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How to use Google Kormo Android app, Google Pay Spot to find jobs in India

The Jobs was originally piloted in Bangladesh and subsequently launched in Indonesia, under the brand Kormo Jobs. The platform is now available in India, too

Madhya Pradesh becomes first state to offer govt jobs on basis of NRA score

The decision will allow job-seekers take one common test and save costs and time spent on writing multiple exams, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar had said

The jobs gloom

Increasing informal labour could affect growth

6.1 million youth may lose jobs in India due to Covid-19: ADB-ILO report

Unemployment rate in the country will rise to a staggering 32.5 per cent, but will be higher in Sri Lanka at 37.8 per cent

Loss of urban salaried jobs likely to have debilitating impact on economy

While informal jobs have returned, and even increased after being hit by the lockdown, formal jobs have not

Telangana clears draft policy giving preference to locals for employment

The state Cabinet approved the draft policy under which the majority share of employment would be given to the local residents in industries that are established in Telangana

Uber to hire 140 more engineers for Indian tech teams to expand products

These expansion plans are in line with itss vision to make mobility and delivery more accessible, and to become the backbone of transportation in thousands of cities across the globe, the company said

Tamil Nadu signs MoUs worth Rs 5,137 crore, to create over 6,000 jobs

The companies that signed MoUs include Adani Enterprises (Rs 2,300 crore), Visteon (Rs 500 crore) and Airflow Equipments (Rs 320 crore), among others

Infosys forms consortium to offer training, help job seekers in US

The consortium will leverage Infosys Wingspan and pymetrics' AI-based talent-matching platform to meet reskilling and employment needs raised by the Covid-19 crisis in America

Job growth to good kharif crop, a new equilibrium seems to be setting in

Labour participation picked up smartly in the week ended July 19. At 41.7% it was heads and shoulders above the 40.4% recorded during the preceding two weeks

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