Government reduces ESI contribution rate to 4%, industry to save ₹5000 crore annually
New Delhi:The government Thursday announced a cut in contributions made by employers and employees toward the health insurance scheme of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) to 4% from the existing More...
WB govt extends tenure of Sixth Pay Commission
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Monday extended the tenure of the Sixth State Pay Commission till December this year, a Finance department order said. The sixth pay commission was set up by the West Bengal More...
We need to come down ‘very very heavily’ on sex offenders: Air India CMD to employees
New Delhi: Sexual harassment cases are being “often” witnessed in Air India and the airline needs to come down “very very heavily” on such offenders, its Chairman and Managing Director Ashwani More...
Quit your job and we’ll help you start a business: Amazon to employees
New York: Amazon, which is racing to deliver packages faster, is turning to its employees with a proposition: Quit your job and we’ll help you start a business delivering Amazon package. Amazon says it will More...
Punjab CM reviews government employees issues
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Saturday directed minister Brahm Mohindra to meet representatives of government employees and resolve their issues after the Lok Sabha elections. Punjab Chief Minister More...
Court grants bail to SC staffer arrested for posting wrong info on apex court website
New Delhi: A Delhi court Friday granted bail to a sacked Supreme Court staffer, arrested for allegedly posting wrong information on the apex court’s website related to a case involving Reliance Communications More...
ONGC evacuates nearly 500 employees before cyclone Fani makes landfall
New Delhi: India’s biggest oil and gas producer ONGC has evacuated close to 500 of its employees from offshore installations in the Bay of Bengal and moved drilling rigs to safer locations ahead of an impending More...
Maharashtra official gets three-year jail for accepting bribe
Mumbai: A Maharashtra government official has been sentenced to three years in jail by a special court here for accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 in 2013 on behalf of his senior for extending an official favour to More...
Charge against CJI: SC asks lawyer to submit affidavit by tomorrow
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked lawyer Utsav Bains to submit an affidavit by tomorrow to corroborate his claim that former apex court employees came together to frame sexual harassment charge against More...
Jet employees’ union opposes allocation of slots to other airlines
New Delhi: A Jet Airways employees union has asked aviation regulator DGCA to stop allocation of the airline’s slots to other carriers till the bidding process for stake sale is complete. Representative image. The More...
