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Azim Premji calls Covid-19 a magnifying glass for structural injustices

Says the pandemic has been a sharp reminder that the economy is a part of society and that human well-being matters in all its dimensions equally

Railways to begin recruitment drive on December 15; Covid disclosure must

The first round of the exams will be held from December 15 to December 18. The next phase will be from December 28 till March 2021 tentatively, and the third round will be till the end of June 2021

Five million potential workers may have left the labour force entirely

It appears that the recovery phase of employment is over and a decline is setting in again

G20 determined to use all tools to contain pandemic, save jobs, incomes

A final joint statement will be released by leaders from the United States, China and other Group of 20 nations after they meet by video conference on Saturday

Thyssenkrupp slashes another 5,000 jobs to 'stop the bleeding'

The group remains in crisis and CEO Martina Merz said more painful restructuring will be needed to stop burning cash.

Profit vs wages: Lockdown has taught firms a lesson that will hurt labour

Owners of capital have benefitted well in these very difficult times. But labour has not been as lucky

Best of BS Opinion: US-India defence cooperation, employment rate & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Lockdown hurt, but resilience of jobs in listed companies is remarkable

The 8.5 per cent nominal increase in the wage bill of listed companies was the combined outcome of an increase in employment and a simultaneous increase in the nominal wage rate

Avtar Group launches exclusive job platform for LGBTQ community, veterans

Workplace inclusion expert Avtar Group on Friday launched an exclusive job portal for women, LGBTQ community, physically challenged, millennials and veterans. A first-of-its-kind diversity job portal myAvtar.com will showcase jobs from across companies, which are strong on the diversity and inclusion (D&I) intent, and have an inclusive culture, policies and practices, Avtar said in a statement. The job portal will showcase opportunities for women, LGBTQ community, physically challenged, millennials and veterans, among others. myAvtar.com aims to bring together job opportunities from varied fields for groups of people who are under-represented in the workplaces today. "The Avtar journey has been magnificent because not only did we succeed in creating jobs for more than 50,000 Indian women, but we have also had more than 400 organisations vie with each other to be amongst the best companies for Women in India. "Now, we are taking this excitement one step further with the launch of .

Hiring for freshers improving; likely to continue till end of FY21: Experts

Demand for freshers, which was the hardest hit following the lockdown to curb the spread of Covid, has seen an uptick since June and this trend is likely to continue till the year end, say experts

October saw first fall in employment rate since the recovery began

What is significant is that the process of recovery of jobs that was robust during May, June, July and which slowed down in August and September now has reversed into a fall in employment in October

Tests for recruitment of police constables in the police department postponed

All tests for recruitment of constables, radio technicians and deck-handlers in the police department here have been postponed

Through a crystal ball, darkly

Likely slow economic growth in the medium term will be bad for jobs, social harmony and defence capabilities

Tejashwi Yadav's job promise is a tangible and appealing proposition

Yadav announced in mid-October that if his coalition was voted to power, then he would sanction a million jobs in the very first cabinet meeting of the new government

85 mn human jobs likely to be displaced by machines by 2025: WEF Report

The 'Future of Jobs Report 2020', however, noted that 97 million new roles may emerge that are more adapted to the new division of labour between humans, machines, and algorithms

Urban joblessness up in six states in July-Sept 2019, Gujarat worst hit

Sharpest decline in unemployment rate was seen in Haryana, from 11.5% in April-June 2019 to 7.5% in July-September 2019

Welcome aboard, sort of: How to start new job in 2020 sans physical office

It is not easy - especially for introverts - but aggressive connection-forging will kick off a "virtuous cycle" of being invited onto more and more projects, Brower says

Start-ups offer a chance to network with industry leaders as mentors

Singapore-based Tigerhall, for instance, allows people to become members of an influential group and then depending on their career goals, matches them up with a suitable mentor

As economy slows down, India would need to create 8 mn jobs every year

The real challenge is in raising the labour participation and employment rates

Mahindra Logistics adds over 10,000 seasonal jobs ahead of festive season

Mahindra Logistics on Monday said it has added 10,100 seasonal jobs ahead of the festive season and will retain a significant number of these employees