Jute industry seeks new Bengal govt's intervention to tide over raw material crisisWest Bengal’s jute industry is staring at a major crisis as raw jute shortages and soaring prices disrupt operations across mills in the Ho...
18 May, 2026, 12.29 PM IST
GST fault line: Supreme Court to rule if taxman can bundle years into one sweeping show-cause noticeThe Supreme Court is set to decide if tax authorities can issue a single show-cause notice for multiple financial years. This procedural is...
24 Apr, 2026, 11.01 PM IST
Aging US drives demand for caregiver perksMany employees now face the challenge of caring for aging family members while holding down jobs. Companies are responding by offering paid...
19 Feb, 2026, 08.05 PM IST
Medical leave exhausted, leave without pay option exercised; when and if termination will follow? What does labour law sayEmployees exceeding their leave quota may face termination if it's coupled with poor performance and lack of communication. Indian labour l...
11 Feb, 2026, 03.03 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
Amazon sued over 'punitive' handling of employee absencesAmazon is facing a class action lawsuit in New York, accused of penalising warehouse workers with disabilities through harsh absence polici...
13 Nov, 2025, 08.58 AM IST
'It’s my wedding!' Employee rants after manager denies leave requests, despite HR approvalA Reddit user faced a workplace showdown when his manager denied his planned wedding leave, despite advance notice and HR confirmation. The...
17 Oct, 2025, 02.10 PM IST
Trump's Fed nominee says he'd keep his White House job even if confirmed by the SenateStephen Miran, nominated by President Donald Trump for the Federal Reserve board, testified before the Senate. Miran stated he would keep h...
04 Sep, 2025, 09.38 PM IST
‘This shows your seriousness’: Boss’s scathing reply to unpaid intern’s leave request for emergency goes viralA Reddit post reveals an Indian manager's harsh treatment of an unpaid intern. The intern, burdened with heavy workload, requested leave fo...
02 Aug, 2025, 05.33 PM IST
Rs 26 lakhs awarded to employee for not working a single day for four months. Here's what happenedA man in Abu Dhabi has been awarded approximately Rs 26 lakh in unpaid wages after a court ruled that his employer delayed his job start de...
21 Jun, 2025, 01.45 AM IST
Meesho rolls out infinite wellness leave policyEmployees will be entitled to full salary payment throughout the tenure of the leave for self illness and up to 25% for three months for a ...
20 Jun, 2022, 01.40 PM IST
Pilots cancel strike plan as Jet clears salaries till DecemberThe pilots, who along with engineers and senior staff have not been paid for almost four months now.
31 Mar, 2019, 11.18 PM IST
Paternity leave: New fathers deal with what companies dole outUnder Mondelez’s new parent policy, rolled out last year, male employees get 10 days paternity leave for a child, within a period of the ne...
27 Sep, 2016, 04.15 AM IST
Indian-origin aide of Hillary Clinton investigated for possible criminal conductAn Indian-origin aide of Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is being investigated for allegedly accepting overpayments.
04 Aug, 2015, 12.03 PM IST
Prepare for a sabbatical: Optimise your career break with planningIf you want to take a break from work, here are the steps you need to take to make the most of the hiatus and enhance your career.
11 Mar, 2013, 04.49 PM IST
- Habitually absent employees stand the risk of losing jobs
Employees, who are habitually absent from work for long periods without getting their leave sanctioned, stand the risk of losing their jobs.
03 Feb, 2010, 02.34 AM IST
Habitual absence from workplace can get you firedHabitual absence from workplace for long period leaves employee liable for dismissal.
27 Jan, 2010, 02.27 AM IST