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Are Minimum Wage Laws Doing More Harm Than Good To Low-Income Workers?
- Monday April 27, 2026
- Business News | Edited by Prateek Shukla
Around 64% of Indian workers earn below the minimum wage. For almost half the workforce, hiring them would be illegal even after a 30% pay raise.
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www.ndtv.com
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Double Pay For Extra Work: All About Overtime Rules Under New Wage Code
- Wednesday April 22, 2026
- Business News | Edited by Prateek Shukla
India's New Labour Codes: A standard workweek is 48 hours. Work beyond that qualifies for overtime.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Pay Him More": Internet Reacts After Entrepreneur Says Staffer Quit For Delivery Work
- Tuesday April 14, 2026
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
A Chennai-based founder has sparked debate on social media after revealing that a talented 22-year-old employee resigned from a corporate job to work as a delivery driver.
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www.ndtv.com
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Noida Factory Workers Throw Stones At Cops, Day After Violent Protests
- Tuesday April 14, 2026
- India News | Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
Noida Wage Protest - Noida Factory Workers Throw Stones At Cops, Day After Violent Protests
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www.ndtv.com
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Chhattisgarh Mid-Day Meal Cooks, Earning Rs 66 A Day, Protest For Wage Hike
- Monday January 19, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
It's been 22 days since thousands of mid-day meal cooks, mostly women, have been protesting in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur, demanding a hike in their daily wages from Rs 66 to over Rs 400.
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www.ndtv.com
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Wages Withheld, Sanitation Workers Dump Garbage In Front Of Panchayat Office In Bihar
- Wednesday October 22, 2025
- India News | Edited by Akash Majumder
Upset over the non-payment of pending wages during the festive season, sanitation workers dumped garbage in front of a Nagar Panchayat office in Bihar's Nawada district on Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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iPhone 17 In India: Cheaper Than Before, But Still Costs Over 900 Hours Of Work
- Wednesday September 17, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
India ranks highest globally in terms of the number of working hours a person must invest to afford the newly launched iPhone 17.
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www.ndtv.com
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Man Kidnaps 1-Year-Old, Rescued After 41-Hour Search In Mathura: Police
- Monday August 25, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A one-year-old girl abducted from Mathura Junction railway station late Friday night was traced within 41 hours near Agra Cantonment station by the Government Railway Police.
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www.ndtv.com
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Telugu Industry Pins Their Hopes On Chiranjeevi To Find A Solution Amid Wage Demands And Strike
- Monday August 18, 2025
- Entertainment | Reported by Uma Sudhir
Chiranjeevi has had to publicly clarify his position after some federation members made "baseless" claims that he had assured them their demands would be met.
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www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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80% Of Cognizant's Eligible Employees To Get Wage Hike Effective November 1
- Thursday August 14, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
IT services company Cognizant on Thursday said about 80 per cent of its eligible employees will receive a salary hike, effective November 1, 2025. Top performers will receive the highest increases.
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www.ndtv.com
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Tata Consultancy Services Salary Hike: Eligibility, Increment Details Here
- Thursday August 7, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
India's largest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has decided to roll out wage hikes ranging from two per cent to eight per cent for about 80% of its workforce from September 1, sources told NDTV Profit.
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www.ndtv.com
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Tata Consultancy Services Announces Wage Hikes Amid 12,000 Layoffs
- Thursday August 7, 2025
- Business News | Press Trust of India
India's largest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) informed employees that it will roll-out wage hikes for about 80 per cent of workforce, covering mid to junior levels.
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www.ndtv.com
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UAE Man Who Never Worked A Day Wins Rs 26 Lakh In Salary Dispute
- Friday June 20, 2025
- World News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
An employee in Abu Dhabi has won a lawsuit and been awarded approximately Rs 26 lakh in unpaid wages from a company that offered him a job but never allowed him to start working.
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www.ndtv.com
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Forget Service Charge, Restaurant Adds New "Living Wage Fee" To Bill Of Burger And Fries
- Thursday June 19, 2025
- Written by Jigyasa Kakwani, Edited by Neha Grover
According to the restaurant, this additional fee on the food bill goes directly to the staff payroll to provide a living wage to their team.
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food.ndtv.com
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Abu Dhabi Company Ordered To Pay Rs 26 Lakh To Employee Who Never Joined Work
- Wednesday June 18, 2025
- Feature | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
A company in Abu Dhabi has been ordered to pay AED 110,400 (approximately Rs 26 lakh) as "unpaid wages" to an employee who received an offer letter but was never permitted to assume his role.
