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Updated on: Sep 2021

Industry

TAC, a cybersecurity company has shifted to -day work week

Sep 29, 2021

Labour codes unlikely to be implemented this fiscal

The four labour codes are unlikely to be implemented this fiscal in view of slow progress on the dra...

Labour Law

Sep 21, 2021

Labour codes unlikely to be implemented this fiscal

Centre relaxes attendance rules for employees

Centre relaxes attendance rules for employees On Friday, the Government has issued a fresh set of gu...

Jobs

May 10, 2021

Centre relaxes attendance rules for employees

All central government employees to return back office as COVID- cases decline

All central government employees to attend office on working days as a significant decline in the nu...

Jobs

Feb 15, 2021

All central government employees to return back office as COVID- cases decline

Jobs

Cognizant to follow new working hours and leave policy from tomorrow

Cognizant to follow the nine-hour workday model and new leave policy from tomorrow, February 15 Cognizant Technology Solutions is officially moving to the 9-hour workday for the India-based workforce from its current 8-hour working hours. IT companies determine the Utilization Rate by Total Billable Hours divided by Total Available Hours. A 9-hour workday model would essentially […]

Feb 14, 2021

Jobs

New labour codes to allow 4-day work week

New labour codes to allow 4-day work week New Delhi: The proposed labour codes could provide companies with the flexibility of four working days in a week, even as the working hours limit of 48 hours for a week will remain sacrosanct, said Labour and Employment Secretary Apurva Chandra on Monday. Mr Chandra during a press […]

Feb 10, 2021

Jobs

Unilever to try out four-day working week in New Zealand

Unilever to try out four-day working week in New Zealand Reuters | Unilever said all 81 staff members at its offices across New Zealand will be able to participate in the trial, which starts next week and will run for 12 months until December next year. The employees will be paid for five days while […]

Dec 2, 2020

Jobs

Government proposes 12 working hours in new draft rules

The Labour Ministry has proposed maximum 12 working hours in a day, including intervals under the draft rules on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH) Code 2020 passed earlier this year by Parliament. However, the weekly working hours limit has been fixed at 48 hours (six days X eight hours, with one weekly off) […]

Nov 22, 2020