HR News: 22 Sep, 2023

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Study links heart disease to low pay & work stress

Stress at the workplace combined with low reward for the effort put in at work can be the cause of heart disease in men. Men who were working stressful jobs and not getting sufficient reward for the effort they put in are more prone to heart ailments than their counterparts who do not experience such stress. This was revealed in a study published in the journal ‘Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes’. As per the study, the two main psychosocial stressors that cause heart disease are stressful jobs and being paid less at work. In fact, men who were not adequately paid for their work and were stressed from work have 49 per cent higher chance of developing a heart condition than men who did not experience such stressors. However, the study failed to establish a direct link between psychosocial job stressors and heart disease in working women.

 

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Akasa Air suing its pilots amidst operational crisis

The airline has approached the Delhi High Court to take legal against about 43 pilots who left to join another airline without serving the mandatory six-month notice period. Today, the Delhi High Court is hearing a petition submitted by newly launched Akasa Air. It was not long ago that Akasa Air had revealed plans to expand its operations overseas. In July, the airline was talking of hiring 800 new employees by the end of the year 2023. Now media reports say that Akasa Air may have to consider shutting down altogether because many of its pilots have ditched the airline.
Akasa Air has decided to drag 43 pilots to court for joining Air India Express, owned by the Tata Group, without serving their six months’ notice period. The airline is now seeking Rs 22 crore from these pilots as compensation.

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GHADC Meghalaya employees to get 2 months’ pending salary

Out of the 31 months of pending salaries, the employees of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) in Meghalaya, will now get payment for just two months. As per the state government’s announcement, salaries will be credited into their accounts within the upcoming week. Regarding the overdue salaries, the Non-Gazetted Employees Association (NGEA) had issued a threat to initiate a strike if the overdue salaries of GHADC employees were not settled by 15 September. It was said that the strike would have essentially halted the operations of GHADC authorities in Meghalaya.