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EPFO records 318,000 new enrolments in May amid Covid-19-induced lockdown

Provisional payroll data released by the EPFO last month showed that net new enrolments stood at 133,000 in April this year

Covid-19 has plunged working world into 'unprecedented crisis': ILO

The outlook for the global labour market in the second half of 2020 is "highly uncertain" and the forecast recovery will not be enough for employment to return to pre-Covid levels this year, ILO said

Signs of fatigue in labour recovery

Data shows the worst is over and we are likely to settle at an unemployment rate which would be only slightly higher than the rates witnessed before the lockdown

Haryana Cabinet clears Ordinance to give 75% private jobs to locals

The proposed move can have wider implications due to a large number of MNCs and Indian corporates being based in Gurgaon and other NCR cities falling within the state.

Maharashtra govt launches a portal to ensure employment to 'sons of soil'

The launch comes against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, which saw return of migrant workers to native places outside the state.

Another Covid-19 wave can result in loss of 340 million jobs: ILO

The number of working hours lost across the world in the first half of 2020 was significantly worse than previously estimated.

Older professionals keen on stepping out into post-Covid-19 world: LinkedIn

The findings are based on survey responses of 1,351 professionals in India during the fortnight of June 1 to 14

PM unveils job scheme to promote entrepreneurship, provide employment in UP

At the virtual launch, Modi interacted with villagers from six districts of Uttar Pradesh

PM Modi launches job scheme for migrants in UP: Highlights of his speech

About 12.5 million migrant workers are expected to benefit from the programme

US economy to grow slowly than hoped due to Covid-19: Fed official

Since February, US employers have cut nearly 20 million jobs from payrolls, reversing almost 10 years of job gains, according to the Labor Department

PM launches rural job scheme for migrant workers in poll-bound Bihar

As many as 32 districts of total 38 in Bihar are included under the scheme

25 govt schemes to be pooled together to give jobs to migrant workers: FM

The Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan will be launched by the prime minister from Khagaria in Bihar, said the finance minister

World coronavirus dispatch: Fresh outbreak in Beijing gathering momentum

Hundreds of flights in and out of Beijing were cancelled on Wednesday as authorities stepped up measures to rein in a sudden outbreak of coronavirus in the Chinese capital

Covid-19: Hilton to cut workforce by 22%, sack 2,100 employees globally

Hilton's announcement comes as the hotel industry has been among the worst hit by the pandemic

Migrant workers' wait to get home ends, their fight for survival does not

Over 122 million people in India lost their jobs in April, according to estimates of the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy

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.

Despite Covid-19 induced slowdown, Infosys to do campus hirings this fiscal

The IT firm will soon initiate discussions with colleges to start the process from September

The renewed interest in a widely acclaimed book on 'bullshit jobs'

A widely acclaimed book on 'bullshit jobs' is at the centre of renewed interest ever since the Covid-19-induced lockdown shone a spotlight on the nature of 'essential services'

NSDC prepares a platform to ensure speedy skilling of migrant returnees

A list of 116 most-affected districts has been prepared, where states are struggling to rehabilitate livelihoods.

Job situation improves in 2018-19, unemployment rate falls to 5.8%: Govt

The labour force participation rate (LFPR) during 2018-19 rose to 37.5 per cent as compared to 36.9 per cent a year ago, said the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)