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Instant loan apps arrests: What's the Chinese link?
BusinessToday.In
January 15, 2021
The instant loan apps offer loans to individuals and levy exorbitant interest rates and processing charges. These could range from 2-3 per cent per month, adding up to an average of 24-36 per cent a year
'One-size-fits-all' doesn't work for digital markets: CCI head
PTI
January 4, 2021
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has been closely watching digital markets and also came out with a detailed study on e-commerce space, among other initiatives
Corporates to increase hiring for first quarter of 2021: Survey
PTI
December 8, 2020
According to the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey that covered 1,518 employers across the country, the employment trends in the first quarter of 2021 is expected to be on the rise with a Net Employment Outlook of 5 per cent
Hexaware to launch on-demand gig platform for small businesses
Sonal Khetarpal
November 19, 2020
\"There are hundreds of different gig platforms out there but are largely adopted by small and medium businesses. So, we see an opportunity in the enterprise space to provide something that's unique and different,\" says Neil Fox, CTO at Hexaware
Social Security Code: Govt notifies draft rules, seeks suggestions in 45 days
BusinessToday.In
November 15, 2020
The labour ministry had gathered inputs over the next 45 days from the date of notification, following which the final rules will now be notified
Uber sees slowest recovery of ride business in home US market
Reuters
November 6, 2020
Ride bookings were dragged down by a slow recovery particularly on the U.S. West Coast, while Europe and the Middle East recovered more steadily, down only 36% from last year
Quess Corp launches a job search app for blue collar workers
Sonal Khetarpal
November 5, 2020
The app helps candidates create their digital profile called 'Job Passport' using tools in the app that help them identify their competencies (basic English to sales proficiency etc.)
Marico expands diversity agenda; ropes in armed force personnel, differently abled
Ajita Shashidhar
November 4, 2020
The consumer goods major which typically hires from B-schools and from engineering colleges for operational roles, is now hiring talent from humanities streams of premier institutions such as St Stephens, Lady Shriram and St Xaviers
Success of labour codes depend on framing, implementation: Vishal Grover of Aon India
PTI
October 18, 2020
Grover further noted that the long-term objective of the labour reforms should be to create more employment opportunities as India is set to surpass China as the most populous nation
Rebooting Economy 33: Where have the good old full-time decent jobs gone?
Prasanna Mohanty
October 5, 2020
Part I of this two-part article traces the growth of temporary employment in government and the practice of keeping a larger number of posts vacant even in the face of a severe job crisis
Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar assures trade unions to address concerns over new labour codes
Nirbhay Kumar
September 29, 2020
Labour unions have opposed new rule which allows companies with upto 300 employees to lay-off staff and close the firm without government approval. The threshold for this was 100 employees earlier
Rebooting Economy 32: Wage code leaves millions of workers out in cold
Prasanna Mohanty
September 28, 2020
Neither the Wage Code 2019 nor the draft Rules 2020 notified in July 2020 under it links wage to labour productivity, strengthen implementation regime, make minimum wage universal or limit working hours to 8-hour a day to improve the lot of workers
Rebooting Economy 31: Will new labour codes protect more workers or less?
Prasanna Mohanty
September 27, 2020
New labour codes severely reduce workers' security by increasing key thresholds for applicability of most protections; contractual employment has been expanded to add to workers' precarity and social protections for unorganised workers are vague
India Inc. loves new labour codes; experts say they will promote 'ease of closing business'
Nirbhay Kumar
September 26, 2020
The Code on Industrial Relations allows companies with up to 300 workers to fire them without prior government approval; they also make it difficult for unions to go on strike without prior 60-day notice
New labour laws are pro-business, anti-workers
Sonal Khetarpal
September 25, 2020
The three labour codes seen together fail to achieve even reasonable balance between enabling of ease of doing business, and protecting & strengthening labour welfare and their rights
The Missing She Economy
Sonal Khetarpal
New Delhi, September 17, 2020
Despite obvious benefits, most of India Inc. is oblivious to business around women-specific needs. Marketers listening to them have never been happier
Axis Bank to hire 1,000 employees a year under 'Gig-a-Opportunities' initiative
PTI
August 20, 2020
Stating that people were hesitant in the first place about working from home, Rajesh Dahiya, Executive Director (Corporate Centre), Axis Bank, said but now they have got used to it and this is proving to be very productive and also very efficient
COVID-19 effect: US jobless claims fall to 963,000, still higher than pre-pandemic figures
Associated Press
August 14, 2020
The decline suggests that layoffs are slowing, though last week's figure still exceeds the pre-pandemic record of just under 700,000
Hiring sentiments improve, still far below pre-COVID times
Sonal Khetarpal
July 22, 2020
Businesses are looking for senior professionals to steer the company out of troubled water; hiring is not really for business expansion but related more to meet the pent up demand
Coronavirus effect: US unemployment claims fall for eighth week straight
Reuters
May 29, 2020
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 323,000 to a seasonally adjusted 2.123 million for the week ended May 23, the Labor Department said
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