1.
Apple
hiring in India; retail stores in Mumbai, Delhi soon
The Company is
expected to hire full-time, part-time and contractual workers for its retail
outlets. Apple is gearing to open its retail stores in India, as is evident
from its hiring. Now that the pandemic is on its way out, and the markets are
opening up, the Company is looking to hire store leaders, managers, technical
specialists, operations and business professionals among others. The Apple
Store will first open in Mumbai, and then in Delhi as per media reports. Till
now, the Company had been selling its products online or through third-party
vendors in the country or via portals such as Amazon, Flipkart and Paytm Mall. In
India, Apple has employed more than a million people directly or indirectly
across its factories and as app developers for its iOS. It was only in 2016
that it received official nod from the Indian government to set up its retail
stores. However, it had been unable to source a minimum of 30 per cent of its
raw materials from local sources, a condition that was necessary to be
fulfilled as a foreign retail brand looking to set up shop in India.
2.
AP government will
provide work spaces for remote-working professionals
Those interested can apply for a
spot on http://www.apit.ap.gov.in/. In a bid to facilitate the work from home/ hybrid
culture of work, the Government of Andhra Pradesh has announced that it will
provide dedicated working spaces for them. Goutham Reddy, Minister of
Information Technology, Government of Andhra Pradesh, unveiled the state
government’s website, Work from Hometown (W@HT), where people seeking specific
spaces for remote work can apply. The spaces are available in the following
locations: Anantapur, Chittoor, East Godavari district, Guntur, Krishna,
Kurnool, Nellore, Prakasam, Srikakulam, Vizag, Vizianagaram, West Godavari
district, and YSR Kadapa district in the state. These cities and districts will
have such spaces set up at multiple points.
3.
SC urges
Government to be sympathetic, “model employer”
The Supreme Court pointed out that the Government of India cannot offer
benefits to some employees and deny the same to others in the same cadre. In 2018, the Supreme Court (SC) had
ordered those journalists working for Doordarshan and All India Radio should
also be promoted as per the Indian Broadcasting (Programme) Service Rules 1990.
The Government’s plea was that television news correspondents and assistant
news correspondents did not come under the ambit of this rule, and hence, are
not eligible for promotion to junior administrative grade position. However, SC
had not accepted the Government’s plea and had, instead, ruled in favour of two
employees who had been fighting for their promotion and other benefits that had
been denied to them for twelve years. Following this ruling, many other
employees who had been denied benefits approached the centre for the benefits
they deserved. However, the Centre refused to entertain them saying that they
would have to individually take up their issue with the Court; and that all the
employees cannot be expected to benefit based on a favourable ruling in one
case.
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