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Food and beverage company PepsiCo India has proposed to set up a Rs -crore greenfield project for...
Expedia has announced that it would be laying off almost , employees globally, including fro...
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Coronavirus has killed more than 350 people in China. Confirmed cases of the virus have been reported from Hong Kong, Australia, Thailand, France, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Singapore, South Korea, Macao, and Nepal. In this report, we are trying to find out Coronavirus’s impact on the Indian economy, manufacturing, and non-manufacturing industries, import-export industries, and IT industries. […]
The Government on February 20, 2020, has notified the restoration of full pension after 15 years of retirement for pensioners under the Employee Provident Fund (EPF) Scheme who have commuted part of their pension at the time of retirement. The move is expected to result in a substantial increase in pension for those Employees Provident […]
The Immigration Trends Report 2020 by Envoy Global and The Harris Poll surveyed over 400 HR professionals and found that 85% of employers expect their company’s headcount of foreign nationals to increase or remain the same in the next year. “This year’s survey confirms the clear importance of foreign talent in the U.S. economy, as the skills gap shows […]
The central government has decided to make life easier for Senior Citizens to submit their Annual Life Certificate for the continued pensions. Now pensioners under the EPFO can submit their life certificates online anytime during the year. The retirement fund body said the reforms initiated in submission of life certificate or Jeevan Pramaan Patra benefits […]
Companies are expected to increase average pay by 9.1% in 2020 vs 9.3 % in 2019 Slowdown in the economy is reflected in subdued salary increase projections in the country. The average pay increase in 2020 is projected to grow at 9.1 percent, which is the highest in the Asia Pacific region but is at […]
Joining the Amazon India is certainly not easy, candidates go through up to 12 rounds of screening. However, the silver lining is that, once in, the candidate can stay on for as long as he/she likes, or so it seems, because unlike most organizations, which retire their employees at 58 or 60 years of age, […]
EPFO will launch an e-inspection system across the country for monitoring voluntary compliance of the EPF scheme by employers. The EPFO is a firm believer in voluntary compliance and wants to understand the industry issues in case of default and non-compliance of the scheme, Central Provident Fund Commissioner Sunil Barthwal said. “The EPFO will start an e-inspection system to […]
The Labour and Employment Ministry said procedures and policies are being streamlined to ensure speedy redressal of grievances related to EPFO, ESIC and other entities under it. In 2019, there were a total of 9,02,203 complaints on the EPFi Grievance Management System (EPFiGMS) and out of them, 8,38,579 complaints were disposed of, as per official […]
The Former Head- Human Resources of Carl ZEISS India, Sudipto Mandal joins Star Cement Ltd, a listed company and part of a billion-dollar conglomerate – Century Plyboard (I) Limited as Vice President and CHRO – HR & Admin. In his new role, Sudipto is a member of the Leadership Team and reporting to the CEO. […]
French company Alstom has announced on Monday, 17th Feb, that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bombardier Inc. and agreed to buy the rail division of Bombardier. “I’m very proud to announce the acquisition of Bombardier Transportation, which is a unique opportunity to strengthen our global position on the booming mobility market. This […]
The ESI Corporation has decided to increase Confinement Expenses paid to pregnant women, who are not able to avail maternity services of ESIC dispensaries from Rs 5,000 to Rs 7,500. The decision was taken at the 181st meeting of the corporation held on Thursday under the chairmanship of Labour Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar. “Keeping in […]
