US unemployment rate hits 16-year low in May
The US unemployment rate fell to a 16-year low in May but monthly job creation saw a sharp slowdown, the Labor Department reported Friday.
Jun 02, 2017, 18:31 PM IST
Cognizant layoff plea closed in favour of sacked staff: Govt
The Cognizant layoff case has been closed in favour of employees and the company has been asked to hold talks one-on-one to resolve the issue.
May 27, 2017, 21:10 PM IST
Indian techies forming union to protect jobs amid layoffs
Hundreds of Indian techies working as software engineers or providing back office services to global firms are setting up a pan-India trade union to protect their jobs amid layoffs by many IT firms, including Infosys, Wipro, Tech Mahindra and Cognizant, said a functionary of a employees forum on Tuesday.
May 23, 2017, 23:41 PM IST
Indian-American CEO ordered to pay $135,000 to domestic help
An Indian-American CEO has been ordered to pay $135,000 to her former domestic worker after a Labour Department investigation found she underpaid and mistreated her.
Apr 19, 2017, 10:25 AM IST
US regulators accuse Google of underpaying female workers
Government investigators looking into how Google pays its employees have accused the tech giant of shortchanging women doing similar work to men.A US Department of Labour official disclosed the agency's allegations during a Friday court hearing in San Francisco.
Apr 09, 2017, 16:20 PM IST
Rs 27,000 cr lying unclaimed in EPF: Labour Minister
An amount of Rs 27,000 crore is lying as unclaimed in the Employee Provident Fund, Union minister of state for Labour, Bandaru Dattatreya said here on Saturday.
May 30, 2015, 21:49 PM IST
