DA hike delay: Central government employee body to hold protest over dearness allowance delayIn a letter to the Cabinet Secretary of India, the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers (CCGEW) writes that its affiliated or...
15 Apr, 2026, 01.45 PM IST
Haryana revises minimum wages from April 1, 2026: Unskilled workers to get at least Rs 15,221 per monthHaryana has revised minimum wages for unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled, and highly skilled workers, effective April 1, 2026. The new rates,...
13 Apr, 2026, 01.51 PM IST
DA hike delay: Will government skip it or just postpone it? Experts weigh inCentral government employees are eagerly awaiting their dearness allowance hike. The announcement, usually made earlier, is now delayed. Ex...
10 Apr, 2026, 11.12 AM IST
DA hike delay sparks concern: Employees’ bodies urge FM Sitharaman for quick announcementSB Yadav, secretary general, Confederation of Central Govt Employees & Workers, in a letter dated April 8, 2026, wrote to the Finance Minis...
10 Apr, 2026, 11.10 AM IST
Disposable income and consumption take a hit as inflation, tepid hikes keep real wages on the downswingInflation and minimal salary increments in India have reduced real wage growth to between -0.4% and 3.9% over five years, affecting disposa...
19 Jan, 2025, 05.30 AM IST
Budget 2024: Standard deduction limit hiked from Rs 50,000 in new tax regime; check new limit for current financial yearStandard deduction limit in Budget 2024: The finance minister has announced changes in the Standard deduction limit.
23 Jul, 2024, 01.53 PM IST
UK train strikes in May 2024: These are the lines to be affected this weekThe dispute regarding pay keeps dragging on as train drivers from multiple rail companies will strike on different days of the week, giving...
06 May, 2024, 07.52 PM IST
Golden days of pay hikes at least two years away in India, say compensation expertsThis year—2020—saw the increments falling to 3.6% from 8.6% in 2019, according to Deloitte India Workforce and Increment Trends Survey. Whi...
03 Oct, 2020, 07.17 PM IST
Salaries increase for top mutual fund CEOsAccording to an analysis of the data made public by mutual funds, the CEO salary given by the top 12 fund houses in terms of assets under m...
03 May, 2020, 09.04 PM IST
E-commerce, professional service firms projected to offer biggest pay hikes in 2020: SurveyThe average pay hike given by cos in 2020 will be 9.1%, 20 bps or 0.2% down from 2019, as per the Aon survey.
19 Feb, 2020, 08.20 AM IST
Karnataka government hikes dearness allowance for employeesThe hike announced for government employees would enhance their DA from the existing 6.50 per cent to 11.25 per cent of the basic pay, an o...
19 Oct, 2019, 04.10 PM IST
Budget 2019: The section for whom salary hikes are now meaninglessIn the new system, if one's income increases by Re 1 from Rs 2 cr or Rs 5 cr, his tax liability will go up.
07 Jul, 2019, 07.14 PM IST
Average ecomm salary hikes set to go down in 2019Compensation experts Aon, Willis Towers Watson and Mercer estimate average hikes at India’s ecommerce and startup companies in 2019 to be b...
15 Mar, 2019, 08.39 AM IST
Salary increments likely to be better than last year in most sectors: SurveyThe best-paying sectors for high performers will be consumer internet, professional services, financial institutions, hi-tech and ITeS.
06 Mar, 2019, 08.15 AM IST
Employers turn cautious as elections season begins; Salary hikes may remain static at 8-10% in 2019Despite improvement in economic forecasts, pay hike projections for 2019 are at around 9.6%, a survey said
23 Dec, 2018, 04.21 PM IST
Panel set up to recommend pay hike for lower court judgesThe Union cabinet had last week granted its approval for the formation of the second National Judicial Pay Commission.
20 Nov, 2017, 02.40 PM IST
Cabinet may consider setting up panel for pay hike of lower court judgesThe Law Ministry has proposed to appoint the Second National Judicial Pay Commission to recommend salary hikes for the 21,000 lower court j...
09 Nov, 2017, 04.33 PM IST