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E-Pension Payment Order: New Step in the Right Direction
Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions), Allahabad is the sole agency under Ministry of Defence which sanctions Pensions for the Defence Services viz., Army, Coast Guard, Defence Research and Development Organization, General Reserve Engineer Force, Border Roads Organization, Military Engineering Services and other Defence organisations including Defence Account Department and Defence Civilians.
GM Korea cancels news briefing as temporary workers storm venue
BUPYEONG, South Korea (Reuters) - General Motors Co's South Korean unit cancelled a news conference on Monday after a dozen temporary workers forced their way into the event venue minutes beforehand, chanting slogans that called on the automaker to hire them full time.
Social security pensions not suspended: Tripura govt
The Tripura government today said that social security pensions were not temporarily suspended and the process, to provide pensions to the beneficiaries, has been initiated. An official statement issued by the government said that the Social Welfare and Social Education Department has clarified that reports of stopping social security pensions were far from true. The payment file for 4.19 lakh beneficiaries of various social security pensions provided by the state and central governments in Tripura was issued on May 11, the statement said. Earlier on March 14, a memo issued by the additional secretary of the Social Welfare and Social Education Department said, "It has been decided by the council of ministers in its meeting held on 10th March, 2018 that the process for grant of social pension shall be reviewed and pending such review, all the cases pending for sanction of social pension shall be kept in abeyance." However, on Sunday, the government statement said that ..
Hry Minister asks municipal workers to end strike
Claiming that most of the demands of the municipal workers have been met, Haryana's Urban Local Bodies Minister Kavita Jain asked them today to end their strike and join duty. Nearly 30,000 employees and workers including Safai Karamcharis of over 80 municipal corporations, municipal committees and councils began a three-day strike on Wednesday last week in support of their demands, including regularisation of contractual employees. On Friday, they decided to extend their strike to May 14. "Most of their demands have already been met by the state government," Jain said, while speaking at a function in Sonipat. "The demand of regularisation of contractual employees of municipality in urban areas of Haryana is unjustified as the court has put a stay on regularisation of employees under various policies since 2016," she said. The other major demands of the striking employees include: implementation of cashless medical facilities for contractual employees, increasing allowances of both .
Cos struggle to fill talent gap in event of women employees' maternity continuum
Even as companies are vying for gender diversity, they struggle to fill talent gaps created in the event of 'maternity continuum' of women employees, says a report. Companies face big challenges in such cases with women workforce as they find it difficult to arrange alternative resources to replace with. The biggest concern most managers (95 per cent) have that if an employee announces her pregnancy then how to build an alternate resource equivalent in talent to fill in for her unanticipated temporary absence, according to AVTAR Group's Viewport 2018, a 'Maternity Management in Corporate India' report. Maternity continuum refers to the phases of maternity that a woman professional goes through in the event of pregnancy. While, 88 per cent of women felt that in the absence of guidance and support from mentors, managing uncertainty was a huge challenge, especially when there were health challenges involved. Viewport 2018 report is an outcome of a focus group discussion conducted among ..
All that glitters is not gold: bangle-making units still use small hands
They sat crouched for hours by a burner, inhaling toxic fumes while their deft fingers picked up and moulded the ends of glittering bangles. No longer, though. Dev Pratap Singh, 23, formerly a child worker in a bangle-making unit, is a clay artiste who recently delivered a TEDx talk. Manoj Shankhwar, 24, is a BJP councillor in a municipal ward, and a noted singer and orator. The two were rescued and rehabilitated by NGO ChildFund. And they, in turn, seek to free children forced into labour in this bangle-making town, help them join schools and make a mark in diverse fields. We make every effort to ensure that children go to school and are not dragged into child labour, said Shankhwar. It's going to be a long haul. Years after child labour was banned, the small Uttar Pradesh town still survives on the strength of the little fingers that make bangles. Among the children hard at work is 11-year-old Anshul, who breaks into a smile when this correspondent approaches him in one of ...
Meghalaya CM urges Centre to accord autonomy to NEIGRIHMS
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma today urged Union minister J P Nadda to accord autonomy to North East Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) in Shillong. Sangma called on the Health and Family Welfare Minister at his office in New Delhi and submitted a memorandum on the matter. "According autonomy to NEIGRIHMS would go a long way in accelerating the development of medical and health care in the state and region," the chief minister said in a statement According to the chief minister, the Union minister has assured him to look into the matter. Conrad Sangma also raised the issue of derecognition of the MBBS course at NEIGRIHMS during his meeting with the Union minister. "Nadda 'ji' has assured to look into the issue at the earliest and has assured me that the process for recognition of MBBS will be resolved soon as well as payments to different departments will be released," the chief minister said. The chief minister also said
Bank unions opposed to excluding some officers cadre from wage talks
Unions in the banking sector are opposed for a separate wage settlement for certain categories of officers or top management, said leaders of two major unions.
