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Google workers across the world walk out over treatment of women amid sexual misconduct claims
Hundreds of employees at Google offices around the world, including in India, Thursday staged an unprecedented series of walkouts in protest at the company's treatment of women and lenient treatment of senior executives accused of sexual misconduct. The demonstrations, dubbed "Google Walkout," follow an outcry over a New York Times investigation that detailed years of sexual harassment allegations, multimillion-dollar severance packages for accused executives, and a lack of transparency over the cases. The employees are demanding several key changes in how sexual misconduct allegations are dealt with at the technology giant, including a call to end forced arbitration - a move which would make it possible for victims to sue. Forced arbitration, a common contract clause for Silicon Valley employees, demands any disputes are dealt with internally rather than through other methods such as the courts. Unequal pay and a lack of gender representation were also said to be among employees' ...
Delhi workers to get enhanced minimum wages
The Delhi government on Thursday said that workers -- skilled, unskilled or semi-skilled -- will get enhanced minimum wages from November 1, a day after the Supreme Court's nod for the same.
Google staff across the world walk out over women's treatment
Hundreds of employees at Google offices around the world, including in India, Thursday staged an unprecedented series of walkouts in protest at the company's treatment of women and lenient treatment of top executives accused of sexual misconduct. The demonstrations, dubbed "Google Walkout," follow an outcry over a New York Times investigation that detailed years of sexual harassment allegations, multimillion-dollar severance packages for accused executives, and a lack of transparency over the cases. The employees are demanding several key changes in how sexual misconduct allegations are dealt with at the Internet giant, including a call to end forced arbitration - a move which would make it possible for victims to sue. Forced arbitration, a common contract clause for Silicon Valley employees, demands any disputes are dealt with internally rather than through other methods such as the courts. Google chief executive Sundar Pichai has told staff he supports their right to ...
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; productivity slows in third quarter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New applications for U.S. unemployment aid fell last week and the number of Americans receiving benefits was the lowest in more than 45 years as labor market conditions tightened further.
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; continuing claims lowest since 1973
WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - New applications for U.S. unemployment aid fell last week and the number of Americans receiving benefits was the lowest in more than 45 years as labor market conditions tightened further.
Royal Enfield suffers production loss of 25k units in Sept, Oct due to strike
Royal Enfield, the two-wheeler division of Eicher Motors, Wednesday said it suffered a production loss of 25,000 units in September and October due to a strike by some workers at its Oragadam plant near Chennai. Royal Enfield's manufacturing facility at Oragadam remained operational through October 2018, even though a part of the workforce continued to stay away from work since September 24, 2018, Eicher Motors said in a regulatory filing. "Due to the strike, the loss of production for the month of September and October 2018, is 25,000 motorcycles," it added. The company, however, said a majority of its workforce continues to report to work at the facility and is actively engaged in operations. "Our manufacturing facility at Vallam Vadagal continues to operate and deliver to its full capacity," it added. The company said it is in dialogue with its plant based forums to amicably resolve all concerns and continues to remain engaged with relevant authorities.
DTC protest enters 10th day; electricity, water cut off
The DTC contractual workers' strike entered the 10th day with five people sitting on an indefinite hunger strike and hundreds shouting slogans with no electricity and water.
Eicher Motors says labour strife hurt Royal Enfield production
(Reuters) - Eicher Motors Ltd said on Wednesday a strike at one of its facilities in southern India led to a slump in production of 25,000 motorcycles in September-October, after a part of its workforce "stayed away" from work.
TN transport employees threaten to go on strike
Employees of Tamil Nadu state transport undertakings Wednesday threatened to go on strike following government's non-assurance on key demands, including Diwali festival advance. Trade unions indicated they will wait for two days, saying they would finalise and clarify their stand on striking work on November 2. Their protest could be the second in a year, when state-run buses kept off roads following their eight-day strike launched last December. Emerging from a tripartite meeting involving the Labour Department and officials of various state transport undertakings (STUs), trade union representatives said the government was "pushing" them towards a strike. They said officials remained non-committal on implementing demands, including paying Diwali advance, besides revoking disciplinary action against some employees, as agreed upon earlier. These discussions have been going on for some time and the employees were not threatening to strike work just ahead of Diwali, i.e. ..
Demand for delivery jobs much higher than availability: Report
Even as e-tailing giants are on a hiring spree on the onset of the festival season, a report Wednesday said the demand for delivery jobs are much higher than the availability. Job site Indeed in its report said there is a rise in hiring by ecommerce companies, particularly for temporary workers like delivery and warehousing personnel, to cope with the increased volume of sales in the festive season. Among metro cities, Bengaluru has the highest demand for such roles among job seekers, making up 14 per cent of the national demand across the country, according to the report. However, the city saw only 4 per cent postings of such job, it added. Meanwhile, national capital New Delhi saw the maximum share of posting for delivery jobs, the highest in the country, but saw less interest from job seekers. Other cities such as Hyderabad and Mumbai also saw comparatively higher demand for delivery job roles with respect to the number of available job openings. With the average ...
