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Some employers also look at ‘dry promotion’ as an opportunity to redistribute the responsibilities of laid-off workers to their existing employees without raising their cost-to-company package.

Dry promotion: 'New title, no raise' appraisal trend leaves employees in a spot

1 min read . 15 Apr 2024

IT software service unicorns saw a 71% growth in hiring activity year on year

Oil and gas sector witnesses 22% rise in job hiring in March this year: Report

1 min read . 15 Apr 2024

Senior citizens are replacing teenagers at fast-food joints

3 min read . 05 Nov 2018

Employers value students for skills they acquire in colleges. Photo: Getty Images

Degree or skills: What will get you that job?

1 min read . 01 Nov 2018

India needs a minimum of 10% GDP growth to give us the kind of jobs kick we used to get in the 1990s. Photo: Sanchit Khanna/HT

Six ways to turn around the India job crisis

10 min read . 11 Oct 2018

Firms with young workers experience more turnover than those with older workers. Photo: iStock

What drives attrition across companies

1 min read . 11 Sep 2018

Registration and job postings to organisations are free till August 29 at ICAI’s new job portal for accounting and finance sector. Photo: iStock.

For accounting and finance jobs, ICAI has a new job portal

1 min read . 27 Aug 2018

Indian youths take a written entrance exam for a government job in Bhopal. Photo: AFP

What Young India wants: ‘Sarkari Naukri’

3 min read . 22 Aug 2018

At a higher minimum wage, firms are careful to hire more productive workers who then take less time to complete projects. Photo: Mint

Why India’s minimum wage policy may backfire

1 min read . 07 Aug 2018

HCL Technologies is carrying out a mega recruitment drive at its Noida campus on 4-5 August under the programme. Photo: Mint

HCL Technologies to hire 5,000 people in 2018 under ‘New Vistas’

1 min read . 01 Aug 2018

To motivate employees to learn new skills, more employers are starting to focus on the future during evaluations. Photo: Bloomberg

Your pay-hike is now based on next year’s performance

2 min read . 10 Jul 2018

Post-maternity retention could cost 80% to 90% of the annual salary for white collar employees, and up to 135% of annual salary for blue collar employees, according to a survey. Photo: iStock

Maternity law may cost 1.8 million women their jobs

2 min read . 27 Jun 2018

After years of lower crude prices, and realisation that the oil will run out one day, Gulf rulers are seeking to repair public finances. Photo: Bloomberg

A ghost army that haunts Gulf rulers

5 min read . 21 Jun 2018

The different pieces of evidence do not paint a very rosy picture about job opportunities in the countryside, or indeed, in the country. Photo: Bloomberg

The signal and the noise in India’s jobs data

3 min read . 13 Jun 2018

In a study of more than 4,000 women at Delhi University found female students willing to pay almost $300 more than men for a safer travel route because most faced some form of street harassment. Photo: Hindustan Times

Sexual violence is holding back the rise of India’s economy

8 min read . 29 May 2018

The six months of maternity leave and fixed term employment for all sectors are big moves as far as labour reforms are concerned. Photo: Mint

Four years of Modi govt: Labour reforms slow down despite policy revamp

2 min read . 26 May 2018

More than 12 million Indians enter the jobs market every year. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Job creation still a challenge after four years of Modi govt

4 min read . 26 May 2018

Oyo says it has only got in touch with people from the hospitality industry who were reaching out to them.

All’s fair in talent war: Oyo targets staff at rivals

1 min read . 27 Apr 2018

Railway board said these appointments can be made provided the appointing authority is satisfied that the duties of the post can be performed with help of some on-job training. Photo: Mint

Railways scrap educational qualification norm for jobs on compassionate grounds

1 min read . 18 Apr 2018

Fifteen companies have been recognized as the best places to work in the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) industry by the Great Place to Work Institute. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

The best workplaces to work bank upon the best talent

22 min read . 02 Apr 2018