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Automation impact: 76 pc Indian employers plan to increase, maintain headcount
Notwithstanding the increasing adoption of automation, 76 per cent of employers in India plan to increase or maintain their headcount, while the global figure stands at 87 per cent, says a report. According to a ManpowerGroup report, companies that are digitising are growing, and that growth is producing more and new kinds of jobs. Organisations that are already automating tasks and progressing their digital transformation are most confident of increasing headcount, it said. ManpowerGroup surveyed 19,000 employers in 44 countries on the impact of automation on job growth in the next two years. It noted that 87 per cent of employers globally and 76 per cent Indian employers plan to increase or maintain headcount as a result of automation. "As more and more robots are being added to the workforce, we, as leaders, must ensure that humans are integrated with machines, as this is the need of the hour," said Manmeet Singh, President Experis, ManpowerGroup India. The report further noted ...
Swaraj India leader attacked by two bikers (Lead, correcting headline)
Swaraj India's Vice President, Anupam, who leads a nationwide youth movement against unemployment, was assaulted in south Delhi on Friday night by two bike-borne assailants who attacked him with a sharp weapon injuring him, police said on Sunday.
Swaraj India leader's Anupam attacked by two bikers
Swaraj India's Vice President, Anupam, who leads a nationwide youth movement against unemployment, was assaulted in south Delhi on Friday night by two bike-borne assailants who attacked him with a sharp weapon injuring him, police said on Sunday.
Undocumented workers fired from another Trump property
Employees of a golf club in New Jersey owned by US President Donald Trump have been fired because they were undocumented immigrants, the media reported.
NCDRC asks SBI to allow widow access to monthly pension
The apex consumer forum has directed the State Bank of India (SBI) to allow the widow of a defence personnel access to her monthly family pension which was withheld. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) bench said freezing the woman's bank account and denying her access to pension amounted to deficiency in service. A bench of presiding member Anup K Thakur and member C Vishwanath directed SBI's branch in West Bengal's Nadia to release the withheld pension to the woman, Manika Sarkar. "The respondent (Sarkar) was a customer of the petitioner (SBI) as she was having a joint account in the petitioner's bank, where her pension was regularly deposited. The petitioner was a service provider. The petitioner bank froze her account and wrongly denied her access to her pension, which amounted to deficiency in service," the bench said. Sarkar had been receiving pension in her savings bank account, jointly held with her son, Suman Kalyan Sarkar, after her husband's ...
UK government begins 'serious work' on UK staying in EU customs union - The Independent
(Reuters) - British officials have begun "serious work" on the UK staying in a permanent EU customs union as a way to rescue the Brexit deal, the Independent newspaper reported on Friday.
Budget allocation to MGNREGS increases by Rs 5,000 crore
The government on Friday increased the budgetary allocation for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) by Rs 5,000 crore year-on-year to Rs 60,000 crore in the interim Budget for 2019-20, which is highest-ever allocation to the programme since its launch in 2006.
Delhi Government tells HC: Over 600 minors rescued from child labour
The Delhi Government on Friday informed the High Court it has rescued around 611 minors being used as child labourers during 2018-19.
Govt to conduct new survey on employment, says Debroy
The government will conduct a new national sample survey on employment, which will show that there has been "substantial job creation", prime minister's economic advisory council chief Bibek Debroy said Friday. Amid a raging controversy over employment data, Debroy also said states are largely responsible for creating "business environment" and jobs. On Thursday, a media report based on the National Sample Survey Office's (NSSO) periodic labour force survey, said unemployment rate had hit a 45-year high of 6.1 per cent in 2017-18. However, the same day, the government said it had not finalised the survey on labour force. "We will have a new round of the NSS which will soon be announced and I am sure that that particular survey will show that there has been substantial employment and substantial job creation," Debroy, who is the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) chairman, said. In a video message posted on the Facebook page of Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman,
US adds 304,000 jobs in January, shutdown helped nudge unemployment to 4 pc
US job creation saw another blockbuster month in January, blowing past the government shutdown, but that disruption helped to push the unemployment rate higher, the Labor Department reported Friday. The construction, health care, hospitality and retail sectors added tens of thousands workers, another sign the robust labor market remain a fundamental source of strength even though the US economy is expected to slow in 2019. The new numbers were also fresh welcome news for President Donald Trump, whose already-low public approval rating suffered in the wake of the longest government shutdown in US history. Employers added 304,000 net new positions last month -- the highest in nearly a year and almost double what economists had predicted -- while growth in worker pay held steady just above inflation, according to the report. However, the five-week government shutdown was at least partly responsible for an uptick in the jobless rate to 4.0 per cent, the highest in seven months. And hiring
All-time high allocation of Rs 7,011 cr for MSME ministry in Budget FY'20
An all-time high allocation of Rs 7,011.29 crore has been made for the MSME ministry in the interim budget of 2019-20 presented by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal Friday. "An all-time high allocation of Rs 7,011.29 crore has been made in the Budget of 2019-20," an official statement said. As per the budget document tabled in Parliament Friday, the revised expenditure (RE) for the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has been pegged at Rs 6,552.61 crore. "The flagship scheme for employment generation of the ministry, namely Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), got an all-time high allocation of Rs 2,327 crore. "This reiterates the government's focus on creation of sustainable employment in the non-farm micro enterprise sector," the ministry said in a statement. For ensuring seamless credit guarantee to micro and small enterprises, Rs 597 crore has been provided under the Credit Support Programme, it said.
