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Trump administration reconfirms its intent to rescind H4 rule
The Trump administration has reconfirmed its intent to rescind H-4 rule regarding employment authorisation to certain spouses of H-1B visas, popular among Indian IT professionals. The move will have a major impact on Indian-American women as they are the major beneficiary of the Obama-era rule. "Removing H-4 Dependent Spouses From the Class of Aliens Eligible for Employment Authorization," said the Department of Homeland Security's Unified Agenda in the federal register notification of its semi-annual regulatory agenda. As per the notification published Monday, the Department of Homeland Security is proposing to remove from its regulations certain H-4 spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants as a class of aliens eligible for employment authorisation. It was in February 2015 that it had published a final rule extending eligibility for employment authorisation to certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants who are seeking employment-based lawful permanent resident (LPR) status. The federal
Rolls-Royce to axe 4,600 jobs
British aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce will cut 4,600 jobs over the next two years as part of a major reorganisation, it was announced on Thursday.
OCS India recognized as 'Best Employer in Facilities Management 2018'
OCS India is thrilled to have won the 'Best Employer in Facilities Management Award' at the recent Madhya Pradesh Facilities Management Leadership Awards 2018, which recognises the achievements of organisations that demonstrate excellence in the workplace.With a workforce of 18,000+, spread across more than 1,300 sites, OCS India is one of the largest facilities management companies in the country. This recognition is a testament to OCS's winning culture that supports creativity, ideation and improvement and empowers our continued success.Commenting on the win, Sumit Sabharwal, Managing Director - OCS Group India said, "As a global organisation, OCS believes that a great workplace culture is the foundation of any successful business. We strive to provide our people with an inclusive and transparent working environment that fosters a positive work culture, a healthy active lifestyle and collaborative teams. This award affirms our commitment to our employees and motivates us to put in ..
EY launches new tech platform to tap flexi workforce
Global professional services organisation EY, today announced the launch of a new platform that connects people seeking short-term employment arrangements or job flexibility, with relevant opportunities at the company in India. The tech platform -- GigNow is part of a series of new global programs from EY designed to prepare the workforce and business for the future of work. EY has already launched GigNow in Australia, New Zealand, United States and United Kingdom prior to the launch in India. "Building a workforce for the future means recognising that the employer and employee model itself is changing; people are looking for more flexibility in the workplace and the pool of contractor workers around the world continues to expand," said Sandeep Kohli, Partner and Talent Leader at EY, on the launch of GigNow in India. Kohli further said, "We see GigNow as a strategic imperative to transform the way we attract the best talent. It enables us to systematically engage the right talent, for
Maruti Suzuki India plans to set up over 400 DOJO training centres by 2020
For skill training and enhancement of shop floor workforce
Telangana CM to meet PM on June 15 over state's issues
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao would meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 15 to discuss various issues concerning the state. The meeting would take place at 12.30 pm and Rao would leave for New Delhi tomorrow, the Chief Minister's Office said here today. "The CM will discuss several issues pertaining to the state," it said. The state government has been taking up several issues, including Centre's nod for increasing reservation for backward sections among Muslims and Scheduled Tribes, linking rural employment scheme NREGA with agriculture, minimum support price for various crops and the new zonal system vis-a-vis government employment. The state assembly had passed a bill last year enhancing reservation for backward sections among Muslims and Scheduled Tribes. The MPs of ruling TRS had raised these issues in the parliament earlier.
Domestic workers to be registered to provide benefits of welfare schemes: Pb minister
All domestic workers in Punjab will be registered with the State Social Security Board and they will be extended benefits under various social security and welfare schemes being run by the state government. The decision was taken in the maiden meeting of the State Social Security Board for unorganized workers held here today under the chairmanship of Punjab Labour Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu. The minister said till date there was no provision for registration of domestic workers, which left them out of the ambit of welfare schemes of the state government. They are also subjected to exploitation and maltreatment at the hands of their employers, he said after the meeting. After registration of the domestic workers with the State Social Security Board, they will be provided a unique identity card which will be linked to their Aadhaar number, Balbir Singh Sidhu was quoted as saying in an official release. Principal Secretary of the Labour Department Sanjay Kumar said any domestic worker
5 best startups in India which every fresher would aspire to work for
Employees are regarded as the only key asset on which the success and growth of a company lie. And when it comes to India, Indian employees are regarded as the most efficient and brainy.The startups have introduced a lot of change to the traditional workplace by normalizing open office plans, fun break rooms, free food and flexible schedules. To lure and sustain the workforce, many startups have offered a wide range of employee benefits so that, they stick to the company.But moving past their startup nature, they've started taking employee benefits a step further, offering huge internal perks.Here are the 5 best startups in India which every fresher would aspire to work for:UrbanClapUrbanClap is a particularly interesting startup which epitomizes the gig economy, with a lakh of independent service professionals registered on its platform. The company has a unique policy of giving the employees a part of compensations in form of ESOPs which help them in keeping the employees close and .
