The Union Cabinet is likely to approve a 3 per cent dearness allowance and dearness relief (DR) hike for central government employees and pensioners on Thursday. An announcement about the approval can be expected after the conclusion of a cabinet meeting that will be held at 11:30 am. This will be a welcome development…
HIGHLIGHTS Apple CEO Tim Cook has expressed his displeasure over employees who leak crucial information about the company. Cook in an email to Apple employees has said that the company is everything in its power to hunt down the leakers. Ironically, Cook’s email to Apple to employees about the leakers was also…
The average salary hikes in 2022 are likely to touch pre-Covid levels, according to a survey conducted by global professional services provider Aon Plc. In its 26th annual salary increase survey, Aon said average hikes could be in the range of 9.4 per cent. It made the projection after surveying 1,350 companies across…
San Francisco, United States: Google on Tuesday extended the option for its employees to work from home into next year due to the pandemic. Returning to Google campuses will remain voluntary globally through January 10, with local offices given the discretion to decide when to require employees to return to their…
HIGHLIGHTS Apple’s decision to scan users’ iPhones for child sexual abuse content has kicked up a storm. Apple’s own employees are not happy with Apple’s decision to roll out a feature that would scan the personal pictures of users. Previously, privacy advocates and even WhatsApp head Will Cathcart…
IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) now has more than 5 lakh people in its workforce after record hirings in the first quarter of FY22. The total workforce of TCS increased to 5,09,058 as of June 30. TCS reached the five lakh workforce milestone after it added 20,409 more employees in the first three months of…
The government on Friday extended deadlines for various income tax compliances and said the amount paid by an employer to employees for COVID-19 treatment would be tax-exempt. Also, payment received from employer by family members in case of death of an employee due to COVID-19 would be exempt from income tax. The…
BookMyShow has laid off 200 employees as the company’s online ticket booking service suffered a severe blow due to the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. BookMyShow, a popular online platform for booking film tickets and entertainment events, has laid off 200 employees, making the second major round of job…