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Amazon, Berkshire, JPM to partner on cheaper healthcare for staff

(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are teaming up in a new venture aimed at lowering healthcare costs for their U.S. employees, the companies said on Tuesday.

Railways to send 100 non-gazetted employees for first pleasure trip abroad

For the first time workers of South Central Railways flew to Singapore and Malaysia for a six-day vacation

New AI-driven app helps improve sales of companies like Flipkart, Club Mahindra

Bengaluru-based tech company Vahan has developed a customizable, intuitive, Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven virtual assistant that operates through messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger to deliver a range of support to a large workforce targeting companies like Flipkart and Club Mahindra with the ultimate aim of improving sales performance and end-customer experience.Around one billion frontline workers serve in the ride-sharing, delivery and logistics, retail, banking and hospitality industries, globally.For companies heavily dependent on this workforce to deliver services to the end customer, employee engagement at scale is critical.But how do you engage and support thousands of employees who are spread across thousands of kilometres in multiple locations and fluent in different regional languages?"We are building Siri for the workforce, a virtual assistant for workers to improve engagement and productivity. The assistant is conversation-based and allows the ...

AI and automation is about upscaling business, not job cuts, says TCS COO

Automation and machine learning will lead to upskilling of people, making them more sustainable and powerful

Minister for pay-cut for absent staff

Perturbed over late arrival and absence of departmental employees, Uttar Pradesh agriculture minister Surya Pratap Shahi today said that one-day salary of employees found absent will be deducted. "After the formation of the Yogi Adityanath government in UP, our main endeavour was to change the work culture and replace with a healthy work culture. "Prior to this, I had conducted a surprise inspection some months back. I thought that the situation would have improved, as there was a gap. There has been some improvements. But, some persons were found absent today. There details are being analysed and one-day salary of employees found absent will be deducted," he said. Shahi was talking to reporters after conducting a surprise inspection at Krishi Nideshalaya here. He said that an explanation in this regard would also be sought from in-charge officers of the absent employees. "Last time, on the request on employees union, we had adjusted the absence of the employees with the .

Apollo Munich Health Insurance awarded by People Capital Index

India's first and most significant standard of talent delight, the People Capital Index, has awarded Apollo Munich Health Insurance for being one of India's top 50 with a high degree of employee satisfaction about its talent development efforts and programs.This was announced at the prestigious HR leadership summit, Leading From Behind, where the 50 companies that ranked high as per the findings of the People Capital Index, were felicitated.Apollo Munich received the PCI award in the presence of the who's who of corporate and HR leaders along with industry professionals and practitioners.The People Capital Index Report for companies in India is the first significant and deep dive into employee perception of how well their organizations are working on developing their people capital.Jombay, one of India's fastest growing talent assessment and development companies, conducted extensive anonymous surveys of mid-managers in different organizations via social and online media and internal .

Trump says U.S economy better than ever

United States President Donald Trump on Monday claimed that the country's economy was "better than it has been in many decades".Taking to Twitter, the U.S President wrote, "Our economy is better than it has been in many decades. Businesses are coming back to America like never before."He further claimed that unemployment was nearing "record lows"."Chrysler, as an example, is leaving Mexico and coming back to the USA. Unemployment is nearing record lows. We are on the right track!" he tweeted.President Trump's tweets come in the wake of automaker Fiat Chrysler announcing that it would relocate production of one of its trucks to Michigan.

Infosys arm ties up with Kailash Satyarthi foundation

Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic arm of global software major Infosys, on Monday said it has joined hands with Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi's Children's Foundation to create child labour-free villages.

German industrial workers to start 24-hour walkouts on Tuesday

DUESSELDORF/MUNICH (Reuters) - German industrial workers will start a fresh wave of walkouts at metals and engineering companies across the country late on Tuesday, labour union IG Metall said after last-ditch talks over wages and working hours failed to reach a deal over the weekend.

TEA hails economic survey

) Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA) today hailed the economic survey, which has called for an expeditious elimination of embedded export taxes. Welcoming the suggestion, TEA President Raja M Shanmugham said that the association has been requesting for the elimination of embedded export taxes. The association has also been appealing to the government to enhance the Rebate of State Levies mainly to compensate the embedded tax. The Survey-2018, tabled in the Parliament by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, has said that exports will be biggest source of upside potential for the economy and has also specifically noted that textiles and apparels sector has tremendous potential for growth in exports and employment, particularly, women employment, he said. The ready made garment exports has been declining in the three months from October, he said.

