• Punjab to end outsourcing in 51 departments, 65,000 workers to benefit . HR Katha
• PM-SETU clears first ITI plan, Visakhapatnam cluster leads the revamp . HR Katha
• HCLTech to lose Xerox BPM contract in June, 200 staff in Noida at risk . HR Katha
• Chhattisgarh HC, low-paid family job is not a bar to compassionate hire . HR Katha
• Tamil Nadu makes Face ID attendance mandatory for HR department from 1 June . HR Katha
• Infosys share of under-30 staff falls to 50.7 per cent, a 15-year low . HR Katha

Items for 2026-05-26:

• Sitharaman asks SIDBI to design cash flow MSME loans, flags Rs 8.1 trn in dues . Business Standard
• Maharashtra opens 45 day window on draft labour code rules . Free Press Journal
• Bengal workers will get ESIC coverage once Labour Codes roll out, Mandaviya . Business Standard
• Only 4.3 per cent of women owned MSMEs use cash credit or overdraft, NITI . Business Standard
• Indian creator economy moves into payrolls, content roles up 919 per cent . SMEStreet

• Karnataka raises minimum wages by about 60 per cent, third state to revise . The Hans India
• Andhra Pradesh to open 38 MSME parks at its 25 May growth summit . The Hans India
• V-Bazaar to grow staff toward 10,000 as it expands in smaller towns . HR Katha
• Shaadi.com adds a weekly work from home day to cut commute fuel use . HR Katha
• Transport allowance tax break for staff with disabilities rises from FY27 . HR Katha
• Hyderabad firm pays staff to switch to electric vehicles and carpool . HR Katha
• India Inclusive Summit weighs accessible workplaces and disability hiring . SMEStreet

• Women's panel orders TCS to tighten POSH compliance across all units . Deccan Herald
• Chandigarh raises minimum wage for outsourced staff by about 8 percent . HR Katha
• India SME Forum asks labour ministry to fix wage calculation confusion . Business Standard
• MSME ministry's TEAM scheme helps small firms sell on ONDC . SMEStreet
• Goa pitches work from anywhere as it opens its first Shackathon . SMEStreet

• Delhi High Court says piece rate workers can still count as employees . HR Katha
• Maharashtra court denies bail to TCS official and POSH panel member . HR Katha
• Edtech firm Adda247 cuts about 20% of staff before a planned IPO . HR Katha
• Bhupendra Chaudhary takes charge as Uttar Pradesh MSME minister . SMEStreet
• Pay protests grow in Noida and Gurugram clusters as take home shrinks . SMEStreet
• White collar hiring rose 6% in April, tier 2 cities stayed firm . Business Standard

• UP proposes two day weekly work from home for IT firms and startups . People Matters
• Mospi opens ASUSE survey to better capture handloom and handicraft sector . Business Standard
• NSIC lays foundation for Peenya MSME technology centre, 46 crore outlay . SMEStreet
• MSME bad loans fall to 3.3 percent, CareEdge warns West Asia could halt slide . Business Standard
• Delhi HC says piece rate workers can still qualify as employees . HR Katha
• NIOS and Medhavi Skills University sign MoU on work integrated learning . HR Katha
• Adda247 cuts 20 percent of workforce ahead of planned IPO . HR Katha
• CHROs on International HR Day 2026, skills first now beats fixed job roles . People Matters

• Centre notifies final wage and IR code rules, issues Model Standing Orders . Business Standard
• EPFO to switch to risk based inspection, will retire discretionary checks . Business Standard
• EPFO to auto settle final PF withdrawals, lifting the wait from days . Business Standard
• FISME asks SIAM and OEMs to share rising input cost burden with MSMEs . Business Standard
• Karnataka holds back minimum wage notification, reviewing new code rules . Deccan Herald
• PMEGP builds 4 lakh micro enterprises, generates 3.63 million jobs . Business Standard
• Cabinet clears 18,100 crore ECLGS 5.0 to back MSME and airline borrowing . Business Standard