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Odisha approves investment proposals worth Rs 340 crore
The Odisha government on Thursday approved four investment proposals worth Rs 339.27 crore, according to a statement.
Vedanta copper smelter closure: Stakeholders seek PM's intervention in restarting plant
Various stakeholders affected by the closure of Vedanta's copper smelter plant in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, Thursday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention in restarting operations. A group of 14 representing vendors, associations, farmers and transporters Thursday submitted a letter to the Prime Minister, urging him that the Sterlite Copper smelter be granted permission to resume operations. The Tamil Nadu government had in May issued an order, directing the state Pollution Control Board to seal the Vedanta group's copper plant and close it down "permanently" following violent protests during which 13 people were killed in police firing. "We representatives from villages, associations, CSR beneficiaries, farmers, truckers and downstream industries and employees from Thoothukudi (also known as Tuticorin) would like to apprise you about the dire state of affairs that we have been facing post the shutdown of Sterlite Copper operations... Our livelihood is deeply impacted by the
U.S. jobless claims rise; continuing claims lowest in over 45 years
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - New applications for U.S. unemployment aid rose last week, but the number of Americans receiving benefits fell to more than a 45-year low, pointing to tightening labor market conditions.
Employees of NHM observe cease work in Nagaland
Employees of the National Health Mission in Nagaland Thursday observed a 12-hour cease work in support of their demands including regularisation of their service, a top union leader said. The apex body of NHM employees - All India National Health Mission Employees Association had given the call for 12-hour cease work. Addressing at the press conference here, National Health Mission Employees Association Nagaland (NEAN) president Dr Shasinlo Magh and general secretary Kewetso Kenye, said that the strike was to press for long pending demands. The cease work was against non-fulfilment of their four point charter, which include equal work equal pay, basis services benefit for NHM employees, framing and implementation of HR policy as per Central government guidelines and regularisation of service, they said. The NHM employees converged at the Directorate of Health and Family Welfare here demanding the fulfilment of the long pending demands. Magh said around 2000 NHM employees
Sodexo's Digital Gifting Solutions are Perfect for Last-minute Employee Gifting This Festive Season
/ -- Sodexo, a 100% digital employee benefit solutions company, has made it easy for companies to give last-minute Diwali gift cards to their employees. With the festive season at its peak and many companies leaving employee gifting until the last minute, Sodexo's digital gifting solutions are perfect for such companies. This year, the company has introduced two unique digital gifting solutions for employees. First, the newest addition to Sodexo's employee gifting range is India's first-ever limited-edition festive gift cards for employee gifting, launched in August this year. Second, is the Sodexo Premium Pass Virtual Card, launched in April 2018, which is the digital-only equivalent of Premium Pass- Celebrations, usable for online purchases across 90,000 online portals on the Rupay Network. (Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/774626/Sodexo_Virtual_Card_Key_visual.jpg ) Stephane Michelin, CEO, Sodexo BRS India said, "Sodexo is constantly developing solutions to suit the ...
Cabinet approves ICAI pact with Afghanistan's professional accountants body
The government Wednesday approved the pact between chartered accountant body, ICAI and Afghanistan's Certified Professional Accountants. The initiative will establish mutual cooperation in the areas of capacity building of Afghanistan Accountancy Board, a regulator for accounting firms practising in Afghanistan. Besides, it will enable Afghanistan to help India and ICAI in facilitating indirect employment generation for the Indian CAs through recognition and acceptability by Afghanistan employers. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and Certified Professional Accountants Afghanistan, an official release said. The pact will also help in strengthening the IT capacity and quality assurance in Afghanistan through facilitating knowledge transfer, students and members exchange programs, conduct of seminars, conferences and joint activities mutually beneficial ..
Cabinet okays BRICS nations' pact on cooperation in social, labour sphere
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an agreement signed among BRICS nations for cooperation in the social and labour sphere, an official statement said.
Cabinet nod for pact between CA bodies of India, Afghanistan
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an agreement for mutual cooperation between the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and the Certified Professional Accountants Afghanistan.
Cabinet approves MoU amongst BRICS nations regarding cooperation in the social and labour sphere
In the MoU, the parties including India have agreed to cooperate and hold mutual events in the prominent areas viz. labour legislation and enforcement, protection of workers' rights with focus on vulnerable groups, Employment and labour market policies, Professional education, skills and training and Social protection. The member countries may utilize the BRICS Network of Labour Research Institutes and BRICS Social Security Cooperation Framework for cooperation on Social Security and other labour issues. The Memorandum is not an International Treaty and does not create rights and obligations for the parties governed by international law.
