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UAE launches programme to help overweight employers
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has launched a programme to help overweight employers to shed extra kilos, the media reported.
8.96 lakh jobs created in Jan, 76.48 lakh in last 17 months: EPFO payroll data
Net employment generation in the formal sector touched a 17-month high of 8.96 lakh in January, according to the latest EPFO payroll data. The EPFO has been releasing payroll data from April 2018, covering the period starting September 2017. The addition in January was 131 per cent higher as compared with 3.87 lakh EPFO subscribers added in the year-ago month. In September 2017, a net of 2,75,609 jobs were created. Around 76.48 lakh new subscribers were added to social security schemes of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) from September 2017 to January 2019, the data showed. This indicates that these many jobs were created in the formal sector over the past 17 months. The net EPFO enrolment in January 2019 stood at 8,96,516, which is the highest since September 2017. The EPFO, however, revised slightly downwards its payroll data for December 2018 by 1.8 per cent to 7.03 lakh, against the earlier estimate of 7.16 lakh released last month. It also revised the cumulative .
Cong slams Modi govt over jobs, says people will rise up, defeat BJP
The Congress Thursday alleged that 3.2 crore casual labourers lost their employment under the Modi government and said the people of India will rise up and defeat the BJP for this "treachery". The Congress' attack on the government came after an English daily cited a National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) report to claim that an estimated 3.2 crore casual labourers lost their jobs in rural India between 2011-12 and 2017-18. Of these, almost 3 crore were those working on farms, the daily said. "BJP robs India's Jobs! 3.2 cr casual labourers lost their employment under Modi government. 3 Cr are farm Labourers!" Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said in a tweet, tagging the media report. "Also, 4.7 crore youth became jobless! This is stark reality that PM Modi is hiding from India. People of India will rise up and defeat the BJP for this treachery," he said. On Wednesday, in a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue of jobs, Congress president Rahul ...
Rahul slams Modi over shrinking workforce report; says he is 'joke'
In a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over reports of shrinking workforce, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said his policies have "destroyed" one crore jobs last year and that "India's PM is a joke". Gandhi's criticism of Modi came after an English daily quoted a government labour document to claim that the "actual size of India's male workforce, or men who are working, has shrunk for the first time since 1993-94". "I thought India was producing 450 jobs a day. Turns out Modi's policies destroyed 1 crore jobs in 2018. That's 27,000 jobs lost every single day of 2018. India's PM is a joke," he tweeted. However, the Congress chief did not elaborate how he reached at the 1 crore figure. At a rally in Manipur, Rahul Gandhi said the Prime Minister had made a promise of providing two crore jobs every year but one crore jobs were lost in 2018 alone. "This is the scale of his incompetence. It is absurd and ridiculous that the PM promises giving two crore jobs," he
IT sector generated 8.73 lakh jobs in 5 years; Congress spreading falsehoods on job data: Prasad
Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Wednesday said the IT sector has created 8.73 lakh new jobs in the past five years, as he accused the Congress of spreading blatant "falsehood" on the employment data. "Congress is indulging in falsehoods...They have nothing to offer from their own side...I speak based on our performance not rhetoric, on facts not falsehoods," Prasad told reporters here. Citing the data by apex industry body Nasscom, he said the IT sector has spawned 8.73 lakh jobs in the past five years under Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government and currently provides employment to 41.40 lakh persons directly and 1.2 crore persons indirectly. "I am not using my data, I am giving Nasscom data," he said. Confronting the Opposition over the jobs crisis barb, the minister challenged the Congress to show just how many jobs had been generated in their tenure. "One can talk on facts but not on falsehoods, and if the Congress party is so keen, can they show their ...
Rahul slams Modi over jobs, says India's PM is a joke
In a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue of jobs, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that his policies destroyed one crore jobs last year and said "India's PM is a joke". Gandhi's criticism of Modi came over a media report which claimed that the actual size of India's male workforce, or men who are working, has shrunk for the first time since 1993-94. "I thought India was producing 450 jobs a day. Turns out Modi's policies destroyed 1 crore jobs in 2018. That's 27,000 jobs lost every single day of 2018. India's PM is a joke," he tweeted. Addressing a rally in Manipur earlier in the day, Gandhi said: "In 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi destroyed one crore jobs in the country. This is the scale of his incompetence. It is absurd and ridiculous that the PM promises giving two crore jobs." Slamming the government over the issue of "job losses", Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala alleged that the country's "chowkidar" is ...
