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Tamil Nadu signs MoUs worth Rs 5,137 crore, to create over 6,000 jobs

The companies that signed MoUs include Adani Enterprises (Rs 2,300 crore), Visteon (Rs 500 crore) and Airflow Equipments (Rs 320 crore), among others

Skill, re-skill, up-skill to stay relevant: PM Modi tells India's youth

Coronavirus pandemic has changed the workplace, says Modi on fifth anniversary of Skill India Mission

58 Indian-origin executives employ over 3.6 mn across 11 countries: Survey

Indian leaders surveyed are as young as 37 and the median age is 54, according to a group called Indiaspora.

UK to double work coaches as lockdown hammers jobs market

The number of work coaches at British job centres will double to 27,000 at a cost of 800 million pounds.

Covid-19 impact: Demand for work under MGNREGA saw 21% jump last month

Data sourced from the MGNREGA website till June 1, shows that in June, around 43.7 million households sought work under the scheme that was the highest in last seven years

PM Modi to launch 'Atma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Abhiyan' today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch the Atma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Abhiyan at 11 am through video conferencing in the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Covid-19: PM Modi launches 'Garib Kalyan Rojgar' scheme for migrant workers

Prime Minister launched the Rs 50,000 crore programme that brings together 25 different govt schemes under one umbrella via video-conferencing

PM to launch Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan today to boost rural employment

The Prime Minister will flag off the Abhiyan from village Telihar in Bihar's Khagaria district via video-conferencing

Without cash support, middle class will become the new poor, warns Rahul

He cited a Business Standard report about the plight of retrenched workers of a private company, who were staring at a long battle ahead.

UP to bring industry chambers on board for providing jobs to migrants

So far, the state has evacuated more than 2.5 mn stranded workers

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

46% drop in hiring at Microsoft in April, only 3 jobs openings at LinkedIn

Google reportedly decided to freeze hiring for the rest of the year due to Covid-19 pandemic

Covid-19: Ending the tyranny of scale?

Scale became critical because of steadily increasing capital intensity that the new technologies engendered

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

No jobs in the time of Covid-19? Interviews to be delayed, say experts

Delay in joining dates is also expected if the current situation continues

30.8 mn in tourism, hospitality may lose jobs because of coronavirus

The coronavirus impact could render 3.8 crore people jobless, which is around 70 per cent of the total workforce in the tourism and hospitality sector, according to a grouping. The Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH) also said there should be a support fund for twelve months to support basic salaries with "direct transfer" to the affected tourism employees. "As a result of this pandemic, Indian tourism industry is looking at pan India bankruptcies, closure of businesses and mass unemployment," FAITH said in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is believed that around 70 per cent out of a total 5.5 crore workforce could get unemployed, which is around 3.8 crore people. This effect of job losses and layoffs has already begun throughout the country, it added. The figure is for direct as well as indirect jobs. "A large percentage of total tourism business activity of India, which is estimated at USD 28 billion+ in forex and upwards of Rs 2 lakh .

Searching for a turnaround push, Tata Steel Europe may cut 1250 jobs

It had in November decided to cut 3,000 jobs across its European business

Sebi on recruitment drive, invites application for 147 officer posts

Candidates can apply for the posts through online mode only and the application window is opened from March 7-23, the regulator said in a notice.

Odisha investments tank 67% by value in FY19, job creation potential halves

Not all investment intents of Make in Odisha 2018 translated into commitments; several projects stuck in 'labyrinth of approvals'

Women in business can generate 170 mn jobs in India by 2030: Report

This is more than 25% of the new jobs required for the entire working-age population by 2030