(PTI): FMCG major Britannia Industries Ltd said all permanent workers at its Taratala factory in Kolkata have accepted the voluntary retirement scheme (VRS). Despite this significant workforce change, a company official claimed that there would be no material impact on the business operations of...
Construction & Real Estate, Travel & Hospitality, and EV & EV infrastructure are the industries with the greatest positive change in workforce size. Delhi, Bangalore, and Hyderabad are the top Indian cities where employment opportunities are thriving Generative AI is projected to...
In a pre-budget consultation meeting with union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, trade unions on Monday demanded restoration of the Old Pension Scheme and scrapping of the four labour codes according to a report of Harsh Kumar published in Business Standard. Induprakash Menon, national...
Yes Bank, in an internal restructuring exercise, has terminated 500 employees, with more headcount reduction to come in the next few weeks, according to a report by The Economic Times. The Bank has let go of people across various verticals, from wholesale to retail, with the branch banking segment...
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Union Labour Ministry seeks report over denial of jobs to married women at Foxconn plant
(PTI) : The Union Ministry of Labour and Employment has sought a detailed report from the Tamil Nadu Labour Department amid reports that married women are not allowed to work at the Foxconn India Apple iPhone plant. Section 5 of the Equal Remuneration Act 1976 stipulates that no discrimination is...
Foxconn, a major supplier for Apple, has been declining to employ married women at its main iPhone assembly plant in India. The factory is situated in SRIPERUMBUDUR of TamilNadu. This has been revealed by Reuters in its report by PRAVEEN PARAMASIVAM, MUNSIF VENGATTIL and ADITYA KALRA published on...
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92% of Indian workplaces have adopted ChatGPT, with the number of users doubling over the last year
A new study by DeskTime has found that ChatGPT is used in 92% of Indian workplaces. The data shows that in almost all offices across the country, there are individual employees or entire departments that have integrated this AI tool into their daily operations. Overall, 42.6% of office workers in...
(ANI): According to Great Learning’s newly released ‘Upskilling Trends Report 2024-25,’ 85 percent of professionals in India plan to invest in upskilling initiatives in the fiscal year 2025 (FY25). The report reveals a decline in job retention confidence among Indian...
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Employee has no right to leave, absence from duty warrants disciplinary action: Karnataka HC
Karnataka High Court in Sri. G. Ramesh vs. The Karnataka State Seeds Corporation Ltd. (W.P No. 36199/2014), upheld disciplinary action against a delinquent employee who was absent from duty without authorization, emphasizing that employees are obligated to attend work during scheduled hours unless...
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Filing appeal and withdrawal by employee does not amount to his intention of abandoning the claim of reinstatement: Bombay HC
Bombay High Court in Shri. Patil SamgondaNamgonda vs. The State of Maharashtra (W.P No. 4754/2009), On June 12, 2024 rejecting management’s argument that the employee’s withdrawal of appeals against the termination order constituted an abandonment of his reinstatement claim. The Court...