Union KBC AMC, CEO settle case with Sebi on payment of over Rs 50 lakh
Union KBC Asset Management Company, its chief executive G Pradeepkumar and two others on Wednesday settled proceedings with Sebi in connection with alleged violation of mutual fund norms after paying over Rs 50 lakh towards settlement fee. Sebi agreed to settle proposed adjudication proceedings in the case, pertaining to violation of the mutual fund norms, after it was approached by Union KBC AMC, Union Mutual Fund, Union KBC Trustee Company and Pradeepkumar with a plea under the settlement regulations. The settlement allows entities to settle charges by paying a penalty without admission or denial of guilt. In a settlement order passed on Wednesday, Sebi said it has disposed of the adjudication proceedings initiated against the applicants -- Union KBC AMC, Union Mutual Fund and Union KBC Trustee Company and Pradeepkumar. It was alleged in the show cause notice that Union KBC AMC, Union Mutual Fund and Union KBC Trustee Company violated the provisions of the code of conduct stipulated
LG has 'constitutional duty' to ensure implementation of ESMA against striking DTC workers: Kejriwal
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday sought Lt Governor Anil Baijal's direction to the Delhi Police to ensure implementation of the ESMA in the wake of the strike by DTC workers, saying he has the "constitutional duty" to do this. Launching an attack on the BJP, Kejriwal alleged that most contractual workers of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) wanted to attend work, but they are being prevented by the "goons" of the saffron party in the city. Several contractual employees of the state-owned transport agency have been boycotting work since October 22 to press for their demands. Baijal has imposed the Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1974, on the DTC for six months banning all strikes by its employees. "Most workers want to attend work. They r being prevented by BJP goons. Police not taking action despite ESMA. LG refusing to meet. Why is LG not meeting the minister? Why is LG not directing police to act? BJP misusing LG yet again n harassing Delhiites? (sic)," Kejriwal ...
Poor investment in upskilling employees making automation futile: Report
Low investment in upskilling the current workforce has led most businesses to miss out on the true benefits of automation globally, a new report said on Wednesday.
Gahlot slams Baijal over DTC strike
Delhi Minister Kailash Gahlot on Wednesday slammed Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal for not intervening in the ongoing DTC contractual workers strike despite the imposition of the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA).
Indegene Gets Listed as 100 Best Companies for Women in 2018 BCWI Study
/ -- In an effort to recognize the contributions of Indegene toward building sustainable careers for women, AVTAR Group & Working Mother Media has listed Indegene as part of the 2018 - 100 Best Companies for Women in India (BCWI). Currently, in its third edition, the BCWI study aims to recognize and bring into focus the sustained initiatives undertaken by companies to increase women's workforce participation. (Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/776859/Indegene_Logo.jpg ) "It is a matter of immense pride for us to be in the Top 100 Working Mother and Avatar BCWI 2018 listing. We are humbled and attribute this to our inclusive, non-discriminatory, employee-oriented practices that have enabled, encouraged, and empowered our women colleagues work in a progressive environment to reach their potential," said Ms. Bina Patil, Vice president HR, Indegene. Dr. Saundarya Rajesh, Founder, President, AVTAR Group stated, "Over the past 3 editions of the Best Companies for Women in India ...
Uber seeks U-turn on ruling UK drivers are employees
Uber launched Tuesday an attempt at England's Court of Appeal to overturn a ruling that the ride-hailing app's drivers are its workers rather than self-employed, as protestors rallied outside. Uber is trying to to overturn employment tribunal findings which could pave the way for tens of thousands of its drivers in Britain to receive the national minimum wage and paid holiday time. The US firm's lawyers said the "agency model" -- with Uber acting as an agent between self-employed drivers and passengers -- has been used in the private hire industry "for many years", and this had not been properly taken into account by the tribunal. Lawyer Dinah Rose said Uber was not "unusual" in the industry, but "the Uber app enables it to operate on a much larger scale than traditional minicab companies". A prior tribunal had found that former Uber drivers Yaseen Aslam and James Farrar had been its "workers". Rose claimed that the "only legally proper conclusion" from the tribunal's findings "was ...
Odisha govt hikes minimum daily wage of labourers
The Odisha government on Tuesday hiked the minimum daily wages of unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled, and highly-skilled labourers in the state.The decision was taken by the Naveen Patnaik-led state government following the recommendation of the Minimum Wages Advisory Board under the Department of Labour.As per the revised pay, the daily wages of unskilled labourers have been hiked to Rs. 280 from Rs. 200, and from Rs. 220 to Rs. 320 in case of semi-skilled labourers.The government also increased the daily remuneration of skilled workers to Rs. 370 from the earlier wage of Rs 240, while high-skilled workers will be getting Rs. 430 instead of Rs. 260.The revision in wages was made after three years, keeping in mind factors such as consumer inflation, the prevailing minimum wages in the neighbouring states.
Odisha govt hikes minimum daily wages for labourers
Odisha government Tuesday enhanced the minimum daily wages for unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled and highly-skilled labourers in the state. As per the revised rate, the unskilled labourers will now be entitled to get a wage of Rs 280 per day from Rs 200 a day, a notification issued by the Labour and Employment department said. Similarly, the wages of semi-skilled labourers has been increased from Rs 220 to Rs 320 and for skilled labourers the rate is Rs 370 per day from Rs 240 daily. The highly skilled labourers will get Rs 430 a day from Rs 260 per day, the notification said. This apart, wages for piece rate work under 15 job categories have been enhanced for the labourers. The state government revised the minimum wage rates after a gap of three years following the recommendations of the State Minimum Wages Advisory Board. The wages have been hiked taking into account factors like consumer inflation, the prevailing minimum wages in the neighbouring states, and the ...
Bus commuters continue to remain stranded as DTC protest intensifies
Thousands of commuters in Delhi continued to remain stranded on Tuesday as DTC contractual drivers and conductors intensified their protest by going on a hunger strike.
Odisha government hikes minimum daily wages
The Odisha government on Tuesday increased the minimum daily wages of unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled and highly-skilled labourers in the state.