OYO to cut 600 jobs in tech, corporate divisions

The company also claimed that it will hire 250 employees, mainly in for relationship management teams.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 03, 2022 · 05:09 pm

Amazon to lay off 10,000 employees starting this week, reports New York Times

The largest job cuts in the e-commerce firm come at a time when other technology companies, including Meta and Twitter, have also fired several employees.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 15, 2022 · 12:59 pm

In 2021, India’s urban unemployment rose to 12.6% during April-June from 9.3% in January-March

The unemployment rate was 20.8% in the April-June quarter in 2020, the National Statistical Office’s Periodic Labour Force Survey showed.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 16, 2022 · 03:57 pm

As pandemic quickens digital shift, Asian workers are pushed to upskill

While Covid-19 has accelerated digitisation and automation by governments and firms, there is a risk of widening inequality.

Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Mar 13, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Britain badly wants a trade deal with India – and it may offer thousands of work visas in return

Which Indians does the UK want?

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Jan 06, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Younger workers and women were hit most by Covid-19 – and they’re still struggling to recover

For every 100 women employed in December 2019, 74 lost work during the lockdown and another 11 lost work subsequently, finds a survey.

Amit Basole, IndiaSpend.com

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Rosa Abraham, IndiaSpend.com

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Surbhi Kesar, IndiaSpend.com

· Jan 21, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Are techies the highest-paid H-1B employees in the US? Think again

Specialist doctors top the charts.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Sep 01, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Some software engineers on H-1B visas were offered up to $2 million by Facebook and Google this year

Despite Trump administration cracking down on the visa programme, both tech giants had 99% of their applications approved.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Aug 28, 2020 · 07:30 pm

Lost your job amid coronavirus lockdown? AI may help you find a new one

There are a variety of ways job seekers could use artificial intelligence to give them an edge in a very tough environment.

Patrick van Esch, The Conversation

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Stewart Black, The Conversation

· Aug 14, 2020 · 11:30 pm

A million Indians fear for their future as Kuwaiti parliament works to cap immigration

A proposed law limits the number of Indians to 15% of Kuwait's 4.4 million population.

Jose Devasia, Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Annie Banerji, Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Ban Barkawi, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Jul 22, 2020 · 07:30 pm

India’s unemployment crisis is helping at least one company: LinkedIn

Unlike social media apps that are wrestling with each other, LinkedIn barely has any competition.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Nov 09, 2019 · 01:30 pm

As India’s tech industry evolves, women will have an edge over men

Nasscom’s first female president Debjani Ghosh explains why it’s no longer enough techies to possess conventional skill-sets.

Itika Sharma Punit, qz.com

· Aug 13, 2019 · 01:30 pm