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Daimler, Bosch hit by walkouts in sector-wide labour dispute

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Some 44,000 German workers at companies including Mercedes maker Daimler and automotive supplier Bosch took part in industrial action on Thursday as powerful labour union IG Metall and employers held regional wage talks.

Infrastructure, land acquisition major challenges for MROs in India: Boeing

Global aerospace major Boeing on Thursday said that the "challenges for MRO" (maintenance, repair or overhaul) sector in India are infrastructure and land acquisition.

NCSK hails Hry govt's decision to form panel for sanitation

National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) chairman Manhar Valjibhai Zala today lauded Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar's decision to form a separate commission for sanitation workers in the state. This reflects the commitment of the state government for the welfare of safai karamcharis (sanitation workers), he said after reviewing steps taken by the Haryana government for their welfare, said an official release here. The role of safai karamcharis would be vital in realising the 'Swachh Bharat' mission in the country, he said. Zala also pointed out that as per the directions of the Supreme Court, state governments were responsible for safety of workers involved in cleaning sewage. He said a compensation of Rs 10 lakh was being provided to the next of kin of those who died after inhaling toxic fumes or other reasons during sewage cleaning. The state government has to ensure that the safai karamcharis are not exploited and strong steps are taken so that ...

Haryana govt to revise pension, family pension

Haryana government has decided to revise pension and family pension with effect from January 1, 2016 in respect of all state government employees, who retired or died prior to January 1, 2016. The government decided to revise pension and family pension by notionally fixing their pay in the pay matrix recommended by the 7th Central Pay Commission in the level corresponding to the pay in the pay scale or pay band and grade pay at which they retired or died, an official release said here today. The Haryana government had notified the service rules under Haryana Civil Service (Revised Pension) Part-I Rules, 2017, which were applicable with effect from January 1, 2016 for revision or re-consolidation of the pension of pre-January 1, 2016 retirees. In cases where pension and family pension being paid with effect from January 1, 2016 in accordance with Haryana Civil Service (Revised Pension) Part-I Rules, 2017 happened to be more than pension and family pension as worked out ..

States, UTs finance ministers meet Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said that suggestions made by states and union territories would be suitably considered when formulating Budget 2018-19 proposals.Emphasising that the spirit of cooperative federalism would be encouraged and maintained, Jaitley said the memorandum jointly submitted by states and union territories would be given due weightage.Jaitley met with finance ministers and deputy ministers of states and union territories here today.A number of fiscal and budgetary measures were suggested for consideration to the centre during the pre-budget meeting.

British women's pay goes up, but gender pay gap remains

Women's pay has increased more than the wages earned by men in Britain, but the gender pay gap remains at almost 10 percent, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a new report Wednesday.

Uniform Labour Code will be a landmark initiative: J K govt

Jammu and Kashmir government today said the proposed Uniform Labour Code would be a landmark initiative for the welfare of the labourers in the state. "The proposed uniform Labour Code will be a landmark initiative for the welfare of the labourers," Finance minister Haseeb Drabu said while winding up the discussion of the Budget proposals in the Legislative Council today. The code, consisting of all labour laws of the state, will set out a framework for terms of employment and service of the workers. "The bane of multiple labour laws has been their poor implementation and the resultant inadequate impact on the ground. "Labour law reforms are critical to ushering in real ease of doing business in the state, besides, of course, addressing the aspirations of the labour class," he said. Drabu said the government has recently increased the minimum wages of un-skilled, skilled and highly skilled workers and the move will raise the market wages prevailing in the state thereby ..

JK govt sets up expert group to study development deficit

Jammu and Kashmir Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu today announced constitution of an expert group to study the reasons for development deficit in the state's remote areas and suggest measures for boosting infrastructure development. "The government would also make development deficit in remote areas of the state a part of the terms of reference of the proposed State Finance Commission so that a holistic view is taken on the issue and the allocation of resources is made accordingly," Drabu said while replying to the discussion on Budget 2018-19 in the upper house. He said there are many hard-to-reach areas in the state, extending from Kupwara to Kathua, which have faced neglect over the years and need special attention. He said the Finance Commission to be constituted by the government will also come up with the recommendations to uplift these areas. Acknowledging the problems being faced by the people in hard-to-access areas of the state, Drabu announced a special duty ...

Formulate policy on NHM employees: Tarigami tells govt

Senior CPI(M) leader and MLA M Y Tarigami today asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to formulate a policy to regularise the National Health Mission (NHM) employees who are on an indefinite strike for over a month. "The strike of NHM staff has affected the health services to a large extent with patients facing a lot of inconvenience in rural as well as urban areas. The government must immediately formulate a policy to regularise them," he said. Tarigami said there was a "dire need" to chalk out a regularisation mechanism for the employees, including doctors, paramedical and management staff working under the NHM. He said the NHM should be made a permanent health programme of the government with universal application and adequate financial allocation. "The government must initiate a serious dialogue with NHM representatives to settle their issues instead of using force and adopting dally-delaying tactics," the CPI(M) leader said. He also raised the issue of 'scheme ...

