Maharashtra leads states in providing formal jobs
Maharashtrahas emerged as the top state in terms of providing formal employment to its people, revealed the Employee Provident Fund (EPF) data.
7th Pay Commission latest news and top developments over government employees salaries
In June 2016, the government last revised the minimum pay to Rs 18,000 from previous Rs 7,000 per month, along with fitment factor of 2.57 for central government employees. However, showing dissatisfaction employees demand fitment factor of 3.68 times with minimum pay scale of Rs 26,000.
India: Modi government accelerates anti-worker privatization drive
As part of a renewed push for “investor-friendly reform,” India’s big business, Hindu supremacist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government is sharply accelerating its disinvestment drive—the partial or complete privatization of central government-owned enterprises.
Companies look to reinvent employee performance evaluation: Survey
Performance management systems acrosscorporateIndia are in a state of flux, with 67% of companies saying they have reviewed and effected major changes in their performance evaluation systems over the last two to three years, according to a study byAon Consulting India, a leading HR consulting firm.
To bridge gender gap, companies going big on innovation
Going beyond providing material amenities, Indian companies are launching new initiatives to reinforce their commitment to hiring and retaining more women employees.EY India recently organised six rounds of walk-in interviews for women aspirants across its three offices in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.
Govts, police asked to reply on bonded labour
The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the response of the Centre, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and the police on a plea alleging inaction in preventing bonded labour, especially of children.
Police Rescue 70 Child Workers in India.
Police in the western Indian state of Gujarat have rescued over 70 children and arrested about 25 people in the first crackdown on one of the country’s main artificial jewelry making centers with the operation ongoing.
High wages in Kerala a bane for others
Kerala has around 40 lakh migrant workers, with 2.4 lakh workers joining them every year, as per a 2016 study by the autonomous Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation (GIFT). These migrants earn Rs 25,000 crore annually, with nearly two-thirds of it going to the four states of West Bengal, Bihar, Assam and UP.
Factory door was locked from outside, allege workers
The Factory workers, mostly from Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi and Agra, received a salary of Rs 6,000- Rs7,000 per month and would work for nearly 15 hours a day. The workers said that many such factories are running in the residential area and alleged that most of them are running illegally without any licence.
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