Corporates offer flexible hours to ease staff’s commute woesOne of the major challenges of working in Mumbai is commuting during peak hours. Putting their lives at risk, a large majority of Mumbaikar...
18 Feb, 2018, 04.35 PM IST
Startups tap into the small town female workforceStartups such as Sheroes, HerSecondInnings, JobsForHer, ElasticJobs and Avtar I-Win are helping women in small towns find jobs with flexibl...
12 Feb, 2017, 10.31 AM IST
Here’s why freelancers are in great demandAccording to a survey, 20% of the freelance talent demand is driven by corporate biggies. As expected, 50% of the total on-demand workers c...
27 Sep, 2016, 11.01 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
Narendra Modi government may allow states a say in the allocation to CSSFor core of the core schemes such as the rural jobs programme under MGNREGA, the panel recommended no change in the fund sharing.
30 Nov, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Men seek workplace flexibility as much as women do: SurveyAccording to a survey by job portal TimesJobs.com, over 62 per cent of the men stated that flexibility is indeed an important factor for th...
07 May, 2014, 04.55 PM IST
Perk that works: Employees list flexible work as preferred benefitAmong employees across generations, levels and gender, flexible work arrangement is one of the most sought-after benefits, the study showed.
27 Aug, 2013, 12.32 PM IST
RBI offers its officers flexible work timingsThe new scheme is valid for officers from grade B, the base rung, to grade F, the highest level across India.
02 Apr, 2013, 09.30 AM IST
Work from home: Services companies get ready to back home officesThe concept of working from home, though not new, is becoming so real that it’s finding resonance in supporting industries.
02 Aug, 2012, 09.59 AM IST
- Flexi work hours help women rise in corporate ranks: Assocham
Women professionals are moving up in the corporate ranks, encouraged by flexible working hours they are getting from employers.
22 May, 2011, 04.15 PM IST
- Companies extend maternity benefits, make it easy for young mothers
Many Indian companies are starting to increase the maternity benefits extended to their employees, whether in the form of more their matern...
14 Dec, 2010, 02.51 AM IST
- Most parents want flexi-jobs to strike a balance between home, office
There are number of young, educated professionals who want to work but want flexi-job options in order to strike a balance between home and...
24 Oct, 2010, 10.45 AM IST
- Hiring to fall short of expectations by 30 per cent
New job generation in organised sector is expected to fall short of predictions by 30% following global meltdown. Trends & turmoil in job m...
12 Nov, 2008, 07.41 PM IST
- Flexi-work finds favour with Indian biz women
Gender-sensitive companies would rather have women work part time and remotely than lose good workers. Give your mother financial security ...
14 May, 2008, 03.35 PM IST
- Housewives in demand for banking, IT, retail jobs
Housewives are now in great demand in the job market as firms are realising that this particular class of employees is more stable in natur...
18 Nov, 2007, 01.15 PM IST
- Flexi staffing yet to take off in India
Ten years back, if you had predicted that flexi staffing would become a common phenomenon in India , it would not have been a far fetched e...
20 Jun, 2007, 04.50 AM IST
- Boost your career with exec PhDs
Executives a few years into their career are increasingly turning to fellowship programmes.
26 Oct, 2006, 12.22 AM IST