Zoho unveils new version of HRM App
City-based IT major Zoho has unveiled the new version of human resource management application Zoho People 4.0, aimed at enhancing the core functionality of the application to benefit HR department and employees. The new version provides employers with centralised, integrated system that facilitates better connectivity between the human resource department and the employee, a company statement said Wednesday. The HR department would also be able to manage custom services, tailor complex policies to suit specific workplace scenarios and handle employee queries through centralised management system. "With this new version, we have set the bar higher by focusing on the ways technology can not just help the HR team do their work more efficiently, but also enhance employee experience," Zoho, product manager (Zoho People), Raja Ramasamy said. The Zoho People 4.0 would be available immeidately for new users, the company said, adding existing users would be migrated to the new
Agitating employees of auto makers detained for bid to take
Nearly 1,500 employees of automobile majors Royal Enfield, Yamaha and Myoung Shin India Automotive (MSI) were Tuesday detained for over five hours by police when they attempted to carry out a protest march to the Kancheepuram Collectorate pressing their demands. Stepping up their month-long protest pressing the demands, includig recognition of their respective unions, the employees affiliated to the CITU and other trade unions had announced the nearly 30-km rally from their factory campus near Oragadam, about 50 km from here, to the Kancheepuram district collectorate. However, the police detained the protesters for taking out the rally without permission. "Nearly 1,500 employees were detained and kept in two wedding halls nearby for organising the protest march to the collectorate without seeking permission. They were let off in the evening," a police official said. CITU state president A Soundararajan told PTI that they would further intensify the protests since the ...
Workers union alleges anomalies in hiring of AIIMS security guards
A workers union has alleged that a security services agency was demanding Rs 15,000 each from candidates for hiring them as security guards at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here. The Delhi Aspatal Theka Karmachari Union said it has brought the matter to the notice of AIIMS director and sought his intervention in the matter. In the letter, Mrigank, General secretary of the Union, alleged that the security agency was charging Rs 5,000 for filing forms and asking for a demand draft of Rs 10,000 in its favour. "The agency has started the recruitment procedure by filing the forms of security guards. They are reportedly charging Rs 5,000 for filing the forms. In addition, they are asking a demand draft of Rs 10,000 in its favour. Then, only a person will be considered for appointment," the letter said. Mrigank said neither was a reason given for the money charged nor a receipt of the money taken was provided to the candidates. "An additional amount of Rs 10,000 is a ...
Hard work, no pay linked to mental health issues in comedians: Study
The working conditions of comedians, with little or no pay, contribute to poor mental health, according to researchers.
UP's pension schemes to cover 14 lakh new beneficiaries
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the officials to extend pension facility to over 14 lakh persons, who despite fulfilling the required norms were not covered under the schemes. A government spokesman here said the chief minister has decided to extend pension benefits to all widows, farmers, the aged and specially-abled persons, who fulfilled required norms but were not covered under the schemes. With this decision, over 14.21 lakh new beneficiaries will avail the pension schemes, the spokesman added. During his district visits, the chief minister was apprised that certain people were left out of the pension schemes even though they had complied with required norms, the spokesman said. Following this, directions were issued to identify such persons and a recommendation to this effect was made after the names were verified, he said. In the district-wise surveys, over 3.96 lakh widows were identified who will now be covered in the pension scheme for ...
Job crisis in India: Book advises to prepare for short-term work options
The safe and steady '9 to 5' jobs may no more be an option for most of the Indians, warns a new book 'Job Crisis in India', which also advises the youth to be prepared for a world of short-term work or "gigs". The book, written by renowned business journalist Raghavan Jagannathan, takes the issue of jobs in India head-on and explains why "middle-class jobs may soon turn out to become gigs project work or contract work". While a 'gig', when loosely defined, means "working part-time for money", the dictionary meaning of a gig economy is "a labour market characterized by the prevalence of short-term contracts or freelance work as opposed to permanent jobs". Jagannathan, in chapter 'Jobs or Gigs? What will be the future like', ponders on the pros and cons of a gig economy. However, he explains why a gig economy is not for all, and how the cost here might sometimes outweighs the benefits. "...a gig economy worker in highly skilled areas may be happier with the flexibility he gets than ...
