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Today, the Income Tax Department, on its official Twitter handle, announced that Government of India...
TCS iON, a strategic unit of Tata Consultancy Services, announced on Monday a free, -day self-pace...
The coronavirus pandemic has brought the global economy to a standstill and plunged the world into a...
What a last couple of weeks it has been! The Covid-19 pandemic has been unprecedented in terms of the scale of the disruption to our normal activities. In India, we are in the middle of a lockdown that has seen organizations accelerate ‘work from home’ on a scale we didn’t think possible some time back. […]
Government extends the validity of Medical Benefit Cards under ESIC till June 30, 2020 The validity of Medical Benefit Cards issued to the IPs who ceased to be in Insurable Employment due to Permanent Disablement or, to retired IPs who couldn’t pay the advance contribution due to COVID-19 pandemic, has been allowed to avail medical […]
According to a PTI report, Air India temporarily suspended the contracts of around 200 pilots, who were re-employed after retirement. The decision was taken as all domestic and international passenger flights in the country have been grounded due to the nationwide lockdown in the face of coronavirus pandemic. This has led to a significant decline […]
Calling the pandemic an “unprecedented crisis,” SpiceJet has announced a 10-30% cut in March salary for all employees. All employees in the middle and top-level will take a pay cut even as the budget carrier assured that those in the lowest pay grades will remain unaffected. SpiceJet’s announcement of salary cut comes days after rivals IndiGo and GoAir declare similar salary […]
Tech Mahindra tweaks brand logo to convey solidarity in the fight against COVID-19 Tech Mahindra Ltd., a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business reengineering services and solutions has conveyed solidarity in the global fight against COVID-19 through the announcement of a temporary tweak in its brand logo. According to the press release, The […]
PwC postpones promotions, increments, and bonuses of India employees amid Covid-19 PwC India recently announced that the company is deferring promotions, increments, and bonuses for all its employees in India due to the impact on their cash flows resulting from Covid-19. PwC India has also announced a complete hiring freeze while its partners take a […]
The Labour Ministry has allowed over 6 crore subscribers of retirement fund body EPFO to withdraw an amount not exceeding their three months basic pay and dearness allowance from their EPF account in view of the lockdown to fight COVID-19. Besides, Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) also introduced an online claim settlement facility without manual […]
India enters its third day of the 21-day lockdown. Yesterday, the government unveiled a Rs 1.7 lakh crore stimulus to help those hit by the 21-day lockdown in the country. The number of positive cases is pouring in and the total has crossed 700. Maharashtra, Gujarat, Srinagar, and Karnataka reported coronavirus deaths. Amidst the coronavirus […]
Coronavirus outbreak has forced the government to enforce a lockdown across the country. All non-essential travel has been banned, factories and offices have been shutdown and people are being advised to stay indoors in order to help combat the COVID-19 outbreak. Amid the present scenario, domestic smartphone manufacturer LAVA has announced that it will pay part of its […]
On the second day of the 21-day lockdown due to Coronavirus outbreak, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced an economic relief package that lays out various schemes to provide cash and free ration. The government also relaxed the rules for withdrawal of funds from the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) account. Relaxation in the EPF withdrawal rules. […]
Amidst the country lockdown due to Coronavirus outbreak, Trade Unions write to PM Modi asking for financial aid for daily wage labourers. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, both Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) and the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) made a list of demands which include sufficient budget allocation as a relief who […]
Due to the practice in social distancing and quarantine to flatten the curve of the pandemic, there has been a rise in demand by online consumers. According to media sources, the e-commerce giant Amazon said that it would hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the United States to deal with a surge in online orders. […]