Portal for job seekers and employers launched in Kerala
Social media platform LinkedIn has been integrated into this initiative by KASE, a press release said
No provision for jobs on compassionate ground in municipal bodies: WB govt to HC
The West Bengal government today told the Calcutta High Court that there is no provision for giving jobs on compassionate ground in municipal bodies of the state. Parul Das (nee Barui) and 13 others, whose father or mother died while working at Kulti Municipality in the state, moved the high court seeking direction to the state government to give jobs to them on compassionate ground. Government pleader Joyotosh Majumdar submitted on behalf of the state before Justice Debangshu Basak that except in the Panchayat department, there is no scheme for appointment of dependents of staff who died in harness in any state undertaking or municipal body. All the petitioners are working on daily wage basis at Asansol Municipal Corporation. They are former workers of Kulti Municipality before the merger of the municipality and formation of Asansol Municipal Corporation, their lawyer Uday Shankar Chatterjee said. The petitioners have been working on daily wage basis for different periods ranging ...
WCD Ministry expands ChildLine to 435 locations, key railway stations
On the occasion of World Day Against Child Labour today, the Ministry of Women and Child Development said it had expanded ChildLine -- the nationwide emergency helpline for children in distress -- to 435 locations and key railway stations, calling it a contributing factor towards curbing the menace of child labour. It said ChildLine received 1.8 crore calls every year since 2014. "We have expanded childline to 435 locations and key railway stations, it's a great contributing factor in curbing child labour," the Ministry tweeted. The ministry also urged people to join its movement against child labour. "Child labour is an offence. Period. Join our movement and pledge #iStandAgainstChildLabour," the ministry said. Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi also urged people to be part of the ministry's campaign against child labour. "Let's put an end to this social evil. Be a part of @MinistryWCD's campaign," she said in a tweet. Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi also promoted ...
JDA employees to get salaries as per 7th pay panel recommendations
Agitating staffers of the Jammu Development Authority (JDA), who were on strike since 18 days, will get salaries as per the seventh pay commission recommendations starting June. "Seventh pay commission benefits will be released by the vice chairman JDA in the salary of June along with the arrears," Minister Housing and Urban Development Sat Sharma said while addressing the employees here. Advising employees to not fall prey to any false propaganda, Sharma told them to ensure growth and development of the authority. Regarding enhancement of daily wage rates as per the Labour Department notification, Sharma asked the concerned department to look into the matter for early redressal. The JDA employees lashed out at their vice chairman accusing him of failing to realise the huge amount of money pending in different projects. There should be a probe against him and the various work and renovation undertaken by him, the employees alleged. They alleged that the deficit of JDA has grown under .
Haryana govt formulates guidelines to set up EC
The Haryana government has formulated guidelines to establish entrepreneurship clubs (EC) within existing placement cells in all government engineering colleges and government-aided polytechnics of the state. The EC will inculcate entrepreneurial culture amongst its youth and equip them with skills to act as job creators instead of being job seekers in future, an official spokesperson said here today. The key aim of the cell would be to foster entrepreneurship amongst students of the state for generation of employment opportunities and creation of wealth, he said. This would be a part of the department's drive to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship in the state, he said and added the EC would facilitate campus-industry linkage He said the key objectives of ECs would be to inculcate entrepreneurial culture and qualities amongst stakeholders, sensitive innovation driven entrepreneurship scenario in the state, nurture latent entrepreneurial talent, promote innovation and ...
Workplace foods may lead to unhealthy eating: Study
The food people get at work contributes to unhealthy eating as it tends to contain high amounts of sodium and refined grains, and very little whole grains and fruit, a US study has found. The results of the study of 5,222 employees across the US suggest that workplaces can play an important role to help ensure access to and promote healthier food options. "Our results suggest that the foods people get from work do not align well with the recommendations in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans," said Stephen Onufrak from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study used data from the US Department of Agriculture Food Acquisition and Purchasing Survey (FoodAPS), a nationally representative household survey on food purchases and acquisitions during a seven-day study period. The researchers analysed the food or beverages employees purchased at work from vending machines or cafeterias or that were obtained for free in common areas, at meetings or at worksite social ...
