The job security of informal workers could decrease as industries would not need permission from the government to lay off workers. The new labour reforms allow factories with fewer than 300 workers to lay off their employees without permission from the government. Previously, factories with over 100 workers would need consent from the government before […]
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The Karnataka Forest Department’s tiger census has been postponed indefinitely as the department waits for the All India Tiger Estimation Reports of 2022 by the National Tiger Conservation Authority. Karnataka Forest Department’s Tiger Census report which was due around Aug. 9, 2022, has been pushed back indefinitely as department officials say they are awaiting for […]
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E-books are expecting a 4.35 percent annual growth rate in sales. The revenue from the e-books segment has witnessed a growth of 11.40 percent in India and is expecting revenue of $191 million by 2027 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.35 percent, according to a recent report. Suma D, a software engineer […]
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Sellers say they will continue to sell the product as people are still buying. Johnson and Johnson had announced that it will discontinue its talc-based baby powder globally in 2023. However, it continues to sell at pharmacies in places like Jayanagar and on e-commerce platforms like Amazon and Flipkart. Countries like the United States, United […]
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Workers in the unorganised sector like the ones affiliated with online platforms are at the mercy of their employers. The unorganised workers do not have a framework to take any legal action if they are treated unfairly by the companies. Most employees resort to strikes in order to get their demands met. Dathathreya Raju, National […]
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Karnataka leaders, Japanese partners mourn the death of Vikram Kirloskar Toyota top brass flew in from Japan to pay final respects to vice president of Toyota Kirloskar Pvt Ltd, Vikram Kirloskar. Takayuki Ueda, Toyota Tusho Insurance Broker India said, “His death was very sudden and we did not expect it. My team and I flew […]
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The mandatory inclusion of mental health in health insurance plan has too many conditions to make any significant changes. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India’s directive that makes it mandatory to include mental illnesses under health insurances has multiple clauses that exclude basic mental health expenses and problems. It covers only four mental […]
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Union Minister said that a GPS-based toll system will be implemented in six months. Toll booth workers fear losing their jobs when the new Global Positioning System (GPS)-enabled toll system replaces all physical toll booths in the country. Sharath, who has been working as a supervisor for 12 years at the NICE Road toll plaza […]
Continue ReadingThe workers who roll beedis in Bengaluru’s beedi colony are leaving the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme. Beedi workers would rather not have 10 percent of their salary deducted for the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme (EPFO). They say that they get paid less than the minimum wage and a 10 percent cut would mean tightening their […]
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UN gender report 2022 shows, it will take 140 years more for women to get equal representation in the workplace. The World Bank data shows the number of women taking part in paid work dropped from 32 percent in 2005 to 19.2 percent in 2021. Pooja Rathi, team leader at Excel Dynamic said, “In […]
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