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21.55 lakh inoperative EPF accounts have average balance of around Rs 40,000: Check if your EPF money is also stuck; here's what you can doEPFO member alert: Over the past four years, inoperative Employees Provident Fund accounts have surged by eighty-four percent, with inactiv...- Parliament Watch: Mines & minerals update bill approved, EPFO declarationsParliament has approved a bill to regulate state governments' powers on mining taxes. This new legislation aims to ensure global competitiv...
- Cure worse than H-1B 'malaise'New H-1B fees and stricter wage requirements are increasing employer costs. A wage-weighted selection system now favors higher-paid applica...
- Oracle plans more layoffs as AI spending surges. Is the AI jobs apocalypse finally here?Oracle is said to be planning additional job cuts this month, following a substantial reduction in its workforce in the previous fiscal yea...
- Karnataka cabinet reshuffle: DK Shivakumar retains Finance, check full list of ministers hereKarnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has kept the Finance portfolio. Madhu Bangarappa and Basavaraj Rayareddy received education ministri...
- EPFO withdrawal rules: Minister reveals how much EPF amount can subscribers withdraw during medical emergency, unemployment, house repairThe Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has made it easier for members to access their savings by modifying withdrawal regulation...
- From welfare facilities to working conditions: What manufacturing employees are entitled to under new labour code rulesEmployees working in manufacturing sector can clarity on what benefits they are entitled to and what their employer must provide, under new...
- More young people unemployed worldwide amid looming AI risks, UN labour agency saysGlobal youth unemployment increased in 2025, reversing pandemic recovery trends. Young people worldwide now face a worsening job market and...
- ET graphics| India’s youth jobs challenge deepens as gender gap widensYouth unemployment in India remains a significant concern, with joblessness rates increasing. Female youth unemployment has sharply risen t...
- Independence Day 2026: 79 years of work, ambition and the making of modern India2026 Independence Day of India: The country's job market transformed from government security to private paychecks and now relies on acquir...
- EPS pension hike: Will minimum pension rise from Rs 1,000 to Rs 7,500?Minimum EPS pension: Pensioners are advocating for a boost in the minimum EPS pension. The government reassured them that existing pensions...
- India's labour force participation falls to 54.6% in April-June; rural unemployment rises to 4.8%India's overall labour force participation rate for people aged 15 years and above declined to 54.6 per cent during April-June 2026 from 55...
- VB-G RAM G is 'rozgar chori': Congress slams Modi govtIn a pointed critique, the Congress party has slammed the VB-G RAM G Act for its severe impact on rural employment generation, claiming it ...
- Govt says youth unemployment rate declined to 9.9% in 2025 from 10.9% in 2022India's youth unemployment rate fell to 9.9 percent in 2025 from 10.9 percent in 2022. The worker population ratio for young people increas...
- US Stock Market: Weak July jobs data dents expectations for September Fed rate hikeWeak July US jobs data has reduced market expectations of a September Federal Reserve rate hike, with futures pricing the odds below 50%. W...
- Arvind Panagariya pitches ‘special employment regions’ to build job-led citiesEconomist Arvind Panagariya suggests creating special employment regions in India. These regions would foster urban development and job cre...
- Dollar falls against yen, euro as weak US jobs data clouds Fed outlookThe US dollar weakened against major currencies on Friday. Unexpected job losses in July fueled economic concerns and clouded Fed rate outl...
- Make working in the Gulf safe & secureA staggering number of Indian workers are facing fatal risks in Gulf countries, constituting almost 50% of worker deaths abroad. Between 20...
- States may get power to sponsor worker visas in the US under new bipartisan billPilot programme would allow states to address labour shortages while Washington retains control over security checks and immigration enforc...
- India's education crisis: Overqualified yet underqualifiedIndia's education system is leaving graduates both overqualified and underqualified, failing to meet the needs of a changing labour market....
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