beginning from 2013 and create 25000 this very year.
MSDME Institute to launch a job portal catering to college dropouts - February 20, 2013
A portal that would match the skills of college dropouts with industry requirements is set to be launched by April end.
All India strike and Bandh starts on a violent note today - February 20, 2013
Narendra Singh was hit by a bus he and and a group of protestors were not allowing the bus to pass the Ambala Depot.
State-run airlines to discuss the execution of the new pay structure - February 19, 2013
Air India and Indian Airlines’ staff-pilots, engineers and cabin crews would soon receive incomes as per industry standards.
IIM students prefer start-ups over MNCs - February 19, 2013
In all IIMs students are encouraged to fill challenging positions in startups if not an entrepreneurial venture.
Bombay HC questions rejection of a SC/SCT certificate - February 18, 2013
Amrutlal Kanjaraiya procured a job in Bombay Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking via reservation.
UPA warns employees of the consequences of participation in the scheduled general strike - February 18, 2013
Department of Personnel and Training, in a letter to all ministries has instructed them to not sanction any leave to employees and report those employees who participate in the All India Trade Union Strike scheduled this Wednesday.
Jairam Ramesh argues for NREGA while Chidambaram and Pawar are against it - February 14, 2013
Responding to continuous thwarts by Chidambaram and Pawar on how the NREGA scheme is damaging agriculture, Jairam Ramesh has explained the contribution the NREGA scheme has made to it.
Positive hiring sentiment reflects in Monster Index - February 13, 2013
The monster index has had the biggest jump in a year, picking up by 10% from Dec-2012 at 1150 to January-2013 at 1270.
Shortage in construction labour to increase by 65% in a decade - February 11, 2013
With most of labour specializing and shifting to the service sector from construction and real estate, Synergy Property Development Services has predicted that it would increase by 65% in next 10 years.
Recruitment much higher this year in NID - February 9, 2013
The number of companies come to recruit has increased from 65 to 100 per 250 students this year.
Gujarat increases the sanctioned posts of IAS officers by 37 - February 5, 2013
A plea by Narendra Modi to the Center asking them to increase sanctioned posts for IAS officers from 260 to 297 has been accepted.
Ludhiana woman impresses PM and Sonia Gandhi in a NREGA meet - February 5, 2013
Of the four NREGA workers chosen to speak about the scheme, 55 year old Manjit Kaur gave an honest opinion about it.
5% women in top 100 posts in India - February 5, 2013
Gender diversity at top tier posts in Indian companies is facing a huge setback in India as against foreign counterparts.
Companies giving employees option to opt for New Pension Scheme - February 4, 2013
Companies such as Reliance Industries, Wipro, Congnizant, ICICI, AC, etc are giving employees the option to have some of their income transferred to New Pension Scheme.
HR assigning promising employees difficult projects to build talent - February 4, 2013
The job-market is facing a talent-crunch and instead of training and grooming employees with classroom sessions, companies are putting promising employees to difficult projects.
Lack of staff burdening patent office - February 4, 2013
The controller general of patents that looks into intellectual property does not have enough qualified staff.
Bank Union to join Central trade Union in 2 day strike - February 3, 2013
The Bank Union along with 11 trade unions would be striking in demand for higher wages in face of rising inflation.
Chidambaram stresses on the importance of self-employment and job creation - February 2, 2013
Finance Minister, Chidambaram said that self-employment and job creation are crucial to development, while government freebies and subsidies are not.
10% of MBA graduates find suitable jobs - January 30, 2013
Industry body ASSOCHAM’s survey has revealed that only 10% of India’s MBA graduates get jobs suited to their education.
Germany invites Indians to work - January 30, 2013
Germany’s ambassador Michael Steiner has said that Germany needs Indian student and people to work in the country.
68% of employers want to create new jobs and 40% want to hike salaries - January 30, 2013
According to Naukri.com, many companies have witnessed a talent crunch in the past few months. 68% of employers have revealed that they wish to hire the right talent now.
Investment Bankers taking severe cuts in bonuses - January 29, 2013
As deals are becoming less lucrative and thinning in numbers many investment bankers (IBs) have taken severe cuts in their bonuses.
Manpower study says India’s labour more relevant than China - January 28, 2013
India’s labour force is ahead of China in terms of literacy and motivation amongst youth.
