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How Ex-Armyman Faked Terror Plot To Save His Job In Gujarat
A plot to gain professional recognition and job security took a criminal turn in Gujarat's Vadodara after the city police arrested an ex-armyman for planting explosives on a railway track.
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Spanish Woman Fired For Routinely Arriving 40 Minutes Early To Office, Boss Cites "Ignoring Instructions"
The employee had been warned repeatedly since 2023 to stop arriving early but she continued the behaviour, arriving early at least 19 more times after formal cautions.
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Minimum Wage, Health Checkup, WFH And More: 12 Changes In Labour Rules Every Employee Must Know
New labour codes: If you're employed fulltime, on contract, parttime or even working via digital platforms, these changes could impact your earnings, job terms, benefits and rights.
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How Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Could Impact US Economy More Than India
US President Donald Trump shook thousands of American dreams this weekend with an abrupt decision to slap a $100,000 fee on skilled worker permits - the H-1B visas.
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3,200 Boeing Workers Who Build Fighter Jets To Go On Strike, First Since 1996
Boeing Co. is bracing for the first strike in nearly three decades at its St. Louis-area defense factories after union members rejected the company's modified contract offer.
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After 7-Year Wait, Women Supervisor Recruitment Now Nightmare For Aspirants
After a gap of seven years, the state government had issued a notification for the recruitment of 660 Women Supervisors. The announcement lit a spark of hope among six lakh candidates, many of whom had spent years preparing for government jobs.
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Kerala Couple Found Dead At Home, Suicide Suspected: Cops
A man and his wife were found dead in their rented home near Erattupetta on Monday morning, in what police suspect to be a case of suicide.
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Brazil Sues China's BYD For ₹300 Crore Over 'Slave-Like' Conditions For Workers
Brazil has filed a lawsuit against Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD, accusing the company and its contractors of subjecting Chinese workers to inhumane, "slave-like" conditions.
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Duolingo Outlines AI-First Strategy, Plans to Replace Contract Workers With AI Tools
Duolingo, the ed-tech platform focused on teaching languages, mathematics, and music, is making a decisive pivot towards becoming an AI-first company. On Monday, the company released an all-hands email from its CEO, Luis von Ahn, which highlighted the company’s vision for the near future. A major focus of this shift would be to phase out the comp...
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Ola Electric Said to Cut Over a Thousand Jobs to Stem Losses
Ola Electric Mobility is laying off over a thousand employees and contract workers,, people with knowledge in the matter have told the media. The cuts at the SoftBank Group-backed firm, span multiple departments, including procurement, fulfillment, customer relations and charging infrastructure, the people said, asking not to be identified as the i...
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Bhavish Aggarwal's Ola To Cut 1,000 Jobs. 500 Were Laid Off In November
The current round of layoffs amounts to over a quarter of Ola's 4,000 employee size as of March 2024 but includes contract workers that aren't counted in the company's public disclosures.
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About 500 Samsung India Factory Workers Said to be Holding Protest in Latest Dispute
About 500 workers at Samsung's Sriperumbudur plant are holding are protesting against the suspension of three employees. Sources familiar with the matter said there was no production impact for now as Samsung had brought in contract workers to manage the situation.
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Amazon Workers On Strike In US: Will It Impact Christmas Deliveries? An Explainer
The strike was launched after Amazon ignored the deadline to negotiate new contracts for higher wages, better benefits and safer working conditions.
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Apple Said to Face Possibility of Relying on China After Tata Plant Fire
A recent fire at Tata Group's Apple iPhone component plant in southern India has caused an indefinite production halt at Tata's Hosur plant in Tamil Nadu, the only Indian supplier of iPhone back panels and some other parts for both contract manufacturer Foxconn in the country and its own iPhone assembly at another plant.
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Firings For Protesting Israel Contract Were Illegal, Say Ex-Google Workers
A group of workers at Alphabet Inc's Google have filed a complaint with a US labor board claiming the tech company unlawfully fired them for protesting its cloud contract with the Israeli government.