Rescued over 600 minors from child labour in 2018-19, AAP govt tells HC
The AAP government told the Delhi High Court Friday that it rescued over 600 minors from child labour during 2018-19 and recovered over Rs 30 lakh as rehabilitation amount and minimum wages, from their employers. The data was placed before a bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao by the Delhi government in response to an application by NGO 'Bachpan Bachao Andolan' (BBA) and associate organisation 'Save the Childhood Foundation' seeking implementation of the court's 2009 judgement to prevent and eliminate child labour. In an action taken report, filed through its standing counsel (criminal) Rahul Mehra and advocate Chaitanya Gosain, the Delhi government has said that it rescued 611 kids from child labour in 2018-19 of whom 587 has been restored to their families. The government said it has also recovered Rs 10,60,000, towards rehabilitation amount in respect of children below 14 years of age, and Rs 20,69,563 as minimum wages from their employers. Apart from that 63 .
FM announces pension for informal workers
Finance Minister Piyush Goyal Friday announced launch of Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan (PMSYM) scheme to provide unorganised workers an assured monthly pension of Rs 3,000 after 60 years of age. The scheme will attract matching contribution of Rs 100 per month from government as well as from workers. "We are launching Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan today. The scheme will provide assured monthly pension of Rs 3,000, with contribution of 100 rupees per month, for workers in unorganised sector after 60 years of age," Goyal said while presenting the Interim Budget for 2019-20. The minister informed the House that the government will also provide a matching contribution of Rs 100 for every unorganised workers covered under the scheme, which is expected to benefit 10 crore workers in next five years. He said,"The scheme will benefit 10 crore workers in unorganised sector, may become the world's biggest pension scheme for unorganised sector in five years". He said that there are ...
Goyal announces pension scheme for unorganised sector workers
Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday announced the "Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan", a scheme to provide assured monthly pension of Rs 3,000 per month for workers in the unorganised sector.
Rs 6,000 investment support to farmers: Goyal
Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday announced direct annual income support of Rs 6,000 to farmers with land holding of two hectares.
Let's have another round of demonetisation: Chidambaram
Taking a swipe at the government, Congress leader and former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday alleged the NDA government while "revising upwards" the GDP growth rates had inadvertently also upped the unemployment figures.In another jibe, he said that the demonetisation year (2016) was the "best year" of growth under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and, in sarcasm, called for "another round of demonetisation" -- this time of Rs 100 notes."Modi Government revises GDP growth figures upward. What government did not realise was that unemployment figure was also revised upwards," Chidambaram tweeted."NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman asked, 'How can a country grow at an average of 7% without employment?' That is exactly our question. With unemployment at a 45-year high, how can we believe that the economy is growing at 7 per cent? The demonetisation year was the best year of growth (8.2%) under Mr Modi. So, let's have another round of demonetisation. This time let's demonetise 100 rupee ...
U.S. job growth likely slowed; minimal hit seen from government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth likely slowed in January after December's weather-related outsized surge, but the pace of hiring probably remains fast enough to support the economy amid a darkening outlook resulting from government policy and cooling global economies.
Indian jobless rate at multi-decade high, report says, in blow to Modi
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An official survey that has been withheld by the government shows India's unemployment rate rose to its highest level in at least 45 years in 2017/18, the Business Standard newspaper reported on Thursday, delivering a blow to Prime Minister Narendra Modi months before a general election.
Modi government first in India's history to manipulate data: Yashwant Sinha (IANS interview)
Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on Thursday hit out at the Modi government over non-disclosure of the the National Statistical Commission (NSC) report that claimed that the unemployment rate was at the highest in last 45 years and said that it was a "very serious" issue as it was for the first time in the country's history that a government "is interfering and manipulating data".
CM's nephew Harish Rao resigns as trade union chief in RTC
TRS MLA and former minister T Harish Rao Thursday resigned from the post of honorary president of Telangana Mazdoor Union in the state-run Road Transport Corporation (RTC) citing paucity of time to focus on the union activities, party sources said. Rao, a nephew of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, became honorary president of TMU with a view to promoting workers' participation during the separate Telangana agitation. However, it has become difficult for him to participate in the union's activities as he had to give more time to official programmes since the formation of Telangana, the sources said. He chose to step aside from the responsibilities of TMU against this backdrop, they said. Rao would, however, continue his cooperation for the welfare of workers, they added. Harish Rao had held the crucial irrigation portfolio in the previous TRS government.