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Night shift can affect bladder, health
Working night shifts may deteriorate your quality of life by affecting your bladder, researchers have warned.
AAP delegation meets EC, demands action against Delhi police for harassing call centre employees
An Aam Aadmi Party delegation, led by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Friday met the chief election commissioner to lodge a complaint against the Delhi police which, it claimed, was acting at the BJP's behest to harass call centre employees hired by the party. A BJP team had held a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and alleged that the AAP was making "misleading" phone calls about the city's electoral rolls. Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls scheduled to begin on April 11, the Election Commission had directed the police to take "necessary action" against the people making such calls. An FIR was also filed in this matter. The AAP leaders asserted that they were responsible for hiring the call centre employees to make people aware that names had been deleted from voters' lists and the police should question the leaders instead of these workers. The AAP alleged that BJP got more than 30 lakh voters' names were deleted in Delhi. When the Aam Aadmi Party started talking
PF litigations expected to come down after SC ruling: RPFC
Provident Fund deduction related litigations with the EPFO is likely to reduce after the Supreme Court ruling that special allowance paid by an employer is part of basic wages for EPF dues computation. The apex court in its judgement has ruled that special allowance is part of the basic wages for computing the employees provident fund (EPF). The employer as well as the employee pay 12 per cent of basic wages each towards contribution for social security scheme run by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). "The order just upheld the existing sections of the EPF Act. After this ruling, it is expected that litigations related to deductions toward provident fund will be reduced," RPFC Navendu Rai said on the sidelines of a seminar organised by the ICC on the EPF Act. The apex court decision came when it was dealing with a question on whether special allowances paid by an establishment to its employees would fall within the expression "basic wages" under the ...
90% of developing economies lagging in critical skills'
Ninety per cent of developing economies, including India are falling behind or are at risk of falling behind in critical skills related to business, technology and data science, revealed a report by US-based online education company Coursera on Thursday.
Bengal govt inks wage pact with jute industry, CITU stays away
The West Bengal government on Thursday signed a wage agreement with the jute industry to ward off an impending strike in the mills, officials said. The agreement, which was signed late on Wednesday, came into effect from Thursday, Labour Minister Malay Ghatak said. As per the fresh agreement, new workers would get a maximum of Rs 385 per day, from the existing Rs 257. In January this year, the state government had raised the wages for new joinees to Rs 327 a day as interim relief. A worker is also entitled to get Rs 385 a day if his attendance is at least 24 days in a month, failing which the wage would be reduced to Rs 370 a day. "This is a good wage agreement. Our government has given a better deal to the workers compared to the previous Left Front regime," Ghatak said. The new deal came in the backdrop of an indefinite strike call from March 15 by trade unions demanding wage revision and implementation of Minimum Wages Act, among others. As many as 21 trade unions, ...
Pawan Kalyan's party promises pension to farmers
Popular actor Pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena on Thursday launched his party's campaign for next month's elections to Andhra Pradesh Assembly and Lok Sabha, promising Rs 5,000 pension to farmers, KG to PG free education and 10 lakh jobs in five years.
Indian Ph.Ds big gainers in UK visa policy change
Ph.D researchers from India, who wish to work in the UK, have reason to cheer as they are now exempt from the annual visa cap for entry in that country.
Japanese women unite against wearing heels to work
A social media campaign against Japanese employers forcing women to wear high heels to work has drawn support from tens of thousands of people, including over 15,000 signatures on an online petition on Thursday.
Bengal inks wage agreement with jute industry, CITU stays away
The West Bengal government has signed a wage agreement with the jute industry to ward off an impending strike in the mills, officials said Thursday. The agreement. which was signed late on Wednesday, came into effect from today, Labour Minister Malay Ghatak said. As per the fresh agreement, new workers would get a maximum of Rs 385 per day, from the existing Rs 257. In January this year, the state government had raised the wages for new joinees to Rs 327 a day as interim relief. A worker is also entitled to get Rs 385 a day if his attendance is at least 24 days in a month, failing which the wage would be reduced to Rs 370 a day. The new agreement came in the backdrop of an indefinite strike call from March 15 by trade unions demanding wage revision and implementation of Minimum Wages Act, among others. As many as 21 trade unions, barring Indian National Trinamool Trade Union Congress, had called the strike. However, the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), stayed away ...
