Australian court fines Qantas US$59 million for illegal layoffsAn Australian court has fined Qantas AU$90 million (US$59 million) for illegally laying off 1,800 ground staff during the Covid-19 pandemic...
18 Aug, 2025, 08.18 AM IST
Scored less than 90% in training tests? Employee claims company demands rewriting entire test 50 times 'by hand’A company's unusual rule requiring employees who scored below 90% on internal training tests to handwrite the entire test 50 times after ho...
07 Aug, 2025, 02.58 PM IST
‘I’d take cleaner air over Blinkit any day’: Indian lawyer on life after moving to EuropeAn Indian lawyer’s reflections on work culture differences between India and Europe have ignited a debate on social media. After spending s...
02 Feb, 2025, 03.44 PM IST
TCS layoffs: US techies allege Indian IT major of employment discriminationAccording to a report in the Wall Street Journal, more than 20 employees have filed complaints against TCS, alleging preferential treatment...
30 Mar, 2024, 07.05 PM IST
Odisha AC Blast: Man found alive after declared dead by hospital; wife dies by suicide in mix-upIn a heartbreaking twist of events, a young woman took her own life upon learning of her husband's supposed demise at the Hi-Tech Hospital ...
06 Jan, 2024, 05.52 PM IST
Yogi government issues guidelines for safety of electricity workers in monsoonThe Yogi government in Uttar Pradesh has issued guidelines to prevent electricity-related accidents during the monsoon season. The guidelin...
30 Jun, 2023, 07.17 PM IST
Gujarat polls: Congress manifesto promises 10 lakh jobs, 300 units free power, old pension schemeThe grand old party, which has remained out of power in the state for more than two decades, also promised waiver of farm loans of up to Rs...
12 Nov, 2022, 05.40 PM IST
A 79-year-old tech pioneer aims for his third startup IPOWhen Soota turns 80 in November, Happiest Health will be a rare Indian technology startup with an octogenarian founder.
25 Jul, 2022, 10.27 AM IST
The puzzle in Quess case: Tax breaks for new job or new employee?Quess, a listed company controlled by the Canadian Fairfax Group, is the largest manpower outsourcing firm in India, with about 363,000 peo...
16 Jul, 2021, 02.19 PM IST
‘I Weep All the Time’: Trauma lasts beyond India’s Covid peakWhile India’s coronavirus outbreak has infected 29 million and left more than 350,000 dead, the effect on citizens’ mental health has sprea...
15 Jun, 2021, 09.56 AM IST
COVID-19: Maharashtra to give Rs 50 lakh insurance cover, says Dy CM Ajit PawarPawar, who is also finance minister, said huge manpower is busy in surveying, tracing, testing, taking preventive measures and providing re...
29 May, 2020, 09.14 PM IST
Migration poses a workforce challenge for finance companiesThe semi-skilled migrant workforce in financial service sector are unlikely to return to work.
19 May, 2020, 10.47 PM IST
Facebook to pay moderators $52 mn for work traumaFacebook has agreed to pay $52 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in the United States which alleged that content moderators contract...
14 May, 2020, 07.04 AM IST
Here's why this former CEO of IT company is worried for young Indian engineersNow India's IT industry is stalling and unless there is a new product that is competitively priced, the industry will not grow, he says.
14 May, 2017, 04.41 PM IST
Disney sued for replacing American workers with IndiansThe class action suit accuses Disney of laying off information technology workers "based solely on their national origin and race" and repl...
15 Dec, 2016, 01.44 PM IST
US firm Eversource Energy accused of replacing American employees with H-1B visa workersDemocratic Senator Richard Blumenthal asked the Justice Department to investigate allegations that 'Eversource Energy' abused foreign worke...
06 Feb, 2016, 12.42 PM IST
- SC verdict on Morgan today to change captive BPOs’ fate
The cloud on the tax treatment of foreign companies setting up BPO units in India may finally clear.
09 Jul, 2007, 04.49 AM IST