India witnessing jobless growth, govt 'clueless': Chidambaram

Congress leader P Chidambaram today took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks that selling 'pakodas' was a kind of employment, and claimed thatIndia was actually witnessing "a jobless growth". In a series of tweets, Chidambaram said the Modi dispensation was "clueless" on how to create jobs and cautioned people against an "assault on our commonsense by wild claims of job creation by the government". "Even selling pakodas is a 'job' said PM. By that logic, even begging is a job. Let's count poor or disabled persons who are forced to beg for a living as 'employed' people... The truth is India is witnessing a three year spell of modest, but jobless, growth and the government is clueless about how to create jobs," he said. Modi, in a recent interview to a television channel, reportedly said, "If a person selling pakodas (snacks) earns Rs 200 at the end of the day, will it be considered employment or not?" Chidambaram, a former finance minister, said the ...

Sexual abuse victim rescued from Saudi, kin thanks Swaraj

A day after a Hyderabad woman was rescued from Saudi Arabia, her daughter thanked Minister of External Affairs (MEA) Sushma Swaraj.The victim, who left for Saudi Arabia nine months ago for a job, was allegedly sexually harassed by her employers and beaten up with iron rods on many occasions."My mother's employers have tortured her a lot. They had misbehaved with her and beat her up too. But, she is finally back home. I would like to thank Sushma Swaraj, Indian embassy for rescuing my mom", the victim's daughter told ANI.Speaking about the torturous times, the victim said that her employers made her work all day and refused to pay her salary."I had given up on my salary when they started misbehaving and torturing me. They threatened me as well. I became suicidal and one day I drank poison, but my employer did not take me to the hospital", the victim recalled.She further said that later she got to know that her children have filed a case against the employers."I was soon contacted by ...

Zainab begum's daughter thanks Swaraj for rescuing her from Saudi Arabia

A day after Zainab Begum, who was allegedly sexually harassed by her employers in Saudi Arabia, returned to India, the victim's daughter thanked Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj on Saturday for rescuing her.Zainab, who left for Saudi Arabia nine months ago for a job, was allegedly sexually harassed by her employers and beaten up by a rod on many occasions."My mother's employers have tortured her a lot. They had misbehaved with her and beaten her up too. But, she is finally back home. I would like to thank Sushma Swaraj, Indian embassy for rescuing my mom," Zainab's daughter Rubeena Begum told ANI.Speaking about the torturous times Zainab Begum said that her employers made her work all day and refused to pay her salary."I had given up on my salary when they started misbehaving and torturing me. They threatened me as well. I became suicidal and one day I drank poison, but my employer did not take me to the hospital," Begum recalled.She further said it was later that her ...

HC directs TNSTC to pay family pension to driver's widow

The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) to pay family pension to a widow whose husband worked as a driver after retirement from the military, and died in 2012. The woman, Amalorpavam alias Amalorpava Mary, had filed a petition seeking a direction to the TNSTC to grant family pension to her for the services rendered by her husband Gabriel in the corporation. Disposing of the plea recently, Justice T Raja cited various judgements and pension rules, and said a close reading of the rules showed that receiving two kinds of civil pensions was prohibited. However, it also makes it clear that there is no restriction for payment of military pension to an employee, who got civil employment after his retirement from military service, the judge said. The judge directed the transport corporation to pay the family pension to the petitioner within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. The court also made it

German industrial workers to stage 24-hour strikes

STUTTGART (Reuters) - Powerful German union IG Metall has called for all-day walkouts by industrial workers across the country next week, hampering the production of cars, car parts and machinery, after last-ditch regional labour talks failed to reach a deal.

SSB rescues three Nepalese children from Bihar

The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has rescued three minor Nepalese children from Bihar's Sitamarhi district and arrested a trafficker who was taking them to Mumbai to push them into child labour, an official said on Saturday.

Strikes loom as German industrial wage talks end without deal

STUTTGART (Reuters) - German industrial companies face all-day walkouts by workers next week that could hamper the production of cars, car parts and machinery as 16 hours of last-ditch regional talks between union IG Metall and employers failed to yield a deal.

German regional wage talks for industrial workers end without agreement

STUTTGART (Reuters) - Overnight wage talks for industrial workers in the southwestern German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg ended with no agreement on Saturday, the regional employers' association said, raising the prospect of nationwide walkouts.

'Gender, education, class affect quality of life in old age'

Raising one's level of education and skills during the working life are key factors in determining the quality of life in retirement and old age, according to new research. A study led by the University of Birmingham involved interviewing around 50 retirees from a range of different professions and educational backgrounds. It was found that pathways to retirement and experiences of retirement differed greatly according to profession, gender, class and education. According to the study, researchers identified six groups of workers including the professionals, delayed professionals, those who had disjointed careers, mid-career transformation, administrative careers and semi-skilled careers. Experiences of retirement differed greatly according to which group workers fell into, for example, it was found the professionals were more likely to continue working in a part- time capacity (though not for financial gain), while those who had disjointed careers were more likely to ...

British PM May welcomes Bombardier's trade victory over Boeing

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday welcomed Bombardier's unexpected trade victory against U.S. planemaker Boeing Co as good news for British industry.