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Karnataka assures jobs for repatriated Kannadigas from Saudi Arabia

Karnataka government gave its firm assurance to all 32 Kannadigas who are repatriated from Saudi Arabia

Bengal govt's 'Karmo Bhumi' helps 3,000 IT execs get job offers amid Covid

Some 36,964 IT professionals had registered with Karmo Bhumi, of which 27,034 applications had been processed

Employment rate could get worse as govt won't spend, private sector can't

The fall in the unemployment rate seen in recent weeks is meaningless and misleading in the face of a falling labour participation rate and a falling trend in the employment rate

Most aspirational lot in India could be the unhappiest, says survey

Survey shows that the happiness score is the lowest in the age group of 20 to 30, and higher on both ends - below 20 as well as above 30

Automation key biz tool to maximise efficiency in finance functions: Report

The report also explored the correlation between automation and headcount

Engineers, teachers, accountants: Biggest job loss among salaried employees

Employment in the category of white collar professional employees and other employees has been rising steadily since 2016 when the survey began tracking them

Searches for sports jobs grow by 11%, postings dip by 25%: Report

While Maharashtra maintains its spot on the list, New Delhi has overtaken last year's leader Karnataka to take the top spot this year, it observed

More Indians in Singapore returning home due to job losses: Envoy

More and more Indian workers are returning home as Singapore businesses cut down on workforce following the severe impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic, an official said

India's hiring outlook bleakest in 15 yrs; only 3% firms planning to hire

India is witnessing the weakest hiring sentiment in 15 years with just 3 per cent companies planning to add staff in the next three months, a survey of over 800 employers said on Tuesday.

Covid-19 impact: 21 mn salaried jobs lost in lockdown-hit slowing economy

The damage is likely to be deeper, among industrial workers and also white-collar workers

Indian Railways to conduct exams from December 15 to fill 140,000 posts

The national transporter received 24.2 million applications for 140,000 vacancies

To soften Covid-19 blow, India plans to extend MGNREGA to the cities

The program, when approved, may be rolled out in smaller cities and initially cost about 350 billion rupees ($4.8 billion), said Sanjay Kumar, a joint secretary

Slow pace of pay growth adds to hurdles in way of India's economic recovery

A survey by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP showed average salaries gained 3.6 per cent in the fiscal year that started in April, down from 8.6 per cent a year ago

Paytm hiring over 1,000 people to support expansion across businesses

Fintech major Paytm on Wednesday said it is in the process of hiring over 1,000 people across various roles over the next few months as it expands its operations

Jobs for youngsters dwindle in slowing economy hit by Covid-19, lockdown

Slowly, the age profile of the workforce is shifting towards the relatively old workers

Top headlines: Digital shoppers for sales turnaround; Jobs market dwindle

From firms eyeing sales turnaround with digital shoppers to Airtel is stretching frontiers of competition, here are top headlines of the day

Rahul Gandhi attacks Centre on unemployment, says '1 job, 1000 unemployed'

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi again targeted the Central government over the issue of unemployment, asking what has been done to the country as there is "1 job and 1000 people are unemployed".

How national recruitment agency will help both employers, job seekers

Overall cost for both will come down but financial health of entities will lead to fewer new recruitment

Job losses among salaried employees likely to get worse: CMIE's Mahesh Vyas

The number of salaried people who have lost their jobs amid the Covid-19 pandemic has now surged to 18.9 million

Apart from benefit hike, recent ESIC move to make jobless claims easier too

Relief would be given after 30 days of unemployment as against 90 days at present; no burden on exchequer as ESIC has surplus funds