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COP29: Baku meet adopts establishment of global carbon market under Paris Agreement’s Article 6
The Article 6.4 mechanism is seen as an important tool in bridging...
Right to live in a pollution-free atmosphere is a fundamental right of every citizen: SC
"The right to live in a pollution-free atmosphere is a fundamental...
Mental Illness: Indian Insurers now cover alzheimers, depression and bipolar disorders
Sanil Basutkar Having an appropriate cover and healthcare plan for mental illness needs to be an important aspect when looking for a comprehensive insurance for you and your family How does insurance cover work for mental illness?For around 60 years after...
Employers may need to justify bans on wearing religious signs, EU court says
However, the court said an employer's neutrality rule could be deemed indirectly discriminatory if it results in someone of a particular religion or belief being put at a disadvantage. It said that in this particular dispute, it would be up to a works tribunal in...
Indian women prefer savings plans among life insurance products: Tata AIA survey
72% of women believe life insurance is integral to their financial planning post-Covid-19. The respondents from tier-3 cities feel more strongly about this. A savings plan was the most preferred among life insurance products, followed by term insurance. Pension plans...
Mental, physical & financial resilience improving, says New HSBC Life 2022 +Factor Study
Greg Hingston, CEO, Global Insurance and Partnerships, HSBC Life, commented: "The interconnection between mental, financial and physical dimensions is clear. When one dimension improves, the others follow. When physical, mental and financial health are all addressed,...
Singtel’s second unit faces cyber attack weeks after Optus data breach
Last week, Dialog realized “a very small sample” of its data, including some employee personal information, had been published on the dark web. Singapore: Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. said on Monday its unit Dialog faced a cyber attack that potentially affected...
Companies lack targets for employee mental health, study shows
Deloitte, one of the “Big Four” accounting firms, reported in 2020 that mental ill-health in the workplace cost companies on average 1,652 pounds, or $1,900 based on mid-September exchange rate, per private sector employee each year, CCLA cited There may be no...
Wage Revision: FM withholds approvals on “performance linked wages” for PSU Gen insurers, GIPSA to meet unions tom
``The ministry of finance wants the unions to agree for the performance based wage revision in future before effecting the new revision of 12 per cent hike with five years of arrears for the workforce of the general insurance industry,'' said sources in the ministry...
We understand that our Wage Revision file has been returned by FM office without approval, seeking some clarifications. Further, We have received a communication from GIPSA that a meeting of check off qualified associations (one representative each) with DFS has been...
Global coalition with insurers devise tool to measure Workplace Mental Health
The assessment, known as the Mental Health at Work Index, will score the effectiveness of an organization’s mental-health programs and recommend enhancements. The goal is to “help define what good looks like,” said Christina McCarthy, executive director of One Mind at...
1,600 doctors on duty lost their life in pandemic
''As per available data around 1,600 doctors lost their life in the line of their duty over the two years when the pandemic ravaged India. Despite this nobility in their profession, they have to commonly face the wrath of the public,'' said Dr Anil Gurnani, chairman...