Junior analyst leaves Ohio logistics firm, then gets hit with $3,000 bill for attending zoom seminar teaching ‘basic excel shortcuts’: ‘an exit fee for quitting’An Ohio junior analyst says his former employer sent him a $3,000 “training repayment” bill after he quit for a better job, claiming a Zoom...
14 May, 2026, 01.52 PM IST
Wars, recessions, political crises, market crashes. Warren Buffett’s advice on each of themWarren Buffett made a prediction in the mid-1990s he knew would come true: Berkshire Hathaway's future returns would fall short compared to...
07 May, 2026, 08.51 PM IST
'KCR isn't same anymore, power corrupted him': K Kavitha launches her new party 'Telangana Rashtra Sena'Kalvakuntla Kavitha has launched a new political party, Telangana Rashtra Sena, in Hyderabad. She aims to fulfill the unachieved dreams of ...
25 Apr, 2026, 08.11 PM IST
Bill for 3-year pause on H-1B visas introduced in US CongressUS Republican lawmakers propose a three-year pause on the H-1B visa program. The proposed End H-1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026 aims to reform th...
25 Apr, 2026, 10.03 AM IST
Is the Indian middle class dream over? Saurabh Mukherjea on the 3 forces crushing your futureIndia's middle class is in deep trouble. Education no longer guarantees prosperity. Jobs are disappearing, especially in IT. Wages are not ...
21 Apr, 2026, 09.52 AM IST
Chennai founder shares how a 22-year-old employee quit corporate job for a gig. Netizens say, 'It's salary review not life lesson'A Chennai founder’s post about a 22-year-old employee quitting to become a full-time delivery driver has sparked a wider debate on jobs and...
14 Apr, 2026, 01.39 PM IST
India Inc wage bill swells up to 25% as many states hike minimum paySeveral states in India have increased minimum wages for workers by up to 38% in the past year, resulting in a significant rise in wage bil...
31 Mar, 2025, 06.47 AM IST
Daily wages of tea garden workers in Assam increased by Rs 18With this increase the daily wages of workers in Brahmaputra Valley will be Rs 250. Daily wages in Barak Valley will be Rs 228. The new wag...
02 Oct, 2023, 10.13 PM IST
Low wage increase despite bumper profits by listed cos in Q2: CMIEAccording to CMIE, wages grew by 3.8% in the quarter of September 2020, which was lower than the bottom quartile of its distribution which ...
20 Nov, 2020, 05.57 PM IST
Why companies' profits have rebounded faster than wages during Covid pandemicLabour has not been as lucky. Growth in profits in the September 2020 quarter was higher than in the top quartile of the distribution of pr...
20 Nov, 2020, 08.55 AM IST
Will new rule boost already-zooming head-honcho salaries?The combined wage bill of companies grew at the slowest pace in the last three years at 7.8 per cent.
15 Sep, 2018, 03.06 PM IST
Parliamentary panel finalises report on Wage Code Bill, says GangwarThe law will enable the central government to set benchmark minimum wages for different regions across the country; state governments would...
01 May, 2018, 04.59 PM IST
US lawmakers ask Donald Trump to stop abuse of H-1B visa systemH-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US cos to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or techni...
02 Aug, 2017, 07.16 PM IST
Amendment bills on child labour, bonus to be tabled in ParliamentThe union cabinet has already approved the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2012 and Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bi...
28 Nov, 2015, 03.59 PM IST
Small Factories Bill likely to come up in next Parliament sessionDattatreya further assured on converting Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) dispensaries, that are run on own building, into 30-b...
04 Oct, 2015, 04.07 PM IST
- India Inc sees sharp rise in wage bill, higher turnover growth
Wage earnings of industrial workers have increased rapidly following India Inc's robust growth. Invest during inflation? I Managing investm...
25 Aug, 2008, 04.15 AM IST
- Higher labour productivity triggers rise in India Inc’s wage bill
As for the rise in corporate wage bill, an ET survey of 200 large companies finds that their aggregate wage bill has increased by a record ...
14 May, 2007, 01.42 AM IST