In poll-bound MP; govt ropes in private firm to shore up job
With Assembly polls just a few months away, the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government in Madhya Pradesh has roped in a private talent management company to shore up job prospects and impart necessary skills to youths. The Opposition Congress has, however, dubbed the move as an "eyewash" aimed at "misleading" youths in the time of elections which are due by the year-end. Madhya Pradesh has created an average of 17,600 jobs every year in the past 13 years of the BJP rule (2004-2017), according to an official data presented in the Assembly during the budget session. Now, a private player has been entrusted with the task of scouting employment opportunities in the non-government sector and enhancing job-getting skills of the state's unemployed. Speaking to PTI, Madhya Pradesh State Skill Development and Employment Generation Board chairman Hemant Vijayrao Deshmukh said, "In a bid to generate more jobs for youths, the state government has signed a memorandum of understanding ...
AAI organises blood donation camp at headquarters
The Airports Authority of India and the AAI Employees Friends Society organised a blood donation camp recently in association with the Indian Red Cross Society at Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan here.The camp was inaugurated by Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra, Chairman of AAI.Senior officials and AAI employees participated in the camp in large numbers.
Trump admin intensifies steps to detect, eliminate fraud by employers bringing foreign workers
US authorities today announced a joint collaboration to better detect and eliminate fraud, abuse and discrimination by employers bringing foreign visa workers to America. The Department of Justice and the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have a signed an MoU as part of the Trump administration's effort to improve the way the agencies share information, collaborate on cases, and train each other's investigators, according to a statement. "Protecting and maintaining the integrity of our immigration system remains a key priority for me, and underpins the exceptional work of the professionals at USCIS," said USCIS Director L Francis Cissna. "This agreement enhances the level of coordination among investigators who often work on the same issues at different agencies. "Breaking down silos and working with our federal partners to combat employment discrimination will help ensure that US workers have the advocate they need at the highest level," Cissna said. The MoU will ...
93% of H-4 approved work authorisation from India: US report
A staggering 93 per cent of the total H-4 visa holders in the US having work authorisation are from India, a latest Congressional report on the spouse visa has said. Over one-fifth of the H-4 visa holders with work authorisation live in California, it said. Ninety-three per cent of granted applications for employment authorisation were issued to women; seven per cent to men, according to the report on H-4 visas by the independent Congressional Research Service of the US Congress, which prepares periodic reports on issues of interest to US lawmakers. "Ninety-three per cent of approved applications for H-4 employment authorisation were issued to individuals born in India, and five per cent were issued to individuals born in China. Individuals born in all other countries combined make up the remaining two per cent of approved applications," CRS said in its nine-page report. As of December 25, 2017, US Citizenship and Immigration Services had approved 126,853 applications for employment ..
ITF expresses solidarity with AI unions protesting disinvestment
The International Transport Workers' Federation has expressed its solidarity with Air India unions opposing disinvestment of the airline, saying any change in the status of the state-run carrier should be negotiated with the workers and the unions. The federation, representing 7.40 lakh aviation workers across the globe and 19 million members in transport sector, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requested him to ask the Civil Aviation Ministry to start the process of "sincere dialogue and engagement" with the joint forum of Air India unions and the association representing Air India workers. "It is crucial that the government and investors recognise that the core assets of an airline is the skills, expertise and the goodwill of the employees. They are not assets to be traded like commodities and nor should their security and working conditions be undermined," the ITF said. "The federation will be monitoring the situation closely and if it appears that Air India is becoming .
New office building TNSTC, Porayar in place of demolished one
A Rs 39 lakh new building, housing the office of theState Transport Corporation at Porayar in the district, whereeight workers were killed after the roof collapsed on October 20 last year, will come up soon. Speaking after laying the foundation stone for the building, state Handlooms Minister O S Manian said it would serve as retiring room for transport workers and also house a canteen for workers, The minister said the building was being constructed using the Local Area Development Fund allotted by Poompuhar MLA Paunraj. On October 20, 2017, the roof of the building at the Porayar TNSTC office, which served as a retiring room for transport workers, collapsed, killing eight workers on the spot. Following the mishap, the building was completely demolished. The minister also laid the foundation stone for a Rs 1.28-crore bridge across Veerachozhan near here, with aid from NABARD.
