Parle Products Ltd, one of India’s top biscuit makers, has been unable to run its units in Mumbai at full capacity for the past few weeks despite strong demand. Many of the 30,000-strong migrant workforce employed at Parle or at its associate networks across the country have chosen to return to their hometowns instead of […]
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A major fire broke out at a chemical company in Kurkumbh MIDC in Daund taluka of Pune district on Friday morning. No one was injured in the incident, an official said. On receiving information, Devendra Potphode, chief fire officer of Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA), said, several fire tenders were rushed to the spot
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Hyderabad: Information Technology companies in the city will have to work according to strict guidelines if they want to ramp up their employee attendance. The Telangana government, Society for Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC) and Hyderabad Software Enterprises Association (HYSEA) have released a detailed standard operating procedure (SOP) for all IT companies and IT parks in the
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The Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) pension scheme, meant for senior citizens, has now been extended till March 31, 2023. This scheme was open till March 31, 2020. According to a tweet by K.S. Dhatwalia, Principal Director General of the Press Information Bureau, “Cabinet approves extension of ‘Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana’ (#PMVVY) up to 31st
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Effective Date: This SOP shall be implemented with immediate effect based on the advisory issued by Head Office from time to time. Purpose: The purpose of this Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is to describe the procedure to be followed for resuming work at our Offices and Units. Introduction: This SOP is prepared to extend guidelines
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The death of sixteen migrant workers who were mowed down by a train last week is ‘an unforgivable tragedy’, Wipro’s Founder Chairman Azim Premji said. This tragedy, he said, is one of the most wrenching markers of the tremendous misery being faced by the weakest and the poorest in this country. In this context, Azim
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Salary cut during Lockdown: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the operation of a government circular asking private companies including MSMEs to pay full salaries to their employees during the coronavirus-induced lockdown. The supreme court also asked the centre and states not to prosecute private firms, factories, companies and all others over non-payment till next week.
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Work-From-Home (WFH) is a workable mechanism. However, this needs to be simultaneously facilitated through a change in both skillsets and mindset,” said Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra, director (HR), Indian Oil. Edited excerpts of an interview : We institutionalized WFH guidelines even before the commencement of the lockdown. Centralised communication on the subject ensured that there were no ambiguities
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The Supreme Court on May 8, turned down the plea of 11 Haryana-based micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to provide interim protection against the order which required them to pay full salaries to its employees. The petition, filed by the MSMEs, challenged the advisory issues by the Union ministry of labour and employment on March
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