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Workplace recognition, not salary tops job seekers' mind in India

When it comes to job search, employees are no longer fixated on the take-home amount and look beyond monetary payouts, according to a report

Teenagers' share in India's gig sector grows 8 times in last 4 yrs: Report

Around 40% of the gig workers now come from the age group of 16 to 23, says a study by Taskmo, an on-demand staffing platform

69% jobs in India under threat by automation in 20 years: Reports

Nearly 69 per cent of jobs in India are under threat from automation, as the country, with its relatively young workforce, is set to add 160 million new workers over the next 20 years

Blue collar workers up demands as firms prep for festive season: Report

In 2022 an all-time high number of temporary jobs ranging from 5,00,000-5,50,000 is expected to be created during the festive season

How Agnipath is turning the spotlight on India's unemployment crisis

A military recruitment plan (Agnipath) in India that sparked last month's violent protests is turning the spotlight on an unemployment crisis plaguing the $3.2 trillion economy

Support Agniveers after tenure completion: FinMin to PSBs, insurance firms

Post the announcement of the scheme protests have erupted across several states with the Opposition slamming the centre for hastily drawing up the plan

A unique jobs conundrum

The mega-recruitment drive poses many challenges

Clamour for govt jobs marked by court cases, cheating and caste equations

The pan-India fascination about central govt jobs is the context of PM Modi's new plan to recruit one million staffers within less than two years

Job at hand: India far behind other nations in public sector employment

India is still far behind the US, China and others in public sector employment

1 million govt jobs by 2024: PM Modi's order for hiring on 'mission mode'

Central govt depts, ministries told to identify vacancies at the earliest

Recruit 1 mn people in 'mission mode' in 1.5 yrs: PM Modi tells ministries

The unemployment rate in urban India for those aged 15 years and above slipped to 8.7 per cent in October-December 2021

Demand for ESG jobs in India grows 468% in last 3 years, says report

With growing concerns about climate change and the necessary mandates, the job demand in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) sector has grown over 468% in India in the last three years

WEF 2022: Every dollar invested in social jobs to yield $2.3 return

Jobs in the US include 4.2 million teaching jobs, 1.8 million in personal care and service workers, and 900,000 jobs in healthcare.

Middle income surge in 2021-22

Consumer sentiments had fallen by 15.7 per cent between March and June 2021 - the period of the second wave of Covid-19. The recovery since June has more than covered that fall

4 in 10 employees may switch jobs in India in 2022: Qualtrics report

Prioritising employee wellbeing, creating a culture of belonging, and ensuring employees feel like their career goals can be met are also important drivers of intent to stay in India: Report

200 mn jobs missing from Indian economy: Budget must address this crisis

If the government risks keeping its $200 billion fiscal spigots open, then it must aim to give the pandemic-scarred working class a fair shake.

Blue-collar jobs platform Qjobs gets 2 mn job applications in a year

Company says it added the latest 1 million job seekers in a record time of 100 days

Job postings continue to remain muted sequentially in Nov: Report

Even as the job posting activity remained neutral sequentially in November as economic activity recovers, tier-II cities show positive hiring sentiment, according to a report. According to the Monster Employment Index, job posting activity remained neutral in November this year compared to October. However, hiring demand across industries witnessed a nine per cent jump year-on-year in the previous month, mainly aided by a surge in the economic activities after the second wave of COVID-19, the report said. With back-to-office trends in full swing, the office equipment/ automation (21 per cent) industry continued to witness the highest month-on-month growth in job postings on increased investment in office automation due to the reopening of workplaces. It is followed by telecom/ISP (14 per cent), printing/packaging (7 per cent), garments/ textiles/ leather, gems and jewellery (4 per cent), oil/ gas/ petroleum, power (3 per cent) and travel and tourism (3 per cent) industries, it ...

Canals led to urbanisation but created few non-farm jobs: Study

Canals have led to an increase in urbanisation and demand for education, but there's been little industrialisation in the areas they irrigate, finds a new study

Workers seek timely payments, more workdays under rural jobs scheme

The demand for work under MGNREGS was the highest ever in 2020 after migrants returned to villages following the national lockdown