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Insecure jobs can increase early death risk among employees: Study

Precarious or insecure employment conditions can increase risk of early death, a study has warned, stressing that people without a secure job can reduce their risk of premature death by 20 per cent if they gain permanent employment.

Sep 2, 2023

Should India layoff unproductive civil servants?

First Covid, now recession fears spike layoffs: Indian professionals under tremendous stress, anxiety

About 3,000 tech professionals are losing their jobs on an average daily in the month of January, including thousands in India.

Jan 24, 2023

Gig economy takes over, 65% Indian firms employing gig workers citing tech talent crunch

For smaller organisations with less than 2,000 full-time employees, gig worker proportion is more than 5 per cent

Nov 3, 2022

Linkedln: Job description changes often in India reflecting fast-changing digital era

The new in-demand skills include knowledge of new tools (Spring Boot), softwares (Jenkins), languages (Python, C) and cloud computing platforms (Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services).

Sep 2, 2022

US private sector adds 247,000 jobs in April

Indian tech firms hired 200K Americans in 2021, helped generate $103 bn: Nasscom

With an average wage of $106,360, witnessing a 22 per cent employment growth since 2017 in the US, said a new Nasscom report

Jul 13, 2022

5 job portals to help you in finding the right job in 2022.

Over 22K techies lose jobs in US; more than 12K in Indian startups [details]

As the tech and startup sector gets hammered by economic meltdown, more that 22,000 workers in the sector have lost jobs in 2022, along with more than 12,000 in the Indian startup ecosystem.

Jul 3, 2022

BYJU's cuts 600 jobs as edtech space shrinks in India [details]

In a big overhaul as the Indian edtech space shrinks considerably, online learning giant BYJU's has cut at least 600 jobs -- asking 300 employees at its Toppr learning platform and another 300 at coding platform WhiteHat Jr to go.

Jun 29, 2022

VC firm Backstage Capital cuts workforce; Startups lay off 20,000 since April

Several tech startups have laid off over 20,000 employees the world over since April, while more than 10,000 have lost jobs in India led by edtech platforms.

Jun 27, 2022

Despite Covid-19 pandemic, Telangana IT exports grow by 26%, adds 1.50 lakh jobs

Despite Covid-19 pandemic and its adverse impact on the economy, Telangana registered 26.14 per cent growth in information technology exports and added nearly 1.50 lakh new jobs during 2021-22, surpassing the expectations.

Jun 1, 2022

Walmart to Target to Microsoft, the bear grip remains strong as US faces 4-decade high inflation

Walmart is much-watched as investors and economists look for clues about how the US consumer is weathering inflation but the results "were unexpected and reflect the unusual environment."

May 19, 2022

US private sector adds 247,000 vacancies in April; Nearly one person - two jobs situation

Private companies in the US added 247,000 jobs in April, indicating a slower growth in a tight labour market, payroll data company Automatic Data Processing (ADP) reported.

May 5, 2022

Who is the most boring person in the world? Research reveals

The most boring person in the world has been discovered and it is a religious data entry worker, who likes watching TV, and lives in a town said researchers from the University of Essex.

Mar 19, 2022

Production-Linked Incentive scheme may generate 60 lakh jobs in next 5 years: FM

The Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme across 14 sectors, including IT hardware manufacturing, has the potential to generate at least 60 lakh new job opportunities, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Feb 1, 2022

Covid-19 second wave worsens "shecession": Report on job-seeking women

As many working women worried about availability of jobs, time for job-seeking compared to working men

Jun 25, 2021

Amid pandemic, private sector offers jobs to over 5,000 youth in J&K [Happy News]

Placement drivers launched for polytechnics, ITI pass-outs yield encouraging results

Apr 23, 2021

Fact-check: No, govt isn't giving free laptops to students or jobs to every family

It is being falsely claimed over social media that the Government of India is distributing free laptops to students and providing jobs to every family under 'Ek Parivar Ek Naukri Yojana'. The truth is that no such schemes have been introduced by the Centre.

Nov 29, 2020

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Jobs

Insecure jobs can increase early death risk among employees: Study

First Covid, now recession fears spike layoffs: Indian professionals under tremendous stress, anxiety

Gig economy takes over, 65% Indian firms employing gig workers citing tech talent crunch

Linkedln: Job description changes often in India reflecting fast-changing digital era

Indian tech firms hired 200K Americans in 2021, helped generate $103 bn: Nasscom

Over 22K techies lose jobs in US; more than 12K in Indian startups [details]

BYJU's cuts 600 jobs as edtech space shrinks in India [details]

VC firm Backstage Capital cuts workforce; Startups lay off 20,000 since April

Despite Covid-19 pandemic, Telangana IT exports grow by 26%, adds 1.50 lakh jobs

Walmart to Target to Microsoft, the bear grip remains strong as US faces 4-decade high inflation

US private sector adds 247,000 vacancies in April; Nearly one person - two jobs situation

Who is the most boring person in the world? Research reveals

Production-Linked Incentive scheme may generate 60 lakh jobs in next 5 years: FM

Covid-19 second wave worsens "shecession": Report on job-seeking women

Amid pandemic, private sector offers jobs to over 5,000 youth in J&K [Happy News]

Fact-check: No, govt isn't giving free laptops to students or jobs to every family

Assam woman's job application rejected because her surname is 'Chutia'

India's election-bound Bihar state records nearly double national jobless rate

More than 600,000 lose work in the UK as COVID hits jobs market

Why half of India can't survive over a month without income

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]

Is exhibiting cleavage mandatory? Malaika Arora opts for low neck sleeveless outfit at event in Vrindavan, leaves netizens furious