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New Zealand Tightens Visa Rules As Migration Hits "Unsustainable" Levels
New Zealand said on Sunday that it was making immediate changes to its employment visa program after a near record migration last year which it said was "unsustainable".
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Women Are Asking for Promotions, But Men Keep Getting Them: Report
Women want to be leaders in the workplace, but employers are still passing them by in favor of their male counterparts.For every 100 men promoted to a manager role in 2022, only 87 women received the same boost.
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Proposed Law Allows Draconian Police Powers For Political Ends: Kapil Sibal
The BNS Bill provides for several changes in the existing provisions, including that of defamation and attempt to commit suicide, and expands the scope of offences against women pertaining to sexual intercourse by employing "deceitful means".
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'AI Revolution' to Sweep Job Markets in World’s Wealthiest Nations: OECD
The world's wealthiest nations must urgently prepare for the impact of an imminent "AI revolution" that will change jobs, create new ones and make others disappear, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Tuesday.
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YouTube Child Data Gathering Faces Scrutiny in UK After Complaint
Britain's information regulator said on Wednesday it would look into an official complaint accusing Alphabet's YouTube of illegally collecting data from millions of children. The complaint lodged by father-of-three Duncan McCann, who is leading the campaign and supported by his employer the advocacy group 5Rights, said the video-streaming platform ...
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Hillary Clinton's Climate Change Warning To Women Workers In India
Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton on Sunday said heat caused by climate change poses an additional challenge to women workers in informal sectors and a global 'Climate Resilience Fund' will help tackle this challenge.
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Assam Governor Highlights Role Of Education For Development
Speaking at the ninth convocation of Assam Down Town University here, the Governor said the education system needs to continually address the rapidly changing professional ecosystem to produce employable human resources. A total of 1,300 graduates have received their degrees.
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Google Workers Demand Abortion Benefits for Contractors, Suspension of Donations to Anti-Abortion Politicians
Google workers have petitioned the company to amend its policies to offer abortion benefits to contractors and temporary workers. The company's owner, Alphabet, which employs over 174,000 people globally, has said that though it sets some standards, it cannot fully dictate policies of outside vendors. The employees have also asked the firm to suspe...
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Terra's Internal Legal Team Resigns After LUNA, UST Debacle
The ongoing saga with Terraform Labs, the blockchain developer behind Terra (LUNA), took a turn following a supposed change in employment status for many on the firm’s legal team.
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Twitter Bans Ads That Defy Climate Change Science
Twitter on Friday banned ads that deny the reality of climate change. Twitter's announcement on Earth Day came as it tries to fend off an unwanted takeover bid by billionaire Elon Musk, who has said he thinks people should be able to say pretty much whatever they want on the platform.
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Amazon Work Rules Govern Tweets, Body Odour of Contract Drivers
Thousands of Amazon workers aren’t employed by the Seattle leviathan. They work for small, independent businesses with contracts to transport packages for Amazon. But that hasn’t stopped the company from dictating the state of their fingernails — and a whole lot more.
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Society Needs To Change Perception Towards Vocational Courses: Manish Sisodia
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday said it was necessary to change the attitude of society towards vocational courses as they provide "excellent employment and business opportunities".
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UN Praises Qatar For Enacting Key Reforms For Migrant Workers
The United Nations labour agency on Sunday commended Qatar for abolishing an exploitative employment system that required migrant workers to seek their employer's permission to change jobs.
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Employees Have To Inform Employers About Intention To Opt For New Tax System, Says CBDT
CBDT has, however, said that the employee can change the option of tax structure at the time of filing income tax return
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Coronavirus Exposes U.S. Uber, Lyft Drivers' Lack Of Safety Net
As independent contractors, U.S. ride-hail drivers for Uber and Lyft benefited from soaring trip demand and flexible work hours. But as the coronavirus brings large parts of the country to a halt, drivers and companies are facing the downside of an ambiguous contractor model.
