Employment

How useful is your degree? Why Indian graduates remain unemployed

Across India, thousands of graduates simply don’t have the expertise employers are looking for. Experts say the education system is to blame and that youths require skills that are ‘future-ready’

'It's unjust': The uproar over Wipro's 50% salary cut to freshers

Wipro, the IT company headquartered in Bengaluru, reached out to freshers to whom it had earlier rolled out an offer of Rs 6.5 lakh per annum, and asked them if an offer of Rs 3.5 would be acceptable

6.8 million deaths, 135 million job losses and more: Key figures that define the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a series of unprecedented events, ranging from a record number of deaths, to a 3.1 per cent drop in global GDP, to masks becoming the pandemic's most symbolic accessory

How IT professionals are struggling to stay in the United States after being laid off

Nearly 200,000 IT workers have been laid off since November of last year, with 30 to 40 per cent of them being Indian

Reaping the demographic dividend: Future of youth employment and entrepreneurship in India

This National Youth Day, lets pledge to work towards enabling rural youth to become an economically independent and shape the Indian and global society and economy

Will recession put an end to work from home in 2023?

A shortage of labour gave employees more say in the last two years, but this could change in 2023 as a recession looms large. If companies have the upper hand will they arm-twist their workers into returning to the office full-time? Will we see remote work privileges being curtailed?

Pakistan's brain drain: 7,60,000 educated youth move overseas in 2022, nearly triple the departures in 2021

Hundreds of thousands of young men, including the highly educated, who are worried about inflation, unemployment, and uncertain economic and political situation, are going abroad every year in search of employment

Accenture India fires employees with fake documents; details here

Accenture has issued a warning to job seekers, advising them to be cautious of some employment agencies and individuals who are requesting payment in exchange for jobs

Over 75,000 get govt jobs at Rozgar Mela; MoS Jitendra Singh says PM Modi constantly sought to create employment

Prime Minister Modi on Saturday launched Rozgar Mela, the recruitment drive for 10 lakh personnel, via video conferencing. Over 75,000 newly inducted appointees were handed over appointment letters during the ceremony

PM Modi launches Rozgar Mela, issues 75,000 appointment letters for job aspirants

The new recruits, selected from across the country, will join 38 ministries or departments of the Government of India. They will join the government at various levels in Group A and B (gazetted), Group B (non-gazetted) and Group C