Here’s what you need to know if your company is downsizing — A major tech giant in the IT industry, Oracle has started downsizing its staff in the US and other countries including India, and there are reports that thousands of employees will be laid off. Both tech companies and startups in India have seen mass layoffs in 2022. …

By Rohin, AIITEU Delhi NCR India’s e-commerce market has been booming for some time: according to a Parliamentary Standing Committee report, the market is expected to grow from $ 46.2 billion in 2020 to $111.4 billion in 2025. Private estimates predict a rise to $400 billion by 2030 on the back of heavy increases in funding, projecting 19% compound annual growth between 2022 and 2030. However, the sector has also witnessed significant concentration. For example, in 2021, during the Diwali sale season, Walmart-owned Flipkart and Amazon had 60% and 32% of the market share by Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) respectively. The two giants also have significantly more monthly active users…

By Spandan, AIITEU Delhi NCR The Maternity Benefit Act was passed in 1961 to protect the employment of women at the time of their maternity. …

By Ritabrata, AIITEU Kolkata The world’s fourth largest networking railway i.e the Indian Railways is being privatised owing to the greed of the BJP-led central government. It has offered 109 railway stations to private companies and those private entities are planning to run 151 trains in these railway stations. …

by Suddhabrata, Research Wing, AIITEU The Covid-19 pandemic has enforced unprecedented alterations within the global economy. …

by Sindhu, AIITEU Bangalore During the Budget Speech of 2019, FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the BJP led central government will be replacing the existing 29 existing labour laws with 4 controversial Labour Codes. The Government will likely see this through in 2022–23. …

By Spandan, AIITEU Delhi NCR The BJP-led Union Government presented its financial budget on February 1st 2022. At a time of great economic distress in the country, the hopes of the people were pinned on the budget to provide some respite. What we got instead was policies which only favour BJP’s corporate friends. India has been going through its worst phase of unemployment. Recently, when Indian Railways provided openings for 35000 jobs, 1.25 crore applications were received for the same. Inflation has also been peaking, with soaring prices for all essential commodities. 84% people have had income cuts…

by AIITEU Research Team According to the World Health Organization (WHO), health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of any disease. The WHO goes on to clarify that it is the state’s legal obligation to ensure uniform access to ‘timely, acceptable, and affordable health care of appropriate quality as well as to provide for the underlying determinants of health, such as safe and potable water, sanitation, food…

By Rahul Das, AIITEU West Bengal The Government of India has made its intent very clear to replace 29 labor laws in India with four labor codes. The purview of the new labor codes includes wages, social security, industrial relations and occupational safety, health and working conditions. Although the respective…