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Gender parity bid: 45% of Accenture workers are women in India

The IT services giant is working in key segments in the country such as retail, telecom, energy, auto, banking, and so on

Over 80% of India's workforce considering changing jobs in 2022: LinkedIn

Notwithstanding the pandemic, India's workforce is optimistic about the future of work, and a significant percentage of professionals are considering changing their jobs this year, according to report

What does the future of 'work' look like?

Pandemic has led to a seismic shift in how we work and forced businesses to adapt to new realities. So, what the future of work will be like, will it be more flexible? Let's try to find out

Women's role in workforce improving despite Covid: Jobs website report

Women being hired for drivers, security guards, delivery partners-roles traditionally denied to them, says apna.

Women in the post-pandemic workplace

It was women who unambiguously bore the brunt of the lockdown joblessness

Covid enhanced diversity, inclusion initiatives of businesses: Intel study

Indian business leaders are confident in their trajectory to achieving DE&I goals

TSSC, BetterPlace tie up to facilitate frontline hiring for telecom sector

Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) and blue-collar workforce hiring platform BetterPlace have signed an initial pact to facilitate placement of workers for various job roles

Key priorities for employment policy

Measures that generate income for the poor are more important than tweaking the applicability threshold for labour laws

Women need a better deal

The literature, say the authors, has focused on supply-side constraints that prevent women from entering the labour markets

Story in numbers: From agriculture to construction, where do Indians work?

Currently, 43% of India's total workforce is employed in agriculture

Covid impact: More women have exited formal employment in India than men

Of the more than half a million women who exited the formal workforce and did not join back, two-thirds were under 35 years of age. By comparison, only a third of men under 35 exited formal employment

Best of BS Opinion: Targeting taxpayers, Bharat Ratna for Dr Kurien & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Friday

Bringing skills and education closer

The placement of these two ministries with one minister is the first step towards improving the employability of India's workforce in a pandemic

Genpact plans to hire, train and support coronavirus-hit workforce

Launches 'Rise Together' to train prospective employees cutting across age groups

The skills India needs

Excessive centralisation of skilling programmes may hinder the ability of training institutions to effectively respond to Indian market requirements

Statsguru: Informal sector plays important role in India's labour market

About 13.5 per cent of casual workers (who probably earned daily or weekly but had steady incomes) became self-employed in that period

Cabinet approves Rs 22,810 cr EPF subsidy scheme for job creation

The proposal, Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana, announced earlier by SM Sitharman, aims to generate 5-6 million jobs by June next year

Female workforce participation increased in India during lockdown: Report

Female workforce participation increased in India during the coronavirus-induced lockdown as the share of female hires increased from around 30 per cent in April to 37 per cent at the end of July

The invisible workforce: Data collection on migrants tough, but possible

In reality, India does not have reliable data on the migrant worker population

IT services firms look to change staff mix by hiring more freshers

The growing share of mid-level employees is said to be one of the major reasons why these companies are facing margin pressure