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IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance launches surety bond insurance
To make these projects a reality, India needs to widen the...
Employee doesn’t have right to promotion but consideration if not disqualified: SC
"It is trite that the employee has no right to be promoted but has...
DFS asks GIPSA to include GIC Re and AIC as its members
The move by the DFS has come at a time when GIC Re had already expressed its desire to the DFS to be treated separately from the rest of PSU general insurers in some areas particularly deciding wages and allowances of its employees New Delhi: The Department of...
World needs to move beyond cyber security to cyber immunity: Kaspersky Labs CEO
“In an age where technology can be used by good guys and bad guys alike, traditional cyber security is no longer enough. We need to revolutionise our defences to ensure we create a more secure digital world,” Kaspersky Labs CEO Eugene Kaspersky Bali (Indonesia): As...
India’s aviation watchdog reviewing fatigue data after pilot death
The rare review, which has not previously been reported, comes after an IndiGo pilot collapsed and died before his flight last week. That has sparked complaints from some Indian pilots that they are being stretched to the brink by airlines, even though they comply...
US sues SpaceX, alleges hiring discrimination against asylum recipients, refugees
“The lawsuit alleges that, from at least September 2018 to May 2022, SpaceX routinely discouraged asylees and refugees from applying and refused to hire or consider them, because of their citizenship status, in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act,” the...
Swiss Re ordered to pay former underwriter $1.6M for sexism, unfair dismissal
Ms. Sommer was awarded 1.29 million pounds in a ruling published on Thursday, which the tribunal said was for “injury to feelings, personal injury and aggravated damages” and other financial losses, including the loss of a bonus in 2021 London: A former Swiss Re...
Majority of employees report low levels of wellbeing at workplace: Report
Over 67 per cent of employees said their employer was responsible for their wellbeing while they were at work, the report said. Some factors like inclusivity, acceptance, respectful interactions, and the presence of supportive managers improve the wellbeing at a...
More than one-third of desks in offices around the globe are unoccupied all week: Report
“It’s time to rethink the humble desk.They dominate space in our offices, they’re expensive and we’re just not using them the way we were pre-pandemic. Companies just need less of them now that people do the majority of their focus work at home. Companies should...
Australia’s spending on public pensions to be lowest in OECD as private system takes strain
The number of Australians aged 65 and over will double by 2063 but spending on public pensions will decline to 2% of GDP over the same period, from 2.3% today, thanks to the private pension system, according to excerpts from the "Intergenerational Report 2023" seen by...
FOCUS-ChatGPT fever spreads to US workplace, sounding alarm for some
Companies worldwide are considering how to best make use of ChatGPT, a chatbot programme that uses generative AI to hold conversations with users and answer myriad prompts. Security firms and companies have raised concerns, however, that it could result in...
Zoom, which thrived on the remote work revolution, wants workers back in the office part-time
Zoom, the video conferencing pioneer, is asking employees who live within a 50-mile radius of its offices to work onsite two days a week, a company spokesperson confirmed in an email. Newyork: The company whose name became synonymous with remote work is joining the...