mployers in California and Illinois will be prohibited from demanding access to workers' password-protected social networking accounts and teachers in Oregon will be required to report suspected student bullies thanks to new laws taking effect in 2013. ...
10:51 AM, Jan 01, 2013
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled on Friday that employers in the state can legally fire workers they find too attractive. ...
02:36 AM, Dec 23, 2012
London: Facebook users beware! Having inappropriate pictures on your profile could cost you a job, a new research has found. Researchers warned of increase in employers checking candidates lifestyle, attitudes and even appearance in photos loaded on Facebook profiles. In one of the biggest ever studies of the importance of Facebook profiles among job hunters, American scientists found that employees increasingly use the social networking site to weed out unsuitable...
03:33 PM, Jul 24, 2012
New Delhi: Technology major IBM and software exporter Infosys have emerged as the most preferred employers for engineering and non-engineering graduates, respectively, says a survey. "IBM and Infosys have emerged as the most preferred employers by both engineering (BE/BTech) as well as non engineering graduate (BSc/BBA, BA, BCA) students," said the survey conducted by job portal Firstnaukri.com, focused on entry level hiring. According to the portal, both the companies are...
05:15 PM, Apr 24, 2012
Seattle: When Justin Bassett interviewed for a new job, he expected the usual questions about experience and references. So he was astonished when the interviewer asked for something else: his Facebook username and password. Bassett, a New York City statistician, had just finished answering a few character questions when the interviewer turned to her computer to search for his Facebook page. But she couldn't see his private profile. She turned...
11:33 AM, Mar 21, 2012
New Delhi: The overall hiring scenario in the country improved in December as recruitment activities picked up pace across various sectors, with bright job prospects forecast for this year, according to two reports. Online job portal Monster.com's employment index rose to 112 in December 2010 from 109 seen in previous month. Online recruitment site Naukri.com's job index too climbed to 928 in December as compared to 922 in November 2010....
04:13 PM, Jan 11, 2011
New Delhi: Employers in India are planning to hire at a robust pace in the next three months. A survey says public administration, education and services sectors are expected to see strong recruitment trends. Globally, India is the most optimistic in terms of recruitment intentions for the fourth quarter, after China and Taiwan, according to staffing services firm Manpower's Employment Outlook Survey released on Tuesday. "The job market remains robust...
11:04 PM, Sep 07, 2010
Graduates lack real life problem solving skills, says survey. ...
11:33 AM, Nov 08, 2009
Indian employers are the most optimistic, says a survey by Manpower Inc. ...
08:27 PM, Sep 09, 2008
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board is still awaiting the 3000 tickets promised to it by the BCCI for the much-anticipated Twenty20 and ODI series in India later this month. A PCB source told PTI that although a long list of requests had been received by the three travel agencies designated to handle the requests from Pakistanis wishing to travel to India for the matches, none had been processed due to...
01:34 AM, Jul 31, 2008
Indian skipper Dhoni's future is in serious doubt after he led india to massive defeats in England, Australia and now a home series to England. ...
11:05 PM, Jul 30, 2008
That rescuing child workers is just a publicity stunt for most NGOs is a fact confirmed by a social worker who has been part of many rescue operations. ...
08:58 AM, Jun 12, 2007
Two JNU students going on a fact-finding mission on child labour were forced to come back battered and bruised. ...
08:20 AM, Oct 27, 2006
After the ban rescuing children may be more difficult as employers and agencies may just abandon them or lie about their whereabouts. ...
11:10 PM, Oct 17, 2006
With almost no rehabilitation scheme in place, most children may have no where to go. ...
09:16 AM, Oct 10, 2006
With less than a month to go before the ban on child labour, cases of abuse and torture of child labour continue. ...
11:38 AM, Sep 23, 2006
