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"Resign By 2PM Or You're Fired": Freshers' Shocking Experience Sparks Online Outrage
The incident has sparked a heated discussion, with many users criticizing the company's behavior as unethical.
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How Leaders Can Create Positive Work Culture
Here's how leaders can actively create and sustain a healthier, more positive workplace culture for their teams.
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NIIT Limited Launches Course To Boost Undergraduates' Employability
The programme aims to enhance students employability by providing them with industry-relevant skills, exposure to digital technologies, and practical experience.
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NHRC Faults Probe of Foxconn Hiring, Orders New Inquiry
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has admonished labor officials for failure to adequately investigate evidence of employment discrimination at Foxconn. An undated NHRC case status document shows Tamil Nadu labor officials told the commission on July 5 that 6.7 percent of the 33,360 women working at the Foxconn plant were married, without...
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Ancient Bronze Age Settlement Discovered in Caucasus Mountains Using Drone Mapping
In the Caucasus Mountains, drone mapping has uncovered Dmanisis Gora, an ancient settlement dating back over 3,000 years. The project, led by Dr. Nathaniel Erb-Satullo and Dimitri Jachvliani, employed drones to capture high-resolution images of the site, revealing a vast defensive wall, graves, and other structural remains. The discovery challenges...
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Scientists Move Closer to Adding Element 120 to the Periodic Table with New Technique
Scientists are on the brink of a groundbreaking discovery that could expand the periodic table to include element 120. Currently, the periodic table comprises 118 elements, ranging from hydrogen with one proton to oganesson with 118. The quest to explore the frontiers of atomic physics has led researchers to develop a novel technique to create elem...
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Foxconn Chief Defends Hiring Practices After Report Married Women Rejected in India
Foxconn Chairman Young Liu defended its hiring practices in India on August 17 after government investigations were ordered following a report that the firm rejects married women from iPhone assembly jobs in the country. The iPhone supplier previously acknowledged some lapses in hiring practices in 2022 and said it had worked to address the issues,...
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Opinion | Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: On Budget 2024's Laser Focus On Employment
This year's Union Budget has taken a practical approach, focusing on employment and skilling with clear, strategic initiatives to ensure that the jobs created are meaningful and sustainable.
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OpenAI Whistleblowers Claim Firm Made Employees Sign ‘Illegally Restrictive’ NDAs: Report
OpenAI has reportedly been accused of employing “illegally restrictive” non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) by a group of whistleblowers. The whistleblowers have written a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), urging the agency to take “swift and aggressive” steps to stop the practice within the company. Last month, a group o...
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No Discrimination Against Married Women At Foxconn Factory, Says Report
A report submitted by the Regional Labour Commissioner, Chennai, stated that no evidence has been found showing discrimination against married women in employment and recruitment practices at the Foxconn iPhone factory in Chennai.
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Labour Officials Visit Foxconn iPhone Plant, Question Executives About Hiring
Labour officials Foxconn's factory near Chennai on Monday and questioned spoke to company directors and human resources about the company's hiring practices, according to an official. The major Apple supplier has been rejecting married women from iPhone assembly jobs, according to a Reuters report.
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Man Fired For Not Being "Fun" Enough Wins Legal Case Against Employer
In its stern order, the French court called the company's "fun" culture "humiliating and intrusive practices".
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Huawei Taken to Court in South Africa Over Hiring Mostly Foreign Workers
South Africa has objected to Huawei’s hiring practices in the country and filed a case against the tech giant for hiring mostly foreign nationals over locals.
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Fraudulent Practice For Public Employment Can't Be Permitted: Supreme Court
Fraudulent practice to gain public employment cannot be permitted by a court of law as the abuse of legitimate process would mean deprivation of job benefits to rightful beneficiaries, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday.
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Private Hospital Sealed For Employing Unqualified Doctors In UP
The authorities have sealed a private hospital in neighbouring Shamli district and cancelled its registration for various irregularities, including the practice of employing unqualified persons as doctors, a senior official said in Muzaffarnagar today.
