(PTI) : Majority of India’s informal workers aspire for inclusive, secure lifestyles, revealed a Quess Corp report. Around 80 per cent of informal workers expect their employers to provide them with the security of Employee State Insurance (ESI) and other medical benefits. This expectation is...
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Gender pay gap exists, 54% companies found difficult to retain female tech talent: Survey
In a recent survey conducted by Wiley’s global talent development solution, Wiley Edge targeting 200 senior IT decision-makers and approximately 1,000 young professionals reveals 46% of young professionals report that tech careers were not promoted much to them, with that figure rising to 50% for...
Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance announced the appointment of Saba Adil as its Chief Human Resource Officer. She will be responsible for driving the organization’s People strategy, and work closely with the Leadership team to attract, develop, and retain talent to build an inclusive, growth-oriented...
On July 12, 2023, the Government of Tamil Nadu granted the public utility service status to the newsprint and paper manufacturing industry,all institutions engaged in procurement, storage and distribution of milk and manufacture of milk products and registered under the Tamil Nadu Co-operative...
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Maternity benefit to be given even if leave /notice not given in prescribed format: Delhi HC
Delhi High Court in ShachiGahoi vs. Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute &Ors. (W.P. (C) 10521/2019) held that if a female employee applies for leave by giving the reason of pregnancy, even though the communication/e-mail/letter for leave is not in the required format, she cannot...
Delhi High Court in Chief Provident Fund Commissioner & Ors. vs. Alok Kumar Agarwal & Anr. (LPA 486/2021 & 124/2022) On July 14, 2023, reiterated the settled principle that in terms of paragraph 72(6) and 60(6) of the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, 1952 (“EPF...
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Sexual harassment accused participation in Appraisal Process Of Complainant Makes Mockery Of Entire Process: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has recently held that the actions of an accused under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (“POSH Act”), in being party to an appraisal report of the complainant thereunder, “vitiates and makes a mockery of...
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Sexual harassment case: Delhi tribunal dismisses appeal against ICC’s findings against R K Pachauri
A Delhi tribunal has dismissed an appeal filed against the findings of TERI’s Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) confirming the allegations of sexual harassment levelled by one of its female employees against its former chief R K Pachauri. The tribunal also observed that a man should know...
Indian IT services company HCL Tech is planning to defer hikes for senior employees as the Q1 results for FY24 was lower than the expectations. The revenue fell 1.2% to Rs 26,296 crore, as compared with the forecast of Rs 26,884 crore according to media reports. In an interview to Business Today...
(ANI) : Cimpress India has recently appointed Tripti Diwakar Verma as the new Head of HR. With a career spanning over 18 years, Tripti has worked across various industries, including IT services, financial services global capability centers, manufacturing and staffing. She has worked across various...
