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Ryanair flies record number of passengers in 2018
Ryanair flew more than 139 million passengers last year, a record high, as the contribution by an Austrian subsidiary offset the effects of strikes, the Irish no-frills carrier said Thursday. The number of passengers grew by eight per cent to 139.2 million in 2018, although the rate of growth was lower than the 10-per cent increase recorded a year earlier. The 2018 total included 300,000 passengers carried by Ryanair's Austrian budget carrier Laudamotion. Ryanair suffered Europe-wide strikes last year and faces the threat of further walkouts in 2019 by staff unhappy with working conditions, including pay. This comes despite the airline reaching labour agreements last year with several unions representing disgruntled cabin crew and pilots.
Three child labourers rescued from factory in Delhi: DCW
Three child labourers aged 10 and 13 years, who were made to work 12 hours a day at a factory in the national capital and paid Rs 2,000 per month, have been rescued, the Delhi Commission for Women said on Wednesday. A complaint that children were employed in a factory in Omkar Nagar and being forced to consume alcohol was received on Tuesday, the panel said in a statement. On reaching the factory with the Delhi police, three boys were found working there. Of them two were 10-year-old and one was 13-year-old, it said. All of them were from poor families. While the 13-year-old boy lived with his uncle and aunt in the city while his parents were in a village, the other two stayed in Delhi along with their parents, the DCW said. DCW Chairperson Swati Maliwal said, "While we are a women's commission, we still act on cases related to boys due to humanity." "It is really sad that children are forced to do hard labour in the capital. FIR should be registered, strongest action should be taken .
Cabinet clears proposal to allot land to Chandigarh Housing Board
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal to allot land to Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) for construction of apartments for 3,930 allottees under Self-Financing Housing Scheme for UT Employees.
Cabinet approves bill to provide statutory recognition to trade unions
The government Wednesday approved amendment to the Trade Unions Act, 1926 to make provisions regarding recognition of trade unions. The present act provides for only registration of trade unions. Currently, there is no provision for recognition of unions in the Act. However, the recognition of trade union is governed by guidelines in the 'Code of Discipline' evolved in 1958, voluntarily accepted by employers and employees. The recognition is necessary because recognised trade union of an industry or establishment gets bargaining or negotiating rights with the employer. "The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved amendment to the Trade Unions Act, 1926 to make provisions regarding recognition of Trade Unions," an official statement said. According to the statement these amendments will facilitate recognition of trade unions at central and state level; ensure true representation of workers in tripartite bodies; check on the arbitrary nomination of workers' ...
Cabinet nod to amend Trade Unions Act
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendment to the Trade Unions Act to make provisions on recognition of unions.
First phase Gorakhpur Haryana Atomic Power Plant expected to be completed in 2025
Expenditure incurred on the project till November 2018 was Rs 1484 crore against approved completion cost of Rs 20594 crore
Govt working on scheme to partially reimburse employers for Maternity Benefits
Entities may avail incentive for women employees earning less than Rs 15000 per month
India needs a competency-enhancing, job-creation master plan (Comment)
When Narendra Modi was running for office, he promised to create 10 million jobs per year. The Modi administration has come nowhere near generating that number of jobs during his tenure in office, with the Indian economy expanding but the growth being essentially "jobless".
Amarinder orders filling up of 1.2 lakh govt job vacancies
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday ordered filling up of 1.2 lakh vacant posts in various government departments in a phased but focused manner, an official spokesperson said. The critical requirements of departments of health, education and medical education and research will be addressed in the first phase, he said. The directive came during a high-level meeting to review the progress of the state government's flagship 'Ghar Ghar Rozgar and Karobar Mission' scheme. During the meeting, Singh asked Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh to work out the modalities for filling up the vacancies in government departments, the spokesperson said. The chief minister also directed the top bureaucrat to hold a meeting of administrative secretaries to work out the number of vacancies to be filled in various departments, he said. Amarinder Singh underscored the need for better coordination and synergy between the state's skill development mission and the department of employment ...
Punjab to fill over 1.2 lakh vacancies in phased manner
Despite the Punjab government being under a debt of over Rs 2 lakh crore, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday ordered filling up of the 1.2 lakh vacant posts in government departments in a phased manner.
