Minimum wage hikes add to cost pressures for retailers and gig firms ahead of festive seasonCompanies employing lower-paid and gig workers are facing higher labour costs after more than 15 states raised minimum wages since April, a...
26 Aug, 2026, 05.00 AM IST
India may face China’s problem before it reaches the Dragon's wealthIndia’s total fertility rate has fallen to 1.9, below replacement level, even as the working-age population remains dominant. The country m...
25 Aug, 2026, 02.43 PM IST
Canada is not just challenging the US on trade – it wants its immigrants tooCanada is fighting Donald Trump on two fronts: retaliating against US tariffs while courting skilled workers affected by his immigration cr...
25 Aug, 2026, 02.37 PM IST
Who is the ‘right’ immigrant? US and other countries are rewriting the rulesCountries are not shutting out immigrants but becoming more selective about whom they admit and allow to stay. Recent policies increasingly...
25 Aug, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
India’s gig economy is leaving its women behind, study findsWomen remain underrepresented in India’s rapidly expanding gig economy despite near-equal access to basic bank accounts. An ILO-NCAER study...
25 Aug, 2026, 12.51 PM IST
Junk food, screens, paper leaks: Rajasthan HC takes Gen Z, Gen Alpha issues to courtRajasthan High Court took suo motu notice of issues affecting young generations. The court banned junk food sales near schools and mandated...
25 Aug, 2026, 12.20 PM IST
Vahan AI fine-tunes 30-billion-parameter Nvidia Nemotron model for blue-collar hiringThe company worked with Nvidia’s technical team through its Inception programme to customise the 30-billion-parameter model using Vahan’s p...
25 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
China's netizens rage against professor who said gig work was a type of 'welfare'A prominent economics professor's remarks on gig work as welfare ignited public anger in China. She argued flexibility offers welfare, cont...
24 Aug, 2026, 11.46 AM IST
Buy, Sell or Hold? Morgan Stanley maintains buy on Vishal Mega Mart; Emkay Global initiates coverage on Urban CompanyBrokerages see strong upside potential in Vishal Mega Mart, Urban Company and Hexaware Technologies, citing leadership continuity, service ...
24 Aug, 2026, 10.09 AM IST
Charting the Global Economy: UK payrolls slide, inflation risesThe latest figures show the UK labor market is faltering, with job vacancies reaching a five-year low. Inflation rates have intensified, fu...
23 Aug, 2026, 10.50 AM IST
'Risks weakening worker safeguards': Congress on Supreme Court's recent industry definition judgementThe Supreme Court has redefined the term 'industry' for new labor cases. This ruling will not affect past or pending cases under the old la...
22 Aug, 2026, 10.41 AM IST
- Govt working on amendments to Actuary Act, 2006: DFS official
The Department of Financial Services is working with the Institute of Actuaries of India to amend the Actuary Act, 2006, a senior Finance M...
21 Aug, 2026, 10.20 PM IST
ET World Leaders Forum 2026: The heartbeat of India lives in Tier-2, Tier-3, rural areas, says Google India MD Preeti LobanaIndia's digital economy growth requires empowering small enterprises, farmers, and workers. Artificial intelligence must reach beyond large...
21 Aug, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
Bengaluru BBA student works as app-based bike taxi driver for 3 months, shares what he earned and learned about gig economyA Bengaluru BBA student spent three months working as a Rapido captain during his college vacation to understand the gig economy from a wor...
20 Aug, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
Godrej Industries to enter private credit space, aims to raise Rs 2,000 cr in AIFGodrej Industries Group is entering the private credit market with a new fund. The company aims to raise up to two thousand crore rupees fo...
18 Aug, 2026, 03.15 PM IST
Independence Day 2026: 79 years of work, ambition and the making of modern India2026 Independence Day of India: The country's job market transformed from government security to private paychecks and now relies on acquir...
11 Aug, 2026, 07.33 PM IST
Yulu, Bounce seek funds as gig-EV rentals zoomBajaj Auto-backed Yulu is in talks with GEF Capital and One Planet Partners to raise the funds at a valuation of about $250 million, up fro...
11 Aug, 2026, 11.24 AM IST