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Demand v reality: A sorry state of affairs under MGNREGA in a Covid-19 year

Instead of the promised 100 days of work, average work provided stood just shy of one-fifth of it in this financial year till June 9

Delhi govt plans to generate jobs amid Covid-19 crisis, says official

The official said that the portal is expected to be launched later this week

1 in 10 Indian jobseekers lost job, most think layoff imminent: Survey

Jobseekers from the IT, pharma, medical or healthcare and BFSI industries were less impacted by layoffs and salary cuts as compared to their counterparts from other industries.

Job searches for work from home surge by over 377% in Feb-May: Report

In some of its previous studies it found that 83 per cent of job seekers consider remote work policy an important factor when searching for a job

Net enrolments with EPFO dip to 5.72 lakh in March from 10.21 lakh in Feb

The data also showed that during September 2017-March 2020 period, the number of net new subscribers was around 1.55 crore

Unemployment rate remains at 24%, but hard times ahead for labour

The small relaxations in the lockdown since April 20 have not had any positive impact on the unemployment rate, yet

K-SET 2020 to be held on June 21; registration deadline extended

Candidates can apply again for the examination by paying Rs 250; registration deadline ends on May 25

Jobs as memory: Don't invite new anarchies on top of that wrought by Covid

Will people buy as many cars as before? How much office space becomes surplus as office-goers work from home? How will that impact construction? T N Ninan raises some questions the future invites

India has a jobs bloodbath as unemployment rate shoots up to 27.1%

When jobs evaporate in other sectors, people go back to farms which seem to have an infinite capacity to absorb labour; but that is mostly disguised unemployment

Slight ease in lockdown gives hope to the desperate, improves employment

The count of the unemployed who were actively looking for jobs during the week of April 26 was around 76 mn. In the earlier weeks, it was close to 100 mn

Adityanath asks officials to bring home UP workers stuck in states

Various department heads have been given a week's time to submit their 'concrete roadmaps' to the government for implementation

Covid-19 is unravelling the intolerable dichotomy of India's labour market

There was a time when pay cuts we see today were a complete no-no; govt and public sector jobs were considered safe, as pay and pensions were both assured. Not any longer, it seems, writes T N Ninan

Policy dilemma: Is the Covid-19 pandemic a demand or supply shock?

In the absence of clarity about the impact of this crisis on demand and supply, any measure undertaken presents the possibility of proving to be eminently wrong when clarity eventually emerges

Livelihoods at stake for millions as employment crisis gets the coronavirus

India's economy, even when it is growing, doesn't create enough quality jobs, and a nationwide lockdown to contain Covid-19 has created an employment calamity, writes Mahesh Vyas

Covid-19 impact: Exide cuts pay by 15-30% across cadres, lower staff spared

Situation will be reviewed end of Q1FY21; With no payment coming in from customers, firms has resorted to bank loans to pay salaries

Covid-19: World Bank sees FY21 India growth at 1.5-2.8%, slowest since 1991

It estimated India will grow 4.8 per cent to 5 per cent in the 2019-20 fiscal that ended on March 31

Over 15 million jobs at stake unless package announced immediately: FIEO

Need interest free loans, limited opening of manufacturing units soon, the Federation of Indian Export Organisations said

Industry shutdown must end

Industry must be allowed to resume operations in areas other than the identified hotspots with proper safety guidelines in place as soon as possible

Employment beyond the data

Since independence, the Indian economy has been growing at rates moderately high, to slow, to high, and back to moderate in recent times

Coronavirus is third shock to Indian economy in a little over 3 years

The impact of the shutdowns on the economy would show up later; but the shutdowns would help contain the spread of the virus