"Importantly, these findings provide evidence that the same investments that firms make to support the development of employees' human capital in normal times also offer a buffer to employees' job security in the face of financial precarity," the authors wrote...
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Make history and eliminate cervical cancer for ever, urges WHO chief
Cervical cancer is also the second most common cancer type for women, with the highest incidence and mortality rates, generally impacting low Human Development Index countries Nearly 90 per cent of 2018 deaths occurred in low and middle-income countries, where the...
Foxconn unlikely to reopen its iPhone manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu until Jan. 7
The Foxconn plant, located in the state of Tamil Nadu, was closed on Dec. 18, following protests over 250 of its workers being treated for food poisoning. Apple has since placed the factory on probation after discovering that some dormitories and dining rooms did not...
Assets under management of NPS, APY cross Rs 6.99 lakh cr: PFRDA
NPS, which mainly caters to organised sector employees, is segmented into central government, state government, corporate sector employees, all citizens model and NPS Lite New Delhi: Total assets managed under NPS and APY, the two flagship pension schemes of the...
UK government seeks to mitigate workforce disruption from Omicron
New restrictions in England to slow the spread of COVID-19 will only be introduced as a last resort, health minister Sajid Javid said, stressing that although hospitalisations were rising, the number of patients in intensive care was stable The rapid spread of the...
Equities present memorable parting gift in 2021; investors turn wealthier by nearly Rs 78 lakh cr
''Globally and in India, the market cap to GDP ratio touched an all-time high due to large liquidity flows, low interest rates, expectation of early return to normalcy and low returns from other asset classes,'' said Dhiraj Relli, MD & CEO of HDFC Securities...
2022: Daunting labour reforms, informal workers’ social security fund await take off
There is a provision in the industrial relations code that any unit with up to 300 workers will not need permission from the appropriate government for closure, retrenchment and lay off. At present, the threshold is 100 workers New Delhi: Ushering in a big wave of...
2021:Indian Life Insurance Trends
Vighnesh Shahane, MD & CEO, Ageas Federal Life Insurance With the hike in rates by reinsurers, term plan prices are set to rise, but they still remain one of the most important and crucial investments in one’s financial portfolio In India, a third wave could...
Covid arbitrage: Trade of the year
The uber rich in other parts of the world, from U.S. to the U.K., also found ways to hide. Jetting off to far-flung New Zealand, seeking out doomsday bunkers, or simply retiring to holiday homes far from the crowds It was a warm spring evening in Taipei and more than...
India will see Omicron surge but cases will be mild, vaccines will help: Angelique Coetzee
Dr Angelique Coetzee In the case of a vaccinated person or one who has had a history of being infected by COVID-19, it will spread to fewer people, she said, adding that unvaccinated people will potentially spread the virus 100 per cent ''Existing vaccines would...