News for 'employee benefits'

Missed ITR Deadline? Read This!

Missed ITR Deadline? Read This!

Rediff.com17 Jan 2024

'If taxpayers have not filed a belated ITR, they will be allowed to file an updated ITR from April 1, 2024.'

Modi Bluster Missing From Budget

Modi Bluster Missing From Budget

Rediff.com26 Jul 2024

With the reality of coalition politics staring the BJP in its face, this was inevitable, points out Ramesh Menon.

Chandigarh to remain joint capital of Punjab-Haryana, says Khattar

Chandigarh to remain joint capital of Punjab-Haryana, says Khattar

Rediff.com1 Apr 2022

On a day the Punjab assembly passed a resolution seeking immediate transfer of Chandigarh to the state, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said the city will remain the joint capital of both states.

Censured employee can be denied salary increase: SC

Censured employee can be denied salary increase: SC

Rediff.com7 Oct 2011

Supreme Court said the state has the power to adopt 'positive discrimination' between a censured employee and a colleague with a clean record.

Indian employees prefer career advancement to higher pay

Indian employees prefer career advancement to higher pay

Rediff.com13 Feb 2015

Apart from skill development, employees are considering work-life balance.

26-week maternity leave for employees in pvt sector soon

26-week maternity leave for employees in pvt sector soon

Rediff.com1 Jul 2016

Most private sector firms offer maximum three months of such leave.

Ex-employees of Kingfisher protest against Mallya, seek dues

Ex-employees of Kingfisher protest against Mallya, seek dues

Rediff.com9 Mar 2016

The employees have alleged that Mallya, who has been giving them false promises, has been able go away scot free by eliciting "political favours".

Quality Lapses Shut Down Drug Makers

Quality Lapses Shut Down Drug Makers

Rediff.com28 Jun 2024

Most of the pharma units are failing in documentation, and validation processes, and many don't have full-fledged quality control laboratories.

Perks on which employees don't pay tax

Perks on which employees don't pay tax

Rediff.com4 Dec 2006

The credit card is a perquisite for which you don't pay tax. Which are the other ones? Find out. . .

Employers adopt cost containment steps for group medical policies

Employers adopt cost containment steps for group medical policies

Rediff.com14 Dec 2011

The rising cost of medical insurance has prompted India Inc to provide lower cover to employees. A 2011-12 employee benefit survey says the average sum assured under the group medical cover offered by companies has come down by 40 per cent -- to Rs 300,000 from Rs 500,000 -- over the last two years.

Minimum wage code to cover all employees

Minimum wage code to cover all employees

Rediff.com27 Jul 2017

At present, laws on wages do not cover workers getting a monthly wage of more than Rs 18,000

Punjab govt decides to restore old pension scheme

Punjab govt decides to restore old pension scheme

Rediff.com21 Oct 2022

Giving a Diwali gift, the government has decided to implement the old pension scheme, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced after a meeting of the state cabinet in Chandigarh.

FAQs on fringe benefit tax

FAQs on fringe benefit tax

Rediff.com31 Aug 2005

Bank officers want pay equality with central govt staff

Bank officers want pay equality with central govt staff

Rediff.com22 Mar 2017

Demands include 5-day banking, PF to be calculated on total salary and allowances, not only on basic

Goal-oriented employees more productive

Goal-oriented employees more productive

Rediff.com5 Jul 2013

Researchers from Aarhus University's transdisciplinary Interacting Minds Centre in Denmark provide insight into how to improve productivity when members of a group share a clearly identifiable goal.

Prasar Bharati staff govt employees, says GoM

Prasar Bharati staff govt employees, says GoM

Rediff.com14 Oct 2008

All those who joined Prasar Bharati before October 5, 2007, will be treated as government employees on "deemed deputation". At present, the status of these employees is not clear as they are treated as on "deemed deputation" and don't get the benefits of a government job like regular promotions, government housing and bonuses.

EPFO's minimum scheme to benefit 32 lakh pensioners

EPFO's minimum scheme to benefit 32 lakh pensioners

Rediff.com24 Sep 2014

The order also provides that the field office will incur expenditure on the facilitation function under the head of publicity.

'Modiji, Can We Survive Only On Rations?'

'Modiji, Can We Survive Only On Rations?'

Rediff.com19 May 2024

'Modi must see how we live, what we have to do to educate our children.'

DA hike for govt employees

DA hike for govt employees

Rediff.com30 Aug 2007

6 per cent increase in DA for Central govt employees

Tech firms to ramp up talent hunt from Tier-II, III cities

Tech firms to ramp up talent hunt from Tier-II, III cities

Rediff.com29 Dec 2023

Several technology companies are seeking to step up hiring from Tier-II and Tier-III cities of India in 2024 to tap into a vast talent pool of skilled professionals churned out by educational institutions and training centres in these regions. Tier-II and Tier-III cities such as Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Coimbatore, Jaipur, Mohali, Vadodara, Chandigarh, and Indore contribute around 12-15 per cent of the country's tech talent, hinting towards the strong talent availability in these regions, according to Randstad India, a talent management firm.

TN toughens stand on striking employees

TN toughens stand on striking employees

Rediff.com2 Jul 2003

The secretariat staff had launched an indefinite strike demanding, among other things, restoration of curtailed benefits, including a rollback in the cut in pension.

ONGC may shed 4,000 employees

ONGC may shed 4,000 employees

Rediff.com6 Jun 2003

Google most attractive employer in India, Sony follows trend

Google most attractive employer in India, Sony follows trend

Rediff.com23 Apr 2015

Google is the most attracitve employer in India followed by Sony

SC quashes quota benefits for SC, ST, OBCs in UP

SC quashes quota benefits for SC, ST, OBCs in UP

Rediff.com28 Apr 2012

Upholding a bunch of petitions filed by aggrieved general category employees challenging the reservation in promotions, the apex court said the state failed to furnish sufficient valid data to justify the move to promote employees on caste basis.

