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AI could slow BPO sector growth: Chief Economic Advisor Nageshwaran
Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran emphasized the crucial and positive role that artificia…
ANI
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India's unemployment rate dips to a six-year low; rural areas report improvement
India's unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above was recorded at a six-year low of 3…
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Economic Survey 2023-2024 highlights emerging job trends in AI, Cybersecurity, 3D Printing and Web Development
While Artificial Intelligence promises to revolutionise industries, it also poses a threat to some …
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Self-employed males earn 2.5 times more than females: Oxfam
Gender discrimination is the reason for 98 per cent of employment gap between males and females in …
PTI
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India's urban unemployment rate dips to 7.6% in the April-June quarter
It dipped to 7.6 per cent during the April-June quarter from 12.6 per cent during the correspond…
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Indian manufacturing sector growth expected to continue: FICCI survey
Indian manufacturing has accelerated through the second quarter of 2023-24 and is likely to continu…
ANI
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More women are drawing salaries in India but the gender pay gap persists
The overall share of salaried employees improved from 48.3% in 2018 to 50% in March 2019. Howeve…
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Nearly 93% of the population in India lacks vocational and technical skills: Report
Despite Indian government’s Skill India initiative, a large chunk of its population — nearly 93% — …
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Gig economy added 40,000 new women workers, but at low wages
More women are finding work, thanks to the increasing gig economy but they are being paid less, wid…
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Unemployment in India highest among urban youth, says government data
As the Modi government enters its second term, unemployment remains the biggest challenge in India.…
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A big chunk of companies in India's GDP calculation don't exist: Report
The companies in question had been designated as “active” by the MCA. To be deemed active, …
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108 economists and academics just asked the Indian government to stop interfering with economic data
In a joint statement released on March 14th, 108 economists and social scientists in India and ab…
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Manufacturing sector's growth momentum to sustain for 6-9 months: FICCI
The FICCI Survey reveals that after experiencing a revival of the Indian economy in the FY 2021-22,…
ANI
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India is considering four-day work weeks but with longer shifts
In India, employees work way beyond 48 hours a week – crossing the International Labour Orga…
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It's a good time to be a job seeker as UK starting salaries increase at a record rate
The starting salaries being offered by UK firms has risen sharply as firms struggle to recruit, acc…
Stephen Jones
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745,000 deaths a year can be linked to long working weeks of 55 hours or more, a WHO study suggests
Working 55 hours or more a week was linked to a 35% increase in strokes and a 17% increase in deadl…