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Women bag frontline roles in gig economy, but lag behind in wages

While more women are joining the gig economy in such roles, they are paid less than men for the same jobs.

250,000 and counting: Handsets sector sheds jobs to remain afloat

The cut of about 15% of the workforce comprised mainly of in-store brand promoters who were put out of work after thousands of small phone-retailing shops shut down.

How influencing became a career

While influencers and content creators have been around for a while now, it is only in the last couple of years that the market has tuned into their sphere of influence.

Women bag a third of 30,000 BPO jobs created

​​As per details available with ET, 30,321 jobs had been created by July 16 at 226 business process outsourcing (BPO) units operationalised across the country in 28 states.

Andhra passes Bill giving 75% job reservation for locals

Jagan says skill development centres will be set up to train locals; industry leaders term decision regressive.

Mahindra & Mahindra's AI bot to gauge staff mood

The company is piloting a programme that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to detect employees’ moods, a top executive said.

Reskill to survive: Tech firms retrain staff on war footing

Accenture, Infy, TechM, Cognizant, MphasiS investing to make workforce future-ready.

Coming soon: Fewer jobs from ecommerce to IT

Key job-creating sectors are likely to see a big drop in the generation of fresh employment, thanks in part to automation.

Expats’ hiring to suffer after higher tax on super-rich

Expats are an important source of senior talent across sectors including consumer, automotive, manufacturing and IT, with executives paid upwards of Rs 5 crore annually.

Budget 2019: The section for whom salary hikes are now meaningless

In the new system, if one's income increases by Re 1 from Rs 2 crore or Rs 5 crore, his tax liability will go up.

Boxed in by Chinese rivals, Samsung to sack 1,000 in India

150 already laid off at telecom networks division; manpower rationalisation to be completed by October.

Financial prospects prompting IT pros towards data analytics

Frequent job changes are driven largely by a supply-demand imbalance and the premium salary packages on offer.

Ecommerce companies, tech startups bullish on hiring

Food delivery app Swiggy has hired many in leadership and senior roles in the last 18 months.

Chinese media goes to town on Oyo layoffs, company denies It

News reports say firm sacked about 1,000 employees at its subsidiary Oyo Jiudian.

Telecom sector set to turn net hirer in FY20

They are looking to recruit from companies such as Microsoft, Google, TCS, HCL Technologies, Ericsson and Nokia to help with network digitisation and preparing for 5G.

Young leaders finding ways to make fitness pay off at work

From motivating team-mates to stay fit, to coming up with business solutions, fitness is more than just personal health and productivity for these young leaders

Young bosses go the extra mile for employees

Offer flexible work hours, sabbaticals and nap rooms to create a productive work culture for millennials.