WOMEN EMPLOYEES

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...

Covid drives India Inc to boost gender diversity

Axis Bank, Infosys, Tata Steel, Vedanta, RPG Group, Dalmia Cement and Tata Chemicals among others have accelerated their search for female ...

70% of women who took a sabbatical dropped out of the workforce: X-Leap Survey

Around 70% of women who have taken a sabbatical have dropped out of employment and have started something of their own or are looking for a...

Embracing new normal, corporates set to step up hiring, appraisals in 2021

The coronavirus pandemic emerged as the biggest inflection point for the Indian job landscape. For the corporates, work-from-home and remot...

Technically skilled gig workers in high demand

​​According to staffing company TeamLease Services, demand for technical gig workers increased by 20%-25% between April-November this year ...

Yes, you should still ask for a pay raise this year

It’s true that many companies spent the first half of 2020 cutting costs wherever they could. So it’s easy to understand why anyone may hes...

Top industry executives feel WFH has improved productivity, flexibility

Executives said the only downside of work from home was that new recruits and trainees were unable to observe seniors at work. Companies ar...

Whitehat Jr to foray into Brazil, Mexico; create 1 lakh teaching jobs in India in 3 years

In an interview to PTI , WhiteHat Jr Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Karan Bajaj said the barely two-year old online education platform has s...

Is it safe for pregnant & breastfeeding women to receive Pfizer vaccine?

Some experts said the virus itself poses greater risks to pregnant women than the new vaccine.

Covid pushes top manufacturing companies to bring more women to shop floors

While many companies have been driving the gender diversity agenda as a business case on shop floor for the last few years, the pandemic ha...

Work from home revolution is a surprise boon for India’s women

On the outskirts of New Delhi, Teena Likhari, 45, quit her job running operations for the Indian back office of a Silicon Valley company in...

Handset makers may hire around 50,000 people by March 2021, driven by PLI scheme

Recruiters say the blue collared workforce returning to the cities and the push for diversity, has mobile makers set up hiring mandates wit...

ETCIO session on inclusive work culture powered by Uber: 5 insights on challenges faced by women in tech

Here are five key takeaways (edited excerpts) from one such insightful chat on ETCIO, powered by Uber.

For most women, it's WFH and work at home; companies sensitising male employees to pitch in and help

Companies want to ensure that there is no spillover of work into personal space.

Govt has taken number of steps to increase women participation in labour force: Labour minister

As per the results of Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted during 2017-18 and 2018-19 by National Statistical Office (NSO), minist...

With remote working, even traditional setups today are re-looking at the workforce: Anuranjita Kumar

Anuranjita Kumar, chairperson, WiT (Women in Technology) India said that remote working and flexible hours further broaden the horizons wit...

Women may rule the shop floor

Women comprise 3%-12% of India's manufacturing scene. But Covid is setting in motion a major change.