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How Ex-Armyman Faked Terror Plot To Save His Job In Gujarat
A plot to gain professional recognition and job security took a criminal turn in Gujarat's Vadodara after the city police arrested an ex-armyman for planting explosives on a railway track.
-
Spanish Woman Fired For Routinely Arriving 40 Minutes Early To Office, Boss Cites "Ignoring Instructions"
The employee had been warned repeatedly since 2023 to stop arriving early but she continued the behaviour, arriving early at least 19 more times after formal cautions.
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Minimum Wage, Health Checkup, WFH And More: 12 Changes In Labour Rules Every Employee Must Know
New labour codes: If you're employed fulltime, on contract, parttime or even working via digital platforms, these changes could impact your earnings, job terms, benefits and rights.
-
How Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Could Impact US Economy More Than India
US President Donald Trump shook thousands of American dreams this weekend with an abrupt decision to slap a $100,000 fee on skilled worker permits - the H-1B visas.
-
3,200 Boeing Workers Who Build Fighter Jets To Go On Strike, First Since 1996
Boeing Co. is bracing for the first strike in nearly three decades at its St. Louis-area defense factories after union members rejected the company's modified contract offer.
-
After 7-Year Wait, Women Supervisor Recruitment Now Nightmare For Aspirants
After a gap of seven years, the state government had issued a notification for the recruitment of 660 Women Supervisors. The announcement lit a spark of hope among six lakh candidates, many of whom had spent years preparing for government jobs.
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Kerala Couple Found Dead At Home, Suicide Suspected: Cops
A man and his wife were found dead in their rented home near Erattupetta on Monday morning, in what police suspect to be a case of suicide.
-
Brazil Sues China's BYD For ₹300 Crore Over 'Slave-Like' Conditions For Workers
Brazil has filed a lawsuit against Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD, accusing the company and its contractors of subjecting Chinese workers to inhumane, "slave-like" conditions.
-
Duolingo Outlines AI-First Strategy, Plans to Replace Contract Workers With AI Tools
Duolingo, the ed-tech platform focused on teaching languages, mathematics, and music, is making a decisive pivot towards becoming an AI-first company. On Monday, the company released an all-hands email from its CEO, Luis von Ahn, which highlighted the company’s vision for the near future. A major focus of this shift would be to phase out the comp...
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Ola Electric Said to Cut Over a Thousand Jobs to Stem Losses
Ola Electric Mobility is laying off over a thousand employees and contract workers,, people with knowledge in the matter have told the media. The cuts at the SoftBank Group-backed firm, span multiple departments, including procurement, fulfillment, customer relations and charging infrastructure, the people said, asking not to be identified as the i...
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Bhavish Aggarwal's Ola To Cut 1,000 Jobs. 500 Were Laid Off In November
The current round of layoffs amounts to over a quarter of Ola's 4,000 employee size as of March 2024 but includes contract workers that aren't counted in the company's public disclosures.
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About 500 Samsung India Factory Workers Said to be Holding Protest in Latest Dispute
About 500 workers at Samsung's Sriperumbudur plant are holding are protesting against the suspension of three employees. Sources familiar with the matter said there was no production impact for now as Samsung had brought in contract workers to manage the situation.
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Amazon Workers On Strike In US: Will It Impact Christmas Deliveries? An Explainer
The strike was launched after Amazon ignored the deadline to negotiate new contracts for higher wages, better benefits and safer working conditions.
-
Apple Said to Face Possibility of Relying on China After Tata Plant Fire
A recent fire at Tata Group's Apple iPhone component plant in southern India has caused an indefinite production halt at Tata's Hosur plant in Tamil Nadu, the only Indian supplier of iPhone back panels and some other parts for both contract manufacturer Foxconn in the country and its own iPhone assembly at another plant.
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Firings For Protesting Israel Contract Were Illegal, Say Ex-Google Workers
A group of workers at Alphabet Inc's Google have filed a complaint with a US labor board claiming the tech company unlawfully fired them for protesting its cloud contract with the Israeli government.
