Action will be taken based on facts revealed in investigation: Mansukh Mandaviya on death of EY employee

Action will be taken based on facts revealed in investigation: Mansukh Mandaviya on death of EY employee

Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. | Photo Credit: PTI Reacting to the death of an EY employee allegedly due to ‘overwork‘, Minister of Labour and Employment Mansukh Mandaviya said that action will be taken based on whatever facts are revealed in the investigation. Mansukh Mandaviya said, “Be it a white collar job or any worker, whenever … Read more

I want to clear two personal loans and secure home loan within 6 months on Rs 59K monthly salary. How should I plan?

I want to clear two personal loans and secure home loan within 6 months on Rs 59K monthly salary. How should I plan?

My name is Veer, and I work in the private sector, earning Rs 59,000 in hand, and have two personal loans of Rs 3.6 lakh pending, with EMIs of Rs 9,200 till January 2028, and another with EMI of Rs 5,500 for two years more. I am planning to switch jobs in two months and … Read more

Employer-sponsored health insurance costs are expected to rise by 11% in 2024: Report

Employer-sponsored health insurance costs are expected to rise by 11% in 2024: Report

According to a new report by leading health consultancy Mercer Marsh Benefits, a part of Marsh McLennan, non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and cancer are currently the leading causes of medical claims in India.   It also expects employer-sponsored health insurance costs in India are expected to rise by 11% in 2024—up from 9.6% … Read more

46% of private sector employees concerned about job security in 2024: Survey

46% of private sector employees concerned about job security in 2024: Survey

A survey by AmbitionBox, a platform for company reviews and salary insights, has revealed that 81% of respondents were happy with the hybrid or remote work model in 2023. A substantial 52% of employees expressed a desire for its continuation in 2024, underscoring a widespread reluctance to return to a conventional 5 or 6-day work … Read more

51% of respondents say AI will help increase productivity at work: PwC Survey

51% of respondents say AI will help increase productivity at work: PwC Survey

India can become a pioneer in incorporating AI into business if industry moves ahead with the right upskilling approach, suggests a PwC report titled ‘India Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey 2023’. As much as 51% of Indian respondents believe that AI will increase productivity as compared to 31% of global respondents, but provided their organisations … Read more

Pvt. firm employee held for morphing photos of colleagues

Pvt. firm employee held for morphing photos of colleagues

The CCB on Wednesday arrested a 25-year-old private firm employee for allegedly morphing photos of his colleagues and storing them on his mobile phone. The accused, Aditya Santhosh, employed in a company at Bellandur, was taken into custody after a colleague checked his phone to delete some of her private pictures the accused had clicked. … Read more

U.P. ATS arrests former contractual Army employee on espionage charges

U.P. ATS arrests former contractual Army employee on espionage charges

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Tuesday arrested a 27-year-old man in Lucknow for allegedly spying for Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and passing on information about India’s military installations to the handlers across the border. Shailesh Kumar alias Shailendra Singh Chauhan is working as a porter on a contractual basis in the Indian Army … Read more

Supreme Court refuses to entertain a plea by former employee of slain Minister for clarification of its order

Supreme Court refuses to entertain a plea by former employee of slain Minister for clarification of its order

A view of the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on July 5 refused to intervene in a petition filed by the private assistant of murdered former Andhra Pradesh Minister Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy, who claimed that as ‘first informant’ he is the competent person to challenge … Read more

Guwahati Airport employee sets new national record in walking

Guwahati Airport employee sets new national record in walking

Ratul Kumar Jakharia poses with the award certificates. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement : Ratul Kumar Jakharia, an employee of the Airports Authority of India posted at the Lokapriya Gopinath Bardoloi International Airport in Guwahati, set a new Indian record by walking 100 km in the shortest time. His feat was acknowledged in the India … Read more