'Chowkidar' is responsible for 'stealing' jobs: Congress
In a sharp attack at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of jobs, the Congress on Wednesday alleged that the country's "chowkidar" is responsible for "stealing" jobs with 4.7 crore youth losing employment. The party's attack on the government came over a media report which claimed that the actual size of India's male workforce, or men who are working, has shrunk for the first time since 1993-94. "Modi ji has eaten up 4.7 crore jobs of the youth. Due to the BJP's 'pan-pakoda' policy, 4.7 crore youth had to wash their hands of their jobs," Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said. "Promise was to give 10 crore jobs, but 4.7 crore jobs have been taken away. The country's chowkidar is responsible for stealing jobs," he said with the hashtag "Chowkidar Chor Hai". Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal also slammed the government over the unemployment issue. He alleged that about two crore jobs were lost since Modi came to power, citing National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) ...
Army holds meet with J-K SIDCO management to sensitise them on security issues
The Army Tuesday held a meeting with management of the Jammu and Kashmir State Industrial Development Corporation and factory owners of Lassipora industrial estate in Pulwama district to sensitise them on various security issues including presence of foreigners posed as labourers there. "In continuation of relentless efforts to establish peace and building a positive atmosphere with the factory owners and State Industrial Development Corporation Limited management, a meeting was held at SIDCO office," an Army official said. He said the meeting was held to sensitise the factory owners and management about the security issues and "the presence of foreigners/persons from other areas/ foreign tourists presenting themselves as labourers". The meeting was attended by General Manager, Department of Industries and Commerce, Shabir Ahmad, and other members of SIDCO along with 20 factory owners, the official said. "The main aim of the meeting was to make the SIDCO management and factory owners .
No employees will be transferred until Lok Sabha polls conclude: Rajasthan's CEO
Rajasthan's chief electoral officer (CEO) Tuesday directed officials to ensure that no employees are transferred until the Lok Sabha polls are over in line with the election guidelines. Anand Kumar said if the transfer order was not implemented till March 10, then the employee should not be relieved from his current post. He said the departments concerned can send proposal to state election department through their screening committee for implementation of transfer order of employees, which will be implemented only after permission of the Election Commission.
J-K Information Dept employees go on strike demanding revocation of officer's suspension
Non-gazetted employees of the Jammu and Kashmir Information Department went on a strike Tuesday, demanding revocation of the suspension order of an assistant information officer in Kupwara district. Bashir Ahmad, posted in north Kashmir's Kupwara, was Tuesday suspended by the district's Deputy Commissioner, officials said. The employees are demanding revocation of Ahmad's suspension order, they said.
Obama economic advisor Alan Krueger dead at 58
Alan Krueger, a top economic adviser to former US President Barack Obama and one of Americas most influential labour market experts, has died aged 58.
Positive workplace raises productivity in employees
Want better output from your employees? Promoting an environment of growth for all would lead to higher satisfaction, innovation, trust and retention among workers, say researchers.
Wisdomjobs.com Survey Finds Significant Increase in Year-on-Year Hiring Demand in 2019
/ -- Building on the hiring momentum seen last year, 2019 is expected to see a 10-12% increase in hiring activity With no headwinds to deal with - such as demonetization, GST implementation, and revised H1B regulations that affected the industry last year - companies are expected to ramp up their hiring, in addition to trying hard to retain existing talent in 2019. Increased investments are expected in skill development, upskilling, and training. Lateral hiring is expected to maintain a steady pace while entry-level hiring will see an upswing. (Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/825002/Wisdomjobs_Logo.jpg) Ajay Kolla, Founder & CEO, Wisdomjobs.com, said, "The IT and Technology sectors will continue to see the creation of a multitude of openings in new-age technologies. The Banking and Financial Services sector is also expected to see healthy hiring on the back of ongoing digitization and technology adoption." Key findings of the hiring trends survey carried out by ...
Which way is political wind blowing in Bengal's tea gardens? (Dangal 2019)
Brewing discontent, resentment over low wages and lack of land rights for tea garden workers, whose votes are decisive in four Lok Sabha constituencies in North Bengal, could emerge as hurdles to the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress in the upcoming polls.