Anand Sharma and Akhilesh Yadav warn towards a challenging job creation - January 28, 2013
Anand Sharma and Akhilesh Yadav have both stressed on the importance of the manufacturing sector in job creation.
Companies preferring PPOs over campus placements - January 28, 2013
Going with the logic that a 2 month internship[p reflects more about a candidate than a short-loved interview, companies such as McKinsey, Cummins, Standard Chartered, RPG, BCG India and others are opting to hire through Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs) rather than interviews.
ITI jeopardizes million jobs by not issuing certificates - January 28, 2013
India’s flagship program for training drop-outs with employability skills, Indian Training Institute (ITI) has failed to issue certificates, in some cases for 30-50 years.
700 new R&D and QA profiles to be created in FMCG Sector - January 27, 2013
The FMCG sector is expected to create about 700 R&D and quality Assurance profiles in January-April period.
Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) document proposes outsourcing non-academic jobs - January 25, 2013
The government has proposed non-academic jobs in the education sector to be out-sourced.
Haryana to provide 10% job reservations to the economically backward - January 25, 2013
Haryana State Government has declared that it would provide 10% job reservations in government undertakings, local bodies and educational institutions for Economically Backward class.
Government may increase the limit of 80c to encourage savings - January 24, 2013
Savings as a part of GDP has reduced to 9.3% of GDP while it imported $38 billion worth of gold.
IIM placements offer better packages than those offered to CA toppers - January 24, 2013
The CA topper last year is presently a partner at B Chhawchharia Company and earns 12 lakhs a year, while the topper this year can earn anything between 3 lakhs-24 lakhs/annum.
Apollo nursing care staff strike in Ahmedabad - January 23, 2013
More than 300 nursing staff in Ahmedabad are on an indefinite strike over the demand of increase in salaries
Technology threatens employment - January 23, 2013
In a study by MIT, predictions warn that increased efficiency caused from technology and machines may lead to loss of jobs that can be done with increased efficiency with the help of technology.
Police and national security task force posts lying vacant due to scarcity of right talent - January 23, 2013
National Security Advisor, Shivsankar Menon said that half of police posts and 13000 national security posts have not yet been filled due to unavailability of the right talent.
Irrespective of recovering economic situation more unemployment to persist-ILO - January 22, 2013
The UN agency, International Labour Organisation (ILO) has revealed that unemployment rates were 5.93% in 2012 and are expected to be 6.01% in 2013 and 2014.
India tops on hiring, two thirds of employers will hire in 2013 - January 21, 2013
As per CareerBuilder’s Annual forecast for the year 2013, about 67% of Indian employers will hire in 2013.
Companies hiring retirees from key areas - January 20, 2013
Companies are hiring the retired from key areas like competition law, investigation, security services and financial markets to bridge the talent gap that requires experience.
A majority of UP’s job creation occurs in Noida and Greater Noida - January 15, 2013
With 56,800 jobs created, Noida and Greater Noida have contributed to 87% of the all the jobs created in UP in 2012.
Delhi is not considered as a safe option for working women expats - January 15, 2013
A lot of foreigners take time and have difficulty in adjusting to new places and cultures.
TCS employees 24000 in campus placements - January 14, 2013
Tata Consultancy Services(TCS) had projected that it would employ about 50000 employees within a financial year and it has already employed 24000.
Aon Hewitts Campus Study shows strong on-campus hiring tendencies in India - January 14, 2013
The Aon Hewitt Campus Study, 2013 shows that employers are showing positive signs in hiring and compensation.
Government may ease restrictions on NRI doctors to practices in India - January 14, 2013
Currently, if doctors trained outside India wish to practice in India, they wish to pass a screening test.
Mathematicians in huge demand for data analysis - January 13, 2013
With development in better quantitative models for real life situations and availability of extensive data, mathematicians are high in demand from solving genome related problems to giving out low cost traffic solutions.
PESB inviting applicants for board level positions in PSUs - January 13, 2013
The Public Enterprises Selection board is aiming to fill board level positions for at least 19 PSUs.
Companies engaging and encouraging their staff into CSR activities - January 11, 2013
The Companies Bill makes it mandatory for companies to contribute 2% of their net profits to the society.
