India labour market remodels itself bit by bit as agri slowly cedes ground, workforce moves onIndia's labour market is undergoing a structural transformation driven by the country's broader economic transition, a report by SBI Resear...
10 May, 2026, 12.12 AM IST
Women’s role in business, workforce expands: ASUSEWomen's economic involvement in India is growing. More female entrepreneurs are leading businesses, especially in manufacturing. These busi...
06 May, 2026, 07.41 PM IST
India’s demographic dividend at risk as jobs, skills gap persistIndia’s demographic advantage—with over 65% of its population under 35—faces growing pressure due to weak job creation, skill gaps and risi...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.31 PM IST
Net formal job creation under EPFO rises 4% to 1.6 million in FebNet formal job creation under EPFO saw a rise to 1.6 million in February, a 3.99% increase from the previous year, with 0.74 million new su...
22 Apr, 2025, 12.36 AM IST
Map to boost women workforce this weekThe roadmap will have multi-dimensional recommendations focussing on targeted interventions to incentivise hiring of women, enable creation...
25 Mar, 2025, 12.30 AM IST
Net formal job creation under EPFO rebounds in November 20204 after touching a five-month low in OctoberProvisional payroll data of EPFO, released by the ministry of labour and employment on Wednesday, shows that the retirement fund body witne...
22 Jan, 2025, 02.35 PM IST
Decriminalisation of labour laws, female workforce to drive inclusive growth: OfficialDuring an industry interaction in Bengaluru, a senior government official emphasized the importance of decriminalizing labour laws, boostin...
29 Aug, 2024, 09.30 PM IST
Formal job creation under EPFO at 72-month high in April at 1.89 millionProvisional payroll data, released by the ministry of labour and employment on Thursday, shows new formal job created under EPFO was 31.3% ...
20 Jun, 2024, 09.12 PM IST
Formal job creation under EPFO down 14.2% to 1.39 million in November, according to payroll dataAs per the provisional payroll data, released by the ministry of labour and employment, EPFO also registered a decline of 9.15% in formal j...
20 Jan, 2024, 07.47 PM IST
Net new female staff additions under EPFO rise 120 per cent to 2.8 millionThe number of female employees added to EPFO in 2019-20 stood at 1.59 million but fell marginally to 1.39 million in 2020-21, due to the ou...
03 Nov, 2023, 12.04 AM IST
Formal female workforce more than doubles under EPFO in 5 yearsNet new female members added under the retirement fund body more than doubled to 2.8 million in FY23 from 1.30 million in FY19, as per EPFO...
02 Nov, 2023, 12.59 PM IST
A fourth of Karnataka's working class is in formal sector, says a jobs reportThe Karnataka Jobs Report 2022–23, prepared by Bengaluru-based business service provider Quess Corp and the Federation of Indian Chambers o...
08 Mar, 2023, 07.32 PM IST
Over 60% of employers in India expect PLI scheme to boost hiring in next two years, shows TeamLease surveyThe sectors that will see significant job creation and have positive hiring sentiment include pharmaceutical (68%), white goods (67%) and t...
03 Mar, 2023, 04.11 PM IST
Formal job creation jumps 24.5% to 1.82 million in JulyThe provisional payroll data of EPFO, released on Tuesday, however shows miniscule change in month-on-month jobs creation with July numbers...
20 Sep, 2022, 07.22 PM IST
Maternity leave: Employers may get financial supportGovt may bear cost of 7 weeks of the extended 14-week leave period for female staff in Rs 15,000 pay bracket.
15 Nov, 2018, 11.04 AM IST
Women are going to lose out the most when robots take over global workforceWEF says that while the creation of 2.1 million new jobs will partially offset some of the job losses, the fact that most of these roles wi...
19 Jan, 2016, 11.10 AM IST
India should narrow gender gap in work force: IMF paperObserving that female labour force participation in India is lower than many other emerging market economies, it said the gender gap should...
16 Mar, 2015, 09.46 PM IST