Tag: Labour Law
‘Spouse can’t ask for employee’s resignation to be withdrawn’: Karnataka HC
A resignation, once submitted and accepted by the relevant authorities cannot be pulled back or withdrawn ruled the Karnataka High Court. The Court also...
Greek to follow six-day workweek; unions unhappy
Workers in Greek will soon be working for six days a week with flexible working hours. The Parliament of the country has given its...
Employers in New York State to be transparent with pay rates
All employers across the state of New York will now be required to follow the transparency law. That means, they will have to state...
If employer at fault, full back wages can be granted to...
The Gujarat High Court recently ruled that when an employee is terminated, the backwages do not automatically get awarded when the employee is reinstated....
Employer not wrong to ask employee to join posting immediately: Calcutta...
According to the Calcutta High Court, no employer can be accused of criminal intimidation or conspiracy for simply asking an employee to join a...
MoHRE can help UAE employees who don’t get promised pay hike
Quite often, employers who, at the time of appointing a candidate, promise an increment after a specific duration of service, fail to grant that...
Oman’s Vision 2040: labour law reforms for welfare and local employment
Oman has recently taken significant strides in labour law reforms to prioritise the welfare of its citizens and expatriates and align with the Vision...
Air India pilots unhappy with new pay structure, threaten stir
The pilots of Air India are not happy with the new pay structure announced recently. The pilots’ associations are, in fact, calling it illegal...
Employers need to change work contracts warns UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recently announced a change to its labour law, requiring employers to transfer their employees to limited-term contracts. The...
NITES calls Amazon India layoffs illegal
About seven per cent of Amazon’s total global workforce of about 1.5 million, operates from India. With the tech giant reportedly set to cut...
Filipinos back in Saudi workforce; minimum wage to be Rs 3.76...
Saudi Arabia is again calling back workers from the Philippines. The two governments had entered into a formal agreement on 13 September following which...
Over 3000 Japanese scientists may lose jobs
Many universities and institutes in Japan are readying to lay off thousands of researchers / scientists before they are able to seek permanent employment,...
Labour Codes: 12 hours of working from Oct 1, hike in...
Time for the workforce to brace for the new labour law. While the working hours have been increased from 9 to 12, the good...
Indonesian Jobs Creation Law threatens labour rights say trade unions
Thousands of workers across Indonesia have been staging rallies against the Job Creation Law, which the trade unions feel go against labour rights and...
Health risks for women workers in Tamil Nadu’s garment industry
A recent investigation into the working of the garment industry in Tamil Nadu has revealed that women workers were given painkillers without medical advice,...
New law promises better working conditions for women in Kerala
Following the passing of the new labour law by the Kerala Assembly, the workplace environment/conditions have changed for the better for women workers in...
What’s inside this cloud company’s in-house happiness portal
ESDS Software Solutions, a cloud services and data centre solutions company, has innovatively embraced the notion of employee satisfaction through a unique survey platform,...
How WOW uses eNPS surveys to foster a collaborative environment
The dynamics of trust and collaboration vary across organisations as everyone will have nuanced differences in their definitions of these terms. The same holds...
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Future of talent acquisition in the age of generative AI
If you've been feeling a bit overwhelmed by the buzz surrounding generative AI, you're not alone. Let us face it, our industry is evolving,...
Innovation in insurance recruitment: Tata AIA’s journey towards high volume, top talent acquisition
Tata AIA Life is a joint venture between Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd and AIA Group. The venture merges Tata's leadership in India with AIA's...
Has leak by employee’s son ruined 1st reveal of video game?
Rockstar Games, the American video game firm, had created quite the hype with its intention to release the first trailer of the Grand Theft...
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Is Volkswagen axing jobs because of low productivity, high costs?
High costs and low productivity have reportedly made the brand Volkswagen financially incompetitive. Meanwhile, the parent company, VW Group —which owns Audi, Porsche and...
Has leak by employee’s son ruined 1st reveal of video game?
Rockstar Games, the American video game firm, had created quite the hype with its intention to release the first trailer of the Grand Theft...
Unity is cutting 3.8% of its global workforce
Unity Software has announced that, as a part of a strategic reset, it plans to trim 265 jobs, which make up 3.8 per cent...
Allahabad HC rules in favour of maternity leave petitioner
Justice Manish Mathur of the Allahabad High Court in Lucknow ruled in favour of Sonali Sharma in a case against the State of Uttar...
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Data analytics and not technology will redefine HR
Q. How satisfying has been your professional journey of 39 years?
A. It has been a bagful of mixed experiences. At times I have been...
EQ, IQ & empathy define the success of a CEO
Q. You spent 16 years at LIC before moving to a corporate role at ICICI Prudential. Now, 22 years on, I am still curious...
“The big change has been that we have moved from jobs to skills,” Amaresh...
Q. How would you define the culture at GE?
A. Having been present in this region since 1902, GE has been around for 120 years....