Delhi to create 150 posts in the judiciary in the wake of fast track courts set up for women - January 10, 2013
The Delhi Cabinet headed by Sheila Dixit have agreed upon creating 100 posts in Delhi Judicial Services with ancillary staff and 50 more posts in Delhi Higher Judicial Services.
Naukri Job Speak Index picks up by 3% in Dec, 2012 - January 11, 2013
The hiring scenario seems to have become brighter indicated in the Naukri Job Speak Index jumping to 7%, a 3% jump from November 2012.
Indian hiring of professionals and managers at a low - January 9, 2013
A global report, “13th Antal annual global snapshot” has tabulated that hiring in professional and managerial positions has gone down to 40%, a 7% drop from the previous year.
Sudden rise in Domestic Workers that are still deprived of basic rights:ILO - January 9, 2013
Domestic Workers have risen globally from 33.2 million in 2010 to 52.6 million in 2012, a 60 % jump in mere 2 years.
The next recruitment drive will reserve 20% of the posts for women - January 9, 2013
UP Police Recruitment Board and Promotion Board have stated that of all the recruitments that would be made within a few moths, 20% would be women.
440 teachers evicted for striking in Chattisgarh - January 8, 2013
2000 siksha karamcharis were on a strike in Raipur against lower pays and cadre as against the teachers of state education department.
Companies spend large sums to train entry level candidates - January 7, 2013
Although many companies are cautious in their approach towards hiring to cut costs, still many companies spend a lot of money to train their entry level employees.
J&K CM Omar Abdullah promises a fast track recruitment system for youth - January 5, 2013
Omar Abdullah, on the anniversary of his 4 year coalition government has said that he the government will employ 80000 in government offices.
Luxury stores face shortfall in skilled personnel - December 27, 2012
Many luxury stores in India face an issue of hiring people who are adequately trained, well-mannered and versed in English.
Companies training employees to break bad news on eviction, no pay hikes and bonuses - December 27, 2012
Companies like RPG, Panasonic, Aegis, Mahindra Satyam, Standard Chartered Group have been providing training to employees so that they can know how to deal with employees as they give them bad news.
Positive sentiment in the Indian Job Market - December 26, 2012
Many indicators show that the Indian job market is about to improve for the coming next year.
Government asks companies to reveal CEO salaries as against median salaries - December 26, 2012
Amid growing concerns of pay divide between CEOs, Directors and mid-management level employees, Sachin Pilot, the Corporate Affairs Minister has said that companies need to report salaries of both the top management as well as mid-level management.
Air India pilots switch to Gulf airlines for better pay and benefits - December 26, 2012
Gulf Airlines like Qatar Airways, Etihad and Emirates is providing 40% more pay than Indian Airlines along with benefits such as free housing, medical services and schooling for 3 children upto 21 years of age.
Job generation falls by 21% to 5.3 lakh this year: Assocham - December 25, 2012
January-December 15, 2012 has seen a jobs generation of 5.3 lakhs, a plummet of 21% from 2011’s statistics on new job creation.
Assocham reveals resurging levels of anxiety about safety after the Delhi rape in the NCR region - December 24, 2012
About 88% of respondents of a survey revealed that close ones are more anxious about working women’s safety as they receive more calls than usual about their wellbeing and whereabouts.
The Promotions quota bill not passed in the winter session of the Parliament - December 21, 2012
The Bill for providing quota to the SC/ST in government job promotions couldn’t be passed in the Winter sessions of the parliament and BSP’s Mayawati has said that she will write to the Prime Minister to give some special sessions for the Bill.
Gender gap report reveals that women work more and get paid less - December 20, 2012
As per a gender pay gap report by Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD), women on an average work 94 minutes more than men in India.
Government allocates 1900 cr for training textile workers under the ISDS Scheme - December 19, 2012
The government has allocated INR 1900 crore to train 15 lac textile workers under the ISDS (integrated Skill Development Scheme).
Employees threaten civil disobedience if made to work under SC/ST juniors promoted through quota - December 19, 2012
Following the 6 day strike, government employees are now protesting in front of their offices, threatening to adopt civil disobedience to their strategy of protests if made to work under juniors who may be promoted due to SC/ST reservation quota.
The Monster Employment Index performs better in November as compared to last year - December 19, 2012
The online hiring index, the Monster Employment Index has shown a 10% improvement in November from what it was in the same month last year.
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