Tag: US
US policy update allows remote verification for qualified employers
Employers in the United States are mandated by the US citizenship and immigration services (USCIS) to utilise form I-9 for the purpose of confirming...
Will AI replace 46% of administrative jobs?
That artificial intelligence is here to stay is a well know fact, but whether it will completely replace human jobs is yet to be...
49% firms are using ChatGPT, 25% saved $75K by doing so!
Are organisations replacing staff with ChatGPT? The AI chatbot has managed to save significant amounts of money for many companies in the US that...
NY Tesla workers plan unionisation campaign
For the first time ever, a group of employees at the Tesla plant in New York are planning to form a union. The electric...
48% HR in the US most worried about updating skills as...
Did you know that the biggest challenge for HR professionals in terms of hiring and retaining talent, across companies in the US, is training...
Over 1,00,000 jobs axed in the US in January 2023
Since the year 2020, employers in the US have axed the maximum jobs, reveals a report. About 1,02,943 jobs were cut in January 2023,...
Additional fines for violating worker safety regulations: Amazon
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations to three Amazon warehouses for hazardous working conditions leading to serious worker injuries.
Inspectors...
US Labour Department proposes to redefine the status of gig workers
The US Labour Department has proposed to redefine the status of gig workers or contract workers in the country. The move is expected to...
Infosys accused of bias, discrimination
Infosys has been accused of discrimination while hiring. Apparently, the IT major avoided hiring women with children, people of Indian origin and those aged...
Fourth round of layoffs at Peloton this year
About 12 per cent of Peloton’s workforce may be asked to leave. The connected-fitness company is about to cut about 500 jobs in a...
Unemployment rate rises in India, dips in the US
According to data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) India's unemployment rate rose to a one-year high of 8.3 per cent in...
Only 3.5% joblessness in the US, 5.28 lakh jobs added in...
While recession has not set in yet, it may not be too far away either feel some experts. At a time when economists were...
Zoho to expand team by 2,000
Zoho Corp., the Chennai-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) company is looking to expand its team in India and outside. It is looking out for engineers, web...
US employee fired for sharing pay hike info on TikTok
Lexi Larson who is based out of Denver in the US had recently joined a tech company. She was hired after receiving a commendable...
Now 3-year wait for employer-sponsored green-card processing
This year, the processing time for employer-sponsored green cards has again increased. Now, it will take at least three years to process. However, the...
Most median workers in the US earned higher salaries than previous...
A study by the Wall Street Journal has revealed that the medium average salary of employees at 25 top US companies exceeded $100,000 in...
Labour shortage amidst record high vacancies in the US
Wages across the US are witnessing record hikes. While vacancies are at a record high, about 4.5 million people have quit their jobs.
That means,...
Amazon workers in Staten Island form first union in the US
Amazon’s workers in Staten Island, New York, have managed to get together and form the first ever Amazon union in the US till date....
Walmart to expand workforce by 50,000 in the US
Walmart is gearing to hire 50,000 workers in the US in about a month’s time. The American retailer is reportedly hiring workers for its...
Google lifts social distancing and testing mandates for US employees
Google has relaxed some of its COVID-19 measures and protocols related to vaccination, testing and social distancing for its US employees.
In a mail written...
Unemployment rises in the US, Canada posts over 8.74 lakh unfilled...
January 2022 saw about 1.4 million workers joining the labour force in the US. However, the unemployment rate, on the whole, rose a bit...
50% cut in paid leave for COVID-positive staff at Walmart
Employees of Walmart in the US who need to self-isolate or have tested positive for COVID-19 will now only get a week’s paid leave...
Walmart to expand InHome service in the US, hire 3,000+ drivers
Walmart is gearing to enhance its home delivery facility, for which it needs more drivers in its already 100-strong fleet. It plans to hire...
Minimum wage to go up in many of US states in...
The New Year will see the minimum wage going up across many states of the US. Starting January 2022, the minimum wage in Maryland...
Apple shuts 8 retail stores in the US and Canada as...
Technology giant, Apple, has decided to shut eight stores in the US and Canada with the surge in the number of COVID-19 cases amongst...
US to grant 20,000 additional H-2B visas for temporary workers
The Department of Homeland Security, for the first time ever, is offering 20,000 more H-2B or guest-worker visas to temporary workers, this winter.
Earlier, additional...