Pregnant MBA graduate gets big four job, but one fear about the workplace is haunting her. Reddit has a lot to sayA pregnant MBA graduate set to join a Big Four firm in India has sparked a wider debate on workplace bias and maternity support after shari...
26 Apr, 2026, 07.24 PM IST
From ER to HR trouble: Employee shares why he faced job threat for taking leave for one day in viral postA worker faced dismissal after a single day's absence for a medical emergency. The employee developed a painful abscess requiring immediate...
27 Mar, 2026, 01.18 PM IST
Employee faces job termination for taking unpaid leaves due to health emergency. 'I was honest the entire time'An early-career professional has claimed he was terminated from his job after taking three days of unpaid leave to recover from a health em...
07 Feb, 2026, 06.18 PM IST
5 myths about probation periods you need to stop believingThe probation period is often misunderstood, especially by freshers, leading to stress. Key myths include: 1) Probation is just a formality...
19 Mar, 2025, 03.33 PM IST
Thousands fired in US government as Trump, Musk purge federal workersPresident Donald Trump and Elon Musk have initiated a substantial overhaul of the U.S. federal bureaucracy, leading to the firing of thousa...
15 Feb, 2025, 05.05 PM IST
Waiting for your probation period to get over? This factor is a make or break dealProbation period is a phase of trial with new employees where they are helped and tested by the organisation. For employees, it's a chance ...
09 Jul, 2023, 06.39 PM IST
Foxconn to gradually resume operations at TN plant; facility under probation by AppleThe factory located on the outskirts of Chennai in Tamil Nadu was shut down on December 18 after workers' protests on the back of a mass-fo...
10 Jan, 2022, 12.38 PM IST
Only employer will decide if employee's work satisfactory: Delhi High CourtJustice Valmiki Mehta made the observation while upholding the termination of services of a teacher by a private school in the national cap...
14 Apr, 2017, 04.56 PM IST
CVC red-flags loans handling by banks' junior staffThe move comes in the backdrop of cases of multi-crore frauds in banks and instances of loans turning into non-performing assets (NPAs).
23 Nov, 2015, 04.24 PM IST
Two years Child Care Leave for Assam government women employeesThe Assam govt will grant a maximum period of two years or 730 days as Child Care Leave to its women employees during their entire service ...
04 Aug, 2015, 05.13 PM IST
Have faith in your workers, says LinkedIn founder Reid HoffmanIn his recent book, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman & entrepreneurs Ben Casnocha & Chris Yeh lay out a narrative of modern workplace malad...
31 Jul, 2014, 06.40 PM IST
- How FiVE, a chain of paediatric therapy centres, is fighting a battle to retain talent
In 2005, Mathew Easow and Sowmya Surendranathan set up FiVE, a chain of paediatric therapy centres that treats children with learning and d...
11 Jan, 2013, 04.31 AM IST
- Employee can be sacked even if released on probation: SC
The apex court passed the judgement while dismissing an appeal filed by Sushil Kumar Singhal, a peon, challenging his dismissal from Punjab...
11 Aug, 2010, 08.46 PM IST
- 'Govt can terminate temporary staff without assigning reason'
The central government can terminate the services of its temporary employee without assigning any reason, the Central Administrative Tribun...
06 Aug, 2009, 08.09 PM IST
- Jet retrenched probationers: labour commissioner
Altogether 700 of the 1,900 retrenched Jet Airways employees were on probation with less than one year of service record, Deputy Chief Labo...
16 Oct, 2008, 08.43 PM IST
- UAE to give short-term work permits
In a move which could help Indians seeking employment in the Emirate, the UAE will start granting short term work permits for a period of s...
30 Dec, 2007, 10.49 AM IST
- PSU banks go on hiring spree
New business needs and staff shortages due to retirements have sent the the public sector banks on a hiring spree, with four of them planni...
02 Oct, 2007, 10.20 AM IST