Cities to face house help shortage as migrants return home to voteMajor Indian cities face a looming shortage of essential household help. Cooks, nannies, drivers, and security guards are heading home for ...
24 Mar, 2026, 09.15 AM IST
LPG price surge cuts food orders, shrinks delivery rider earningsDelivery riders in India are experiencing a significant drop in orders and earnings due to soaring commercial LPG prices. Restaurants are r...
22 Mar, 2026, 07.12 AM IST
Budget 2024: Skilling industry demands incentives, tax rebates and labour codes in meeting with FM SitharamanAhead of the Union Budget for 2024-25, the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs held the eighth Pre-Budget Consultation in New D...
26 Jun, 2024, 08.08 AM IST
Budget 2024: 'After PLI, jobs-linked schemes need of the hour'Interim Budget: Experts suggest that the government should introduce employment-linked incentives in the upcoming interim budget to promote...
26 Jan, 2024, 11.26 PM IST
Staffing companies seek rollout of contract labour rulesThe Indian Staffing Federation (ISF) has requested that the labour ministry speed up the provisions regarding contract labour under the Cod...
08 May, 2023, 01.49 PM IST
Staffing companies want 50% cut in proposed security deposit of Rs 1,000 per workerFor big staffing firms such as Quess Corp or TeamLease Services, this would be a huge hit if they go for a national licence. Quess Corp has...
14 Apr, 2021, 11.39 PM IST
Staffing industry calls for amendments of Contract Labour ActUnder the aegis of Indian Staffing Federation, the industry is calling for a single license to operate staffing business and just one retur...
14 Dec, 2020, 05.00 PM IST
20% of temporary staff may not be able to avail full benefit of PF withdrawal: Indian Staffing FederationThe staffing federation has written to labour ministry last week asking them to re-look into the issue.
30 Mar, 2020, 02.45 PM IST
Five ways to hold your own during an M&AAnjali Venugopalan gets you tips from experts on how to adapt to a merger or acquisition of your company.
06 Aug, 2019, 12.05 AM IST
5 ways to deal with unreasonably high expectations from your bossAnjali Venugopalan talks to experts who give tips on what to do if you have a boss who has unreasonable expectations from you.
11 Mar, 2019, 11.52 PM IST
Staffing sector seeks input tax credit on insurance costThe industry says the benefit will encourage it to offer better social security package to workers while also reducing their cost of doing ...
14 Oct, 2018, 11.56 PM IST
5 ways millennials can build rapport with the older generationIn addition to their knowledge of technicalities, older workers can play a critical role in helping millennials understand the company cult...
31 Jul, 2017, 11.41 PM IST
Mandatory national licence for staffing firms in worksThe labour ministry has firmed up plans for making a national licence mandatory for staffing firms, but without any net-worth threshold, an...
08 Jun, 2017, 01.57 AM IST
India to host World Employment Conference to market skilled workforceThe labour ministry wants to woo employers the world over to get them to hire India’s growing workforce, which the government estimates swe...
13 Apr, 2016, 04.02 AM IST
Staffing firms tapping mobile route to attract talentMoreover these firms are using free social networks like Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube for image building.
07 Jun, 2015, 02.15 PM IST
Festive hiring to help create 4.5 lakh new jobs in October-December quarterThe hiring landscape has seen an improvement in the past few months thanks to the revival in business sentiments and scenario.
21 Oct, 2014, 02.33 PM IST
Jobs gallore in ecommerce space;1.5 lakh jobs likely in 2-3 yearsThe current estimated size of the industry is about Rs 18,000 crore and is expected to reach Rs 50,000 crore by 2016 .
05 Oct, 2014, 11.39 AM IST