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Government proposing to provide unique numbers to PF Account holders - September 12, 2012
Regional PF Commissioner-I, Bangalore, Kamma Narayana has said that the government is putting forward a proposal to provide all Provident Fund Account holders with life-time validity a unique number.
Retrenchment in major brokerage firms - September 14, 2012
Slowdown in trading activity, regulatory caps on brokerage fee and no signs of improvement in the capital market has made many firms like Religare, IDFC Securities, Deutsche Bank and Kotak Securities retrench their workforce.
600 mn jobs need to be created globally by 2020 - October 2, 2012
As per the World Development Report 200 million are unemployed, out of which 75 mn are under the age of 25.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wages being drawn in the name of dead under NREGA scheme - November 8, 2012
After a complaint from Godda MP Nishikant Dubey, that many were claiming salaries in the name of dead people, an inspection was done in four random districts of Jharkhand.
29000 tax defaulters make government revenue less by INR 3770 crore - October 9, 2012
Tax Department’s analysis of e-returns in 2012-13 has shown 29000 tax payers have defaulted on their payments, causing the revenue collection to be low by INR 3770 crore.
Air India Pilots demand immediate payment of salary in letter addressed to Minister - October 9, 2012
Air India Pilots have addressed a letter to the Civil Aviation Minister, Ajit Singh demanding him to pay their salaries immediately.
India Inc witnesses dip in recruitment - October 9, 2012
Regardless of a mixed hiring sentiment in the job market, the overall job speak index has dipped for three months consecutively.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
HeadHonchos.com to provide mid-management executives career advice - August 30, 2012
HeadHonchos.com has launched an online service for mid-management and senior executives to facilitate them through their career needs and guide them through their choices.