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Air France offers wage deal with deadline set this Friday - unions
PARIS (Reuters) - Air France's management has proposed a wage deal which it wants unions to sign on Friday, said officials from the two major labour unions, who signaled they were willing to sign the deal.
HC orders 84-yr-old woman's services be regularised, four decades after her appointment
Appointed on a part-time basis in a government school in Punjab four decades ago, the Punjab and Haryana high court has ordered that the services of the 84-year-old Shanta Devi be regularised. Shanti Devi was employed as a Kuhar-- a person who performs petty tasks-- on October 1, 1977in a government senior secondary schoolin Khanori Kalan, Sangrur. She will now be regularised as a sweeper, in accordance to state government policy. The services of another woman, a 48-year-old, who was working as a sweeper at another school since 1993, too were ordered to be regularised by the court. The two women had approached the court in 2014 and were represented through their counsel C S Bagri. The counsel hadsubmitted before the court that Shanti Devi was not regularised by the authorities despite being in the job for over 40 years. "Due to extreme poverty she is compelled to discharge her duties with the fond hope that her services will be regularised," the counsel had argued, while pointing out .
India engaged with Trump administration on H1B visa issue: MEA
As the US plans major changes in H-1B visas, India Thursday said it was "closely engaged" with the Trump administration as well as the US Congress on the matter. The comment by the Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) came after Washington 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 Indian IT companies in the US. "It is a very important topic for us and that is the reason why time and again, at different levels, we have taken up the matter with the US side. Most recently, it was discussed and mentioned during the two-plus-two talks," MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said. He said India is closely engaged with the Trump administration as well as the US Congress on the matter. "It is indeed correct that the administration has taken measures to prevent abuse of this programme and there are certain bills which have been introduced," Kumar said. "I think ..
Ryanair makes no concessions to Polish union demands on contracts
WARSAW (Reuters) - Ryanair will press ahead with plans to move Polish staff on to self-employed contracts, Ryanair's Chief Marketing Officer Kenny Jacobs said in an interview with Reuters.
Delhi cabinet restores increase in minimum wages quashed by HC
The Delhi cabinet on Thursday restored the increase in the minimum wages that was junked by the High Court on August 4, and approved a proposal to give a 10 per cent discount on metro cards used in state-run buses.
Delhi govt contract workers to get salaries at rates prevailing before Aug 4: Sisodia
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said Thursday that those directly employed on contract basis by Delhi government, boards and corporations at minimum wage rates will receive payments at rates prevailing before August 4. The Delhi High Court had on August 4 quashed the AAP government's much-touted March 2017 order revising the minimum wages for all classes of workmen in scheduled employment. The court had said the "hurried" decision was violative of the Constitution and was taken without hearing the employers or employees who would be affected. Sisodia said during his visits to government schools and offices recently, he received complaints from sanitation workers and security guards about their wages being reduced and they receiving lesser salaries as a result of the order of the high court. "All those who are directly employed on contract basis by the Delhi government, boards and corporations or have been employed by contractors in various works of Delhi government at minimum ...
US plans major changes in H-1B visas by Jan, move to impact Indian IT firms
The Trump 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 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 US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. The technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said On Wednesday that the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to come out with its new proposal by January, 2019. The DHS said it was also proposing to remove from its regulations certain H-4 spouses of H-1B non-immigrants as a class of aliens eligible for employment authorisation. The move to end
Trump administration plans major changes in H-1B visas
The Trump administration has said it is planning to "revise" the definition of employment and specialty occupations under the H-1B visas, a move which will have a detrimental impact on Indian IT companies 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 US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. The technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said On Wednesday that the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to come out with its new proposal by January, 2019. It will "propose to revise the definition of specialty occupation" to increase focus on obtaining the best and the brightest foreign nationals via the H-1B programme. It will also "revise the ...
Hry roadways employees prolong strike by another two days
The Haryana Roadways Employees Wednesday announced the extension of their strike by another two days, even as the state government ordered suspension of several workers. During a meeting of Haryana Roadways Workers Joint Action Committee in Kaithal, the transport employees decided to prolong their strike, said Roadways Workers Union leader Sarbat Singh Punia, adding that if the government order for introduction of 700 private buses was not cancelled and cases against the employees registered during the strike were not taken back, then the stir period would be further extended. Defying the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA), the roadways employees had begun their strike on Tuesday, compromising the public transportation system in the state. In view of the commuters' woes, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday ordered suspension of all employees and officers participating in the protest, an official statement here read. The statement said Khattar took this decision ...