78% Indian employees feel they should save more for retirement

78% Indian employees feel they should save more for retirement

Rediff.com24 Aug 2014

Indian employees have the second highest savings rate at 16 per cent, second only to China.

The Caste System In Govt Employment

The Caste System In Govt Employment

Rediff.com1 Aug 2022

For large numbers of employees in the government system, the month-end salary cheque is no longer guaranteed. So the days of the government and State-owned enterprises wanting to be ideal employers are over, observes T N Ninan.

Most US firms plan to cut bonus

Most US firms plan to cut bonus

Rediff.com20 Oct 2009

According to global consultancy firm Grant Thornton LLP, most of the US companies are planning to reduce the average cost per employee by reducing various components of their employee's benefit and compensation package.

ED arrests CPI-M councillor in Kerala co-operative bank fraud

ED arrests CPI-M councillor in Kerala co-operative bank fraud

Rediff.com26 Sep 2023

Arivandakshan's arrest is the first of a political person in the alleged scam in which several political functionaries of the CPM are under scanner, they said.

Tata Technologies IPO becomes the new buzzword of Street, investors

Tata Technologies IPO becomes the new buzzword of Street, investors

Rediff.com27 Nov 2023

Her reasoning is simple, "It's a Tata company. No shareholder will let go of this opportunity," she told Business Standard. When asked if the other reason for lining up for the IPO is the technology sector and the fact that the combination of Tata and tech is happening after almost two decades, she replied: "The name of the company and the group matter. Tata means stability and credibility," she added.

'Is Gratuity Above Rs 20 Lakh Taxed?'

'Is Gratuity Above Rs 20 Lakh Taxed?'

Rediff.com20 Feb 2024

Ask rediffGURU and tax expert Mihir Tanna your income tax-related questions.

Sebi ban not a problem: Zee's Goenka to staff

Sebi ban not a problem: Zee's Goenka to staff

Rediff.com17 Jul 2023

The merger of ZEE Entertainment and Sony has reached an advanced stage of completion, and the issues faced by promoters with Sebi should not become a problem for the company, debarred ZEEL MD Punit Goenka has said in a letter to employees, according to sources. Goenka, who along with his father Subhas Chandra, was denied any interim relief against a Sebi order that barred them from holding the position of director or key managerial post in any listed company, in the letter ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) staff asserted that the merger of Culver Max (earlier known as Sony Pictures Networks India) is at a very important juncture. With the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) restricting him from holding a directorial or key managerial position in a listed company, Goenka told the employees that the ZEEL board has constituted an interim committee of senior executives to ensure smooth operations and day-to-day functioning.

Maharashtra opposes pension for new govt employees

Maharashtra opposes pension for new govt employees

Rediff.com9 Nov 2015

The proposal is currently with the finance department and is expected to be placed before the Cabinet in the coming days.

Walmart India sacks 56 employees, including from senior levels

Walmart India sacks 56 employees, including from senior levels

Rediff.com13 Jan 2020

All of the 56 impacted associates, eight in the senior management and 48 in the middle as well as lower management, have been offered enhanced severance benefits and out placement services to support their transition, the company said.

Minimum wage revision will benefit 70 lakh workers: Dattatreya

Minimum wage revision will benefit 70 lakh workers: Dattatreya

Rediff.com16 Sep 2016

The government has also revised the minimum wages for unskilled non-farm workers upwards by 42 per cent to Rs 350 per day

DA hiked by 6% for 1 crore employees, pensioners

DA hiked by 6% for 1 crore employees, pensioners

Rediff.com7 Apr 2015

DA was last revised in September last year from 100 per cent of basic pay to 107 per cent.

DA hike notified, cheer for 5 mn central employees

DA hike notified, cheer for 5 mn central employees

Rediff.com26 Mar 2010

The decision of the Cabinet to increase DA for employees and pensioners from 27 per cent to 35 per cent will cost the exchequer Rs 6,969.36 crore (Rs 69.693 billion) per annum and Rs 8,131.20 crore (Rs 81.312 billion) during 2010-2011.

TCS says IT cos not yet out of woods; Q2 net profit up 9%

TCS says IT cos not yet out of woods; Q2 net profit up 9%

Rediff.com11 Oct 2023

The country's largest software company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Wednesday said its net profit increased 8.7 per cent year-on-year to Rs 11,342 crore in the September 2023 quarter. The Tata Group flagship had reported a net profit of Rs 10,431 crore in the year-ago period.

Infosys ex-employee cries bias over not knowing Hindi

Infosys ex-employee cries bias over not knowing Hindi

Rediff.com17 Jul 2014

Layla Bolten claims she was harassed by colleagues; sues firm in US; company says charges are 'false and baseless'.

'Why is my leave encashment not exempt from tax?'

'Why is my leave encashment not exempt from tax?'

Rediff.com7 Oct 2022

Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries.

Indian IT services firms likely to post muted revenue growth in Q4

Indian IT services firms likely to post muted revenue growth in Q4

Rediff.com10 Apr 2023

IT services firms' revenue growth in the fourth quarter will be affected by macro-driven headwinds, lower working-days, and the fact of the three-month period being low season. Analysts are expecting FY24 growth to be muted. Revenue growth will decline 600-700 basis points to 10-12 per cent for FY24, said a CRISIL Ratings report. The 10-12 per cent growth rate is a fall from the 18-20 per cent expected in FY23 and around 19 per cent growth in FY22, the highest in eight years, said the CRISIL Ratings report.