3rd Oct. Tarun Saxena, a 42-year-old area manager at Bajaj Finance, allegedly died by suicide by hanging himself at his home, reportedly due to intense work pressure.Family members have claimed that he endured “mental torture” from his superiors to meet demanding recovery targets as per media...
Employers support ‘right to disconnect’ yet most employees face contact after work hours: Report
MUMBAI (PTI): Even though 79 percent of the employers support the “right to disconnect” policy, 88 percentof employees say they face contact after work hours,with 85 percent reporting that this communication continues even during sick leave or public holidays. However, a majority of the...
LUCKNOW: A 42-year-old area manager with Bajaj Finance, Tarun Saxena, died by suicide in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, following severe workplace pressure. Saxena left behind a five-page note addressed to his wife, Megha, in which he expressed his distress over the relentless demands from his seniors, who...
India, 3 October, 2024: Professionals in India are realising how quickly work is changing with 90% looking for more guidance and support than ever before, according to new research from LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network. As jobs evolve, the biggest opportunity for workers in India...
Ola driver is employee, POSH Act applicable: Karnataka High Court on sexual harassment case
Bengaluru: In a significant judgement, the Karnataka High Court has held that under the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Work place (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (PoSH Act), a driver-subscriber is an ‘employee’ of the transport aggregator, Ola in the instant case...
By Praveen Paramasivam Chennai, (Reuters) – Indian police on Tuesday said they had released 912 Samsung Electronics workers and union members detained for almost a day for organising a street protest, as a strike at the South Korean firm’s home appliances plant in Tamil Nadu state...
Vinod Nair has joined Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd. as Head of Human Resources. He has confirmed this development through a social media post. Prior to this appointment, Vinod Nair was associated with Mahindra Finance and Mahindra Manulife Investment Management Pvt. Ltd. as Head – Human...
Omega Seiki Mobility has elevated Nitin Khindria as the Chief Human Resources Officer. Nitin has confirmed this development through a social media post by stating,” “Thrilled to announce that I have been promoted to the position of Chief Human Resources Officer at Omega Seiki Mobility! I am deeply...
Punjab and Haryana High Court, in Sujata Mehta vs. Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam &Ors., reiterated that pension is not a charity and that delayed pension payments should incur interest, reaffirming the state’s duty to provide timely pension benefits to its employees. Stay connected...
Gauhati High Court in Mrs. Sangeeta Kormel Yadav vs. Union of India and 4 Ors. WP(C)/6973/2015, while granting the female employee maternity benefits under the Maternity Benefits Act, 1961 (“Maternity Act“) after the cessation of her employment, rejected the employer’s contention...