U.S. holiday hiring hits highest since 2014 as consumer confidence soars
(Reuters) - Holiday hiring of more than 700,000 workers by U.S. retailers would be the largest since 2014, according to a report by a global outplacement firm, underscoring a robust economy that has seen consumer confidence at its highest in nearly two decades.
Alcoa to close two Spanish aluminium plants, cut jobs
MADRID (Reuters) - Alcoa said on Wednesday it would close two of its three aluminium plants in Spain with a combined annual production of 180,000 metric tonnes, resulting in the lay off of almost 700 workers.
About a thousand workers protest over pay at South African arms maker Denel
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Close to a thousand members of South Africa's Solidarity union held a demonstration on Wednesday over pay at cash-strapped state-owned weapons manufacturer Denel.
LinkedIn partners with Oracle to help HR teams attract right talent
Cloud major Oracle on Wednesday said it entered into a partnership with professional networking platform LinkedIn to help HR teams attract, engage and retain employees.
Modi government failed to generate jobs: CPI-M
The Modi government has failed to general sufficient employment to meet the requirements of new job entrants every year that is estimated to be 1.2 crore, the CPI-M has said.
Focus: Labour strife in manufacturing hubs may undermine Modi's jobs push
CHENNAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Labour unrest is on the rise at two centres in India where motorcycles and components are manufactured, underlining the problems Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government faces in creating new manufacturing jobs that are sustainable and pay attractive wages.
Jet Airways delays employees' salary, seeks time for payment
Apologising for delaying salary of its employees for the month of September, Jet Airways has said that it is "working towards a solution on the issue, which will be communicated in the coming week".In an email sent to its employees, Rahul Taneja, the Chief People Officer (CPO) of the airline, said, "First of all, we would like to apologise for the delayed payment of your salaries and appreciate your patience in this matter. We remain committed towards your dues and profusely thank you for doing what you do for Jet Airways every day.""We would like to inform that we have met with the pilots' representatives and are working towards a solution, which will be communicated in the coming week," the email further read.Jet Airways has been facing financial crisis since past few months as earlier also it defaulted on salary payments of its employees.Last month, the airline failed to pay full salary to their pilots, aircraft maintenance engineers (AMEs) and other senior-level employees for the
Morocco King's support for compulsory military service
Nearly two months after Morocco introduced a year-long mandatory military service for those between 19 and 25 years of age, King Mohammed VI reiterated his backing for the decision.
HAL regrets politicisation of its employees
:Against the backdrop of Congress President Rahul Gandhi's interaction with present and past employees of HAL on the Rafale deal, the state run aerospace company Saturday regretted 'politicisation' of its employees and termed it as a fad and regrettable development that would be detrimental to national security and the organisation. An HAL statement, which did not specifically refer to Gandhi's interaction with the employees, came after the event, where the Congress president alleged that temples of modern India were being attacked and destroyed. An official from the agency told PIT that the NADA government has extended full-fledged support (to HAL), having placed supply orders of over Rs 27,340 core during the 2014-18 period by recognising its premier position. Towards improvement and up gradation of infrastructure, including ramping up of production facilities, funding to the tune of Rs 7,800 core was sanctioned during the period, it said. The official also said HAL ...
Yamaha India workers move HC against company's 'unfair labour practices'
Workers of India Yamaha Motors here on Friday moved the Madras High Court seeking a direction to the Tamil Nadu Labour Department to restrain the company from indulging in any "unfair labour practices". The plea moved by 'India Yamaha Motor Thozhilalar Sangam' (India Yamaha Motor Labour Union), also wanted the court to restrain the company from recruiting new workers, pending disposal of the petition and to abide by the recent advice of the joint commissioner of labour, Chennai, to arrive at an amicable solution. Admitting the plea, Justice S Vimala directed the company and the labour department to file their replies within four weeks. The union submitted there are 814 permanent workers in Yamaha's Chennai factory, besides 2,500 engaged as apprentices, contract labours and 350 staff. It claimed that the wages paid by the company to its workers are far less compared to those paid by other automobile companies in the Sriperumbudur region and that there is no job protection. The workers .
Rahul to meet HAL employees in Bengaluru
Congress President Rahul Gandhi would interact with some working and retired employees of the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) here on Saturday in the context of the defence behemoth not getting offset contract from the Rafale fighter deal, a party official said on Friday.