S Africa launches minimum wage ahead of election
South Africa introduced its first minimum wage on Tuesday, with President Cyril Ramaphosa saying millions of workers would be better paid as he readies for a tricky election in May with the national economy struggling for growth. Trade unions have been split over whether to support the minimum wage, which has been set at 20 rand (1.39 dollars) an hour. "Millions of South African workers will benefit," Ramaphosa said in his New Year message. "This is the result of many decades of tireless struggle and is a powerful demonstration of the shared resolve of all social partners to tackle poverty and inequality." The African National Congress (ANC) party hopes that the move will appeal to its traditional electoral base among poor township and rural voters. Support for the ruling party dipped during the rule of scandal-marred Jacob Zuma, when it lost control of the economic hub Johannesburg and the capital Pretoria in municipal polls two years ago. Zuma was ousted by lawmakers early last year
Start-up by ex-Googlers uses AI to make people happier at work
Aiming to make employees feel happier at work, a start-up led by three ex-Googlers, is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to "push" individual employees into small actions that improve staffers' satisfaction and foster better teamwork, The New York Times has reported.
Trade unions finalise 20-points charter, demand Rs 18K minimum wage
Trade Unions have demanded universal social security and a minimum monthly wage of Rs 18,000 with indexation across India under a 20-point agenda. The agenda, which called for universal social security coverage for all workers in the country through the retirement fund body EPFO and Employees' State Insurance Corporation, was approved on Monday at the national convention of the Confederation of Central Trade Unions (CONCENT), according to a statement. CONCENT is a joint front of the RSS-affiliate Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh; a faction of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC); the Trade Union Coordination Centre; and the National Federation of Indian Trade Unions (NFITU). Also, the front has demanded a minimum monthly wage of Rs 18,000 for Aanganwadi, Asha and Mid Day Meal workers across the country with indexation and status of government employees. They should be paid a minimum monthly wage of Rs 18,000 till these workers become government employees. The front also demanded ...
AIOVA charges Ekart of firing 300 people, Flipkart says temp staff brought in for limited time
Online sellers' representative body AIOVA Monday alleged that Flipkart's delivery unit Ekart has fired about 300 seasonal workers, but the Walmart-backed e-tailer said such workers were hired through local third-party vendors for limited duration especially during festive time. In a tweet, the All India Online Vendors Association said: "Employment practices of Ekart, owned by Flipkart and Walmart $wmt under scrutiny. 300 seasonal workers fired in Kheda. Lot of sellers blacked out. 100 years ago MK Gandhi started first Satyagraha from Kheda". Flipkart in a statement said it continues to work with many reputed local third-party vendors who support in temporary staffing solutions to cater to festive demands. "In cases where we have to reduce our contractual employee strength (contracted by the vendor), we do offer pre-agreed-upon severance packages, which has been the case here as well. We are working closely with our third-party vendors to ensure that they fulfil their obligations, ...
No proposal to replace NPS with old pension scheme
The government has no proposal to replace the National Pension Scheme (NPS) with the old pension scheme due to rising and unsustainable pension bill and competing claims on the economy, Parliament was informed on Monday.
Delhi government cracks whip on minimum wage violators
With widespread flouting of minimum wage norms in several government and private establishments, the Delhi government on Monday asked its department heads to enforce the minimum wage law for workers in their respective industries.
No assessment of demonetisation, GST impact on workers: Centre informs Parliament
The Narendra Modi government on Monday informed the Lok Sabha that it has not assessed the impact of demonetisation and the GST on workers engaged in the organised and unorganised sectors, including agricultural and contractual labourers, in the country.
Trade union forum seeks universal social security for workers
Blaming successive governments for undertaking economic and labour reforms hostile to workers, a joint forum of central trade unions (CTUs) on Monday demanded universal social security coverage for every worker and that all contract workers be made permanent.
Securing future of youth biggest challenge: CM Kamal Nath
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Sunday said that the biggest challenge he is faced with is securing the future of the youth of the state.Addressing a rally here, Kamal Nath said: "The challenges I have to overcome pertain not only to the development of Chhindwara but to the development of the whole state. The biggest challenge I am faced with is securing the future of the youth."While saying that today's youth crave for opportunities of employment, Chief Minister Nath said that the youth have only been given darkness and empty promises for a long time.The Chief Minister said that his government will not create employment opportunities by building temples or mosques, "but by winning the trust of the people both within and outside of the state, his government will attract investment to create employment."He further stated that he has been striving for the welfare of the youth for over 15 years."For long, I have been trying to give gainful employment to the youth. This 'Make .
Working class hit by neo-liberal economic policies: CPI(M)
Senior CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami Sunday expressed concern over the plight of the working class, saying the government's neo-liberal economic policies had adversely affected them. "We are concerned over the plight of the working class who is adversely hit by the neo-liberal economic policies pursued by the government which are drastically affecting the workforce in the state," Tarigami said addressing a day-long convention of different trade unions here. The convention deliberated upon various issues and problems confronting the working class with the determination to intensify struggles to fight anti-people policies of the government. Tarigami, who is also the state president of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), said the implementation of demonetisation and the Goods and Services Tax have had serious ramifications on the livelihood of the working-class people. The employment situation has worsened under the neo-liberal regime with steep fall in permanent jobs and increase in ...