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"Resign By 2PM Or You're Fired": Freshers' Shocking Experience Sparks Online Outrage
The incident has sparked a heated discussion, with many users criticizing the company's behavior as unethical.
-
How Leaders Can Create Positive Work Culture
Here's how leaders can actively create and sustain a healthier, more positive workplace culture for their teams.
-
NIIT Limited Launches Course To Boost Undergraduates' Employability
The programme aims to enhance students employability by providing them with industry-relevant skills, exposure to digital technologies, and practical experience.
-
NHRC Faults Probe of Foxconn Hiring, Orders New Inquiry
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has admonished labor officials for failure to adequately investigate evidence of employment discrimination at Foxconn. An undated NHRC case status document shows Tamil Nadu labor officials told the commission on July 5 that 6.7 percent of the 33,360 women working at the Foxconn plant were married, without...
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Ancient Bronze Age Settlement Discovered in Caucasus Mountains Using Drone Mapping
In the Caucasus Mountains, drone mapping has uncovered Dmanisis Gora, an ancient settlement dating back over 3,000 years. The project, led by Dr. Nathaniel Erb-Satullo and Dimitri Jachvliani, employed drones to capture high-resolution images of the site, revealing a vast defensive wall, graves, and other structural remains. The discovery challenges...
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Scientists Move Closer to Adding Element 120 to the Periodic Table with New Technique
Scientists are on the brink of a groundbreaking discovery that could expand the periodic table to include element 120. Currently, the periodic table comprises 118 elements, ranging from hydrogen with one proton to oganesson with 118. The quest to explore the frontiers of atomic physics has led researchers to develop a novel technique to create elem...
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Foxconn Chief Defends Hiring Practices After Report Married Women Rejected in India
Foxconn Chairman Young Liu defended its hiring practices in India on August 17 after government investigations were ordered following a report that the firm rejects married women from iPhone assembly jobs in the country. The iPhone supplier previously acknowledged some lapses in hiring practices in 2022 and said it had worked to address the issues,...
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Opinion | Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: On Budget 2024's Laser Focus On Employment
This year's Union Budget has taken a practical approach, focusing on employment and skilling with clear, strategic initiatives to ensure that the jobs created are meaningful and sustainable.
-
OpenAI Whistleblowers Claim Firm Made Employees Sign ‘Illegally Restrictive’ NDAs: Report
OpenAI has reportedly been accused of employing “illegally restrictive” non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) by a group of whistleblowers. The whistleblowers have written a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), urging the agency to take “swift and aggressive” steps to stop the practice within the company. Last month, a group o...
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No Discrimination Against Married Women At Foxconn Factory, Says Report
A report submitted by the Regional Labour Commissioner, Chennai, stated that no evidence has been found showing discrimination against married women in employment and recruitment practices at the Foxconn iPhone factory in Chennai.
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Labour Officials Visit Foxconn iPhone Plant, Question Executives About Hiring
Labour officials Foxconn's factory near Chennai on Monday and questioned spoke to company directors and human resources about the company's hiring practices, according to an official. The major Apple supplier has been rejecting married women from iPhone assembly jobs, according to a Reuters report.
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Man Fired For Not Being "Fun" Enough Wins Legal Case Against Employer
In its stern order, the French court called the company's "fun" culture "humiliating and intrusive practices".
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Huawei Taken to Court in South Africa Over Hiring Mostly Foreign Workers
South Africa has objected to Huawei’s hiring practices in the country and filed a case against the tech giant for hiring mostly foreign nationals over locals.
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Fraudulent Practice For Public Employment Can't Be Permitted: Supreme Court
Fraudulent practice to gain public employment cannot be permitted by a court of law as the abuse of legitimate process would mean deprivation of job benefits to rightful beneficiaries, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday.
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Private Hospital Sealed For Employing Unqualified Doctors In UP
The authorities have sealed a private hospital in neighbouring Shamli district and cancelled its registration for various irregularities, including the practice of employing unqualified persons as doctors, a senior official said in Muzaffarnagar today.