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www.ndtv.com
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Are Minimum Wage Laws Doing More Harm Than Good To Low-Income Workers?
- Monday April 27, 2026
- Business News | Edited by Prateek Shukla
Around 64% of Indian workers earn below the minimum wage. For almost half the workforce, hiring them would be illegal even after a 30% pay raise.
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www.ndtv.com
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Double Pay For Extra Work: All About Overtime Rules Under New Wage Code
- Wednesday April 22, 2026
- Business News | Edited by Prateek Shukla
India's New Labour Codes: A standard workweek is 48 hours. Work beyond that qualifies for overtime.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Pay Him More": Internet Reacts After Entrepreneur Says Staffer Quit For Delivery Work
- Tuesday April 14, 2026
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
A Chennai-based founder has sparked debate on social media after revealing that a talented 22-year-old employee resigned from a corporate job to work as a delivery driver.
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www.ndtv.com
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Noida Factory Workers Throw Stones At Cops, Day After Violent Protests
- Tuesday April 14, 2026
- India News | Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
Noida Wage Protest - Noida Factory Workers Throw Stones At Cops, Day After Violent Protests
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www.ndtv.com
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Chhattisgarh Mid-Day Meal Cooks, Earning Rs 66 A Day, Protest For Wage Hike
- Monday January 19, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
It's been 22 days since thousands of mid-day meal cooks, mostly women, have been protesting in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur, demanding a hike in their daily wages from Rs 66 to over Rs 400.
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www.ndtv.com
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Wages Withheld, Sanitation Workers Dump Garbage In Front Of Panchayat Office In Bihar
- Wednesday October 22, 2025
- India News | Edited by Akash Majumder
Upset over the non-payment of pending wages during the festive season, sanitation workers dumped garbage in front of a Nagar Panchayat office in Bihar's Nawada district on Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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iPhone 17 In India: Cheaper Than Before, But Still Costs Over 900 Hours Of Work
- Wednesday September 17, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
India ranks highest globally in terms of the number of working hours a person must invest to afford the newly launched iPhone 17.
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www.ndtv.com
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Man Kidnaps 1-Year-Old, Rescued After 41-Hour Search In Mathura: Police
- Monday August 25, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A one-year-old girl abducted from Mathura Junction railway station late Friday night was traced within 41 hours near Agra Cantonment station by the Government Railway Police.
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www.ndtv.com
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Telugu Industry Pins Their Hopes On Chiranjeevi To Find A Solution Amid Wage Demands And Strike
- Monday August 18, 2025
- Entertainment | Reported by Uma Sudhir
Chiranjeevi has had to publicly clarify his position after some federation members made "baseless" claims that he had assured them their demands would be met.
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www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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80% Of Cognizant's Eligible Employees To Get Wage Hike Effective November 1
- Thursday August 14, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
IT services company Cognizant on Thursday said about 80 per cent of its eligible employees will receive a salary hike, effective November 1, 2025. Top performers will receive the highest increases.
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www.ndtv.com
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Tata Consultancy Services Salary Hike: Eligibility, Increment Details Here
- Thursday August 7, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
India's largest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has decided to roll out wage hikes ranging from two per cent to eight per cent for about 80% of its workforce from September 1, sources told NDTV Profit.
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www.ndtv.com
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Tata Consultancy Services Announces Wage Hikes Amid 12,000 Layoffs
- Thursday August 7, 2025
- Business News | Press Trust of India
India's largest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) informed employees that it will roll-out wage hikes for about 80 per cent of workforce, covering mid to junior levels.
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www.ndtv.com
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UAE Man Who Never Worked A Day Wins Rs 26 Lakh In Salary Dispute
- Friday June 20, 2025
- World News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
An employee in Abu Dhabi has won a lawsuit and been awarded approximately Rs 26 lakh in unpaid wages from a company that offered him a job but never allowed him to start working.
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www.ndtv.com
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Forget Service Charge, Restaurant Adds New "Living Wage Fee" To Bill Of Burger And Fries
- Thursday June 19, 2025
- Written by Jigyasa Kakwani, Edited by Neha Grover
According to the restaurant, this additional fee on the food bill goes directly to the staff payroll to provide a living wage to their team.
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food.ndtv.com
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Abu Dhabi Company Ordered To Pay Rs 26 Lakh To Employee Who Never Joined Work
- Wednesday June 18, 2025
- Feature | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
A company in Abu Dhabi has been ordered to pay AED 110,400 (approximately Rs 26 lakh) as "unpaid wages" to an employee who received an offer letter but was never permitted to assume his role.
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www.ndtv.com