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Flexi staffing industry witnesses 14% of growth in new jobs in FY23

Flexi staffing industry logged 14 per cent growth in new jobs in the country in 2022-23, Indian Flexi Staffing Federation (IFS) said on Tuesday. Members of the industry body ISF collectively added 1.77 lakh new flexi jobs in FY23, driven by the surge in employment particularly in key sectors such as e-commerce, logistics, manufacturing, tourism and hospitality, FMCG, consumer durables, and healthcare, a statement said. Women's participation in the flexi workforce continued to account for 24 per cent in FY'2023. These findings were unveiled in the ISF's Annual Flexi Staffing Industry Employment Trend Report -2023, which was released on Tuesday. The reported figures for new flexi jobs by the Indian Staffing Federation represent the combined contribution of both General Flexi Staffing and IT Flexi Staffing industries. The report highlighted that as of March 2023, the total flexi workforce employed by members of the Indian Staffing Federation reached 14.4 lakh. General Flexi Staffing

Healthcare services to lead job boom: Tata group Chairman N Chandrasekaran

Both Tata Motors and Tata Power have set up separate subsidiaries to make the foray into EV and green energy

Growth in working-age population calls for more jobs: RBI Deputy Guv Patra

The RBI deputy governor said the potential for boosting savings and investments considerably enhances India's emergence as a future economic powerhouse in the world

Chinese fresh graduates angry over growing unemployment in country

The youth are facing difficulties in getting jobs matching their qualifications

Here are the challenges facing incoming Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson

The 28-year company veteran replaces Alan Joyce, who will step down in November after 15 years in the role - one of the global aviation industry's longest tenures

Unemployment rate rises in April

The notable rise in LPR and employment rate in India in the month of April reflects an increase in willingness among people to seek employment

Swiggy partners 'Apna' to create 10K jobs for Instamart this year

Industry reports estimate that the delivery workforce will be around 23.5 million by 2029-30

Skills will drive future than degrees, old jobs fading due to tech: Pradhan

Skills and competencies will drive the future rather than degrees, and old jobs have begun to vanish due to disruptive innovation and technology, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Sunday. Pradhan was addressing a conference here ahead of the third G20 Education Working Group meeting later this week. "Skills and competencies will drive the future rather than degrees. There will be a constant competition between God gifted human intelligence and Artificial Intelligence (AI)," Pradhan said in the keynote address at the conference themed 'Deep Tech with a Focus on Advanced Technology in Future of Work.' "Old jobs are vanishing due to disruptive innovation and technology. New jobs are emerging but our workforce needs continuous skilling, reskilling and upskilling. Hence, we must think of new approaches to prepare youth for future jobs," he added. The minister said that the 21st century will be knowledge-based and technology-driven. "Guided by its civilisational ethos

HEIs may soon provide part-time jobs to economically weaker students

An "earn-while-learn" scheme might soon be launched in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to help students from socio-economically disadvantaged groups to earn and support their education, according to University Grants Commission (UGC). The UGC has proposed that HEIs may provide various part-time engagement opportunities to the enrolled students in any academic departments of the HEIs within the campus. According to draft Guidelines for Equitable Opportunity to the Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Groups (SEDGs) in HEIs, the rate of remuneration for each of the students will be a consolidated amount on an hourly basis for the part-time service they render, a maximum of 20 hours per week, 20 days per month. The UGC has noted the payment may be made on an actual basis and the services of the student will be rendered after class hours. "The Earn-while-Learn (EWL) scheme is a means to help the SEDGs students earn and support their education and acquire skills and capabilities that

The employment challenge in Andhra

The unemployment rate in Andhra Pradesh was significantly lower among people with lower levels of education

Flipkart's 200 delivery hubs, investments in TN boost job opportunities

E-commerce company Flipkart has set up eight supply chain facilities and 200 delivery hubs in Tamil Nadu under its initiative towards creating inclusive job opportunities besides boosting economic growth, the company said on Tuesday. The company has onboarded 15,000 kirana partners under its Kirana Delivery programme, which enables faster customer shipments and also creates an alternative source of income for the partner kirana stores in the state. Kirana stores refers to small grocery stores that are usually family-owned. "Flipkart has eight supply chain facilities including fulfilment and sortation centres across Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, Coimbatore and Hosur, which help in connecting sellers to the pan-India consumer base while delivering growth opportunities for the state," the company said in a statement. Flipkart has also supported capacity building, knowledge sharing and training of small and marginal farmers under its Flipkart 'Samarth Krishi programme'. "Over the past

US tech firm Eventbrite to hire 120 for its development centre in India

Eventbrite will host a virtual career fair on April 14, hiring for roles across engineering, data, product management, product design and program management

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Transition to vulnerable employment subsides in recent years: Report

Fewer distress-induced job transitions occurred in Q2CY2021, and only around 20 per cent of salaried and self-employed workers transitioned either into casual-wage work or exited the labour force

Amazon.com Inc lays off about 100 employees in its gaming divisions

Amazon has struggled to capitalize on its resources in gaming, including through its Crown channel, an entertainment show on the Twitch streaming service

India's unemployment rate rises to 3-month high of 7.8% in March: CMIE data

Higher borrowing costs are already weighing on India's economy, data show

Over 18,000 get offers in Rajasthan's IT job fairs in in the last two weeks

At least 70 companies, which were present during the job fair in Bharatpur on March 23-24, selected 5,700 youngsters out of the total 25,000 who took part in the event, the officials said

McKinsey to kickstart layoffs this week, 1,400 jobs cuts likely: Bloomberg

Overall layoffs will amount to 3% of the workforce. According to Bloomberg, the company's workforce has risen to nearly 47,000 from 28,000 in the past five years. It was around 17,000 in 2012