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HP to cut up to 6,000 jobs by FY28 as AI reshapes the company

HP Inc has announced a major global workforce reduction, between 4,000 and 6,000 roles by fiscal 2028. Here’s what’s behind the move, what it means for the company, and the larger tech-industry trend.

EPF vs NPS: Will Indian employees get a choice soon? | PFRDA's S Ramann answers

PFRDA Chairperson S. Ramann discusses the future of India’s retirement system, and whether employees may soon have the freedom to choose between the EPF and the NPS

The battle to switch off as hours on the job grow across key states

The Right to Disconnect Bill in Kerala seeks to safeguard employees' after-hours rest, even as states like Maharashtra, Telangana, and Odisha extend maximum work hours. Shine Jacob explains

TCS announces 4.5-7% salary hikes, double-digit for top performers

TCS has resumed salary hikes with 4.5-7% raises for most staff and double-digit increments for top performers after delaying its annual review amid macroeconomic challenges

No payment to employee seeking another job against natural justice: HC

Holding that looking for another job, even if with a rival company with better perks and facilities, is a basic right and does not constitute moral turpitude, the Calcutta High Court has held that non-payment of an employee's dues on such ground by a company was against the principles of natural justice. Setting aside the order and punishment of the disciplinary authority of the company, which claims to be the sole manufacturer of a particular type of insulator film in India, Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) directed it to pay his gratuity dues of Rs 1.37 lakh along with simple interest at the rate of 8 per cent per annum. "Looking for another job, even if with a rival company (though, not proved in this case) with better perks and facilities is a basic right and does not constitute moral turpitude as it is not contrary to honesty, modesty or good morals," Justice Dutt observed in the judgment passed on Thursday. The court held that the petitioner company could not prove that any damage o

Maharashtra bars government employees from criticising its policies on social media

The Maharashtra government has implemented strict new rules governing social media use by its employees. From bans on political criticism to restrictions on photos and logos, here’s what’s changed.

HDFC, Axis Bank see sharp drop in attrition in FY25 amid training push

Attrition at HDFC Bank and Axis Bank declined in FY25 due to stronger employee engagement, women-focused retention efforts, and new learning and mentoring programmes

No other distribution channel as wide or deep as India Post: Scindia

No other distribution channel in the world is as wide or as deep as India Post, said Union Minister for Communication Jyotiraditya M Scindia on Wednesday. He urged the postal employees to work towards becoming the largest logistics organisation in the world, too. Scindia was addressing the Gramin Dak Sevaks Sammelan at K P Puttana Chetty Town Hall in Bengaluru. "India post has 1.64 lakh points of presence, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, from Bharuch to Tawang," he added. He said, although the post offices are getting modern tools, like handheld devices and Darpan, postal employees need to change the way they work to bring in the real transformation. "Today, we have the capability of becoming the largest logistics organisation in the world. No one has the human resources to be able to do this apart from us. But we've got to make sure that we are at the cutting edge. Which means we need to innovate. We need to think about productivity," he added.

Massive job boost: Govt clears ₹1 trillion employment scheme — Who can benefit? | Employment news

The Union Cabinet, on July 1, approved a massive ₹1 trillion Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) scheme that aims to create 3.5 crore new jobs across India.

More than 460 laid-off CDC employees receive reinstatement notices

More than 460 laid-off employees at the nation's top public health agency received notices on Wednesday that they are being reinstated, according to a union representing the workers. The US Department of Health and Human Services confirmed reinstatement notices went out to the former Centres for Disease Control and Prevention employees, but provided few details. About 2,400 CDC employees lost their jobs in a wave of cuts across federal health agencies in early April, according to a tally at the time. Whole CDC programmes were essentially shut down, including some focused on smoking, lead poisoning, gun violence, asthma and air quality, and workplace safety and health. The entire office that handles Freedom of Information Act requests was shuttered. Infectious disease programmes took a hit, too, including programmes that fight outbreaks in other countries, labs focused on HIV and hepatitis in the US, and staff trying to eliminate tuberculosis. An estimated 200 of the reinstated work

SC allows manufacturing unit's closure, orders ₹15 cr ex-gratia for workers

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the closure of a unit manufacturing biscuits for Britannia Industries Limited (BIL) for over three decades by overruling a Bombay High Court verdict. Justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra passed the verdict on an appeal of Harinagar Sugar Mills Ltd (HSML) against the high court's February 17, 2023 order. While HSML initially offered Rs 10 crore as a goodwill gesture to its employees, the court enhanced this amount to Rs 15 crore and ordered its payment within eight weeks. Considering that some of the employees may be, with the closure of this concern, losing the only job they have known and still others would be, for no fault of their own, rendered unemployed, we appreciate the gesture made by HSML. Such a statement is taken on record," the court said. Senior advocate Mukul Rohtagi, appearing for HSML, had left it to the court to decide on the enhancement. We deem it just and proper to further enhance the appellants' offer by a sum

30% of Indian employees stressed, 50% wanting to switch jobs, shows report

The report also adds that nearly 49 per cent are actively looking for a new job, indicating dissatisfaction among most employees

FY25 staff count: HDFC Bank adds just 994, ICICI Bank trims over 6K

It remains to be seen if this is a broad trend across the banking sector, as major banks including Axis Bank and State Bank of India (SBI) are yet to report their Q4 earnings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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