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‘Rs 5,000 mein yaha ghar kaise lu, sir?’: Harvard-graduate Indian investor shares story of Mumbai security guard who cannot rent a house and sleeps in guard roomsHarvard-graduate Indian investor, Vineeth K shared a heartbreaking story about a Mumbai security guard surviving on just Rs 5,000 a month a...
After revealing his driver’s salary, Ankur Warikoo explains why salaries shouldn't be confidential at allAnkur Warikoo challenges financial secrecy. He believes money should not be personal and salary secrecy creates workplace confusion. Wariko...
Amid 41 deaths in two bus fires, a look into why India’s private intercity buses continue to be death trapsRecent bus fires killing 41 have exposed critical safety lapses, including flammable interiors and blocked exits. Despite upgraded standard...
Bengaluru CA says don't cheer much when you are overpaid. It could be a trapSwati Saboo, a former chartered accountant, suggests that excessively high salaries can hinder career growth. Overpaid professionals may fa...
Govt employees get 5X salary compared to private sector, but India’s system still runs like 1950s Ambassador: Economist Karthik MuralidharanEconomist Karthik Muralidharan critiques India's public sector staffing, highlighting overpayment for most jobs alongside systemic flaws in...
Fresh engineering graduate tells dad about his job offer. But got compared to auto drivers insteadAn engineering graduate faced disappointment from his father upon revealing his ₹4 LPA salary, which was deemed lower than local auto drive...
'Resign if you don't get at least 3% hike', advises employee. Redditors joke, 'In this economy?'An Indian employee ignited a debate on workplace compensation, advocating that professionals should reject salary increases below three per...
Uber and Lyft agree to give Massachusetts drivers minimum payUber and Lyft settled a legal dispute in Massachusetts, ensuring benefits for gig workers and maintaining driver classification as independ...
$388 in Sushi and a $20 tip: the brutal math of UberEatsFood delivery soared in popularity during the height of the pandemic, when delivery drivers were called heroes who risked getting sick so o...
Tending to the ghoos that lays golden eggsA Christmas Oratorio, who remarks, ‘Every crook will argue, “I like committing crimes. God likes forgiving them. Really the world is admira...
Drive for Britain! UK scrambles for truckers amid supply woeThe government is scrambling to lure more people into truck driving, long viewed as an underpaid and underappreciated job.
The challenge with gig economyThe main issue with gig economy is the employment relationship. Most of the time, it is the ambiguity around the rights of workers and the ...
Former worker sues Amazon for not providing lunch breaksLovenia Scott, a former employee of Amazon's fulfilment centre in Vacaville, California, alleged that the company didn't provide enough res...
Highway-side eatery in UAE feeds hungry one meal at a timeAt a highway-side restaurant in the industrial outskirts of Dubai, workers methodically assemble packaged takeout meals of biryani rice, da...
Women harassed at Uber may finally get a payday. But how much?The accord covers almost 500 women and people of colour in an October class action alleging the company paid them less than their peers and...
In Gujarat, a recurring question, where have the jobs gone?Gujarat's SMEs have shut shop more than ever before, especially after GST and note ban, resulting in further shrinking of job opportunities...
Agony & ecstasy: When demonetisation caught the country unawares, bankers took up the challengeMany CEOs were assembled in the conference room on the 15th floor with deputy governor NS Vishwanathan. But it was unlike any other meet.
The rise of artificial intelligence could destroy lawyersThe damage cannot be underestimated in the legal area as well, as those likely to be affected right in the beginning would be on the lower ...
Car rental firms see a chance as Delhi's ban on taxi apps bitesThough the idea of renting a car is still not so popular in Delhi, operators insist they are much safer than hiring cabs from app-based pro...
Government sleeps on police reforms, keeps burdening men in khakis with more and more workThe recent gangrape and brutal assault of a 23-year-old girl in a moving bus in Delhi, resulting in her tragic death, has yet again undersc...