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Ludhiana: Postal staff protest over job security, pension demands

Their demands includes the extension of a monthly pension under the National Pension System (NPS), ensuring financial security post-retirement, an eight-hour work schedule, higher pay, and full-service benefits, on par with regular postal employees

Postal staff staging protest at the Head Post Office in Ludhiana on Tuesday. (Manish/HT)

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Published on Apr 30, 2025 05:22 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Ludhiana: Outsourced power workers raise job security concerns amid contract termination threats

The concerns have intensified after Vission Plus, the company managing 423 outsourced workers in the Ludhiana Suburban Circle, informed them that their services would end on April 30, even though the contract is valid until May 30

The union’s anger stems from what they call continued apathy by the state government and PSPCL management. (HT Photo for representation)

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Published on Apr 21, 2025 05:50 AM IST

ByRishika Kriti, Ludhiana

AAP delegation meets Chandigarh chief secy, demands roll-back of property tax hike

Property tax, initially introduced in 2004 at 3% of the annual rateable value (ARV) for commercial, industrial and institutional buildings, was extended to residential properties in 2015

The delegation of Chandigarh unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) submitting memorandum demanding roll back of property tax hike in city to chief secretary Rajeev Verma on Wednesday. (HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 10, 2025 10:24 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Contracts of over 1,200 employees not extended in Haryana

The government has removed HKRNL employees from the forest department in Jind, Fatehabad, Sonepat and other parts of the state.

The contractual junior engineers recruited through HKRNL in the development and panchayat department were also removed from their posts in Karnal, Sonepat and Yamunanagar and they were asked to be relieved from their post. (HT File)

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Published on Apr 03, 2025 06:50 AM IST

BySunil Rahar, Rohtak

2,888 outsourced positions in Chandigarh MC to get ‘sanctioned’ status

The proposal will be sent for review to the Chandigarh administration, but the posts will finally be approved by the central government

The number of outsourced workers in Chandigarh municipal corporation has surged from 3,072 in 2019-20 to 6,965 in 2024-25, an alarming 126% increase. (HT File)

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Published on Mar 26, 2025 10:56 AM IST

ByMandeep Kaur Narula, Chandigarh

Thyrocare founder's word of caution to those landing jobs at tech firms

Thyrocare founder A Velumani warns youngsters not to celebrate landing a job too soon as he speaks about mass layoffs in tech.

Thyrocare’s Dr A Velumani warned against early job celebrations in an X post.(X/@velumania)

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Published on Mar 21, 2025 12:55 PM IST

ByMahipal Singh Chouhan

Parliament: MPs demand better wages, job security for ASHA workers

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said ASHA workers are the unsung heroes of India’s healthcare system, especially for their contributions during the Covid-19 pandemic

Congress MP KC Venugopal speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session on Monday. (Sansad TV)

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Published on Mar 10, 2025 05:52 PM IST

ByVrinda Tulsian

Desk bound: Why gig workers are returning to the 9-to-5 grind

9-to-5 jobs used to seem like a bore. Gig work looked like more fun. But as startups struggle, the tables are turning. Is the desk job cool again?

A decade ago, we made fun of office workers. Now, we want a 9-to-5 that pays the bills. (ADOBE STOCK)

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Updated on Feb 28, 2025 04:07 PM IST

ByArshia

Delhi woman shares how her friend quit a job without backup and thrived

A Delhi woman shared her friend's story of quitting a toxic job without a backup plan, sparking debates on job security, risks, and the value of mental peace.

A man quit his job without a backup plan, faced struggles, but later secured a better role.(Representational image/Pixabay)

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Published on Feb 09, 2025 06:14 AM IST

ByMahipal Singh Chouhan

Over 1,250 Google workers demand job security from CEO amid layoff concerns

In the said petition, the employees have argued that Google is financially stable, so the layoffs don't make sense.

Google employees in the US and Canada fear more layoffs.(REUTERS)

business

Published on Jan 29, 2025 07:55 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Ludhiana: Guest profs fear losing job, to protest outside Bains’ house on Jan 25

The future of 795 guest faculty assistant professors in the state’s government colleges hangs in the balance as promises to secure their jobs remain unfulfilled

Adding to their woes, the higher education department has declared their posts vacant, even though these professors have been teaching on sanctioned posts for years. (HT File)

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Published on Jan 21, 2025 10:23 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Toni Morrison on separating yourself from the work you do

As the discussion about work-life balance, the Nobel Prize-winning American novelist’s thoughts on work seem particularly pertinent

Stressed at work? Use Toni Morrison’s four mantras to find the right balance. (Shutterstock)

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Published on Jan 17, 2025 02:38 PM IST

ByParidhi Badgotri

US jobs market to be hit with massive layoffs in 2025 amid HMPV virus fears?

While the US economy recovers from the shock of the coronavirus pandemic, experts have warned that not everyone will have job security in 2025.

