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H-1B visas in focus :IBM to end green card sponsorship for roles in biggest unitIBM is ending H-1B visa and green card sponsorship for most roles in its consulting division, its largest business unit with more than 150,...
India's unemployment rate falls to 5.1% in July-September as rural joblessness declinesIndia's unemployment rate saw a decline to 5.1% from 5.4% in the prior quarter. The decrease in unemployment primarily occurred in rural ar...
Is your HR strategy creating measurable impact? This could be the time to get it recognisedThe Economic Times HR Excellence Awards 2027 shine a light on exemplary HR practices within various organizations, teams, and leaders. Enco...
Canada makes rural immigration programme permanent, sets aside 5,500 admission spacesCanada has made its Rural Community Immigration Pilot a permanent programme, setting aside 5,500 admission spaces under its 2027-2029 Immig...
Microsoft reports $36 billion quaterly profit, employees complain salary raises below 1%, describe workplace as 'joyless and demoralizing' after 60,000 people receive buyout offersMicrosoft reported a 32% jump in quarterly profit to $36.6 billion but its employees complain of salary increases below 1%, rising workload...
US jobs market shows broad-based recovery in October as hiring beats estimatesUS employers added 165,000 jobs in October, far exceeding expectations, while unemployment fell to 4.1%. However, a closer look reveals une...
Retirement planning: How young investors beyond metros are building a savings habitRetirement planning in India is gaining momentum among consumers aged 26 to 50 years as they begin saving early. This trend is evident as t...
California’s Great America 2027 season passes: What Santa Clara buyers should know before the park closesCalifornia’s Great America will close after its final season in 2027, which has prompted the sale of season passes. Passes include the Silv...
Workout after work: India Inc flexes its fitness muscleEmployers in India are enhancing workplace fitness programs to promote well-being and active lifestyles among employees. Companies like Pro...
Workout after work: India Inc flexes its fitness muscle as employers make workplace wellness harder to skipIndian companies are expanding workplace fitness programmes, offering employees access to office gyms, group exercise classes, personal tra...
IFC extends $150 million credit line to SBI in first investment in an Indian state-owned bankThe International Finance Corporation has extended a $150 million social loan to State Bank of India to support agricultural financing for ...
- US employers added a surprising 165,000 jobs in October; unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%
US employers added 165,000 jobs last month, surpassing economists' expectations and bringing the unemployment rate down to 4.1%. The Labor ...
Pro Kannada outfit meets Bengaluru airport firms, presses for higher local hiringKannada Rakshana Vedike held discussions to address local hiring concerns with companies at Kempegowda International Airport. KRV president...
West Bengal's new investment policy wins industry praise for jobs, innovation and ease of doing businessMehul Mohanka, Chairman, CII Eastern Region said, "The policy is a progressive and forward-looking framework that reinforces the State’s co...
A record 769,000 Americans now have $1 million in their 401(k). Here’s how much they saveAs of late June, an impressive 769,000 people had exceeded $1 million in their workplace retirement accounts. Fidelity revealed that the av...
Four UK universities in India offer early recruitment access to 250 postgraduate students graduating in 2027Four UK universities operating campuses in India are scheduling a placement week for postgraduate student recruitment. This initiative allo...
Digital recruitment is creating a new cybersecurity risk for employersOnline hiring has made it easier for companies to reach candidates across locations, but it has also exposed recruitment processes to ident...
From enterprises to SMBs: How Flashfox AI plans to change the hiring gameGetWork’s AI hiring business, now spun off as Flashfox AI, is targeting 500 enterprise clients in the next 24 months as it expands into Sou...
FUEL SkillTech, KDEM train 568 Karnataka students in AI, coding and employability skillsFUEL SkillTech University has trained 568 students across three Karnataka institutions under the NIPUNA Karnataka initiative, run in associ...
Austria opens Working Holiday visa programme to Indians aged 18-30, including 11 other countriesYoung Indians can now embrace adventure through Austria's Working Holiday Programme, allowing them to explore the country while engaging in...