Rules for hiring contract workers eased

However, the government has enacted an important change to the fixed-term employment framework that may help companies in handing out contractual jobs to its existing permanent workforce. The......

Govt's piece-meal approach not enough to help migrants

There was no announcement from the government on guaranteeing a minimum basic income, which is the need of the hour. The announcements on portability of ration cards and affordable rental housing......

Another shocking jobs data revealed!

According to NSSO, more than half of India’s working-age population is out of labour force. In 2017-18, the youth unemployment rate was in the range 13.6-27.2 per cent. Illustration: Uttam......

Are wages growing at faster rate than job creation?

T C A Anant, former chief statistician to the government, will soon be heading a panel to decide whether the monthly payroll data released by EPFO, ESIC and PFRDA could replace the quarterly......