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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles pleads guilty in US labour probe, pay $30 mn fine

U.S. District Judge Paul Borman said at a court hearing he accepted Fiat Chrysler's guilty plea and set a June 21 sentencing date

5 labour surveys including on migrants, domestic workers to begin by Apr 1

The Labour Bureau is all set to launch its five major surveys, including on migrant and domestic workers, across the country by April 1 as two out of three mandated pre-testings of the studies yielded "encouraging and positive results". The third pre-testing of the five surveys would be conducted in next ten days and then the studies would begin across the country by the Labour Bureau, which is a wing of the Ministry of Labour & Employment. Talking to PTI, Director General Labour Bureau D P S Negi said, "There are very encouraging and positive results of two pre-testings of these five surveys. The third testing in certain pocket would be done in next ten days. We are hopeful to launch all five surveys across the country by April 1 and work on ground to release results in seven to eight month." Last week on February 20, Labour Bureau Chandigarh, an attached office of the Ministry of Labour & Employment, organised a training of trainers for the five all-India surveys relating to

Statsguru: Informal sector plays important role in India's labour market

About 13.5 per cent of casual workers (who probably earned daily or weekly but had steady incomes) became self-employed in that period

Economy getting over pandemic, growth headed for 'glorious summer': RBI

Labour market conditions are improving with a gradual pick up in employment, says central bank in January Bulletin

Labour markets disappoint in Dec

The count of the unemployed mounted to 38.7 million in December 2020 compared to 27.4 million in November, registering a massive increase of 11.3 million

US labour market adds fewest workers in 6 months in Nov as Covid cases rise

Local governments continued to shed more workers, especially at schools, causing overall government payrolls to drop by 99,000 jobs, the third straight monthly decline

Wall St retreats as labour market recovery slows amid rise in Covid cases

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose just 12.63 points, or 0.04%, at the open to 30,058.87

Hiring activity improving, including in non-tech sectors: LinkedIn report

Competition for jobs is lower than several months ago, the report said

US job openings, hiring in Sept point to sluggish labour market recovery

The United States is setting daily records for coronavirus cases, which could force state and local governments to impose new restrictions on businesses like restaurants, bars and gyms

US weekly jobless claims at 751,000 as market recovers at a slowing pace

The number of initial jobless claims in the US totalled 751,000 last week, as the labour market continues to recover at a slowing pace due to the raging Covid-19 pandemic

US weekly jobless claims drop modestly; labor market recovery cooling

The economy could be plunged into a period of uncertainty following Tuesday's presidential election

Covid broke migration trends, led to temporary rural unemployment: Report

Labour out-migration from cities led to temporary rural unemployment, shows state finance report

Best of BS Opinion: Flexible labour market, a dose of self-reliance & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Best of BS Opinion: Not labour's love alone, BJP's new star in Bihar & more

Four labour legislations aim to attract investment and make it easier for companies to do business in India. Our opinion pieces talk about their impact, Bihar elections, and central banking.

Covid-19 impact: 6 months on, migrants caught between hope and despair

Lockdown bruises still fresh in their minds, it's now a fight for survival

US weekly jobless claims fall below 1 mn for the first time in Covid-19 era

President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an executive order, including extending the supplement, though he reduced the weekly payout to $400

Export order books improving, but labour shortage still an issue: Exporters

Exporters associations say orders are coming but there is a problem in boosting production as workers stay away in coronavirus pandemic

Singapore's jobless rate jumps in Q2, nearing financial crisis peak

The overall unemployment rate climbed from 2.4% in the first quarter, moving within sight of a 3.4% peak hit during the global financial crisis of 2009

Rethinking work, home and office

Working from home will reshape the labour market and the real estate market

US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly rise as labour market takes step back

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 109,000 to a seasonally adjusted 1.416 million for the week ended July 18.