India’s workforce has fewer women than it did six years ago

Women earn between Rs 70 and Rs 80 for every Rs 100 that men earn.

Janaki Shibu and Rosa Abraham, IndiaSpend.com

· Jul 03, 2019 · 08:30 pm

India is struggling to convert high economic growth into jobs, says survey on workforce

The State of Working India 2018 report by the Azim Premji University said 82% of male and 92% of female workers earn less than Rs 10,000 a month.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 25, 2018 · 06:35 pm

Inside an Amazon delivery station in Mumbai run by the hearing-impaired

A team of 26 employees, who speak in sign language, run the show at this unit of logistics company Mirakle Couriers.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Jan 26, 2018 · 01:30 pm

In the age of automation, IT firms don’t need robotic ‘yes men’ – they need problem-solving humans

Techies are falling short in the domain of soft skills or people skills.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Jul 31, 2017 · 07:30 pm

Women's Day: Indian men are more open to women working – even more open than Indian women

The International Labour Organisation's 'women and work' report also reveals that 65% of Indian men want women to work, compared with 52% of Indian women.

Aarefa Johari

· Mar 08, 2017 · 07:30 am

Demonetisation spurs fall in sale of manufactured goods, job cuts likely

A fall in the demand for manufactured goods was visible before the currency ban and has quickened since.

Prathamesh Mulye, Indiaspend.com

· Feb 28, 2017 · 07:30 pm

How business is devising new ways to rip off workers

Businesses are reducing the UK tax take with a new form of self-employment which harks back to medieval England.

Geraint Harvey,Carl Rhodes,Karen Williams and Sheena Vachhani, The Conversation

· Apr 13, 2016 · 08:30 pm

Job growth rate dropped to six-year low in January-September 2015: Labour Bureau data

Only 1.55 lakh new jobs in eight labour-intensive industries were created in the period, compared with 3.04 lakh in 2014 and 3.36 lakh in 2013.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 31, 2016 · 01:13 pm

India can increase GDP by more than a quarter by giving more women jobs

The rate of India’s female graduates entering the workforce is lower than the rate of illiterate women finding a job.

Diksha Madhok, qz.com

· Jul 24, 2014 · 06:57 am