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File photo: Chancellor Rachel Reeves (Picture credit: AP) Millions of low-paid workers in the UK will receive a pay increase from April as the government confirmed new minimum wage rates ahead of Wednesday’s Budget. The hourly rate for over-21s will rise by 50p to £12.71, with 18–20-year-olds seeing an 85p jump to £10.85, and under-18s…
A Hyderabad IT professional’s viral Reddit post reveals how many early-career tech workers accept lower salaries due to poor negotiation strategies. Lacking preparation and fearing offer withdrawal, candidates often miss out on fair compensation. Industry experts emphasize salary negotiation as a crucial skill, offering a 10-step guide for young professionals to secure better packages and…
Flexi-benefit cards relieve employees of the cumbersome practice of collecting paper bills. (AI image) The salary structure plays a decisive role in shaping an individual’s tax outgo. Several allowances are tax-free, and more employers now acknowledge this by letting staff customize their pay packages. Flexi-benefit programmes allow employees to pick and choose components that suit…
MUMBAI: Fraud and waste continue to drag India’s health-insurance system, with Rs 8,000–10,000 crore leaking from claim payouts each year, says a Boston Consulting Group–Medi Assist report. Fraud and unnecessary claims inflate premiums, strain insurer finances and drain public funds. Weak data systems and loose checks also push patients into higher out-of-pocket spends.The analysis shows…
First priority: be invested. Fine-tuning can come later. (AI image) If you’ve been “about to start” investing for the last few years, this one is for you.The script is familiar. “Markets are at an all-time high. I’ll wait for a correction. Correction comes. “Things look unstable. I’ll wait for clarity.” Markets recover. “Now I’ve missed…
Cloudflare outage on November 18 not only disrupted hundreds of tech websites but also finance sector that rely on the IT company’s services, a report has said, noting that the three-hour disruption potentially cost forex and Contracts for Difference (CFD) brokers an estimated $1.58 billion in lost trading volume. The unavailability of services left the…
CHAMPIONS OF CONTINUITY: Ashok Vaswani Uday Kotak Kotak Mahindra Bank’s MD & CEO (L) with founder ‘Over 40 Yrs, Capital Discipline Has Shaped Us… Two Years After I Stepped Down, The Institution Has Managed The Transition & Is Thriving With Leaders Like Ashok Vaswani’Two years after stepping down as Kotak Mahindra Bank’s CEO, Uday Kotak…
Gold prices edged higher on Wednesday, tracking gains in global markets amid renewed optimism that the US Federal Reserve may cut interest rates next month. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), December gold futures climbed by Rs 328, or 0.26 per cent, to Rs 1,24,241 per 10 grams, with a business turnover of 12,868 lots.The…
Many people reach for a Q-tip after a shower, believing it’s the best way to keep their ears clean and dry. It’s a ritual passed down through households, one that feels harmless, even necessary. But according to Dr Saurabh Sethi, a Harvard-trained physician, this tiny cotton stick is doing far more harm than good. He…
India’s electronics sector could face a setback as trade tensions between US and China have eased after the Busan meeting between the presidents of two nations ended with ‘great success’.The electronics sector has raised alarm over potential threats to its global competitiveness after the tariffs on Chinese goods were reduced. The industry has urged the…
