174 million travel and tourism jobs could be lost in 2020 due to Covid-19 and travel restrictions: WTTC

If the current restrictions to international travel continue through to the end of 2020, resulting in a limited recovery , the impact will b...

LinkedIn launches ‘Career Explorer’ tool to help professionals pivot their careers

As the world faces a global unemployment crisis with 140 million people out of work, LinkedIn is helping professionals identify new careers ...

Hiring activities in retail, e-commerce bouncing back: Naukri.com

However, the hiring activities are still down by 50 per cent compared to the corresponding month a year ago, according to a report by Naukri...

Competition for jobs in India spiked 30% since 2019: LinkedIn data

Professionals in Recreation and Travel are 3.8 times more likely to make the switch, whereas those in Retail are 1.5 times more likely, and ...

Employers looking at apprentice hiring to offset workforce shortage: TeamLease report

The report contains insights on employer sentiment in relation to apprentice hiring for the period July 2020 to December 2020. Analysis is b...

Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Ltd to fill 8,500 vacant posts

It added that pointing out that the announcement was made after a meeting between MSETCL's top officials and the minister. The officials...

Employment: Highest number of formal jobs created in August in this fiscal

The payroll data of the ministry of statistics and programme implementation, released on Friday, shows the net new additions under EPFO stoo...

Telangana to recruit 20,000 for police force

Ali said that the government under the leadership of K. Chandrasekhar Rao is giving top priority to law and order. He claimed that during th...

COVID-19 takes a toll on hiring of apprentices, sentiment among large and medium business remain positive

Around 46% of employers covered in a recent survey intend to increase apprentice hiring in the half year started on July 1, while 13% expect...

Tech-driven changes in job markets threaten social contract with workers: Experts

In the next five years, machines will displace an estimated 85 million jobs but create around 97 million new jobs across 15 industries and 2...

Rise in unemployment rate weakening India's labour market recovery, says CMIE

According to CMIE, keeping the employment rate from slipping is challenging. “To merely keep the employment rate unchanged, the economy has ...

UFlex aims to hire 400 employees in next six months

In India alone, UFlex has hired over 120 new team members in this fiscal so far, which is an addition of 2% to the existing India workforce ...

Half of working adults worried about jobs, 2/3rd expect employers to help them retrain: WEF

The survey, released at the World Economic Forum's 'Jobs Reset Summit' being held online, also showed wide variations between co...

Workforce automating faster than expected; automation, digitisation in India above global average: Study

The robot revolution will create 97 million new jobs, but communities most at risk from disruption will need support from businesses and gov...

Positive workplace policies act as key driver for growing women participation in data science space

The workforce policies that have had a positive impact on women’s participation in the sector include training/logistics support for such ro...

The post-Covid resume: Hybrid workplaces will need employees to gain new technology and soft skills

As an increasing number of companies are looking at the option of hybrid workplaces — a blend of remote working and working from office — th...

Hiring activities improve by 24 per cent in September: Report

At 1,755 job postings, there was an improvement of 24 per cent in hiring activities last month compared to August with 1,413 listings, accor...

Mahindra Logistics adds over 10,000 seasonal jobs ahead of festive season

"Mahindra Logistics Ltd (MLL), one of India's largest third-party logistics solution providers is likely to inject the much-needed ...

Labour minister Santosh Gangwar calls for global action on balance between labour and employer

"Safety, health, welfare and improved working conditions are essential for wellbeing of the workers," Gangwar said while addressin...

Aatamanirbhar Skilled Employee Employer Mapping sees huge demand amid economic recovery

The Aatamanirbhar Skilled Employee Employer Mapping, a government directory of skilled workforce, has helped about 60,000 people get jobs in...

Indian workforce are on the verge of burnout, faces most stressful time ever

Pressures to meet performance standards, handling routine and tedious tasks and blurred lines between work and life are some of the reasons ...

Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages announces permanent work from home policy option

The company, which makes Maaza juice drink, Thums Up, Sprite and Coca-Cola aerated drinks and operates across 15 factories, said the policy ...

ET Back to Business Summary - New skills for the post-pandemic workplace

Everyone is now realizing the importance of leveraging technology in operating models, and this is leading to seismic changes in the mindset...

Over 93,500 data science jobs vacant in India, shows study by Great Learning

While the sector did witness a decrease in vacancies (from 109,000 vacancies in February to 82,500 vacancies in May 2020), the demand has co...

Demand for analytics, data science professionals surged in August

India contributed to 9.8% of the total global analytics job openings in August, up from 7.2% in January. The top 10 organisations in terms o...

Credit Suisse expands Wealth Management India team with nine senior hires

Ravinder Singh has joined as managing director and strategic client advisor for India onshore. Ravi Malani joined as director and senior pro...

TradeIndia hires 700 consultants as revenue jumps over 35% during lockdown

The nearly 25-year-old B2B platform already employs over 1,700 and has over 50,000 registered users and 3.1 lakh daily visitors, which grew ...

ETCIO session on inclusive work culture powered by Uber: 5 insights on challenges faced by women in tech

Here are five key takeaways (edited excerpts) from one such insightful chat on ETCIO, powered by Uber. October 05, 2020 at 12:00PM

Shortage of people with niche skills, business uncertainty drives demand for temp tech workers

“We expect demand to double in the coming months as there is a surge in digitisation and investments in Cloud and infrastructure projects,” ...

The 'H' in WFH can mean a hill home, highway hotel, farm hangout or even a beach hut

New work guidelines, working from home without compromising on productivity, school lessons conducted online and attention to hygiene in the...

As layoffs, pay cuts and gigification loom large, road ahead looks bumpy for executives

Of course, daily wagers and migrant workers at the bottom of the pyramid have been hit hard. But what makes this crisis unique and grave is...

Franklin Templeton lays off 20 employees

In response to an email query, a Franklin spokesperson told ET, “These departures are the result of restructuring in our local distribution ...

90% gig workers earn below Rs 15,000 post-lockdown: Study

Gig economy workers in ride-hailing, delivery and cleaning segments have been hit the hardest by the coronavirus-induced lockdown, with 81%...

Six in 10 women possess high creative thinking in beginning of career: Survey

The ‘Women in the IT sector in India’ survey, which has responses from 5,388 IT professionals across India from 22 to 47 years of age, shows...