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Ford's Eksovest turns workers into 'heavylifting' superhumans

Exoskeletons let factory workers to work like bionic people, reducing the physical damage of millions of repetitive...

10 Nov 2017 9:22 AM IST

Last week, Tata Sons - the majority shareholder in TCS with 73.26 per cent stake - removed Cyrus Mistry as the Chairman of the IT services company and replaced him with Ishaat Hussain in the interim.

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US jury rules in favour of TCS over alleged discrimination

TCS says will continue to invest in people irrespective of their national origin.

29 Nov 2018 11:25 AM IST

The American Consul General was responding to a query regarding concerns over changes in the H-1B visa programme. (Representational image: file)

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H-1B Visa woes: 26 small firms promoted by Indians disqualified

Wilful violator is subject to random investigations by DOL for a period of five years from the date it is determined to...

28 Nov 2018 10:35 AM IST

Infosys has said that its Rs 13,000-crore buyback offer will open on November 30 and end on December 14. (Photo: AFP)

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Infosys, TCS join global tech-reskilling drive for 1 mn workers

The coalition has created a free platform of online tools to streamline the process of reskilling adults.

24 Jan 2018 11:17 AM IST

State-owned construction firm NBCC Ltd is targeting to achieve a higher growth of 30-35 per cent from next fiscal onwards.

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NBCC ties up with Skill Development Institute to train workers

NBCC has pledged to impart training to 40,000 workers (including both onsite and offsite) in next five years.

13 April 2018 11:35 AM IST

Union Labour Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Thursday introduced the Industrial Relations Code Bill 2019 in Lok Sabha. (Photo: File)

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Industrial Relations Code bill introduced in Lok Sabha

This bill is part of the government's initiative to reform labour laws by amalgamating 44 legislations related to...

28 Nov 2019 3:17 PM IST

Scheme will provide an assured pension based on a guaranteed rate of return of 8 per cent per annum for ten years.

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Informal sector workers can join PMSYM pension scheme from Feb 15

Pension of Rs 3,000 from the age of 60 years on a monthly contribution of a small amount during their working life.

9 Feb 2019 2:52 PM IST

The shipping ministry on Thursday signed a new wage settlement pact with employees at state-run ports, under which workers will get a 10.6 per cent hike, which will cost the ministry Rs 560 crore per year.

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FM announces pension for informal workers, hikes tax-free gratuity to...

The scheme will provide assured monthly pension of Rs 3,000, with contribution of 100 rupees per month.

1 Feb 2019 12:41 PM IST

Labourers sorting mulberry cocoons at Srinagars Resham Khana. (Photo: H.U. Naqash)

India

PMSYM scheme: Govt eyes over 1 crore enrolments by April-end

The government in Union Budget 2019-20 set a target of enroling 10 crore workers under the pension scheme in next 5...

24 March 2019 12:00 PM IST

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Japan workers 'bored' & 'dont know what to do' during prolonged...

A survey showed 45 percent of Japanese 'felt unhappy' about the long vacation, with only 35 percent saying they 'felt...

3 April 2019 12:46 PM IST

$Rather than waiting to respond to a famine after many have already died, the tech firms, including Amazon, \will use the predictive power of data to trigger funding\ to take action before it becomes a crisis, the World Bank and UN announced. (Representational image/ Photo: AFP)$ Technology

This is how Amazon is using video games to make warehouse work less...

Amazon warehouse workers race to fill customer orders and their progress are registered in a video game format, in...

23 May 2019 11:08 AM IST

A police source told AFP that a homemade pipe bomb had been found late Sunday on a road leading towards the main terminal, which remains open with heavy security after Easter Sundays deadly bomb attacks. (Representational Image)

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Law and order collapse in WB,' says BJP after party worker shot dead...

A BJP worker, named Saraswati Das, was allegedly shot dead by miscreants in Basirhat in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas...

14 Jun 2019 9:18 AM IST