The policy also asks for a suitable accreditation machinery to recognise institutions, professionals and services related to safety, health and environment at workplace.
Ten central trade unions on Friday gave a call for a nationwide strike on May 22 to protest against the suspension of labour laws by some states during the lockdown period, and also decided to take the matter to International Labour Organization (ILO). "The joint platform of Central Trade Unions (CTUs) in their meeting held on May 14 , 2020 took note of the critical situation for the working people in the country during the lockdown period and decided to enhance united actions to meet the challenge," a joint statement by 10 CTUs said.
Women will have a decisive say as chairpersons in seven of Jammu and Kashmir's 20 districts.
Rediff labs analysed the socio-economic caste census 2011 data on number of manual scavengers in India.
The Indian IT companies, which account for a large number of H-1B applications, are likely to face the additional financial burden because of this proposed increase in H-1B filing fees.
A new law and a new study refuel the H-1B debate.
Indian chefs will be allowed to work in Britain's multi-million pound Indian restaurant industry, but Indian IT workers are no longer required in the UK, a key government committee on immigration said on Tuesday.
Ankit Mehra, founder and CEO, GyanDhan, an education financing marketplace, tells you how to apply for an education loan in the pandemic.
The USCIS said this year it expects to receive more than 65,000 petitions.
Hiring activities pick up in December.
online recruitment exceeded the year-ago level in 17 industry groups.
If the visa issue ultimately requires certain other considerations at govt level, we will consider that, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
Issue-based theatre has the capability of playing a transformative role in society -- first through the artists and their families and then, their audience.
The proposals aims to impose new restrictions to prevent abuse and misuse of H-1B visas, besides ending the provision of granting extension for those who already have a green card.
We have our own problems for sure and they are not trivial, but for now, our economy is in not too bad a shape, our politics is as personality-driven and authoritarian as that of most countries in the world. We must make the best of what we have and not be excessively unhappy looking at the grass on the other side of the septic tank which may not be greener after all!, observes Shreekant Sambrani.
Online activity grew in January on improved markets sentiment.
'The focus for IT companies will shift from adding scale to building a smaller, more specialised, talent pool with specific domain expertise,' says Shyamal Majumdar.
Working 12 hours a day was associated with a 37 percent increased risk of injury or illness.
The US had initiated investigation against Infosys and its larger rival Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for possible violations of H-1B visa rules in June.
City-wise data showed that there has been improvement in online recruitment activity. Kolkata (up 51 per cent) recorded the most notable annual growth rate among all monitored cities, followed by Baroda (up 46 per cent).
Long work hours can increase risk of alcohol abuse, a study has revealed.
Did you know that employers have to pay equal remuneration to its male and female employees who are carrying out the same or similar work?
More than 61 per cent of women choose non-professional courses.
Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries.
The current Federal rules require an H-1B visa holder to leave the US along with family members within 60 days of losing his job. The H-1B visa holders have started a petition campaign on the White House website to extend the timeline for their stay in the US to 180 days after they are being laid off.
American CEOs expected to meet Modi on Sunday include Apple's Tim Cook, Walmart's Doug McMillon, Caterpillar's Jim Umpleby, Google's Sundar Pichai and Microsoft's Satya Nadella.
Leading hotels are taking all precautions but the unusual service the staff has been pressed into puts them at the forefront of COVID fight.
Steady US job growth poses gruelling wage riddle.
Given the sharp differences that the Democratic and Republican lawmakers and the White House has on various aspects of immigration reform including H-1B, the Congressional passage of the bill and its becoming a law as of now appears to be a tall order.
Managers who procrastinate are more likely to display abnormal and unpleasant behaviour.
IT firms in the US are struggling to find quality and right number of professionals
About 76,000 H-1B visas were issued to people in computer occupations in 2014.
The Monster.com employment index, rose 31 points to 154 in July from 123 points in the same month a year ago, up 25 per cent.
International companies usually store data on global servers and the requirement to store data locally would require them to make an additional investment. But policymakers in India believe storing data locally would help monitor and conduct investigations if the need arises.
A breakthrough will come from what we teach and how, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
The BJP needs to worry about the kinds of professions it has landed up glorifying -- chai vendors, pakora vendors and now guards. These are not professions that any one of its voters would like to cherish, points out Mahesh Vyas.
'The harmful side effects of what we call 'management toxicity' are affecting more and more Indians,' note Jeffrey Pfeffer and M Muneer.
Labour law changes for three years may not be enough as it takes a couple of years for factories to build and operations at a proper scale start only in the third or fourth year.
Before you seal the deal, take a look at the fine print.