US jobs: Workers in a variety of industries received more blows in the closing months of 2024, with several layoff declarations for 2025.(AFP)

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Updated on Jan 06, 2025 03:47 PM IST

ByShweta Kukreti

US unemployment claims fall to 211,000, the lowest level since March

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Published on Jan 02, 2025 07:12 PM IST

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Govt must set labour standards, not exploit workers: SC

The judgment highlighted how exploitative practices in the gig economy, marked by temporary and unstable work arrangements, are increasingly mirrored in government employment practices.

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Updated on Dec 21, 2024 07:20 AM IST

ByUtkarsh Anand

Haryana assembly passes job security Bills for contract educators

The Haryana assembly on Tuesday passed two Bills – the Haryana Extension Lecturers and Guest Lecturers (Security of Service) Bill and the Haryana Technical Education Guest Faculty (Security of Service) - to provide job security to contractual lecturers, guest lecturers engaged by government colleges and guest faculty engaged by government polytechnics and state institute of engineering and technology.

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini speaking during the fourth day of the Winter Session of Haryana Vidhan Sabha at Chandigarh on Tuesday. (Keshav Singh/HT)

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Updated on Nov 20, 2024 08:58 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Haryana assembly in session: Job security Bill for contract employees passed after intense debate

Congress MLA Geeta Bhukkal alleged that there were instances of favouritism in the contractual appointments made by Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam (HKRN). “Bahut bada parchi kharchi ka khel hua hai (Recommendations and money has a role in these contractual appointments).

Amid animated discussion, the Haryana assembly on Monday passed the Haryana Contractual Employees (security of service) Bill, 2024, to provide job security to the contractual employees till they superannuate at the age of 58. The Bill replaced an ordinance promulgated in August this year. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Nov 19, 2024 08:12 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Haryana to enact law to provide job security to contractual educators

The Council of Ministers had in August 2024 approved an ordinance to provide job security to about 1.20 lakh contractual employees.

Two separate Bills – the Haryana Extension Lecturers and Guest Lecturers (Security of Service) Bill and the Haryana Technical Education Guest Faculty (Security of Service) Bill will be tabled in the assembly next week. (Nayab Saini-X)

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Updated on Nov 16, 2024 06:02 AM IST

ByHitender Rao, Chandigarh

Delegation of contractual asst profs meet Haryana edu minister, seek job security

The delegation led by the HUCTA president Vijay Malik submitted a memorandum to education minister seeking job security as promised by the BJP in its election manifesto to 1,500 contractual assistant professors and extension lecturers on the lines of Contractual Employees Service Security Ordinance-2024

Haryana education minister Mahipal Dhanda (HT File)

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Updated on Nov 05, 2024 06:38 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Guest profs hold candle march to demand job security

The guest faculty assistant professors of Government College for Girls and SCD College and Government College (East) attended the march and said that they were agitated with the government’s policies.

Guest teachers during the candle march in Ludhiana on Thursday. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Oct 04, 2024 07:42 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

BJP candidates highlight good governance, seek votes ahead of polls

Mukesh Sharma, the BJP candidate from the Gurgaon constituency, also shared Singh’s views and highlighted the stark contrast between the Congress and the BJP’s approach to governance

Rao Narbir Singh, the BJP’s nominee from Badshahpur addressing his supporters on Friday. (PARVEEN KUMAR/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Sep 28, 2024 05:34 PM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar, Gurugram

Over 4,000 sanitation workers strike work in GB Nagar, demand end to contract system

he protest is being led by the sanitation workers’ union, under whose banner the agitating workers have headlined their key demand -- to be made permanent employees of the respective authorities

Sanitation workers demonstrate outside Noida authority office in Sector 6, on Monday. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

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Updated on Sep 24, 2024 06:50 AM IST

ByMaria Khan, Noida

Talks between Boeing and its biggest union are coming down to the wire - and a possible strike

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Published on Sep 08, 2024 05:04 PM IST

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Job security for temporary lectures on lines of Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam

he CM said that cases of special police officers, temporary employees in public health department who were not covered by Haryana Contractual Employees (Security of Tenure) Ordinance, 2024, will be examined by a committee headed by the chief secretary for the purpose of providing them job security.

Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, at a briefing, said the proposed decision will be subject to the approval of the Election Commission as the model code of conduct was in place. (HT File)

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Updated on Aug 18, 2024 07:56 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Ordinance okayed for job security of 1.2 lakh contractual staff

Employees will be entitled to of death-cum-retirement gratuity and health benefits, says spokesperson. Those earning more than ₹50,000 per month will not be covered by the new stipulations.

Haryana chief minister Nayab Saini chairs a cabinet meeting in Chandigarh on Thursday.

