Workforce

Share of flexi workers rose to 70% from 20% in 5 years, says report

The share of flexi workers in India's workforce rose sharply to 70 per cent in 2025 from 20 per cent in 2020, while the proportion of permanent workers declined, an ISF report said

EV maker Ola Electric to cut about 5% of workforce in restructuring

The Bhavish Aggarwal-led EV maker is pursuing a turnaround strategy focused on improving service delivery and increasing automation across front-end operations

More power to 'People India' and Middle India as growth engine shifts

India's growth is powered by hard-working people and a rising 'Middle India';. This aspirational group needs financial enablement and infrastructure support to accelerate mobility and sustain growth

Blackstone eyes more hiring in Asia to tap rising private market demand

The alternative asset manager sees huge potential from bringing private markets to individual investors, who are looking for alternatives to the conventional portfolio

Millions of workers have been cut from federal payroll, says Trump

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration has slashed "tremendous" numbers from federal payroll, adding that millions of federal workers were terminated by it. The president was appearing at Tuesday's White House press briefing to mark the first anniversary of the start of his second term. Scott Kupor, director of the US Office of Personnel Management, said last September that there would be roughly 300,000 fewer federal workers on the payroll nationwide by the end of 2025. The government employs roughly 2.5 million workers, including military members. Trump said the fired workers are getting much better jobs and much higher pay". From the start of Trump's second term one year ago, the Department of Government Efficiency, led by his then-advisor Elon Musk, instigated purges of federal agencies with the expressed mission of rooting out fraud, waste and abuse.

Work-life balance tops job wish list for India's Gen Z: What they want

The preference becomes even more pronounced among older Gen Z professionals

Align skills to reality: Adult Skills Survey 2026 will inform policy

This exercise is timely, given that nearly three-fourths of India's workforce has only basic schooling, and graduate employability is just around 55 per cent

Govt to conduct nationwide Adult Skills Survey to assess skills level

The survey is expected to be conducted after the first quarter of 2026. It is aimed at assessing skill levels across basic, intermediate, and advanced categories

Top 10 coworking firms control nearly two-thirds of flex office stock

India's top seven cities have nearly 1,400 coworking centres, with 10 big operators holding two-thirds of the total 82 million square feet of flexible managed workspaces, according to Vestian. Real estate consultant Vestian's latest report also highlighted that more than 475 coworking centres currently host Global Capability Centres (GCCs) bases. "As India's GCC landscape continues to evolve, flexible space operators will remain indispensable partners, offering flexibility, faster speed to market, and enterprise-grade infrastructure that global companies require, to scale efficiently in a highly competitive market," said Shrinivas Rao, CEO of Vestian. The consultant noted that the total stock of flexible workspaces has expanded to 82.3 million sq ft spread across nearly 1,400 centres in the top seven cities. "However, the market continues to remain consolidated, with the top 10 operators controlling 67 per cent of the total stock," it added. Bengaluru leads with 33.2 per cent shar

Artificial Intelligence: From workforce disruption to innovation engine

AI is already delivering higher productivity, faster decision-making, and better outcomes across industries

India's 12-hour workday pushes the wrong kind of capitalism forward

It's a relief that the four new labour laws that New Delhi has brought in, after delaying them for five years for fear of political backlash, haven't gone that far

Do new labour codes support 72-hour work week idea? Here's the truth

The 72-hour work week has been a topic of debate. Some industry leaders support the idea, while many young professionals strongly oppose it. Do new labour codes support it?

Verizon weighs up to 20,000 layoffs as new CEO Dan Schulman takes charge

Verizon has about 100,000 employees. The planned cuts are part of an aggressive strategy that Schulman recently unveiled to reclaim market share

UK enlists 60 big employers in drive to improve occupational healthcare

Aviva, Phoenix, EY and Google are among more than 60 large businesses taking part in a trial that aims to establish the best ways to cut sickness absence and improve return-to-work rates

Amazon job cuts show how AI may upend India's white-collar future

As the economy struggles to move from lower-middle to higher-middle income, AI is threatening its biggest advantage: the youth bulge it enjoys against other countries that are rapidly aging

Explained: Canada's new immigration plan

As foreign student and work permit arrivals plunge, Prime Minister Mark Carney unveils plans for a new immigration framework centered on attracting global talent and aligning workforce

Labour reform 2.0: India's digital blueprint for jobs and inclusion

To harness this shift, the Shram Shakti Niti draft outlines a series of interventions to bridge the divide between skill and opportunity

We360.ai Raises $2M Led by GSF to Power AI Agents for Enterprise IT & BFSI Workforce Analytics

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China raises civil service hiring age to 38 to tackle shrinking workforce

Under the new rule, candidates must be between 18 and 38 years old to apply; those with master's or doctoral degrees can now apply until the age of 43, up from the earlier limit of 40

Infosys wins ₹14K cr deal from UK's NHS for workforce management solution

The 15-year contract with NHS Business Services Authority will replace the Electronic Staff Record system and manage payroll for 1.9 million NHS employees