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NHRC faults probe of Foxconn hiring, orders new inquiry
"The commission has no hesitation in stating that the authorities...
SC reconstitutes Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee
The GSICC is tasked with addressing issues related to gender...
Improving employee wellbeing factors can enhance company performance up to 55 Percent: Global Aon Survey
"Despite companies facing increasing volatility and uncertainty in the form of inflation, a global pandemic, changing workforce patterns and geopolitical conflict, the latest Global Wellbeing Survey demonstrates that employers are still focused on wellbeing, now more...
National Pension System: Investing for Retirement
An impending challenge employees or workers may face in India, is the risk of inadequate pension arrangements after retirement from work. As a fallout, individuals may either be required to put severe curbs on their post-retiral expenses or continue working beyond the...
Getting good sleep could add years to your life: Harvard Research
"We saw a clear dose-response relationship, so the more beneficial factors someone has in terms of having a higher quality of sleep, they also have a stepwise lowering of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality," said Frank Qian, MD, an internal medicine resident...
Exercise is more effective than medication in managing mental health: Study
"Physical activity is known to help improve mental health. Yet despite the evidence, it has not been widely adopted as a first-choice treatment, Our review shows that physical activity interventions can significantly reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety in all...
Most female blue collar employees in India confident about equal pay: Survey
Currently, the top four things which employers surveyed are doing are offering the same salary to male and female employees for the same job role, offering the same incentives to male and female employees, zero tolerance for sexual harassment and gender discrimination...
Salary most important factor for job selection for over 60% respondents, says CBRE survey
Anshuman Magazine, Chairman & CEO- India, South-East Asia, Middle East & Africa, CBRE, said: "The survey indicates that majority of respondents prefer workplace quality and focus space for them to be regular at the office, while specially after the pandemic,...
Hot temperature to heat up prices, reduce wheat yield, says CRISIL report
The rabi wheat crop yield will be impacted if the temperature is high in March. The crop yield will be on a par - or marginally lesser - than last year's low, said CRISIL in a report. Chennai: The hot temperature if persists in March may not only reduce the wheat crop...
World Day of Social Justice: Deeper dialogue across ‘real economy’ can drive progress
Poverty and inequalities within and among countries are on the rise in many parts of the world. Inequality remains very high, with annual gross domestic product per capita ranging from about $600 at purchasing power parity in the poorest country to more than $115,000...
IFSCA lays foundation to strengthen ship financing, leasing in India
With the changes, ship financing is expected to witness a similar boom as seen in aviation financing, FSCA Committee on Ship Acquisition chairperson Vandana Aggarwal said Kolkata: In a bid to boost maritime trade, International Financial Services Centres...
Rate of unemployment for people aged 15-29 years falls to 12.9 pc in 2020-21: Minister
The estimated unemployment rate on usual status for youth ages 15-29 years was 17.8 per cent, 17.3 per cent, 15 per cent and 12.9 per cent during years 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21, respectively, which shows that unemployment rate for youth in the country has...