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  • Wall St Week Ahead | Investors to watch out for Fed stand following US inflation data April 09, 2023 06:30 AM IST

    Wall St Week Ahead | Investors to watch out for Fed stand following US inflation data

    Following last month’s banking crisis, investors have become more convinced the Federal Reserve will cut rates in the second half to ward off an economic downturn

  • As Walmart, US's biggest employer, plans an automated future, concerns about job losses rise April 07, 2023 10:08 AM IST

    As Walmart, US's biggest employer, plans an automated future, concerns about job losses rise

    Walmart envisions dramatically changing the nature of retail work as it deploys robots to take on more, and more complex, tasks. As a bellwether for the industry, what Walmart does has ramifications for everyone else

  • Can farming in developed countries become a feasible employment avenue for Indian youth? April 06, 2023 12:17 PM IST

    Can farming in developed countries become a feasible employment avenue for Indian youth?

    Countries like Japan facing a paucity of agriculturalists and farm labour are opening their doors to skilled Indian farmers. Numbers may be low now but in the future, many developed countries looking to sustain food security have no option but to hire from labour excess countries like India

  • Revolt Motors selects former Ola Electric boss Pankaj Sharma as chief business officer March 21, 2023 09:04 AM IST

    Revolt Motors selects former Ola Electric boss Pankaj Sharma as chief business officer

    Sharma served as the national business head and was a member of the management team at Royal Enfield. He was also the national head of sales operations at Volkswagen Group India

  • The mysterious charm of Neiphiu Rio March 15, 2023 05:35 PM IST

    The mysterious charm of Neiphiu Rio

    Nagaland, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey for 2021-22, has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country 

  • IIM Udaipur MBA graduates get average 14% jump in CTC, highest Rs 36 lakh: Report March 10, 2023 08:51 PM IST

    IIM Udaipur MBA graduates get average 14% jump in CTC, highest Rs 36 lakh: Report

    According to the institute, the pre-placement offers through summer internships jumped by 30 percent.

  • Why manufacturing is critical to bring more women into formal workforce March 08, 2023 08:14 AM IST

    Why manufacturing is critical to bring more women into formal workforce

    Manufacturing growth has been the major driver of higher female employment in Asian countries ranging from Taiwan to Vietnam to Bangladesh.

  • In Charts: Job situation remains grim for Indian women March 07, 2023 11:39 AM IST

    In Charts: Job situation remains grim for Indian women

    Government data shows female labour participation and unemployment rates are now much better than the pre-pandemic period. But these numbers hide some facts

  • Average earnings from employment in India and their growth February 28, 2023 08:57 AM IST

    Average earnings from employment in India and their growth

    Average gross earnings from self-employment were substantially lower than income from salaries, both in rural and urban areas

  • Layoffs season: Ericsson to slash 1,400 jobs in Sweden to cut down costs February 20, 2023 05:58 PM IST

    Layoffs season: Ericsson to slash 1,400 jobs in Sweden to cut down costs

    Ericsson is expected to announce more jobs cuts in the coming days, which will lead to the laying off thousands of its workers in different countries, sources privy to the matter told Reuters.

  • 91% Indian students feel professional certification will help them succeed in jobs: Survey February 16, 2023 03:49 PM IST

    91% Indian students feel professional certification will help them succeed in jobs: Survey

    The study conducted by online learning platform Coursera also found that employers in India place a higher value on professional certificates when making hiring decisions than their counterparts in Australia, the UK, Germany and France. Nearly 5,000 students and employers across 11 countries -- Australia, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the UAE, the UK and the US -- were surveyed as part of the study.

  • Management, communication & tech top list of most in-demand skills for employees: LinkedIn report February 08, 2023 04:15 PM IST

    Management, communication & tech top list of most in-demand skills for employees: LinkedIn report

    As per the research, the Top 10 most in-demand skills for the year in India featured a blend of business and marketing skills. This includes management, communications and sales. Further tech skills such as software development, SQL and Java.

