Tag: Hike

Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh announce 4% DA and DR hike

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has announced that the state government has decided on a four per cent hike in dearness allowance (DA)...

Significant salary increase with a probable 4% hike in  DA

Central government employees are eagerly anticipating a significant boost in their pay starting from July, as their salaries are expected to experience a notable...

Will DA be hiked by 3-4% this July?

The dearness allowance (DA) was increased by four per cent in March 2023, by the Central government. This hike came into effect from 1...

Samsung Electronics facing first worker strike in its history?

Samsung Electronics Co. is reportedly facing a strike by workers, probably for the first time in its history. The unionised workers threatened to stage...

Will DA, fitment factor be revised for Central government staff?

Will the dearness allowance of Central government employees be hiked to 42 per cent from the present 38 per cent? Media reports suggest that...

Will Vistara give 8% pay hike to pilots?

Come April 2023, and Vistara pilots and cabin crew will enjoy an eight per cent increment in pay. The hike will be added to...

Min. wage in N. Zealand is now NZ$ 22.7 per hour

Come April and the minimum wage in New Zealand will be hiked by NZ$ 1.5. That means, the hourly wage with effect from April 2023...

Will DA increase to 42% for Central government staff?

The employees of the Central government may receive increased dearness allowance soon. It is reported that the Centre is deliberating hiking the DA by...

1,100 employees of New York Times stop work

About 1,100 employees of New York Times have gone on strike and stopped work, demanding pay hikes to tackle inflation. Employees, including journalists disappointed at...

WB govt staff protest, demand DA hike

Employees of the West Bengal government have been seeking revision of dearness allowance as per the 7th Pay Commission. They held protests outside the...

Will the Government increase fitment factor 3 times?

For some time now, employees of the Central government have been demanding that the fitment factor be hiked. The question is, will it be...

SpiceJet to hike pilots’ salaries

SpiceJet will pay its captains Rs 7 lakh for 80 hours of flying per month. This is the hike that the Airline has announced...

Central govt. hikes DA by 4%

The Ministry of Finance has announced the most awaited hike in the dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) for Central government employees. On...

96% Wipro staff to get hike from 1 Sept

Despite economic pressures in the last quarter, Wipro is giving annual salary increments to 96 per cent of its staff, with effect from September...

Odisha govt raises DA of staff by 3%

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has given his approval to the proposed three per cent hike in the dearness allowance (DA) for the state-government...

Minimum wage in Sikkim hiked to Rs 500

The new rates would be effective from July 11, 2022, and the labourers will be given arrears The Government of Sikkim has hiked minimum wage...

Salary hike for teachers of Punjab University after 5 years

At last, the teachers of Punjab University can look forward to a salary hike after five years. The State government has decided to implement...

Assam government to hike wages of tea garden workers

Finally, there will be an increment in the daily wages of the tea garden workers in the Brahmaputra and Barak Valley. With effect from...

DA hiked from 31% to 34% for Madhya Pradesh govt staff

There is good news for over 7.5 lakh employees of the Madhya Pradesh government. There is to be a hike in their dearness allowance...

Now Odisha MLAs want pay hike

The MLAs of Odisha are demanding that the Government increase their salaries, which were last revised in 2017, that is, about five years ago. Given...

Salary revisions, increase in hiring targets at Infosys

Despite the impact on costs and margins, Infosys is planning to give increments to its employees in the hope of bringing down attrition rate. In...

4% DA hike likely for government employees

Government employees can expect a four per cent increment in dearness allowance (DA) this time. The hike will reportedly come into effect from 1...

Wipro announces 10% increment, to grant promotions every quarter

In an attempt to control attrition, Wipro, the Indian multinational software company has announced that most of its employees will receive a 10 per...

After cabin crew, now IndiGo technicians go on mass leave

Close on the heels of the cabin crew going on mass leave to attend interviews at rival airlines, now the technicians at Indigo, in...

UAE firms considering giving 10% mid-term hike to staff amid inflation

Given the high inflation in the country, combined with fuel prices rising steadily since January 2022, the common man’s pocket in the UAE is...

Delhi government MLAs may get double salary

The MLAs of the Delhi government may look forward to a significant hike in their salary, if the Bill for 66 per cent hike...

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Hush trips — a menace for HR?

Recently, a concerning trend has emerged in the corporate world — the rise of hush trips. These secret, unauthorised vacations taken by employees have...

Indian Meta employees on H1B visas pressed into urgent job hunt amid layoffs

Meta, a tech company, has recently fired a large number of new employees. They have cut around 6,000 jobs in their latest round of...

Is Goldman Sachs preparing to cut jobs?

That the market slowdown has affected investment banks is quite clear. Now the Goldman Sachs Group is reportedly preparing to axe about 200+ jobs...

65 companies participated in  Rozgar Mela in Madhya Pradesh

Rozgar Mela is a job fair organised by the central government, where job seekers interact with employers, explore employment opportunities, and participate in interviews...

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