Hunting for new jobs, India's migrant workers learn new skills online Various state governments began mapping migrants for the first time this year, emphasising the need for them to gain new skills and increase their chances of finding work nearer home.

Nine in 10 India employees feel prepared to work remotely for long term: Dell Technologies research Surveying over 7,000 working professionals aged 18 years and above from the Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ) region (of which 1,027 were from India), the Remote Work Readiness (RWR) Index captured data on employees’ rea…

18.1 million to be employed by direct selling industry by 2025 This proves that the Direct Selling Industry is flourishing and illustrates its potential with the continued rate of growth -- increasing at an impressive rate of 12.1% Y-o-Y.

Embracing new normal, corporates set to step up hiring, appraisals in 2021 The coronavirus pandemic emerged as the biggest inflection point for the Indian job landscape. For the corporates, work-from-home and remote workers became the new normal and for the professionals, online learning and digital skills took cent…

Indians most optimistic in APAC about job, pay rise prospects in 2021, shows global study Over one in three Indian workers are very optimistic about their career prospects in 2021, the highest in all countries surveyed, it said.

Staffing federation worried over non-payment of dues The Indian Staffing Federation (ISF) may convene a meeting soon to discuss allegations of payment irregularities against some of its biggest members, executives at these staffing firms said.

Employees get full marks, rewards for adapting to Covid disruptions At the end of a year that has tested the resilience of employees, a number of companies are giving their workforce time off, monetary rewards, delivering their favourite meals and organising virtual events as appreciation for going above and beyond …