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New Zealand Tightens Visa Rules As Migration Hits "Unsustainable" Levels
New Zealand said on Sunday that it was making immediate changes to its employment visa program after a near record migration last year which it said was "unsustainable".
-
Women Are Asking for Promotions, But Men Keep Getting Them: Report
Women want to be leaders in the workplace, but employers are still passing them by in favor of their male counterparts.For every 100 men promoted to a manager role in 2022, only 87 women received the same boost.
-
Proposed Law Allows Draconian Police Powers For Political Ends: Kapil Sibal
The BNS Bill provides for several changes in the existing provisions, including that of defamation and attempt to commit suicide, and expands the scope of offences against women pertaining to sexual intercourse by employing "deceitful means".
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'AI Revolution' to Sweep Job Markets in World’s Wealthiest Nations: OECD
The world's wealthiest nations must urgently prepare for the impact of an imminent "AI revolution" that will change jobs, create new ones and make others disappear, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Tuesday.
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YouTube Child Data Gathering Faces Scrutiny in UK After Complaint
Britain's information regulator said on Wednesday it would look into an official complaint accusing Alphabet's YouTube of illegally collecting data from millions of children. The complaint lodged by father-of-three Duncan McCann, who is leading the campaign and supported by his employer the advocacy group 5Rights, said the video-streaming platform ...
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Hillary Clinton's Climate Change Warning To Women Workers In India
Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton on Sunday said heat caused by climate change poses an additional challenge to women workers in informal sectors and a global 'Climate Resilience Fund' will help tackle this challenge.
-
Assam Governor Highlights Role Of Education For Development
Speaking at the ninth convocation of Assam Down Town University here, the Governor said the education system needs to continually address the rapidly changing professional ecosystem to produce employable human resources. A total of 1,300 graduates have received their degrees.
-
Google Workers Demand Abortion Benefits for Contractors, Suspension of Donations to Anti-Abortion Politicians
Google workers have petitioned the company to amend its policies to offer abortion benefits to contractors and temporary workers. The company's owner, Alphabet, which employs over 174,000 people globally, has said that though it sets some standards, it cannot fully dictate policies of outside vendors. The employees have also asked the firm to suspe...
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Terra's Internal Legal Team Resigns After LUNA, UST Debacle
The ongoing saga with Terraform Labs, the blockchain developer behind Terra (LUNA), took a turn following a supposed change in employment status for many on the firm’s legal team.
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Twitter Bans Ads That Defy Climate Change Science
Twitter on Friday banned ads that deny the reality of climate change. Twitter's announcement on Earth Day came as it tries to fend off an unwanted takeover bid by billionaire Elon Musk, who has said he thinks people should be able to say pretty much whatever they want on the platform.
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Amazon Work Rules Govern Tweets, Body Odour of Contract Drivers
Thousands of Amazon workers aren’t employed by the Seattle leviathan. They work for small, independent businesses with contracts to transport packages for Amazon. But that hasn’t stopped the company from dictating the state of their fingernails — and a whole lot more.
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Society Needs To Change Perception Towards Vocational Courses: Manish Sisodia
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday said it was necessary to change the attitude of society towards vocational courses as they provide "excellent employment and business opportunities".
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UN Praises Qatar For Enacting Key Reforms For Migrant Workers
The United Nations labour agency on Sunday commended Qatar for abolishing an exploitative employment system that required migrant workers to seek their employer's permission to change jobs.
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Employees Have To Inform Employers About Intention To Opt For New Tax System, Says CBDT
CBDT has, however, said that the employee can change the option of tax structure at the time of filing income tax return
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Coronavirus Exposes U.S. Uber, Lyft Drivers' Lack Of Safety Net
As independent contractors, U.S. ride-hail drivers for Uber and Lyft benefited from soaring trip demand and flexible work hours. But as the coronavirus brings large parts of the country to a halt, drivers and companies are facing the downside of an ambiguous contractor model.
