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TCS expands partnership with UK’s National Employment Savings Trust, here’s how the new…
India's largest technology company Tata Consultancy Services has won a deal from UK’s largest workplace pension scheme, National Employment Savings Trust (Nest). The deal is to digitally transform Nest’s scheme administration services. A …
Bernie Sanders announces investigation into Amazon’s safety practices
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has opened a Senate investigation into Amazon’s warehouse safety practices, the latest in a series of probes he’s initiated against big corporations in his role as chairman of a committee that…
Commentary: The murky world of the job reference
The point is that he, like me, could not imagine being brazen enough to put such a request to a distant work contact. As he said: “I have a roster of people that I’ve had long, trusted relationships with and I just wouldn’t reach out beyond…
Data | Less than half of urban consumers pessimistic about the economy
Consumer confidence: A man counts Indian currency notes inside a shop in Mumbai, India, August 13, 2018.
| Photo Credit: FRANCIS MASCARENHAS
For the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the share of urban consumers who were…
As Singapore develops guidelines on non-compete clauses, lawyers say a US-style ban is unlikely
More importantly, Singapore's courts require employers to show that its non-compete clauses are legitimate and reasonable based on clear principles set out.
“The starting point is that these clauses are prima facie unenforceable,” said Ms…
Commentary: Is the cybersecurity talent shortage a crisis or opportunity?
Tech workers with infocomm, engineering or information systems backgrounds can improve their prospects by acquiring skills in cybersecurity forensics, network security or threat intelligence among others.
Businesses should also not isolate…
Oil Prices Up Over 2 Percent after US Debt Deal, Jobs Data
Last Updated: June 03, 2023, 02:02 ISTNew York, United States of America (USA)U.S. drillers have been cutting back on drilling for months due to an 11% drop in U.S. crude prices and a 51% drop in natural gas futures since the start of the…
Employment Numbers on the Rise in Tamil Nadu With Industrial Sector on Top, Shows CMIE Survey
The share of manufacturing in employment increased from 51.6% to 56.7% in the same period in the state. (Reuters/File)Total employment in Tamil Nadu has seen an upward trend recently, although it has not recovered to pre-Covid levels…
China Job Crisis: Youth Unemployment Hits a Record High as 11.6 Million Students to Graduate in June
Last Updated: June 01, 2023, 08:29 ISTApplicants line up during a recruiting session for cabin crew jobs at Hainan Airlines in Beijing, China, March 30, 2023. (Credits: Reuters)Joblessness among urban youths has sharply risen in the past…