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Nepalese going abroad via India to require an NOC for immigration clearance
Nepali nationals wishing to fly out to any other country via India would require a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Nepalese Embassy in New Delhi for clearance from the Indian immigration, according to a notice issued by the police here. The applicants need to submit an application letter to the Nepali Embassy stating the reason of travel along with the visa of that country, a copy of passport, air ticket and past travel history except India. Those going abroad for employment purposes need to furnish an employment permit issued by the department of foreign employment, police said, quoting a statement issued by the Nepali embassy in New Delhi. Nepali students and entrepreneurs based in India would require to furnish documents related to their professions along with other documents to obtain NOC prior to travelling abroad via New Delhi, the Himalayan Times reported. The Nepalese Embassy would then issue the NOC after scrutinising all the documents, it said. There are 4 million ...
SCIKEY Becomes the First to Introduce Crowdsourcing of Job Seeker Resumes With its 'Seller Platform'
/ -- SCIKEY Talent Commerce platform, an Indo-Finnish venture that had launched its integrated hiring platform a few months back, is now truly crowdsourced with its unique Seller Platform. SCIKEY received its second round of funding early this year from SRKay Consulting Group and has its R&D initiatives being driven from India and Finland. "Seller Platform enables virtually anyone who can contribute job seeker resumes to the integrated database on SCIKEY Talent Commerce platform. We have hundreds of individuals as well as companies who contribute resumes for full time as well as contract jobs posted by the employers hiring on SCIKEY. This has created an opportunity for thousands of people who can contribute and earn from SCIKEY when any of their contributed job seeker resumes get placed with the employers hiring through SCIKEY platform," says Shriram Viswanathan, Co-Founder of SCIKEY. "Our objective is to reduce manual work from recruitment to maximum possible extent using ...
Hyderabadi woman rescued from Oman thanks EAM Swaraj
A Hyderabadi woman named Kulsum Banu, who was trafficked to Oman on the pretext of a job, has been rescued after five months.Banu thanked External Affairs Ministers Sushma Swaraj for her help."My daughter has complained about the matter to EAM Sushma Swaraj through a letter. After that, Indian Embassy paid a fine amounting to a sum of five thousand Riyal which was imposed on me and sent me back to India. I reached Hyderabad on May 8 with the help of EAM Sushma Swaraj and Indian Embassy in Oman. I would like to thank Sushma Swaraj and Indian Embassy," she said while speaking to ANI.Recalling how she was sent to Oman on the pretext of a job, Banu said, "I was in search of a job and an agent named Abrar had approached me and offered me the job of a beautician in the parlour. He (Abrar) also said that I will be paid Rs 30,000 per month as salary in Muscat.""After accepting his offer, they sent me to Muscat on December 17, 2018. After going there, I realised that there was no beautician ...
Hyderabad woman stranded in Riyadh, family seeks Sushma Swaraj's help
The sister of a Hyderabad-based woman, who is allegedly stranded in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh, has sought External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's help to rescue her sibling.Rehmath Begum told ANI, that her sister, Ghousia Begum was allegedly sent to Riyadh on the pretext of a job offer by agents.Rehmath said, "An agent Tabassum and three other agents had approached my sister Ghousia Begum and offered her a good job in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia saying my sister will not have much work and can earn well there.""My sister left for Saudi Arabia on March 14, 2019. When she reached there, her employers started taking heavy work from her and are torturing her continuously. They are also not providing adequate food and water to her. They are also making my sister work in four to five different houses as housemaid," she added.Rehmath also said her family tried to contact the agents who sent Ghousia to Saudi Arabia but they were unreachable."We tried to contact the agent but she is unreachable. My ...
HC relief for Mumbai University's temporary non-teaching staff
Offering relief to hundreds of temporary non-teaching employees of the Mumbai University, the Bombay High Court has restrained the varsity from terminating their services and directed it to pay all their pending dues. In a judgement passed on May 3, a single judge bench of Justice A K Menon upheld portions of a 2018 judgement of the industrial court in the city that had restrained the university from terminating the services of around 900 temporary employees without following the due process of law. The industrial court had held at the time that in terminating the services of these employees in 2014, the university had violated provisions of the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971(MRTU & PULP Act). The industrial court had also directed the university to pay the dues of these employees from the date of its order. However, these employees, several employees' unions, and the university moved the high court last year, ...
'Reinventing' itself, says IBM on reports of sacking 300 workers
After media reports surfaced that tech giant IBM has sacked 300 employees from its services division in India, the company on Tuesday said it is "re-inventing" itself to meet changing requirements of the businesses.
Facebook raising minimum wage of contractors, content moderators
Social media giant Facebook is raising minimum wages for contract workers to up to USD 20 per hour in the US, and said it is working on developing similar standards for other countries. The US-based company had drawn flak after reports of contract workers facing tough work conditions and getting low compensation came out. These reports suggested that some workers also suffered from post-traumatic stress. It conceded that its current minimum wages for contract staff may be insufficient to meet the cost of living in some of the places it operates in. "It's become clear that USD 15 per hour doesn't meet the cost of living in some of the places where we operate. After reviewing a number of factors including third-party guidelines, we're committing to a higher standard that better reflects local costs of living," Facebook Vice-President (Human Resource) Janelle Gale and Arun Chandra (VP of Scaled Operations) said in a blogpost. They added that the minimum wage has been raised to USD 20 per
Amazon to give financial aid to employees' start-ups
In an attempt to help its US-based employees quit their jobs and establish their own businesses, Amazon has announced to fund employees with up to $10,000 for their delivery start-ups along with three months of existing salaries.