Need active participation from stakeholders to end child labour: Gangwar
Along with laws, there is a need for active participation from various stakeholders to end child labour, Union Minister Santosh Gangwar said today and stressed that the government was working towards eliminating the menace. The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour and Employment made the remarks during a 'National Consultation' on child rights held by NGO Kailash Satyrathi Children's Foundation (KSCF) here. "The day that child labour is history is approaching soon. Along with laws, we need active participation from different stakeholders to defeat the evil of child labour. We will work towards making this country child-friendly and child labour-free," Gangwar said, according to a statement. He also hailed KSCF's 'Bal Mitra Gram' (child-friendly village), an initiative to fight child rights abuse. "The Indian government extends its full support to the vision -- Bal Mitra Gram -- and I am proud to inform that this model of BMG is not just the best practice in India, but it .
Final decision on govt employees demands on May 16; CM
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today said a final decision on issues concerning government employees, teachers and others would be taken on May 16 after discussions with the staff associations. Rao said this in a meeting with ministers and officials, a release from his office said. The Cabinet sub-committee, which held discussions with employees' associations and teachers' associations, submitted its report to Rao, it said. Rao asked state Finance Minister E Rajender,who heads the sub-committee, to hold talks with employees' associations of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) also and study the issues further. Rao said he, along with sub-committee members and officials, would meet leaders of the associations on May 16 from 3 PM to 4 PM and announce decisions on their issues at 4 PM. The issues of employees' associations include pay hike and otherwelfare measures.
Hind Unilever, AB Group among Aon best employers in India
Hindustan Unilever, Tata Communications and Aditya Birla Group are among the 16 organisations that have been named as the best employers in India for 2018 by global professional services firm Aon. The Oberoi Group, Aegis, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company, Bajaj Finance, Bayer, DBS India, DHL Express (India) amd Godrej Consumer Products have also made to the list of Aon Best Employers 2018 in India. The list also features Marriott Hotels India, Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management, Shell, Tata AIA Life Insurance Company, and Vodafone India. In addition to the list of 16 Aon best employers India 2018, three companies, InterGlobe Hotels, Tata AutoComp Systems and Vedanta, Jharsuguda, received special recognition awards for commitment to engagement. "In this edition of the study, we find that organisations are at various stages of evolution in becoming consistently agile' future proofing their business by thinking, doing and being agile holistically. Just as being a Best ...
Exclusive: AT&T CEO says hiring Trump lawyer was 'big mistake' - memo
(Reuters) - Hiring President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, was a "big mistake," AT&T Inc Chief Executive Officer Randall Stephenson said in an employee memo, reviewed by Reuters, that went out Friday morning.
Municipal workers in Haryana extend strike till May 14
Garbage has started to pile up in different areas of Haryana raising a stink as a large number of municipal workers decided today to extend till May 14 their three-day strike across the state in support of their demands, including regularisation of contractual employees. Nearly 30,000 employees of over 80 municipal corporations, municipal committees and councils began a three-day strike on Wednesday, said Subhash Lamba, general secretary of Sarv Karamchari Sangh, an umbrella body representing various employees unions in the state. "Today, we decided to extend the strike till May 14 as the government is not willing to listen to our demands," he said. He said in such a scenario they were left with no option but to extend their strike. "We do not want to put common public to inconvenience as we know that garbage has started to pile up at different places and in this summer season this raises stink. But we are left with no other choice. The government is not listening and the ministers, ..
Bank unions threaten 2-day nation-wide strike from May 30
Employees of public sector banks have threatened to go on two-day nation-wide strike from May 30 against "a meagre" 2 per cent hike offered by the management body, Indian Banks' Association (IBA). During the negotiations held on May 5, IBA made two unacceptable propositions including an offer of 2 per cent hike in the wage bill cost as on March 31, 2017, United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) said in a statement. Besides, it adamantly maintained that the negotiations on officers demands would be restricted up to Scale III only, AIBEA General Secretary C H Vekatachalam told PTI. In the last wage revision, IBA provided an increment of 15 per cent. UFBU is an umbrella body of nine unions, including All India Bank Officers' Confederation (AIBOC), All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) and National Organisation of Bank Workers (NOBW). AIBOC joint general secretary Ravinder Gupta also questioned the rationale of this meagre hike at a time when inflation is uncontrolled. "When prices go up