Mains > Economic Development > Indian Economy and issues > Employment
IN NEWS: Several technology companies, including giants like Google-parent Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, and Facebook-owner Meta, laid off more than 1,50,000 employees in 2022 and over 40,000 in January of this year...
Mains > Society > Globalisation > Employment
IN NEWS: According to the recently released "International Migration Outlook 2022" report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Indians studying in economically developed c...
Mains > Economic Development > Indian Economy and issues > Employment
IN NEWS: Recently, Wipro has fired nearly 300 employees for moonlighting, and the company is getting subjected to a lot of criticism due to this move. MORE ON NEWS: Wipro had fired the employees after fi...
Mains > Economic Development > Indian Economy and issues > Employment
IN NEWS: The Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme has rolled out in Rajasthan with the objective of providing economic support to the poor and needy families living in the cities through work to be prov...
Mains > Economic Development > Indian Economy and issues > Employment
IN NEWS: In a report titled 'India's Booming Gig and Platform Economy', government think-tank NITI Aayog has made observations on labour force participation of women and persons with disabilities, and ...
Preliminary > Economic Development > Miscellaneous > Employment
Why in news? The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for 2020-21. More about the news: It is prepared by National Statistica...
Mains > Economic Development > Indian Economy and issues > Employment
WHY IN NEWS: The Delhi government has hiked minimum monthly wages of unskilled and skilled labourers by Rs 450-Rs 550 in view of high rate of inflation. DEFINITION OF MINIMUM WAGES: According t...
Preliminary > Economic Development > Miscellaneous > Employment
Why in news? Department of Posts starts providing NPS (All Citizen Model) through online mode from April 26, 2022. About NPS: The National Pension System (NPS) is a voluntary defined contribution pension...
Mains > Society > Regionalism > Employment
WHY IN NEWS? The Supreme Court recently set aside a Punjab and Haryana High Court order staying a controversial law of Haryana government which provides 75% reservation for local youths in private sector jobs earni...
Preliminary > Economic Development > Indian Economy and Issues > Employment
Why in news? MGNREGA scheme has run out of funds halfway through the financial year, and supplementary budgetary allocations will not come to the rescue for at least another month when the next Parliamentary sessio...