Maruti Suzuki's centre of excellence in Gujarat to impart industry-relevant skills
Maruti Suzuki India said on Tuesday it has set up a modern centre of excellence at the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Becharaji town of Mehsana district in Gujarat.Set up in collaboration with the state government, the centre will train and improve the level of technical education of ITI students and contribute to the Skill India initiative.Kenichi Ayukawa, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Maruti Suzuki India, said, "Having the right skills is the key to employability. The automobile industry is one of the largest employment generating sectors. It is important students across the ITIs are imparted with the right skills and attitude to earn and sustain employment in the sector."The centre of excellence will help students from various trades to enhance their skill sets. "I urge the students to make the most of this facility for a stronger industry connect and a successful career," said Ayukawa in a statement.The Mehsana region has seen intense activity in the ...
Facebook to raise pay for contract workers globally
Facebook has decided to raise minimum wages to its outside vendors in the US to $20 per hour, and would implement the same for contractors in other countries including in India.
AAP government performed below average on voter concerns: ADR
The Arvind Kejriwal government's performance on the top three voter priorities of traffic congestion, water and air pollution and better employment opportunities in Delhi was below average, said an Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) survey released on Monday.
Why certain employees always call in sick
If you are tired of certain employees skipping work, look at the constitution of the team. According to an interesting study, women in purely male teams and older employees in very young teams are absent almost twice as much as their colleagues in teams where they have a good fit.
Assocham bats for greater participation of women in workforce
Industry body Assocham Saturday underlined the need to create an enabling workplace environment aligned with requirements of working mothers as part of efforts to boost participation of women in workforce. Committing itself to women's empowerment on International Mother's Day, Assocham reached out to its members and India Inc in general. "Rising participation of women in the workforce will need a different environment in which childcare, working hours, and workplace structures should be transformed. Several firms have already started reorienting and aligning their operational structures with the changing needs of working women, given today's environment of increased mobility and nuclear family structures," Assocham President B K Goenka said in a statement here. Goenka said he has been passionately working on 'Women Empowerment,' which has been made one of the pillars of the Assocham Vision. While women have in many cases far exceeded workplace requirements and capabilities, their ...
BJP solely markets itself, promises are 'hollow': Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Stirring a hornet's nest, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of solely concentrating on BJP's marketing strategies while pressing that promises made by them 'remain hollow'.Addressing an election rally here in support of Congress candidate Rajkishore Singh, she fired a fresh salvo at PM Modi and said: "promises are hollow. Over the last five years, PM Modi was seen going to every place across the world, but was not once seen amid the farmers of his own country, who actually needed his assistance."Continuing his tirade against the PM, Gandhi accused him of only talking about Pakistan in the name of nationalism. "For him, nationalism is all about speaking on the work he has done to counter Pakistan. Speaking on the employment and farmers issues are not nationalism for him. You boast about your 56-inch chest, but where is your heart?" she asked.Amidst chants of "chowkidar chor hai", she asserted that job creation for youths, farmers' ...
Will increase minimum days from 100 to 150 under MNREGA: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
The minimum days of guaranteed employment under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) will be increased to 150 days from 100, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Friday."We have thought of ways to solve the problem of unemployment in the country. We have decided to increase the minimum number of days from 100 to 150 under MNREGA. You will also get your wages on time, just like it was under Congress rule till 2014," Vadra said at an election rally here.She praised the NYAY scheme and termed it a 'game changer' in the country. She said unlike BJP's jumla of "15 lakhs in every person's bank account," the scheme by Congress would give hope to Indians from poor class."People who were cheated by the 15 lakh in every person's bank account 'jumla' of the Modi government in 2014 are losing hope. The NYAY scheme is meant to keep the hope of escaping the net of poverty. To enable you to dream," Vadra said.She also said that over five crore job ...
Fight LS polls in Punjab on 'false' promises made to people: Harsimrat to Priyanka Gandhi
Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal Thursday dared Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to advise Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to fight Lok Sabha polls on issues like farm debt waiver, employment to youth and other "false" promises he made to people of the state. Badal, the Akali candidate from the Bathinda parliamentary seat, threw an open challenge at Priyanka Gandhi a day after the Congress leader had challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fight the last two phases of the Lok Sabha election on the issue of the "false promises" he made to people. "A daughter of Punjab is throwing an open challenge to you (Priyanka). You advise Amarinder Singh to fight polls in Punjab on the issue of the genocide of Sikhs and false promises like farm debt waiver, employment to youth, unemployment allowance and smartphones. There should be no double standards," She tweeted. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has been accusing the Amarinder Singh-led government of reneging on its ..
Indian Embassy in UAE urges expats to report salary delay
The Indian Embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has urged Indian expats to report any delay in payment of salary by their employers, the media reported on Thursday.
Larry Page must address harassment: Google workers
After staging a global walkout and sit-in protest against workplace harassment, Google employees now demand that parent company Alphabet's CEO Larry Page must immediately meet them and publicly address their concerns.
KTR urges Sushma to help Telangana man stuck in Abu Dhabi
TRS Working President K. T. Rama Rao on Wednesday urged External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to help a man from Telangana reportedly stuck in Abu Dhabi.
Jobs, healthcare top priority for Himachal voters
Better employment opportunities, availability of water for agriculture and better healthcare facilities are the top priorities for Himachal Pradesh voters, as per a report.
