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More women in IT workforce, companies now work on their growth
According to data from 451 Research, a technology industry research firm, women now make up 34% of the IT workforce in India and the countr...
Knowledge, innovation to be pillars of India Inc's talent drive
The rapid pace of change in the technology environment has made learnability extremely important, while deep domain knowledge continues to ...
Formal job creation rebounds in December with 24% rise YoY in EPFO additions
Net additions under ESIC stood at 0.93 million in November, 1.19 million in October and 1.15 million in September. Average monthly addition...
One corner of the job market is booming, over 8 lakh positions open across 1,100 companies
Executive search firm ManpowerGroup India said there has been an almost 30% increase in demand from the retail and e-commerce sectors in th...
Gen X bets on work experience, millennials focus on upskilling: LinkedIn Workforce Confidence Index
The latest edition of the Workforce Confidence Index shows a dip in India’s overall confidence, as the composite score dropped from +58 in ...
More Indians turn entrepreneurs as job market remains bleak, says LinkedIn survey
Based on the survey responses of 1,752 professionals, findings from January 1-29 revealed that professionals in India are confident about c...
ZS to hire 3,000 employees in 2021 for India offices
Out of the over 3,000 new additions to the company, 30% will cater to business consulting, 45% to business technology and 25% will work in ...
Mercer Mettl sees 2021 as year of strong growth
The company's support to corporate for online assessments for hiring and other activities was impacted during the pandemic but growth in th...
Grant Thornton Bharat rolls out unlimited leaves policy, option to work from anywhere
These include the introduction of an unlimited leaves policy - as opposed to a predetermined number of paid leaves, the option to work from...
How seven employees of Route Mobile hit a Rs 2 crore jackpot during pandemic
The highest was Rs 66 lakh, while collectively, they have received nearly Rs 2 crore. Mumbai-based Route Mobile had issued shares to about ...
Instamojo ramps up hiring, introduces permanent work from home option
With an employee strength of 140 people across the country, the recent hiring cycle saw new hires from tier 2 and 3 towns such as Krishnagi...
View: Gig workers are employees. Start treating them that way
In the wake of a California ballot proposition passed in November and a rule just released by the Trump administration, it appears that the...
Nine in 10 Indian employees say trust in the workplace must be earned: Survey
According to research, most employees and business leaders — 63% — think that trust at work must be earned. Among C-level leaders, nearly t...
Labour ministry issues guidelines for Atma Nirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana
The scheme was announced in November to incentivise formal job creation in the country and subsequently approved by the Cabinet in early De...
Nine in 10 India employees feel prepared to work remotely for long term: Dell Technologies research
Surveying over 7,000 working professionals aged 18 years and above from the Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ) region (of which 1,027 were from Ind...
Employees get full marks, rewards for adapting to Covid disruptions
At the end of a year that has tested the resilience of employees, a number of companies are giving their workforce time off, monetary rewar...
Covid-19 is reshaping the job market in a big way. Are employees equipped for the new environment?
As digital transformations happened and the bottom of the pyramid workforce reduced, the number of people managing this workforce has reduc...
Covid-19 effect: PSUs double down on soft skill development for employees
Companies such as National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) and Bank of Baroda are focusing on their e...
Companies allowing employees cash compensation, roll over of unused leaves in 2020
RPG Group, Mindtree, M&M, Cashkaro are among companies temporarily doing away with the usual ‘use it or lose it’ approach to leaves, where ...
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