Chennai, (IANS): As the strike by more than 1,000 workers at Samsung India’s plant in Sriperumbudur entered its third week, the South Korean electronics major on Friday said the management is willing to negotiate with the workers directly for an amicable resolution of the dispute. A Samsung India...
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Govt Hikes Minimum Wage Rates for Workers for central sphere establishments up to Rs 1,035 Per Day
(PTI): The Union government on Thursday announced a hike in minimum wage rates for workers up to Rs 1,035 a day by revising variable dearness allowance. This adjustment is aimed at helping workers cope with the rising cost of living, a labour ministry statement said. After revision, minimum wage...
BUSINESS WIRE — Sales of industrial robots in India reached a new record of 8,510 units installed in 2023. This is an increase of 59% compared to the previous year (2022: 5,353 units). In terms of annual installations, India now ranks in seventh position worldwide. These are findings of the...
A female employee of HDFC Bank, identified as Sadaf Fatima, died on Tuesday in the Lucknow office allegedly due to work pressure. According to media reports, her colleagues are citing work stress as the reason behind her untimely demise. This unexpected death of employee in the office after...
Recent Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) has found that regular salaried employees work for longer hours per week than casual labour or the self-employed. According to PLFS Annual Report for July 2023-June 2024, average number of hours actually worked in a week by regular wage/salaried employees...
Bengaluru, September 25, 2024 — Zeta, a provider of next-gen banking technology to financial institutions globally, today announced the appointment of Shubhayu Sengupta as its Chief People Officer. A graduate of the prestigious XLRI Jamshedpur, Shubhayu has previously held senior roles at...
NEW DELHI, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Thousands of Indian workers marched through several towns and cities including New Delhi, Lucknow and Kolkata on Monday to protest and demand the repeal of four labour codes which they say favour multinational corporations. The protesters waved banners and...
AS Part of a wider reshuffle in its top management, Walmart-owned Flipkart has appointed Seema Nair as Flipkart’s Chief Human Resource Officer, the latest in a series of leadership rejigs at the e-commerce player. In this role, she will oversee Human Resources for Flipkart, partnering closely with...
Sept 21 (Reuters) – General Motors (GM.N), opens new tab will lay off 1,695 workers at its Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas, the company said in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice earlier this week. A GM spokesperson, confirming the layoffs initially reported by Automotive...
70% of the Indian workforce reports are unhappy at work and a significant majority of employees across the nation are grappling with dissatisfaction in their professional lives, reveals recent report released by The Happiest Places to Work, in association with Happiness Research Academy, titled...
