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TCS To Not Roll Out Salary Hikes For Employees Completing Just 1 Year

TCS To Not Roll Out Salary Hikes For Employees Completing Just 1 Year

India - India’s largest IT company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), will not roll out salary hikes to employees who have completed just one year at the company. Experienced employees will be given a hike as

Hiring pace slowed in August, but job market still strong

Hiring pace slowed in August, but job market still strong

US - The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that America's unemployment rate rose to 3.7% from 3.5% as more people entered the labor market looking for work. The labor force participation rate rose by 0.3

Why are Lufthansa pilots striking?

Why are Lufthansa pilots striking?

German - On Friday, Lufthansa pilots will go on strike over an ongoing wage dispute. Germany's Lufthansa said it would have to cancel 800 flights on Friday, likely affecting 130,000 passengers, after the pilots' union

What companies are in the consumer services field

What companies are in the consumer services field

Global - There are many different types of businesses in the consumer services industry, each with its own set of offerings and customer bases. In fact, every day we come across well-known representatives of this

7th Pay Commission: Central Government Employees Likely To Get Hike In DA

7th Pay Commission: Central Government Employees Likely To Get Hike In DA

India - The Central government employees in India are likely to get a hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) this month. DA of the employees could be hiked by 4 percent in September, and with this,

Edinburgh bin workers back after 12 days of strike

Edinburgh bin workers back after 12 days of strike

Scotland - The unions went on strike on 18 August at the height of the Edinburgh Festival over a wage dispute with local authority Cosla. After the first wave of strikes by municipal waste bin

Job Openings Rise Unexpectedly In July; Positions Open For Every Unemployed Person

Job Openings Rise Unexpectedly In July; Positions Open For Every Unemployed Person

US - Job openings in the United States rose unexpectedly in July, with two positions open for every unemployed person. The number of available job posts edged up to 11.24 million in July, according to

Two Air France pilots suspended after cockpit fight

Two Air France pilots suspended after cockpit fight

France - Two Air France pilots, while in the cockpit of an A320, were involved in an in-flight altercation and exchanged inappropriate gestures. The plane was flying from Geneva to Paris when the incident occurred,

Workers find 86 gold coins while demolishing a home; distribute them among themselves

Workers find 86 gold coins while demolishing a home; distribute them among themselves

India - Eight workers found 86 gold coins worth around Rs 60 lakh while demolishing an old house in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district. They distributed them among themselves without informing the local police.  A police

Indonesia to shift $1.6 bln portion of fuel subsidy budget to welfare programmes

Indonesia to shift $1.6 bln portion of fuel subsidy budget to welfare programmes

Indonesia - Indonesia's finance minister said Indonesia would reallocate 24.17 trillion rupiah ($1.62 billion), or almost 5% of its fuel subsidy budget, to social spending, including cash transfers to 20.65 million households. Earlier it was