Tag: wages
2.2% decline in real wages in advanced economies in 2022
In the year 2022, average real wages dipped. That means, daily wagers and salaried workers were unable to increase their incomes to keep pace...
Britain’s postal workers’ union to avert disruptions due to strike
Leaders of the trade union, Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) representing postal workers in Britain who are on strike, were scheduled to meet executives from...
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...
TCS grants increments of 5 to 8% to staff, speeds up...
On 8 July 2022, Indian multinational company, Tata Consultancy Services revealed that its employees have been given increments between five to eight per cent,...
Minimum wages hiked to Rs 300 in J&K
The minimum wages of daily wagers as well as casual labourers in Jammu & Kashmir has been increased to from Rs 225 per day...
Strikes across India by disgruntled workers from different sectors
Amidst the raging pandemic, there seems to be no dearth of disgruntled workers calling strikes to get their demands fulfilled across India, from various...
Punjab govt. regularises jobs of 36000, hikes minimum wages
The Punjab government has decided to regularise employment for 36,000 contractual, ad hoc, temporary and daily-wage workers. The cabinet has approved the decision ahead...
Walmart to hire 1,50,000 to handle festive season rush
Walmart to hire 1,50,000 store employees ahead of the festive season. It will take on at least 1,25,000 workers at its warehouses and for...
Renault-Nissan asked to pay extra wages to workers
An Indian arbitrator has asked the Japanese car maker, Renault-Nissan, to pay additional wages to its 3,542 workers at the Chennai plant. The arbitrator...
Chipotle uses online chat platform for job fair, attracts 23K+ applications
Chipotle reportedly received over 23,000 job applications via Discord, the online chat platform, in response to its announcement of hike in hourly wages. Chipotle...
Amazon to hike hourly wages by up to $3, step up...
The online shopping giant, which already pays new hires at least $15 an hour, said it will start increasing pay between 50 cents an...
Smart watches detect 250 ghost employees in Chandigarh MCD
After making marking of biometric attendance mandatory for staff of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation in November, 2019, the municipal commissioner had ordered salary cuts...
Labour Codes 2020: Fixed-term and permanent workers to be at par
The draft order for industrial establishments and mines by the Ministry of Labour proposes that fixed-term employment be treated equal to permanent employment. A...
Vandalism at Wistron plant, thousands of iPhones stolen by agitated workers
Wistron’s iPhone-manufacturing plant in Kolar, Karnataka, witnessed violence on December 12, when more than a 1000 disgruntled workers, angry over non-payment of salary and...
#MakeAmazonPay trends as workers demand better wages
Black Friday brought in huge profits for the billionaire, Jeff Bezos, CEO, Amazon, but also sparked a movement that united warehouse workers, environmental activists...
Private organisations cannot be forced to pay full wages: SC
The Supreme Court, on June 4, stopped the Government from taking any ‘coercive action’ against private companies who were unable to pay full wages...
Singapore experiencing worst recession, highest unemployment rate in over 10 years
Ever since the global financial crisis in 2009, the unemployment rate in Singapore has not been this high. The first quarter saw the rate...
AEPC seeks stimulus package from Govt, as apparel exports sector stares...
While the apparel exporting industry managed to pay all the workers in the industry their wages for March, it finds itself unable to pay...
Good news for Central-Government employees
Employees of the Central Government may receive some good news this year in the upcoming budget. Their minimum wages under the 7th Central Pay...
Honda denies wage revision for 1900 workers
The problems at the Manesar plant of Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) has further escalated. The company has denied the revision of wages...
Low pay and unequal wages remain a malady in India despite...
As per a new ILO report, while employment has grown in the organised sector, there is too much of informality and no social security is offered in most of the jobs.
Income of workforce is linked to their height
According to a World Bank report, two?thirds of India’s current workforce was stunted in childhood and that's affecting their income.
Biggest pay rise for US workers in a decade
Wages and salaries rose 0.5 per cent in the second quarter and 2.8 per cent for the 12-month period, while benefits costs increased 0.9 per cent and 2.9 per cent, respectively.
BSNL employees to go on nationwide strike seeking wage hike
Upset about not being given wage hike by the 3rd Pay Revision Committee, employees have declared a day-long nationwide strike on July 27
Workers at Maruti to get an average hike of Rs 16,800...
The agreement will be implemented with effect from April 1, 2015 till March 31, 2018. The arrears will be paid in three instalments over three years.
Taiwan’s Yang Ming Marine Transport is giving workers 30 months’ salary...
Early this year, Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. of Taiwan had awarded 12 months’ salary as bonus. Now, the shipping company has gone ahead...
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Bharat Electronics elevates Vikraman N to director (HR)
Vikraman N has been elevated to the position of director – HR, Bharat Electronics (BEL). Earlier, Vikraman was executive director (radar) and unit head...
Meta employee fired after relocating from India to UK, describes it as devastating
While layoffs are challenging for everyone involved, the impact is particularly devastating for those who had relocated to another country for their job. One...
HR — Mere ‘agony aunts’ or much more?
Human resources (HR) professionals often find themselves wearing multiple hats in the workplace. They help manage employee relations, ensure compliance with labour laws, foster...
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Leadership onboarding plays a critical role in the success of organisations by ensuring that newly-appointed leaders are equipped with the necessary knowledge, skills and...
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