Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Hundreds of contractual staffers of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar municipal corporation held a protest against the civic body and the labour contractors, demanding the release of their unpaid salaries for the past two months and Diwali bonuses.Labour activist Yashwant Bhosale said, The state government and the labour commissioner have asked the civic body and the labour contractor to pay the contractual staffers in accordance to the minimum wages act, but nobody is paying heed. He said, according to the act, class-IV contractual staffers should be paid Rs 22,000, but currently, they are being paid Rs 8,000.The municipal administrator assured of clearing all the salaries of these staffers by September 1, but in vain.We also published the following articles recentlyLucknow police file case against 205 women UP 112 contractual workers protesting for job security and salary hikeThe Lucknow police have filed a case against five identified and 200 unidentified women contractual employees of the emergency helpline UP 112, who organized a demonstration for job security and a salary hike. The protesters were charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code. The contractual workers are expressing their frustration over the risk of job loss. Opposition leaders have voiced their support for the contractual employees.Navy staffer shoots self in GujaratA navy staffer, identified as Iqbal Mohammed Kayamkhan, died by suicide at INS Valsura in Gujarat. The 47-year-old shot himself in the chest and hands while on duty at a watchtower. Iqbal, a native of Rajasthan, died instantly. The incident is currently under investigation.IT staffers stick to jobs after great resignationIT employee attrition rates in India have significantly dropped, leading to a job keepers market. TCSs attrition rate decreased to 14.9% in Q3 compared to 21.5% the previous year, while Infosyss rate nearly halved. The surge in demand for tech during the pandemic initially caused attrition levels to rise, but weakening global macroeconomic conditions and geopolitical events have led to a slump in IT demand. Companies are now focusing on rationalizing costs, keeping wage inflation under control, and utilizing automation and AI to reduce dependency on human resources for routine tasks.

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