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Published on Aug 08, 2024 10:49 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Eye on assembly polls, Haryana govt to ensure job security for contractual employees

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Published on Aug 08, 2024 10:00 PM IST

PTI |

AI to replace jobs that shouldn’t have been there in the first place: OpenAI CTO

OpenAI's CTO Mira Murati believes AI will only replace jobs that shouldn't be there in the first place, and will in fact, stimulate creativity & collaboration.

business

Published on Jun 23, 2024 03:42 PM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan

Chandigarh: Contractual employees hold protest, demand job security

In line with the central government’s guidelines issued last month, the UT administration is set to abolish 1,735 posts in its 40 departments, which will leave an equivalent number of contractual employees jobless by March 31

The increasing number of contract positions in certain Chandigarh administration departments has led to issues, including employee relieving, salary withholding and lack of extensions. (HT File Photo/For reference)

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Updated on Mar 01, 2024 08:30 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Contractual employees hold protest, demand job security

In line with the central government’s guidelines issued last month, the UT administration is set to abolish 1,735 posts in its 40 departments, which will leave an equivalent number of contractual employees jobless by March 31

Contractual employees of Chandigarh administration holding a protest. (Keshav Singh/HT)

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Updated on Feb 17, 2024 09:28 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

SBI CBO vacancies 2023: SBI issues notice for 5280 Circle Based Officer posts

SBI invites applications for circle-based officer recruitment, the application process begins on Nov 22.

SBI announces recruitment drive for circle-based officers, 5280 vacancies to be filled(REUTERS)

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Updated on Nov 21, 2023 05:56 PM IST

ByHT Education Desk

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Their demands includes the extension of a monthly pension under the National Pension System (NPS), ensuring financial security post-retirement, an eight-hour work schedule, higher pay, and full-service benefits, on par with regular postal employees

The concerns have intensified after Vission Plus, the company managing 423 outsourced workers in the Ludhiana Suburban Circle, informed them that their services would end on April 30, even though the contract is valid until May 30

Property tax, initially introduced in 2004 at 3% of the annual rateable value (ARV) for commercial, industrial and institutional buildings, was extended to residential properties in 2015

The government has removed HKRNL employees from the forest department in Jind, Fatehabad, Sonepat and other parts of the state.

The proposal will be sent for review to the Chandigarh administration, but the posts will finally be approved by the central government

Thyrocare founder A Velumani warns youngsters not to celebrate landing a job too soon as he speaks about mass layoffs in tech.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said ASHA workers are the unsung heroes of India’s healthcare system, especially for their contributions during the Covid-19 pandemic

9-to-5 jobs used to seem like a bore. Gig work looked like more fun. But as startups struggle, the tables are turning. Is the desk job cool again?

A Delhi woman shared her friend's story of quitting a toxic job without a backup plan, sparking debates on job security, risks, and the value of mental peace.

In the said petition, the employees have argued that Google is financially stable, so the layoffs don't make sense.

The future of 795 guest faculty assistant professors in the state’s government colleges hangs in the balance as promises to secure their jobs remain unfulfilled

As the discussion about work-life balance, the Nobel Prize-winning American novelist’s thoughts on work seem particularly pertinent

While the US economy recovers from the shock of the coronavirus pandemic, experts have warned that not everyone will have job security in 2025.

US unemployment claims fall to 211,000, the lowest level since March

The judgment highlighted how exploitative practices in the gig economy, marked by temporary and unstable work arrangements, are increasingly mirrored in government employment practices.

Congress MLA Geeta Bhukkal alleged that there were instances of favouritism in the contractual appointments made by Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam (HKRN). “Bahut bada parchi kharchi ka khel hua hai (Recommendations and money has a role in these contractual appointments).

The Council of Ministers had in August 2024 approved an ordinance to provide job security to about 1.20 lakh contractual employees.

The guest faculty assistant professors of Government College for Girls and SCD College and Government College (East) attended the march and said that they were agitated with the government’s policies.

Mukesh Sharma, the BJP candidate from the Gurgaon constituency, also shared Singh’s views and highlighted the stark contrast between the Congress and the BJP’s approach to governance

he protest is being led by the sanitation workers’ union, under whose banner the agitating workers have headlined their key demand -- to be made permanent employees of the respective authorities

Talks between Boeing and its biggest union are coming down to the wire - and a possible strike

he CM said that cases of special police officers, temporary employees in public health department who were not covered by Haryana Contractual Employees (Security of Tenure) Ordinance, 2024, will be examined by a committee headed by the chief secretary for the purpose of providing them job security.

Employees will be entitled to of death-cum-retirement gratuity and health benefits, says spokesperson. Those earning more than ₹50,000 per month will not be covered by the new stipulations.

Eye on assembly polls, Haryana govt to ensure job security for contractual employees

OpenAI's CTO Mira Murati believes AI will only replace jobs that shouldn't be there in the first place, and will in fact, stimulate creativity & collaboration.

In line with the central government’s guidelines issued last month, the UT administration is set to abolish 1,735 posts in its 40 departments, which will leave an equivalent number of contractual employees jobless by March 31

In line with the central government’s guidelines issued last month, the UT administration is set to abolish 1,735 posts in its 40 departments, which will leave an equivalent number of contractual employees jobless by March 31

SBI invites applications for circle-based officer recruitment, the application process begins on Nov 22.

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