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Flexi staffing grew 6.6% in April-June quarter, adds 66,000 jobs: ISF

The growth in the staffing demand was led by the sectors like e-commerce, retail, manufacturing, banking and financial services in the June quarter, ISF reported

Bengal will be No. 1 in creation of jobs in 4-5 years, says Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that the state will be number one in creation of jobs in the next four to five years which is the aim of the government now. Banerjee, who was speaking at an event in Kharagpur, said that the government's job is to "match make" job seekers and industry with employment generation as its target. "Employment generation is my target at the moment. My aim is to make Bengal number one in job creation in the next four to five years," she said. Distributing certificates and offer letters to those who have successfully completed the 'Utkarsh Bangla' skill development programme, Banerjee said the state has been adjudged number one in skill development. "The number of polytechnics and ITIs have proliferated in Bengal and the government has created a platform for the match making," she said. Banerjee said that while there has been a 45 per cent decrease in employment in the country, the figure for West Bengal has risen by 40 per .

Bias behind Indian women finding fewer jobs, earning less: Oxfam report

The latest numbers underscore challenges in providing equal opportunities: Between 2010 and 2020, the number of working women in India dropped from 26% to 19%, according to the World Bank

Moonlighting not ethical: IBM India's Patel joins IT industry debate

Wipro's leader Rishad Premji and Infosys have warned against practice before

India's hiring outlook ranked second globally: ManpowerGroup report

The report showed that India has the strongest net employment outlook for the December quarter in the Asia- Pacific region, followed by China (46 per cent), and Australia (38 per cent)

Discussion underway to extend PLI scheme to more sectors: Official

There are demands to extend production linked incentive (PLI) scheme to more sectors such as certain electronic components, pharma and medical devices, and discussions are underway in the government on these proposals, a senior government official said. Discussions are also going on to bring PLI scheme for toys, furniture, bicycles and containers. The objective of the scheme is to make domestic manufacturing globally competitive, create global champions in manufacturing, boost exports and create jobs. The government last year rolled out the scheme with an outlay of about Rs 2 lakh crore for as many as 14 sectors, including automobiles and auto components, white goods, textiles, advanced chemistry cell (ACC) and speciality steel. "So, from Rs 1.97 lakh crore, there are savings from some sectors. So against those savings, things are being planned. Proposals are under consideration," the official said. Demand for including sectors like certain electronic components, toys, furniture,

Over 200,000 Sri Lankans left for foreign jobs in 2022 so far: Official

Sri Lanka's Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara said that more than 200,000 Sri Lankans have left for foreign jobs in 2022 so far

Identifying works and funding key to national urban job scheme

The financial burden depends on the design of the scheme.

Chhattisgarh's first ethanol plant to come up in Kabirdham district

The establishment of an ethanol plant will generate direct and indirect employment opportunities in the region and boost economic prosperity in the region.

Unemployment rate drops for fourth straight quarter, lowest in 4 yrs: PLFS

This is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in the last 4 years, from the time NSO launched India's first computer-based survey in April 2017

Employers favour administrative labour reforms over legislative ones

Report reveals that just 20% of fixed-term employment contracts are renewed

Special program chalked out to create new jobs, says Karnataka CM Bommai

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said a special program has been chalked out for creating new jobs by extending the financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh to 100 SC/ST students

Over 2.2 mn have benefited this year from self-employment schemes in MP: CM

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said his government will help 2.5 lakh persons every month to earn a livelihood through self-employment schemes and asserted that 22.50 lakh people had been provided work under such schemes this year. He also said his government has requested Prime Minister Narendra Narendra Modi to inaugurate the proposed 'Pravasi (NRI) Bharatiya Sammelan', scheduled to be held in Indore from January 7 to 9 next year. The state government will also organize a global investor meet in the city immediately after this conference, Chouhan said at the state-level monthly employment day function here. "We have focused on promoting self-employment. We will help 2.5 lakh people earn livelihood every month under different government self-employment schemes. From January to March, the state helped 13 lakh people become self-employed, while the figure was 9.52 lakh between April and July. They have started businesses through loans under various ..

How China plans to spend $1 trn on infrastructure to boost economy

To help boost the economy, Beijing is targeting investments in new energy projects, high-speed rail and water tunnels

How Eduvacancy is changing the way institutes hire teachers in India

The firm's SaaS-based platform has over 500,000 registered educators and 12,750 institutes pan India and matches the right candidate for the right job across regions

Odisha CM opens ICICI Bank's state-of-the-art phone banking centre

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday inaugurated the ICICI Bank's state-of-the-art phone banking centre here. The centre will provide direct employment to 1,200 individuals, most of them are from the state and 60 per cent of workforce are women. Inaugurating the centre in presence of ICICI Bank's Executive Director Sandeep Batra, the chief minister said: "I am pleased to inaugurate the bank's modern phone banking centre in Bhubaneswar which is enabled with latest technology of artificial intelligence and robotics." Apart from serving customers in Odisha through its wide network of branches and ATMs, internet banking and mobile app, Patnaik said the bank is a large employer in the state. Stating that digitisation has been playing a key role in transforming Odisha, ICICI Bank's ED said it is the first among Indian states to provide many digital services in the fields of education, telecom, land record and disaster management, among others. The state has made hundreds of serv

'Boomerang employees' are going back to the old jobs they quit

Familiarity, fears of recession and regrets about the Great Resignation are drawing workers back, and bosses are boasting about it on social media

Here's why doing less at work could be good for you - and your employer

Quiet quitting: why doing less at work could be good for you and your employer

India targets 900 million tonne coal production in FY23: Minister

With regards to commercial mining, coal minister Pralhad Joshi said 43 mines have been awarded during the last two years and that they will generate employment for nearly 32,000 people

Why are top PSU companies not hiring?

Post pandemic, the private sector stepped up hiring, absorbing a bulk of skilled workforce. But what about the public sector giants? Are they matching up to India Inc in hiring? Let's find out