Working beyond office hours? Find out whether the New Labour Code entitles you to overtime payNew Labour Codes, effective November 2025, redefine overtime eligibility and calculation. While standard working hours remain, employees wo...
25 Jun, 2026, 07.33 AM IST
Bengaluru techie says it is better to stay in a big company at a lower salary then a small one with high salaryA Bengaluru techie's advice to prioritize job stability at large firms over lucrative offers from smaller companies has sparked debate. Cit...
24 Jun, 2026, 02.37 PM IST
No raise for 5 years. Then employee resigned. What happened 48 hours later stunned his bossCareer coach Simon Ingari shared a viral workplace story about an employee who received no salary hike for five years despite strong perfor...
24 Jun, 2026, 07.58 AM IST
Andhra Cabinet raises retirement age for PSUs; restores Old Pension Schemes for 11,000 employeesAndhra Pradesh employees in state PSUs, Gurukul schools, and welfare societies will now retire at 62, matching state government staff. Addi...
23 Jun, 2026, 10.29 PM IST
Filing ITR? Don’t ignore the ‘nature of employment’ field; it can affect NPS & retirement tax benefitsThe "Nature of Employment" field in the ITR is more than a routine disclosure. An incorrect selection can affect certain tax benefits, incl...
23 Jun, 2026, 11.44 AM IST
Rs 17.25 lakh income of an employee was added as taxable salary despite working in UK; ITAT Delhi gives him relief under India-UK DTAAThe Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Delhi has ruled that even if a non-resident salaried individual has received any ‘per-diem’ paymen...
23 Jun, 2026, 11.08 AM IST
Meta to pause internal mouse-tracking tech while examining data security issuesThe company's announcement follows revelations that sensitive employee data, intended to monitor digital interactions within Meta's inter...
23 Jun, 2026, 07.47 AM IST
Employee finished all assigned work, took a 20-minute restroom break; only to learn supervisor had been tracking their whereabouts in a lurching wayA remote worker's brief restroom break sparked workplace tension after their supervisor allegedly contacted a colleague to inquire about th...
21 Jun, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
Canadian lender TD tells some employees it will use software to monitor their workTD said in a statement to Reuters the deployment is "standard practice across the industry." "In various parts of our business, we use auto...
21 Jun, 2026, 09.07 AM IST
Manager decides to terminate employee for taking ice cream break. But HR’s simple question changes office rule permanentlyA manager sought to fire an employee named Florence for eating ice cream. Florence met all deadlines. HR intervened, questioning the policy...
20 Jun, 2026, 03.34 PM IST
New labour code: Appointment letters must mention job role, workplace, and other key conditions; here's how employees benefitNew labour code rules mandate employers to issue detailed appointment letters, ensuring clarity on job roles, wages, and social security be...
20 Jun, 2026, 02.21 PM IST
‘Not everyone who is silent is disconnected’: ‘Rude’ employee everyone expected to be fired gets promoted instead for one unexpected reasonA quiet, seemingly aloof employee, often overlooked in a bustling office, unexpectedly became a hero. While colleagues gossiped and sociali...
20 Jun, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
Canadian lender TD tells some employees it will use software to monitor their workIn a bid to refine efficiency, Toronto-Dominion Bank is introducing software to monitor employee activities in its financial crimes and ris...
20 Jun, 2026, 11.59 AM IST
Candidate wanted Rs 32,000, but accepted Rs 20,000 salary out of desperation and urgency. A month later, he discovered how much his colleagues earnA candidate accepted a low salary due to urgent need but later discovered colleagues earned significantly more for the same work. This reve...
20 Jun, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
Techie called ‘money-minded’ by CEO for asking salary hike after cutting down AI costs by 95%. 'You broke the manager's heart'A Reddit post by an AI engineering intern has gone viral after he claimed he was fired from a small startup shortly after requesting a sala...
16 Jun, 2026, 06.53 PM IST
Beware of pointless employee giftsJob welcome gifts have lost their charm. Companies are now offering impractical items like garbage bags instead of useful presents. Employe...
16 Jun, 2026, 12.01 AM IST
EPFO asks retired employee to return Rs 2.5 crore PF money over company's trust exemption lapse; he fights in HC and winsA retired employee received relief from the Telangana High Court. The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation had demanded Rs 2.5 crore PF m...
15 Jun, 2026, 10.31 AM IST