Government Takes Measures to Bring More Transparency In Employment Related Data Releases
Labour Bureau conducts two major surveys on employment scenario i.e Annual Employment-Unemployment Survey (EUS) and Quarterly Employment Survey. So far, five Annual Employment-Unemployment Surveys have been conducted by Labour Bureau and reports on all five surveys have been released. The field work of Sixth Annual Employment Unemployment Survey (2016-17) has been completed and data entry validation work is in progress. The report pertaining to 6th Annual EUS is to be completed by September, 2018.
HC directs TN govt to issue orders on salary for contract nurses
The Madras High Court today directed the Tamil Nadu government to issue orders enhancing the monthly salary of contract nurses from Rs 7,700 to Rs 14,000 with an annual increment of Rs 500 within two weeks. The first bench of Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice PT Asha passed the interim orders on a PIL filed by N Ganesh, seeking to restrain the nurses from resorting to strikes demanding regularisation of their services. It then posted the matter to July 2 and asked the government to submit the compliance report on that date. Referring to the counter affidavit filed by Additional Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, U Anbu, the bench said, "We are informed that a proposal was sent to the Government of India for the revision of salary of the contract staff nurses and the Government of India has approved the same. "Orders enhancing the salary from Rs 7,700 to Rs 14,000, with an annual increment of Rs 500, will be issued shortly. Necessary orders shall be passed within a period ..
Govt forms panel to look into jobs data calculation
The government has set up a technical committee under former chief statistician TCA Anant to bring in more transparency in jobs data calculation and presentation, the labour ministry said today. The government has taken measures in recent past to bring in more transparency in data releases, it said in a release. "It (the ministry) would like to present a proper perspective on these issues so that the end users and public at large become aware of the processes involved in generation of these estimates, the release said. "Therefore, the government has constituted a technical committee under the chairmanship of former chief statistician TCA Anant to look into the above aspects and submit its report at the earliest," the labour ministry said. The Labour Bureau conducts two major surveys on employment scenario -- Annual Employment-Unemployment Survey (EUS) and Quarterly Employment Survey (QES). The Bureau had so far conducted five annual Employment-Unemployment Surveys and the reports on ..
Ensure salary delays don't happen in future: AI pilots
Alleging lack of cooperation between Air India's commercial and finance departments as one of the reasons for the delay in salaries, one of its pilots' unions has urged the management to ensure that the situation is not repeated in future. The Indian Commercial Pilots Unions (ICPA) in a letter to Air India chairman and managing director Pradeep Singh Kharola, has also said that the "financial uncertainty is a source of frustration, anxiety and stress, and all of which affects the overall performance level of employees". Notably, the cash-crunch airline has delayed salary payments of its employees in May. The financial mess has also forced the carrier to approach the banks and financial institutions for short-term loans to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore, besides requesting the government to infuse another Rs 2,000 crore in the current financial year. The airline has said it expects to disburse May salaries by June 15. "It is heartening to note that the salaries have again ...
Child labour continues to leave its mark on society
A recent incident of sexual misconduct with a minor maid in a posh colony in New Delhi has exposed the reality of child labour laws.According to the police, the 12-year-old girl belonged to a region in Jharkhand and due to financial constraints, the parents of the girl sent her with a non-registered placement agency that brought her to Delhi and handed her over to a human trafficker.Such incidences of keeping children as servants and sexually abusing them are common in large homes. Many times these incidents do not come to light and human traffickers take advantage of it.Child labour, child abuse and child trade in India remain a big problem. Economic stagnation and hunger work like a magical potion for child traffickers. This is the reason that the highest number of child trafficking is from states like Bihar, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.It is a horrendous fact that the poor and backward classes of these states are literally struggling for each and every morsel of food. The direct ...
The MoSPI has also decided to revise the base year of the macroeconomic indicators and aggregates to 2017-18
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has revised the base years of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) to 2011-12 and for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to 2012.For the IIP and CPI, the item baskets were revised to remove items that were no longer relevant and include those that had become relevant since the last base revision. For the National Account estimates, the new seriesis a structural breakaway from the old series, as it includes information sources which have newly become available or are more regular than the earlier ones. Some examples of these are the new information which is now available for the corporate sector, the estimates of the unorganised sector from the 2010-11 National Sample Survey on unincorporated enterprises and the data on sales and service taxes. All these have been used in the new series.