Alan Krueger, noted economist who served Obama, has died
Alan Krueger, a groundbreaking Princeton University economist who served as a top adviser in two Democratic administrations and was an authority on the labor market, has died, according to a statement from the university. Princeton did not disclose the cause of death. Krueger, 58, devoted much of his research to the job market and, in particular, to the impact of a minimum wage. His work concluded that a higher minimum wage did not generally slow hiring as many conservative critics have argued. After serving as a Labor Department economist under President Bill Clinton, Krueger worked for President Barack Obama as a top Treasury official and then as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers from 2011 to 2013. Cecilia Rouse, dean of Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School for Public Policy and International Affairs, said she first met Krueger during the 1980s when she was a student at Harvard University and he was a graduate student there. "He was incredibly creative, dedicated and ...
2 dead in Odisha after police lathi-charged protesters at Vedanta aluminium plant
Two people died and several others got injured after police lathi-charged protesters at Vedanta Aluminium Plant at Lanjigarh in Odisha's Kalahandi district on Monday. The protesters were demanding employment.The two dead--one protester and one Odisha Industrial Security Force (OISF) personnel--succumbed to their injuries later, police said.Thousands of unemployed youths were agitating in front of Vedanta Aluminium plant at Lanjigarh demanding employment. This agitation soon became violent and the OISF personnel resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the agitators.More than 20 persons were injured and admitted to hospitals at Langigarh, Biswanathpur and Bhawanipatana hospital.Due to tension in the area, the district administration of Kalahandi has imposed Section 144 of the CrPC.In a statement, a spokesperson of Vedanta said: "We are deeply saddened by the news and we offer our condolences to the families of the deceased. We will work with full cooperation with the appropriate ...
Govt committed to maintain credibility of statistical organisations, says senior official
The government is committed to maintaining the credibility of statistical organisations and the NSSO employment data would be released by month-end, a senior official said Monday as he dismissed concerns about alleged political interference in statistical data. The senior government official's comments come against the backdrop of as many as 108 economists and social scientists alleged "political interference" in statistical data in the country and called for restoration of "institutional independence" as well as integrity of statistical organisations. "The government is committed to maintaining the credibility of our statistical organisations, not only that we have worked hard to strengthen these organisations and will continue to do so," the official told PTI. The official also said the National Sample Survey Office's (NSSO's) employment data would be released by the end of March. There has been a controversy over NSSO figures not being released after a draft report had indicated ...
Positive work environment leads to feelings of inclusion among employees: Study
Looking for better office output from employees? According to a recent study fostering an inclusive work environment can lead to higher satisfaction, innovation, trust and retention among employees.As part of the study, researchers noticed how the non-profit sector generally suffers from high employee-turnover rates, low work performance and deficits among the leadership, and wanted to find out what could be done to break this cycle.A team of researchers lead by Kim Brimhall surveyed employees on topics such as leader engagement, inclusion, innovation, job satisfaction and perceived quality of care. The full study also included one-on-one qualitative interviews, as well as several organizational observations.Analyzing the data, Brimhall found that leaders who seek the input of organizational members from all job positions and encourage everyone, regardless of educational background or job responsibilities, to take initiative and participate in work-related processes are more likely to
Even if critical, govt must make employment data available: Kaushik Basu
Noted economist Kaushik Basu Saturday urged the government to make available "employment data" even if it is "critical" so that corrective action could be taken. He also raised concerns over "unmistakable signs" of India's economy "slowing down over the last few years". "Given that India has a remarkable global reputation (on statistical data), we don't want that to be damaged. Actually, in general, data is fine but it is the employment data that we have to work harder on and make available, even when it is critical," Basu said. Basu, former chief economic adviser to the Manmohan Singh government, was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the 54th convocation of Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad. The former chief economist of the World Bank said the data will help us "see what's happening and then take corrective action". Basu's comments come at a time when a group of 108 economists and social scientists Thursday expressed concerns over "political interference" in ...
Telangana: Toll plaza employee thrashed by unidentified men
A toll plaza employee was thrashed by unidentified men here on Friday following an argument over toll charges.The incident was captured in the CCTC footage of the toll plaza. In the video, a person entered the cabin of the toll plaza and started thrashing the employee with his slipper. Another person also attacked the employee later as seen in the video.A case has been registered and the investigation is underway.Such incidents of attacks are not new, thus, raises question over the security of the toll plaza employees..