INDIAN WORKFORCE
A Budget poser: Will I be able to keep my job in 2021?
It would be safer to expect that jobs wouldn’t come flooding to a job seeker in the new year.
View: Give cash incentives to women to enter the workforce and reap the rewards
India needs a well-crafted policy that draws more women to work. GoI data show that labour force participation of women aged 15-plus was 32...
Automaker Mahindra cuts over half of North America workforce: Sources
The sources did not give a figure for the number of jobs lost at the business, which had over 500 employees in early 2020, according to its...
Jobs: A prime cause for concern as Nirmala Sitharaman puts finishing touches to Budget 2021
Urban employment in India in the January-March quarter 2020 stood at 9.1%, higher than 7.9% in the preceding quarter.
Nine in 10 Indian employees say trust in the workplace must be earned: Survey
According to research, most employees and business leaders — 63% — think that trust at work must be earned. Among C-level leaders, nearly t...
2021 Tough Job: Buoyancy in the job market may continue to be missing, but bad news won’t get worse
The Make-in-India drive will bring in some fresh investments but do not bet big on it to create many jobs. For a country that adds 7-10 mil...
Demand for job roles in IT sector continues to be unaffected: Report
According to the report by job platform SCIKEY Market Network, demand for job roles in the IT sector continued to be unaffected despite the...
Nine in 10 India employees feel prepared to work remotely for long term: Dell Technologies research
Surveying over 7,000 working professionals aged 18 years and above from the Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ) region (of which 1,027 were from Ind...
Indians most optimistic in APAC about job, pay rise prospects in 2021, shows global study
Over one in three Indian workers are very optimistic about their career prospects in 2021, the highest in all countries surveyed, it said.
Staffing federation worried over non-payment of dues
The Indian Staffing Federation (ISF) may convene a meeting soon to discuss allegations of payment irregularities against some of its bigges...
Indians most optimistic in APAC about job and pay rise prospects in 2021: Indeed Global Survey
64% and 56% Indian workers respectively said they were optimistic about their chances at better career opportunities, and a pay rise in 202...
Covid-19 is reshaping the job market in a big way. Are employees equipped for the new environment?
As digital transformations happened and the bottom of the pyramid workforce reduced, the number of people managing this workforce has reduc...
Indian professionals cautiously optimistic, 40% expect jobs to increase: LinkedIn survey
The year-end data from LinkedIn, the world's largest online professional network, shows that despite experiencing radical changes in the ‘w...
Indian professionals cautiously optimistic heading into 2021; 40% expect jobs to increase: LinkedIn
LinkedIn year-end data shows that in 2020, online learning and digital skills took centre stage and Indian professionals pivoted to upskill...
India in advantageous position with huge skilled workforce for post COVID-19 world
The PM said the nation was marching ahead with its resolute resolve to build a strong and self-resilient India that encapsulates the vision...
Around 83% of Indian workforce nervous to go back to office without COVID-19 vaccine: Survey
The survey, conducted in October, found that around 86 per cent of employees in India thought the members of their team feel closer to each...
Flipkart partners AWPO to onboard Army veterans in workforce
Selected personnel will be offered customised induction, sensitisation programmes and curated learning programmes to enable a seamless tran...
Indian workforce are on the verge of burnout, faces most stressful time ever
Pressures to meet performance standards, handling routine and tedious tasks and blurred lines between work and life are some of the reasons...
81% Indian employers sensitised their workforce on mental well-being
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