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'Wal-Mart is world's biggest employer in 2008'

Wal-Mart emerged as biggest employer in the world with 2.1 mn people working for it in 2008.

Ex-SEBI executive director joins Globsyn B-school

Mr. Pratip Kar, former SEBI executive director, has joined the governing council of Globsyn Business School.

About 1.5 lakh Indians return from UAE

An estimated 1.5 lakh Indian workers have come back home from the UAE due to recession.

Employment rate increases by 0.6% in Jan-March

During the January-March period, employment in gems and jewellery units grew by 3.08 pct.

Intl education roundtable meets in Singapore

Education Ministers from seven top-performing school systems gathered at the inaugural International Education Roundtable (IER) to discuss how education systems could continuously improve.

Air India employees to get salaries by July 14

Air India decided that to pay the wages and salaries of its employees on the July 14 and to the contractual staff on July 10.

Seven proposed IIMs to come up in phased manner

The proposed seven IIMs will be set up in a phased manner with four of them being planned in first go.

Universities allowed to remove 'deemed' from name

The deemed universities have been allowed to remove 'deemed' from their name and identify themselves as universities, the Government said.

BASF to cut 3,700 jobs in restructuring plans

German chemical company BASF, which has a significant presence in India, will slash about 3,700 jobs by 2013.

New immigration law in the offing

A draft of a new immigration law has been prepared by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs.

Euro Zone jobless rate balloons to 10-year high

The unemployment rate in the Euro Zone ballooned to 9.5 per cent in May, the highest in 10 years.

Hiring likely to improve in next one year: Survey

After witnessing a slowdown in the past year, the job prospects in the country are likely to improve in the next 12 months, a survey has said.

Mamata offers railway jobs to minorities, women

Minorities, women and economically backward class can now look forward to 'better representation' in railway jobs.

AI workers to go on strike over pay delay

Employees of Air India have announced they will be on strike for two hours on Friday.

Monster online jobs index dips in June

Monster Worldwide Inc said its employment index fell to 117 in June from 118 in May.

Gannett to layoff 1,000 as ad sales slide

Gannett Co., which owns USA Today, is laying off more than 1,000 staff to try and combat persistent declines in revenue.

Sibal asks IITs to expand into areas of medicine, law

Seeking to take forward reforms in education, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal asked the IITs to expand into new areas like medicine and law and evolve a framework in this regard.

'58 mn job opportunities expected in 2007-12'

Nearly 58 million jobs are expected to be created in the five years from 2007 to 2012, said the Economic Survey.

6 lakh Indians lost jobs in four months

More than 6 lakh Indians lost jobs in just 4 months from Oct 2008 as the impact of global crisis.

British bank Lloyds says it is cutting 2,100 more jobs

Britain's state-controlled Lloyds Banking Group said that it would cut 2,100 more jobs over the next three years.

‘Banks create 16,200 jobs in Q1 FY10’

The banking sector has emerged as biggest job generator in the first quarter of current fiscal.

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