Employees

'We know from survey data that people are feeling very burnt out,' Alexia Cambon, senior research director at Microsoft. 'The multiplication, the intensity and the length of the workday is really creating a lot of friction for a lot of employees.'

Karnataka IT employee union opposes government plan to extend working hours

The Karnataka government has proposed changes to the Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, increasing the work hours from 9 to 10, with a maximum of 12 hours a day, including overtime

Cognizant starts rolling out bonus letters to eligible staff

Cognizant has also informed that it will give merit pay increases (salary hikes) effective August 1, 2025, one year after the previous increase

Karnataka: Technicolor employees, IT Union file industrial dispute over mass layoffs

A delegation of Technicolor employees and KITU met the State Labour Commissioner in Bengaluru on March 4. The Labour Department issued a notice to the firm and called for a conciliation meeting on March 11.

Leopard spotted on Infosys Mysuru campus: Employees to work from home on Dec 31; Trainees given a day off

Infosys has asked employees to work from home on December 31 and instructed security not to allow anyone onto the campus.

Swiggy's dollar millionaires: 70 employees to pocket over $1 million each as company delivers IPO

The 70 staffers are part of a wider group of 5,000 employees who earned a staggering Rs 9,000 crore in total, thanks to healthy ESOP payouts, as reported by Moneycontrol earlier

Gig workers union hails HC order on Ola driver harassment case, says it recognises drivers as employees

The Karnataka High Court has ruled that a relationship of "employer and employee" exists between Ola and its "driver-partners".

Shift over? This country gives you the 'right' to ignore your boss' call after working hours

Supporters say the law gives workers the confidence to stand up against the steady invasion of their personal lives by work emails, texts and calls, a trend that has accelerated since the Covid-19 pandemic scrambled the division between home and work

Karnataka’s proposal to extend working hours for techies: IT secretary clarifies no change in shift timings

Karnataka IT-BT secretary Ekroop Caur was speaking at Moneycontrol’s Startup Conclave in Bengaluru last week, discussing the state's strategy to maintain its tech and startup hub status.

Govt employee count rises for first time since FY19, spending per head also on the up

The average pay per government employee is, however, expected to drop, ending eight years of annual increases

Hiring in IT sector unlikely to pick up significantly, says Economic Survey

The Economic Survey 2023-24 said exports of business, consultancy, and IT-enabled services can expand by leveraging the initiatives taken by the Central government

Karnataka IT Employees Union opposes proposal to extend working hours

Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees Union (KITU) alleges that the proposal to amend the Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments Act will facilitate tech employees working more than 12 hours a day and not exceeding 125 hours in three continuous months.

Guaranteed pension model will hurt states more than the Centre

A larger proportion of their revenue goes into servicing pensions

Karnataka labour minister urges Byju's to settle dues of former employees

The labour department has received complaints from nearly 200 employees amounting to around Rs 4.5 crore in dues.

Centre asks depts to timely review employees' working to prematurely retire non-performers

In an order, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) asked ministries concerned to direct the public sector undertakings (PSUs), banks, autonomous institutions and statutory bodies under their administrative control to undertake the exercise of periodic review of employees.

Byju’s crisis: Employees grapple with financial distress, humiliation, emotional trauma

A group of Byju’s employees is planning to take the company to the National Company Law Tribunal, where the edtech firm is already embroiled in legal battles with seven of its stakeholders.

Air India Express terminates some staffers over conflict with cabin crew

Sources in the know said around 20 employees may have received termination letter from the airlines.

Byju's pays April salaries to all employees except sales staff

This comes a day after Moneycontrol reported that the cash-strapped edtech company has rolled out a new policy linking sales staff’s salaries to the revenue they generate every week.

Byju’s clears part of salary dues for March ahead of NCLT hearing

Byju Raveendran, the founder and CEO of the company has taken on more personal debt to make payroll for the month of March, a source told Moneycontrol.

Meesho announces ESOP buyback of Rs 200 crore; likely to benefit 1,700 employees

For SoftBank-backed Meesho, this is the fourth ESOP buyback programme. It first started buying back shares from employees in February 2020

Bank employees to receive 17% wage hike; Saturdays as holidays pending approval

The Indian Banks' Association and employee unions have agreed on a 17% wage increase and approval for all Saturdays as holidays, benefiting 8 lakh employees.

Flipkart asks senior executives to work from office five days a week

Under the current arrangement, most of Flipkart's employees work from the office for three days and from home for two days each week.

EPFO fixes 8.25 % interest rate on employees' provident fund for 2023-24

EPFO sets 8.25% interest rate, a three-year high, on EPF deposits for 2023-24, providing potential growth for retirement savings.

Byju’s delays January salaries for employees amid liquidity crunch

The development follows a communication Byju’s sent to its employees in December, assuring that the salaries will be credited the first day of every month

Two Years With Tata: Air India aspires to be a global airline with a desi dil

The airline has placed the biggest order for commercial aircraft even as it consolidates its position as one of the two dominant airlines in the country