  • Jobs galore gives US consumers firepower to fight off recession February 05, 2023 06:34 AM IST

    Jobs galore gives US consumers firepower to fight off recession

    For much of the last two years, Americans’ pay couldn’t keep up with the rising cost of staples like food, rent or gasoline. But with price increases now slowing down, workers are finally seeing their inflation-adjusted incomes start to rise

  • Cutback in MGNREA allocation surprising given its salience February 01, 2023 08:34 PM IST

    Cutback in MGNREA allocation surprising given its salience

    Given its key role in poverty alleviation, the drastic slashing has surprised many.

  • Economic Survey 2023: Employment levels have risen in the current financial year January 31, 2023 04:11 PM IST

    Economic Survey 2023: Employment levels have risen in the current financial year

    The economic survey report has cited both official and unofficial sources to confirm that employment levels have risen in the current financial year

  • Economic Survey 2023: Share of salaried workers declines, net addition in EPF subscriptions increases January 31, 2023 03:07 PM IST

    Economic Survey 2023: Share of salaried workers declines, net addition in EPF subscriptions increases

    Labour markets have recovered beyond pre-Covid levels, in both urban and rural areas, with unemployment rates falling from 5.8 percent in 2018-19 to 4.2 percent in 2020-21.

  • Technology lifted India’s productivity, but did it also depress employment? January 24, 2023 11:38 AM IST

    Technology lifted India’s productivity, but did it also depress employment?

    An RBI research paper finds that sectors which witnessed a large increase in productivity growth have registered declining growth of employment and capital during 2011-19 as compared to 2001-10

  • Bucking the trend: Amid global layoffs, Indian banks look to add more staff January 24, 2023 09:26 AM IST

    Bucking the trend: Amid global layoffs, Indian banks look to add more staff

    Several Indian banks added thousands of employees in 2022, even as global banking giants cut their workforce by thousands

  • Tech contagion spreads to US media, Vox latest to cuts jobs after CNN, Washington Post January 22, 2023 04:29 PM IST

    Tech contagion spreads to US media, Vox latest to cuts jobs after CNN, Washington Post

    Vox will be firing 7 percent, or around 130, of its 1,900 employees. This comes weeks after CNN said it will be letting go hundreds of its staffers and The Washington Post, too, announced job cuts

  • Rapid growth creating opportunities for employment, self-employment: PM Modi January 20, 2023 03:04 PM IST

    Rapid growth creating opportunities for employment, self-employment: PM Modi

    Addressing a Rozgar Mela via video conferencing, he also said that his government had effected broad changes in the recruitment process by making it more streamlined and time-bound while boosting transparency and speed.

  • At Rozgar Mela, PM Modi tells appointees to aim for more than government jobs January 20, 2023 01:23 PM IST

    At Rozgar Mela, PM Modi tells appointees to aim for more than government jobs

    Under the Rozgar Melas, launched in October 2022, 10 lakh people will be given government jobs

  • Before 2017, 'vasooli' was rampant in recruitment, says Adityanath December 18, 2022 06:08 PM IST

    Before 2017, 'vasooli' was rampant in recruitment, says Adityanath

    He was addressing a programme held here for the distribution of appointment letters to 1,395 lecturers and assistant teachers.

  • Budget 2023: Reforms are required if we’re to become a global manufacturing hub December 12, 2022 10:17 AM IST

    Budget 2023: Reforms are required if we’re to become a global manufacturing hub

    India’s business climate is an outlier given the current global headwinds. But further work is required with regard to taxation, credit, incentives, and more, to ensure that the growth trajectory stays on course.

  • How the new EB-5 Visa will empower you to pursue your American Dream  January 19, 2023 09:13 AM IST

    How the new EB-5 Visa will empower you to pursue your American Dream 

    The new EB-5 program, backed by concurrent filing for a change of status, is an ideal tool for securing your future in the US. It will also release you from your dependence on universities/employers.  

  • Stability — It is all that young job seekers are asking for December 03, 2022 12:38 PM IST

    Stability — It is all that young job seekers are asking for

    If stability is what young workers are after, the strong job market is in a prime position to comply. But some young people are anxious nonetheless. Job insecurities are sharpened by inflation, at a 40-year high