Maha proposes EPF, insurance benefits for sugarcane labourers
The Maharashtra government has proposed to extend benefits of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) as well as insurance schemes to those cutting, harvesting and transporting sugarcane, a state Labour department official said Saturday. He said that the state had around eight lakh labourers engaged in these works in 168 cooperative and private sugar factories. The official said that it has been proposed to extend benefits of EPF, insurance schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, financial assistance for children's education and housing to these labourers. "These are proposed schemes and we will soon fix the criteria for them. For the implementation of the scheme, there will be an office in Parli in Beed district, as large number of cane labourers are from there. A drive would also be undertaken to register them," he informed. In 2014, the state government had announced setting up of a Sugarcane Labourers Welfare Board to .
Mumbai: Shiv Sena chief inaugurates employment fair
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray Saturday inaugurated the "Balasaheb Thackeray Rozgar Melava" here in suburban Goregaon. The job fair has been organised by the Industries department of the Maharashtra government. Speaking at the fair, Thackeray said that he fulfils promises, adding that many of those who applied for jobs would get employment letters. Praising state cabinet minister Subhash Desai, he said Maharashtra is at the forefront on several fronts and holding the Industries portfolio was not an easy job. He further said people speaking Marathi have been deprived of jobs in their own state. What was the benefit of their education if they did not receive good jobs, the Sena chief questioned. According to a statement, 5,000 youngsters had applied online to register for the fair, while 2,000 applied offline. These include youth who had passed 10th and 12th standards, ITI holders, engineers, management and banking sector graduates, it said. About 130 companies from ...
Air France, unions reach deal to end costly pay dispute
Air France management and unions announced Friday that they had reached a deal aimed at ending months of strikes that set the airline back hundreds of millions of euros. Five unions representing 76.4 per cent of the personnel accepted management's offer of a four-per cent pay rise to be spread over 2018 and 2019, the two sides announced. The main pilots' union, which is holding out for a separate deal, did not sign the accord but Air France said that it was nonetheless "considered valid and will be implemented." The deal is a feather in the cap of new Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith, who took the helm in August after a turbulent few months marked by 15 days of strikes, which caused widespread travel disruptions. Smith, who is Canadian, thanked the various parties "for the quality of our discussions over the past few weeks". Air France said the strikes set it back 335 million euros (USD 385 million). Smith, the airline's first non-French boss, succeeded Jean-Marc Janaillac who resigned in
Ryanair announces more deals with unions in Europe
Ryanair on Friday said it has reached agreements with more unions across Europe, as the no-frills Irish airline looks to avoid further strike action threatened by pilots and cabin crew. But UK pilots union BALPA hit back, saying Ryanair had got ahead of itself, while on Thursday Belgian unions representing cabin crew threatened "several strike days before the end of the year" by Europe-wide employees. Ryanair's head of human resources Eddie Wilson said in a company statement Friday: "These signed agreements with our pilot unions in Portugal, the UK, Italy and shortly in Spain, demonstrate the considerable progress we're making in concluding union agreements with our people in our major EU markets." However BALPA General Secretary Brian Strutton said the union "has not reached agreement with Ryanair on seniority and base transfers" as Ryanair had claimed. "We have a joint proposal that will go to consultation with members, until the members vote there is no agreement," he said in a ...
IT stocks face selling pressure, tank up to 6% over tightening H-1B visa norms
IT stocks declined up to 6 per cent Friday due to concerns over tightening of H1-B visa norms. Shares of Infosys dropped 3.11 per cent, TCS fell by 0.55 per cent and Wipro softened by 0.29 per cent on the BSE. Among others, HCL Technologies slumped 6.16 per cent and Tech Mahindra tanked by 3.98 per cent. "IT sector witnessed profit-booking on concerns of tightening H1-B visa," said Vinod Nair, head of research, Geojit Financial Services. The Trump led administration has said it is planning to "revise" the definition of employment and specialty occupations under the H-1B visas by January, a move which will have an adverse impact on the Indian IT companies in the US and small and medium-sized contractual firms mostly owned by Indian-Americans. The H-1B visa, most sought-after among Indian IT professionals, is a non-immigrant visa that allows the US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. The technology companies ...