Tag: Tamil Nadu

Unfulfilled demands result in employee strikes across country

On February 13, 2023, contract employees and workers at NLC Tamil Nadu Power Limited (NTPL) in Thoothukudi, a joint venture between Neyveli Lignite Corporation...

Foxconn to build hostels to accommodate 60,000 workers

Apple iPhone manufacturer Foxconn is set to build hostels for about 60,000 employees near its manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu. According to an ET report, this...

1500 TN education staff not paid salary for 2 months

In the month of October, after creating the new posts of district education officer (DEO) for primary, secondary and private schools, staff such as...

Domestic workers in India and minimum wage

In India, there is no dearth of incidents pertaining to exploitation of domestic helps. However, things seem to be moving in the right direction,...

Tata Electronics is hiring in Tamil Nadu

Tata Electronics, which is part of the Tata Group, is preparing to hire in significant numbers for its manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadau. The...

Tamil Nadu orders mandatory Tamil language exam for government jobs

The Tamil Nadu government has announced that candidates will have to clear a Tamil language test while appearing for state government job-recruitment exams. The Tamil...

Employees demand 11% DA hike in Tamil Nadu immediately

Tamil Nadu witnessed demonstrations by government employees and pensioners demanding an 11 per cent hike in dearness allowance with immediate effect. The State government had...

At Syrma Technology, women rule the shop floors!

From the beginning itself, the founders and chairman of Syrma Technology, which is an electronic manufacturing services company and part of the Tandon Group,...

Govt sector in Tamil Nadu will give priority to first-generation graduates...

Chief Minister M K Stalin has expressed his eagerness to see more youngsters clearing competitive examinations in Tamil Nadu. He has instructed concerned officials...

Renault-Nissan workers go on strike, Hyundai suspends operations

The workers at Renault-Nissan’s car plant in Tamil Nadu have refused to resume work and have gone on a strike as the employee union,...

Royal Caribbean Cruises stalls India hiring amidst surge in COVID cases

Citing the surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in India, Royal Caribbean Cruises has temporarily suspended its plans to hire from India. According...

Tangedco to hire 2,900, Max Bupa to hire 12,000

While TANGEDCO is looking to hire 2,900 field assistants (trainees) at a monthly pay scale of Rs 18,800-Rs 59,900, in Telangana, Max Bupa is...

Ola to establish e-scooter factory, create 10,000 jobs in India

Ola has signed an agreement with the Tamil Nadu government to invest Rs 2,400 crore in setting up an electric scooter factory in the...

Projects worth Rs 19,000 cr. to create 26K jobs in TN

Tamil Nadu government has inked 18 MoUs pertaining to projects worth Rs 19,955 crore, with several Indian and international companies. These projects have the...

Tamil Nadu IT firms will work with 10% staff

The Tamil Nadu government has issued guidelines pertaining to resuming economic and commercial activities in the construction and IT sectors, as well as the...

Cauvery News lays off 146 employees

Cauvery News, the television channel owned by Cauvery Power, Tamil Nadu, is going to close down. Except for a small eight-member digital team, the...

Employees stage protest against Ford India for terminating a co-worker

An employee, who was terminated for misconduct at Ford India’s plant at Sanand, Gujarat, happened to be a union leader too, and therefore, his...

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,...

Women employees working in shifts to be provided transport facility and...

As per an order by the Tamil Nadu government, shops with at least 10 employees will now be allowed to remain open 24x7 throughout...

8000 Tamil Nadu teachers go without salary

Eight thousand teachers who were employed through the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) have complained that they have not received their salaries due to...

Hundreds of Walmart jobs being cut at its  5 e-commerce fulfillment...

Walmart has been in the news lately for laying off several employees at its five e-commerce fulfillment centres across the US due to a...

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Air India to revise its Privilege Leave policy

Air India has made an announcement stating that it intends to modify its Privilege Leave (PL) policy for permanent and full-term contract employees starting...

“In the future, we will need fungible talent to manage businesses,” Rajesh Jain

2022 was a volatile year for HR & workforce In the market, events ranging from the Great Resignation to massive layoffs are a matter of...

82% hybrid workers confident of efficiency, productivity: Study

According to a mental health study, employees are more likely to flourish (experience optimum mental health) and be in-flow (at the peak of efficiency),...

Chip slowdown compels chipmaker, Marvell, to cut 4% of workforce

Citing industry slowdown as the reason, Marvell Technology has announced a workforce reduction of approximately 4 per cent. The cut translates to around 320...

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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...

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“Being good to everyone is being unjust to performers,” Mathew Job, CEO, Crompton

Q. In today’s times, what’s more challenging for a CEO like you — profit & business growth, talent & people, diversification, compliance or managing...