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Comment on woman’s body structure is sexual harassment: Kerala High Court
The ruling by Justice A. Badharudeen came while dismissing a former...
Fintechs urged to innovate, comply: DFS Secy
M Nagaraju,Secretary, Department of Financial Services The RBI also...
GENEVA: A new initiative to cut deaths and injuries among garment and footwear workers has been launched by the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Vision Zero Fund1 and Nike Inc. The joint initiative aims to understand why garment and footwear workers are...
Dominick Williams appointed as WTW’s Head of Distribution Advisory in APAC
“ The insurance business is going through a time of transformational change. Dominick’s addition to the Client Advisory team is timely as we continue to invest to ensure our capability and solutions remain market leading.'' Sam Farrimond, Regional Leader, Client...
A former Swiss Re underwriter wins sex discrimination suit
“We note the tribunal’s conclusions, and we are giving them full and careful consideration,” Swiss Re said in a statement. The firm “does not tolerate discrimination of any kind and is committed to providing an equal and inclusive workplace for all employee A former...
Govt to unveil revamping strategies for 4 PSU general insurers on Aug 27, allows each company to decide its own salary structures in next wage revision
CMDs and general managers of GIPSA member companies in the presence of Saurabh Mishra, joint secretary, DFS, will meet the union officials of the industry in Faridabad on 27th August to discuss the revamping plans of the companies on the basis of the diagnosis of...
Centre signs headquarters agreement with Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
P K Mishra, Principal Secretary, Prime Minister's Office PK Mishra, Principal Secretary, Prime Minister's Office, and CDRI Governing Council Co-chair said, "It is a landmark moment for CDRI, to be recognized as an independent international organization, with a Charter...
Singapore will decriminalize sex between men, prime minister says
In Singapore, under Section 377A, offenders can be jailed for up to two years under the law, but it is not currently actively enforced. There have been no known convictions for sex between consenting adult males for decades and the law does not include sex between...
FPIs pump in Rs 44,500 cr into Indian equities in three weeks of Aug
After turning net buyers last month, foreign investors have shown tremendous enthusiasm for Indian equities and have infused close to Rs 44,500 crore in August so far amid softening of inflation in US and falling dollar index. This was way higher than a net investment...
Over 30 pc of Indian employees want to change jobs: PwC survey
Millennials are the most likely to seek new employment, with 37 per cent indicating that they are likely to switch employers in the next 12 months While Gen Z employees are less likely to quit, about a third of them are extremely or very likely to ask for a reduction...
Caste in California: Tech giants confront ancient Indian hierarchy
The update came after the tech sector - which counts India as its top source of skilled foreign workers - received a wake-up call in June 2020 when California's employment regulator sued Cisco Systems on behalf of a low-caste engineer who accused two higher-caste...
Govt plans a new tax regime, reviews current exemption system for individuals
Eventually, sources said, the government aims to establish a system where there are no exemptions and the complex old tax regime with exemptions and deductions is terminated The intention behind the move was to provide significant relief to the individual taxpayers...