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Oral cancer costs India $5.6 Billion in lost productivity in 2022: Tata Memorial Centre
India contributes two-thirds of the global mortality due to oral...
Surprise! India has the third highest expat salary packages in Asia
The average expatriate pay package provided by companies in Japan to mid-level employees is $386,451 a year, eclipsing what’s on offer anywhere else in the region, according to a report by consultancy ECA International. Japan also saw the biggest increase in expat package values last year, thanks to a stronger yen and steeper housing costs, said Lee Quane, a regional director at the firm.
Men go through postnatal depression too, but people mistake symptoms for tiredness or stress
The research team believes that much more can be done to promote a better understanding of paternal postnatal depression, so people don’t brush it off as simply tiredness or stress. This is particularly important as many men who experience symptoms of depression following the birth of their child may not be confident about asking for help and may be missed by healthcare professionals in the routine assessments of new parents
IRDA set to allow claim settlement in installments in healh & PA policies
IRDA has favoured the concept of payments of claims in installments in respect of personal accident policies issued by general and health insurers and benefit based health insurance policies issued by all insurers as claims offer an income in the hands of the claimants for a reasonable period of time on the happening of the contingent event insured under an underlying policy.
‘87% women would quit over sexual harassment, bias in hiring’
Around 92 percent of respondents said they would be more likely to stay at their job if their company was quick to respond to a public scandal by fixing errors and communicating internally and externally, it said.
61% office-goers in India want commuting time to be included in working hours: Survey
“Last year our Global Workspace Survey talked about reaching a tipping point, but what we are seeing now is that flexible working is considered by many to be the new norm for any business that is serious about productivity, agility and winning the war for top talent,” IWG CEO and Founder Mark Dixon said.
Uber settles Driver Classification disputes for $20 mn
The drivers attacked the ride-sharing company’s business model of treating them as contractors to avoid the costs of paying a minimum wage, overtime, sick leave and health insurance.
Closing the Gender Gap
Women make up almost half of the world’s working-age population of nearly 5 billion people. But only about 50 percent of those women participate in the labor force, compared with 80 percent of men. The losses to an economy from economic disempowerment of women were estimated to range from 10 percent of GDP in advanced economies to more than 30 percent in South Asia and in the Middle East and North Africa.
Include special allowance in employees’ basic wage for PF deduction: SC
A bench comprising justices Arun Mishra and Navin Sinha dismissed the appeals filed by several companies challenging the decision of the Provident Fund Commissioner clubbing basic pay with special allowances for deduction towards provident fund.
Govt allows one more pension option for left over employees of PSU insurance cos
“Government approves one more pension option for left over employees of public sector insurance companies who joined on or before 28 June, 1995. It would benefit 42,720 employees including 10,720 senior citizens,’’ Jaitley tweeted on Saturday.
Uber pledges to fight UK Court decision that drivers should be treated as workers
Though the U.K. ruling will not apply to employees outside the country, it is part of a trend in which regulators are more closely scrutinizing a quickly evolving workplace and challenging traditional employment models. Only this week, Britain published its Good Work Plan, promising to clarify the tests around employment status as suggested by the landmark Taylor Review last year