India Likely To Turn A $5 Trillion Economy In Next Five Years
Speaking at the symposium on 'Productivity Growth with Industry 4.0 Standardisation', organised by FICCI, jointly with the National Productivity Council (NPC) and Asian Productivity Organization (APO), Mr. Chaturvedi said that India is going to be $5 trillion economy in the next five years and the aim is to achieve it faster by increasing competitiveness of industry and adopting new technologies like Industry 4.0. The time now was to skill and re-skill the workforce to grasp and align their expertise with the requirements of Industry 4.0.
Infosys to open digital centre in Romania
Infosys would open a digital innovation centre at Bucharest in Romania to develop software for clients based on cloud, big data, artificial intelligence and machine learning, said the IT major on Wednesday.
Central govt staff stage protest demanding scrapping of new pension scheme
Central government employees from all over the country held a protest in the national capital seeking revision in minimum pay beyond the seventh pay panel's recommendations and scrapping of the new pension scheme. Employees of railways, defence, postal, accounts and audit, income tax and central secretariat and others also wrote to political parties saying they would vote for that party in the general election whose poll manifesto would highlight their demand of restoring the old pension scheme. The protest was held at Jantar Mantar under the banner of the National Joint Council of Action. It has put forth three demands -- upward revision of minimum pay beyond the seventh pay commission's recommendations, scrapping of the new pension scheme and allowing option one as one of the pension fitment formulae. The protesters warned of going on an indefinite strike if their demands are not met. "We fervently feel that the new contributory scheme must be replaced by the old pension scheme ...
Modi 'single biggest destroyer of jobs', govt synonym for unemployment: Cong
Attacking the government over alleged "job crisis", the Congress on Wednesday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi the "single biggest destroyer of jobs" and claimed that his dispensation had become a "synonym for unemployment". In an all-out attack on the government, the opposition party said Prime Minister Modi came to power promising two crore jobs per year but five years down the line, joblessness and unemployment were at a "45-year high". "Modi is the single biggest destroyer of jobs. The Modi government in this country has become a synonym for unemployment," Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala told a press conference. Accusing the government of destroying the Indian economy, he said the Modi dispensation had touched a number of new lows. "Economic growth is at a 5-year low. Farm income growth is at a 14-year low. Fresh investments are at a 14-year low. Private investments are at a 7-year low. Industrial growth is at a low of 1.7 per cent (down from 7.5%, a year ago). ...
Govt releases Rs 171 cr pending dues to MTNL to pay salaries
The government has released pending dues of Rs 171 crore to cash-strapped MTNL for paying February salaries to employees, a senior official said. On the other hand, BSNL will clear salary dues of around Rs 850 crore by March 20 from its internal accruals. Both companies have failed to pay salaries of their employees for last month, according to employees' representatives. BSNL Chairman and MD Anupam Shrivastava said the company expects internal accruals of around Rs 850 crore in this month and the entire amount will be used for disbursal of salaries. "There will be no pending amount following this disbursal," he said. The company has informed its employee representatives that the disbursal of salaries would be made by March 20. BSNL spokesperson Sanjay Kumar Sinha said the salaries of BSNL employees in Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala and BSNL Corporate office (excluding senior officers and board members) have already been released. A senior DoT official said MTNL has been provided with Rs .
Wisdomjobs.com Survey Predicts Marginally Higher Salary Hikes in 2019
/ -- Wisdom Jobs, a Hyderabad-based online career portal, found that average hikes are expected to be around 9.8% this year. Top paying sectors for 2019 would be consumer internet, professional services, BFSI, and ITeS. Wisdomjobs.com found through a survey of companies across 15 industries that 10 amongst them will see better salary hikes compared to the last year. Those sectors are IT, Retail, Hospitality, FMCG, Healthcare, Automotive, Infrastructure, Education, ITeS and BFSI. (Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/825002/Wisdomjobs_Logo.jpg ) It added that this year, overall pay hikes are expected to be higher than last year. The predicted average salary increment for 2019 is 9.8% as compared to 9.6% last year. Increased focus on performance-driven appraisals is expected to result in high double-digit salary hikes for top talent. Many companies expect a positive economic outlook with high domestic demand. With companies actively trying to curb attrition through higher salary ...
