Indian employees have been spending the most time trying to look busy at work, a Slack report has claimed. The report states that the Asian workforce has been found doing the most “performative work” compared to the workers from other regions. The new global survey by Slack and research firm...
Bengaluru based iD Fresh Food announced the appointment of Megha Latawa as its Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) for India. Megha is a seasoned HR professional and has worked across diverse industries, such as manufacturing, ITS & ITES, retail and e-commerce. An MBA from the Institute of...
Nayeem Khan has joined Allana Group as Head-HRBP & Admin. He has confirmed this development through a social media post. Prior to this appointment, Nayeem Khan was associated with Mercedes-Benz Mahavir Motors as Group Head – HR, IR ER & Admin for about 5.4 years. Also read: 80% of...
(IANS) : Three years after haphazard plans to get workers back to their desks, the return-to-office movement is experiencing remorse as a whopping 80 per cent of bosses regret their initial return-to-office decisions and said they would have approached their company’s return-to-office...
Byju’s appoints former Infosys HR Head Richard Lobo to head its human resources (HR) department. Lobo will be an exclusive advisor to help transform its HR function, Moneycontrol reported. Lobo’s appointment will be a significant move for the startup as he comes with over 23 years of...
By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India plans to roll out welfare measures for “gig” workers employed through platforms like Amazon, Uber and India’s Zomato as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government prepares for elections, government and trade union officials...
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SC upholds HC order allowing outsourcing canteens in Karnataka factories with 250 or more workers
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Karnataka High Court’s order allowing employers in factories with 250 or more workers, to outsource the running of the canteen by engaging contractors or service providers. A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Manoj Misra dismissed a special leave...
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Electronics Shop Repairing & Servicing Electrical Goods Is “Factory” Under ESI Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that the electronic goods shop which sells goods and repairs/services such goods can be said to be engaged in a “manufacturing process” using “power” as defined under ESI Act and Factories Act, 1948. The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Justice...
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Chennai court sentences actor Jayaprada to six months in jail over failure to pay ESI dues
A Chennai court has sentenced actor and former Member of Parliament (MP) Jayaprada to six-months simple imprisonment for failing to comply with the statutory mandate to pay contributions due to the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) with respect to employees working in a cinema theatre...
While it is common for people to express their feelings, frustrations or criticism on messaging platforms, a bank employee’s message on a WhatsApp group criticising the management and belittling higher authorities landed him in the soup. He filed a petition before the Madurai Bench of the Madras...
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