Frontline workers' supply outstrips demand in fast growth sectors FMCG, ecommerce, and logistics book excess worker supply, while sectors like construction & real estate, manufacturing, and healthcare & pharmaceuticals still continue to face worker shortage — albeit at a much lower scale than a few month…

How women can resume their focus on a career after a maternity break or a sabbatical How women can resume their focus on a career after a maternity break or a sabbatical

Labour Ministry to upgrade Shram Suvidha Portal The move will bring down the total number of compliance forms to 3 from 21 now with one unified form for registration, licence and return.

One out of five are unemployed post covid-induced lockdown, shows survey Azim Premji University in collaboration with six civil society organisations has conducted the second round of the Covid 19 livelihoods survey during the months of October, November and December.

Modernisation of 10% kiranas can generate 3.2 million jobs: Report “The rapid changes in consumer behavior and acceleration of online commerce, mandate that the Indian retail ecosystem transform to meet emerging consumer needs,” said Piyush N Singh, India market unit lead.

20% of informal workers remain unemployed post-lockdown: Survey The findings are based on a second round of survey as part of a study titled “How robust is the recovery? Tracking informal workers through the pandemic" carried out by Azim Premji University in collaboration with six civil society organisations. T…

Five jobs that are likely to gain traction in a world hit by the COVID-19 pandemic Five jobs that are likely to gain traction in a world hit by the COVID-19 pandemic

Charge of white-collar brigade may continue in Q4: 10-30% jump in hiring mandates seen in Jan-March Information technology (IT), ecommerce, ed-tech, logistics, healthcare and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) are among the sectors leading on the job-creation front. However, sectors such as banking and financial serv…

Stipends for apprentices up 2.8% in 2020, to rise more than 3% this year The data from the 'Stipend Primer - Post-Pandemic Special' report of TeamLease Skills University’s National Employability Through Apprenticeship Programme (NETAP) found that average stipends for apprentices had risen from Rs 11,860 a mo…

Jharkhand government to reserve 75 pc jobs in private sector for locals: CM Unfurling the national flag and taking the salute of the parade at Dumka Police Lines, the chief minister said, "2021 will be the year of appointments."

Indian CXOs are more resilient, but anticipate regular disruptions, as compared to global peers: Deloitte report In the wake of a tumultuous 2020, CXOs also believe disruption is here to stay, according to Deloitte’s 2021 Global Resilience Report. 70% of the CXOs surveyed in India do not see 2020 as a rare event and…

Indian metro cities drive hiring in the tourism sector in 2020: Indeed data Of all the hiring in 2020, metro cities New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai accounted for nearly half of the job postings on Indeed.

Private equity funds add key manpower for future growth According to data exclusively put together for ET by staffing firm Native (erstwhile VitoAltor), there were about 220 hires in global and domestic private equity and venture capital funds in India in the past one year, the highest at least in five years. There …

Despite pandemic, Internshala sees 31% surge in internships posted in 2020 The maximum number of internships were posted in metropolitan cities with 37% internships from Delhi, 18% from Mumbai, 12% from Bengaluru, 7% from Pune, 5% from Hyderabad, followed by Chennai and Kolkata at 3% each.

Demand for tech savvy CXOs on rise, say search experts Experts said companies are looking at candidates with a different lens and the digital quotient of a leader is of prime importance besides domain expertise.

WFH job opportunities for women professionals up 22% in 2020, shows JobsForHer data According to exclusive data from JobsForHer, the platform saw an increase in the demand for WFH roles across industries and top companies. The data shows a 22% increase in WFH job opportunities exclusively for women professionals in …

Bharat is doing better than India in entry-level white-collar gig jobs Work-from-home, reverse migration and startups turning their focus to smaller cities as the next big market are among the reasons for this. Companies such as GigIndia, Taskmo, Quess, WorkIndia, JobsForHer and Urban Company said there has been a s…

Instamojo ramps up hiring, introduces permanent work from home option With an employee strength of 140 people across the country, the recent hiring cycle saw new hires from tier 2 and 3 towns such as Krishnagiri, Kolar, Dehradun and Sitapur.

Odds are, you will get a salary hike this year; best pay increase in healthcare, ecomm, tech Average increment will be 6.7% for professional services, 6.1% for retail and 6% for transport and distribution. Lower down, the industrial and manufacturing sector can expect a 5.9% average, natural resources and energy 4.9…

EPFO added 10.11 lakh subscribers in November 2020 Age-wise analysis of the data indicates those in the 22-25 year age bracket has registered highest growth in subscriber base with around 2.72 lakh net enrollments in November.

68% of professionals see learning as the key to landing better opportunities: Survey The annual survey report by Simplilearn - an online bootcamp for digital economy skills training - titled ‘IT Skills Training Trends: 2020 and 2021’, was conducted to understand how 2020 affected work environments and what aspirants…

Skills that can land you a good job this year Skills that can land you a good job this year

Big 4 IT companies may hire 91,000 freshers for 2021-22 With the sharp pickup in demand after the lockdown lows, Indian IT firms have lined up robust hiring plans for 2021-22. The top four IT firms — TCS, Infosys, HCL Technologies and Wipro — collectively plan to hire 91,000 from campuses, a little higher than last …

View: Gig workers are employees. Start treating them that way In the wake of a California ballot proposition passed in November and a rule just released by the Trump administration, it appears that the erosion of labor protections is advancing aggressively.

190 recruiters pick up all IIM Indore's class of 2022 students for summer internship despite pandemic As many as 190 recruiters, including more than 70 first-timers such as Amazon Web Services, Tata Consumer Products, and Veritas lined up for summer internship placements at Indian Institute of Management, Indore…