Odisha govt urges MEA to rescue 42 labourers trapped in Dubai
The Odisha government Tuesday urged the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to take immediate steps to rescue 42 labourers from the state who are allegedly trapped and being tortured by their employers in Dubai, officials said. Responding to media reports, the state's home department urged the joint secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs and the Protector General of Emigrants (PGE) to make immediate arrangements to bring the trapped labourers back to the country. The PGE, under the Ministry of External Affairs, is the authority responsible for protecting the interest of Indian workers abroad. According to media reports about 40 labourers from Khallikote area of Ganjam district have allegedly been tortured by their employers, a construction company in Dubai. The labourers recently called up their families and told them about their plight following which the district authorities were informed. The state government has directed Chief Resident Commissioner of Odisha Sunil Bhargav, ..
IndiGo woos Jet Airways' pilots, offers compensation for overdue salaries
Budget carrier IndiGo is offering jobs to pilots of Jet Airways along with compensation for overdue salaries from the cash-strapped full service airline. IndiGo, the country's largest airline in terms of market share, Tuesday also said that all job offers are in line with its current terms and conditions. Crisis-hit Jet Airways has not paid salaries to its pilots, engineers and other senior management for more than three months now. "IndiGo is offering Jet Airways' pilots job opportunities," an IndiGo spokesperson told PTI. The no-frills airline's response came to queries on whether it was looking to hire pilots from Jet Airways and also offering them significant amount as joining bonuses. The queries were sent to IndiGo's Chief Operating Officer Wolfgang Prock-Schauer. "We are not offering a signing bonus. We are offering a compensation for overdue salaries," the spokesperson said. On whether IndiGo is offering a bonus after third year of contract for pilots who would join from Jet ..
Stipends for apprentices higher than minimum wages, says report
Stipends paid to apprentices are higher than minimum wages doled out across many sectors, according to a report. Vadodara-based TeamLease Skills University said the growing demand for skilled talent coupled with revisions in the Apprentice Act seems to be positively impacting the apprenticeship eco-system. "The median stipend is around 41 per cent higher than the applicable minimum wages in majority of the sectors and cities," it said. The findings are based on an analysis of data pertaining to more than two lakh apprentices. "With a stipend that is 159 per cent higher than the minimum wages, Maharashtra topped the list as the highest paying state. "Amongst sectors Construction & Real Estate (125 per cent), IT & ITeS (122 per cent), FMCG (110 per cent) and Automotive (82 per cent) were the top paying sector for apprentices," the report said. Besides, stipends increase in proportion with the educational qualification. "Manufacturing and Services sectors both pay fairly high ...
Sona Yukti gets global award for equipping youth with skills
City-based skill development and training institute Sona Yukti has been given the social enterprise network (SEN) sustainability award for education. The award was presented by Young Presidents Organisation to CEO of Sona Yukti Chockalingam Valliappa at its annual event held in Cape Town, South Africa, last week, a press release from the institute here said. The award is given in recognition of helping over 55,000 economically disadvantaged individuals, majority of them women, by training them to land highly skilled jobs in marginalised communities, the release said. Sona Yukti is the only Indian organisation to be selected as part of the SEN awards for 2018, it said. The organisation focuses on providing opportunity for the disadvantaged, in partnership with the government of India, and follows standards set up by the National Skills Development Corporation. Till date, Sona Yukti runs 50 vocational schools in rural India providing a skilled workforce for companies and .
Germany, India working together to impart vocational skill to
German Consul General to Kolkata Michael Feiner Monday said his country and India are working together to impart skill to the youth in vocational training. Germany has been successful in the engineering sector because of the trained and qualified work force who were imparted skill in respective fields when they are students, Feiner said. He was addressing a gathering during inauguration of the JIS-Bosch-Rexroth Centre of Excellence at a private engineering college at Agarpara near the city. "In India, some big companies have foresight and have resources (to impart skill training), but many small companies here do not", he said. Stating that the whole process of skill training is structured in Germany, the consul general said India has now realised the need to impart such skill training. The two nations have come together to give vocational training to the (Indian) youth, Feiner added. Describing Germany as a very good place for training engineers, the German diplomat ...