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Flipkart ends WFH policy, asks staff to be in office 5 days a week

Company adopted remote work at the onset of Covid-19 in 2020, ends practice as it preps for IPO

Flipkart ends WFH policy, asks staff to be in office 5 days a week
Updated On : 17 Apr 2025 | 10:39 PM IST

Cabinet approves 2% hike in dearness allowance of central govt employees

The combined impact on the exchequer on account of the increase in both Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief would be Rs 6,614.04 crore per annum

Cabinet approves 2% hike in dearness allowance of central govt employees
Updated On : 29 Mar 2025 | 12:13 AM IST

Federal employees across US return to offices amid threat from Elon Musk

Federal employees across the country, many of whom have worked from home since the COVID-19 pandemic, were back at agency offices Monday under President Donald Trump's return-to-office mandate. Billionaire Elon Musk, who is leading Trump's Department of Government Efficiency scouring government agencies for suspected waste, delivered a warning Monday to workers on his platform X. Starting this week, those who still fail to return to office will be placed on administrative leave, Musk wrote. Lee Zeldin, Trump's new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, said Monday on X, formerly Twitter, Full-time, COVID-era remote work is DONE under @POTUS leadership. In a video he posted, Zeldin said average attendance at EPA headquarters on Mondays and Fridays last year was less than 9% of employees. Our spacious, beautiful EPA headquarters spans two city blocks in D.C. across five buildings, Zeldin said. But our hallways have been too vacant, desks empty and cubicles filled with

Federal employees across US return to offices amid threat from Elon Musk
Updated On : 25 Feb 2025 | 7:01 AM IST

Workers' strike continues at Samsung India's Chennai unit; talks fail

The strike began on February 5, after the management took disciplinary action against three employees

Workers' strike continues at Samsung India's Chennai unit; talks fail
Updated On : 19 Feb 2025 | 10:21 PM IST

US judge keeps block on Trump employees' buyout plan in place for now

The decision by US District Judge George O'Toole in Boston prevents Trump's administration from implementing the buyout plan for now, giving a temporary victory to labour unions

US judge keeps block on Trump employees' buyout plan in place for now
Updated On : 11 Feb 2025 | 9:51 AM IST

Samsung Electronics TN unit sees second labour dispute in 5 months

Around 500 workers held a sit-in protest on the premises of the plant on Friday

Samsung Electronics TN unit sees second labour dispute in 5 months
Updated On : 07 Feb 2025 | 10:29 PM IST

At many companies, workers to take 500 years to match top exec's pay

The analysis examined top executive pay for 110 firms within the Nifty 200 with available data since FY19, comparing it to the median pay of employees

At many companies, workers to take 500 years to match top exec's pay
Updated On : 20 Jan 2025 | 11:52 PM IST

TCS headcount down by over 5K; attrition rose 13%, promoted 25K in Q3

India's largest IT services firm saw its headcount decrease by 5,370 in Q3 FY24

TCS headcount down by over 5K; attrition rose 13%, promoted 25K in Q3
Updated On : 09 Jan 2025 | 10:39 PM IST

Regular employees in CPSEs dropped 3.1% to 0.81 million in FY24: Survey

CPSEs across categories employed a total of 1.5 million people in FY24, reflecting a growth of 2.05 per cent

Regular employees in CPSEs dropped 3.1% to 0.81 million in FY24: Survey
Updated On : 25 Dec 2024 | 11:35 PM IST

Infosys to give 90% bonus payouts to eligible employees for Q2 FY25

The Q2 bonus is also higher than the firm's Q1 FY25 bonus, which was around 80 per cent, and significantly higher than the 60 per cent bonus in Q4 FY24

Infosys to give 90% bonus payouts to eligible employees for Q2 FY25
Updated On : 26 Nov 2024 | 9:49 PM IST

Boeing CEO calls on employees to collaborate, be accountable after turmoil

Relations with workers have been particularly strained by a strike that lasted for more than seven weeks and consumed much of Ortberg's first months on the job

Boeing CEO calls on employees to collaborate, be accountable after turmoil
Updated On : 21 Nov 2024 | 8:59 AM IST

Mandaviya suggests integrating Centre and state portals for employment data

Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has suggested integration of the Centre and state portals for comprehensive data on employment and emigration trends, an official statement said on Tuesday. The Union Minister of Labour & Employment and Youth Affairs & Sports made these suggestions on Monday during a meeting focusing on the key issues related to employment data and overseas emigration trends, the statement said. "Mandaviya highlighted the need for a mechanism to have complete data of citizens going abroad for jobs/ studies to ECR/ Non-ECR countries. "He also suggested that there should be an integration of National Career Service (NCS) portal, MY Bharat Platform, MADAD, eMigrate, eShram portals, state portals etc for a comprehensive view of supply and demand side of employment," the statement said. The industry associations can play a pivotal role in collating the employment data and NITI Aayog can facilitate the compilation of employment-related data from various ministries, ..

Mandaviya suggests integrating Centre and state portals for employment data
Updated On : 08 Oct 2024 | 8:45 PM IST

Employee background verification discrepancies surge 44% in key industries

The rise in remote work and the prevalence of fake employment verification services led to the employment verification discrepancies rising to 14.26 per cent in FY24 as opposed to 9.9 per cent in FY21

Employee background verification discrepancies surge 44% in key industries
Updated On : 08 Oct 2024 | 5:12 PM IST

Salesforce unveils 'Agentforce' AI agents to enhance employee productivity

The low-code tools in Agentforce enable organisations to easily build and deploy custom agents, said the company

Salesforce unveils 'Agentforce' AI agents to enhance employee productivity
Updated On : 16 Sep 2024 | 5:33 PM IST

Sebi rebuts allegations of employee mistreatment, improper work culture

In a press release, the regulator stated that its junior employees were misinformed about automatic promotions and being underpaid despite having a cost-to-company of Rs 34 lakh per annum

Sebi rebuts allegations of employee mistreatment, improper work culture
Updated On : 04 Sep 2024 | 9:14 PM IST

UPS: Central staffers may get to keep higher returns from riskier bets

Employees could choose the investment plan of their choice based on their contribution and 10% contribution by the government

UPS: Central staffers may get to keep higher returns from riskier bets
Updated On : 26 Aug 2024 | 11:06 PM IST
Updated On : 26 Aug 2024 | 9:31 PM IST

Foxconn wants women workers to take up lead in design, tech space: Chairman

iPhone contract manufacturer Foxconn wants women employees in India to take up lead positions in design and other technology-related positions, a top company official has said. Foxconn has 48,000 employees across India and 25 per cent of its new hires are married women. "We see not only the assembly work for women but also some design, technology-related positions. Lot of our current employees are highly educated. We would like to give them more opportunity to advance their position, not just limited to assembly work," Foxconn Chairman Young Liu told PTI. The Foxconn factory has about 70 per cent women and 30 per cent men. The company recently inaugurated a women-only residential complex built by the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) in Sriperumbudur near Chennai that can house over 18,000 women employees working with Foxconn. Liu had then said there is an upward trend in all types of hiring by the Taiwanese electronics manufacturing major in India and

Foxconn wants women workers to take up lead in design, tech space: Chairman
Updated On : 25 Aug 2024 | 6:54 PM IST

IT workers rally in Bengaluru to protest 14-hour workday proposal

The proposal was presented in a meeting called by the labour department with various stakeholders in the industry recently

IT workers rally in Bengaluru to protest 14-hour workday proposal
Updated On : 04 Aug 2024 | 10:34 PM IST