Bangalore: BEML Ltd has announced the appointment of Debi Prasad Satpathy as the Director HR, following his selection by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) panel in March 2024. Satpathy, who was serving as the Executive Director-HR at BEML Ltd, brings over 30 years of experience in the...
(PTI): Apple iPhone maker Foxconn has informed the government that 25 per cent of its new hires are married women and its safety protocol, which requires all employees to avoid wearing metal irrespective of gender or religion, is not discriminatory, sources said. In an informal note shared with the...
Volvo Group has promoted Radhika Nair as the Head of People & Culture for India, effective 1st July. Radhika has been with the group since 2021. Before this promotion she was looking after the HR Function as Vice President of P&C for Global Vehicle Technology and Head of People and Culture...
(PTI): FMCG major Britannia Industries Ltd said all permanent workers at its Taratala factory in Kolkata have accepted the voluntary retirement scheme (VRS). Despite this significant workforce change, a company official claimed that there would be no material impact on the business operations of...
Construction & Real Estate, Travel & Hospitality, and EV & EV infrastructure are the industries with the greatest positive change in workforce size. Delhi, Bangalore, and Hyderabad are the top Indian cities where employment opportunities are thriving Generative AI is projected to...
In a pre-budget consultation meeting with union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, trade unions on Monday demanded restoration of the Old Pension Scheme and scrapping of the four labour codes according to a report of Harsh Kumar published in Business Standard. Induprakash Menon, national...
Yes Bank, in an internal restructuring exercise, has terminated 500 employees, with more headcount reduction to come in the next few weeks, according to a report by The Economic Times. The Bank has let go of people across various verticals, from wholesale to retail, with the branch banking segment...
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Union Labour Ministry seeks report over denial of jobs to married women at Foxconn plant
(PTI) : The Union Ministry of Labour and Employment has sought a detailed report from the Tamil Nadu Labour Department amid reports that married women are not allowed to work at the Foxconn India Apple iPhone plant. Section 5 of the Equal Remuneration Act 1976 stipulates that no discrimination is...
Foxconn, a major supplier for Apple, has been declining to employ married women at its main iPhone assembly plant in India. The factory is situated in SRIPERUMBUDUR of TamilNadu. This has been revealed by Reuters in its report by PRAVEEN PARAMASIVAM, MUNSIF VENGATTIL and ADITYA KALRA published on...
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92% of Indian workplaces have adopted ChatGPT, with the number of users doubling over the last year
A new study by DeskTime has found that ChatGPT is used in 92% of Indian workplaces. The data shows that in almost all offices across the country, there are individual employees or entire departments that have integrated this AI tool into their daily operations. Overall, 42.6% of office workers in...