Britain needs to give companies more time to save Carillion-linked jobs - union

LONDON (Reuters) - The British government needs to allow more time for firms to take on workers whose jobs are threatened by the collapse of outsourcer Carillion, the head of one of Britain's biggest trade unions said on Wednesday.

Workers strike affects port activities in Paradip

Cargo handling activities have been affected at Paradip Port as employees of different stevedore companies started an agitation on Wednesday.

OECD unemployment rate stable at 5.6% in November 2017

In the euro area, the unemployment rate continued to decrease (down 0.1 percentage point, to 8.7% in November), with the largest declines (by 0.2 percentage point) in Ireland (to 6.1%) and Portugal (to 8.2%). Smaller declines were recorded in Belgium (to 6.7%), France (to 9.2%), Germany (to 3.6%), Italy (to 11.0%), Latvia (to 8.1%), the Netherlands (to 4.4%) and the Slovak Republic (to 7.5%).

Our employees not monitoring Direct Messages: Twitter

Twitter has denied claims that its employees are monitoring Direct Messages (DM) exchanged among its over 300 million users on its platform.

Uber limits driver hours in Britain to 10

US ride-hailing app Uber today said it would cap the number of hours its drivers can work in Britain from next week in a bid to increase safety after heavy criticism of its business practices. The new policy means that drivers must take an uninterrupted six-hour break after 10 hours, and will not be able to log on to the app during that time. The company had already been messaging drivers who were working too long to switch off its app. "We believe this is an industry first and are not aware of any other private hire operator in the UK that has introduced such a limit," Uber said in a statement. "It's another example of how Uber uses technology to help enhance driver and passenger safety," Andrew Byrne, Uber's head of policy, was quoted as saying. Uber is currently appealing against the withdrawal of its licence in London over the way in which the company reports serious criminal offences and obtains criminal record checks for its drivers. Uber can continue to operate in .

German strikes spread to Daimler, union mulls escalation

BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of German industrial workers downed tools on Tuesday in support of trade union IG Metall's demands for a 6 percent pay rise and a right to the first new cut in weekly working hours since the 1980s.

Odisha government approves 5 new projects worth Rs 328 cr

The Odisha government on Tuesday approved five investment proposals worth Rs 328 crore that will create employment opportunity for 1,674 people.

MP: 259 child labourers rescued in last three years

As many as 259 child labourers were rescued in the last three years in Madhya Pradesh, a senior official said today. In this fiscal by November, 84 child labourers were rescued. In the previous financial year 93 child labourers and in 2015-16 and 82 child labourers were set free in Madhya Pradesh, state labour commissioner Shobhit Jain said. The child labourers, who were rescued, included the ones brought from the other states, the commissioner added.

Pakistani 'diploma mill' of fake degrees exposed

A so-called "diploma mill" operating out of a call centre in Pakistan sold thousands of fake degrees to British nationals, a new investigation revealed today. Axact sold more than 3,000 qualifications in Britain between 2013 and 2014, including PhDs and doctorates, the BBC investigation found. The company reportedly invented hundreds of universities online and used fake news stories in an attempt to dupe employers who might check the references on applicants' CVs. Axact, which claims to be the "world's largest IT company" and has invented names such as Brooklyn Park University and Nixon University, is run by agents from a call centre in Karachi. 'Degrees of Deception', to be aired as part of BBC Radio 4s 'File on Four' programme, claims that clinical staff employed by the UKs state-funded National Health Service (NHS) and nurses were among thousands who had acquired these fake degrees. "While we have good processes in place to shut down such sites, the problem with fake

Some 10,000 Daimler employees strike in push for higher wages

BERLIN (Reuters) - Some 10,000 workers at German carmaker Daimler AG walked off their shifts for an hour on Tuesday as they sought to persuade employers to give engineering workers around Germany more pay and a shorter working week.

Odisha approves five new projects worth Rs 328.09 crore

Odisha government today approved five investment proposals worth Rs 328 crore, which will create employment opportunities for 1674 people. The governments nod to the projects was accorded at the 76th meeting of State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) held under the chairmanship of chief secretary A P Padhi. The SLSWCA accorded approval to set up a manufacturing unit with a capacity to produce 35,000 tonnes per annum aluminium alloy conductors as well as alloy wires and rods at Angul Aluminium park. With an investment of Rs 75 crore, the project will help create direct and indirect employment for 425 people, officials said. Another downstream project for setting up a manufacturing plant to produce 33,500 tonnes per annum aluminium and alloy downstream products at Angul Aluminium Park, also received SLSWCAs nod. The project entails an investment of Rs 56.87 crore and would provide employment to 250 people. In a bid to support downstream players setting up .