Articles by Rozelle Laha
Hiring in India set to pick up after 3 quarters of decline: ManpowerGroup
Net employment outlook for October-December 2017 stands at 19%, a five-point rise from the third quarter but far from 32% of the 4th quarter of 2016, according to the survey.

Updated on Sep 12, 2017 10:26 AM IST
Livemint | Rozelle Laha
Apple’s India manufacturing plans hang in balance; govt approvals, tax breaks awaited
Aplle Inc. is looking to India after a slide in China sales, which fell 14% from a year earlier.

Updated on Aug 28, 2017 09:31 AM IST
Livemint, New delhi | Rozelle Laha
Creating 120 million jobs by 2020 will be difficult: TeamLease report
The staffing firm cited a cash crunch caused by demonetisation, which affected many small manufacturing units, as a crucial factor behind job losses in the informal economy.

Published on Jul 05, 2017 02:56 PM IST
Livemint | Rozelle Laha
1.5 million students’ data leaked online, put up for sale for up to Rs 60k
The student database leaked contains exhaustive personal information on students and their examination details since 2009.

Updated on Jun 15, 2017 04:20 PM IST
Livemint | Rozelle Laha
The ever-slowing salary hikes at Indian companies: New survey shows drop over past decade
Average pay hike has dropped steeply from 15.1% in 2007 to 10.2% in 2016: Survey

Updated on May 30, 2017 08:23 AM IST
Livemint, New Delhi | Rozelle Laha
Job websites see surge in resumés for IT jobs amid layoff worries
Naukri.com reported a 27% jump from the year-ago period in job applicants from the IT industry in the January-April period; iimjobs.com, a 12.4% increase and CareerBuilder.com, a 11.5% rise, according to data shared by each of these portals with Mint.

Updated on May 25, 2017 12:12 PM IST
Livemint, New Delhi/Bangalore |
Rozelle Laha and Varun Sood
Fewer takers for H-1B visas this year, thanks to President Trump

Updated on Apr 23, 2017 08:26 AM IST
H1-B visa: More Indians in US seek jobs back home as Trump signs order
The number of Indians in the US searching for jobs in India has gone up more than 10-fold between December and March.

Updated on Jul 19, 2017 03:41 PM IST
Livemint.com, New Delhi | Rozelle Laha
Cash is still king for Indian youth, especially for business
A majority of the respondents in EY’s Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA) Fraud Survey support the stance taken by regulators and the government to curb corruption and bribery, but the youth is still willing to make payments in cash to help their businesses survive.

Updated on Apr 07, 2017 07:31 AM IST
Livemint, Mumbai/New Delhi |
Jayshree P Upadhyay and Rozelle Laha
Hiring slowdown at top schools due to note ban, global outlook; worse to come
Campus hirings have cooled at India’s top business and engineering schools and some are yet to conclude the final placements which were to be completed by mid-January, officials at several placement cells said.

Updated on Feb 15, 2017 09:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times. New Delhi | Rozelle Laha
MOOCs on big data stand fresh graduates in good stead: Experts
Graduates who have done open online courses in their field have an edge over others, say recruiters.

Published on Jan 06, 2017 08:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rozelle Laha
Hotel industry escapes the demonetisation impact
Hotels are among the least affected sectors post-demonetisation. In fact, the economy hotels have reported a rise in bookings and revenue per available room (RevPAR) this year compared to last year.

Updated on Jan 05, 2017 01:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rozelle Laha, New Delhi
BHIM joins the digital dangal: We’re listing the pros and cons
The mobile wallet war hots up with the launch of BHIM, an app named after Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar.

Published on Jan 04, 2017 11:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rozelle Laha
More graduates got salary package of ₹6 lakh in 2016
The year 2016 has been a lucrative one for fresh graduates. According to a survey, 85% more graduates were offered a salary package of ₹6 lakh.

Updated on Jan 04, 2017 11:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rozelle Laha, New Delhi
BHIM app forces e-wallets to rework their strategy
Wallet providers are reworking on their business models to woo customers and get an edge over their competitors.

Updated on Jan 03, 2017 11:16 AM IST
Rozelle Laha, New Delhi
The battle of wallets: BHIM app Vs Paytm, Mobikwik, Freecharge
The mobile wallet competition just got hotter, when, on December 30 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM), an Aadhaar-based mobile payment application.

Updated on Jan 03, 2017 10:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rozelle Laha
E-Grocers sharpen their game to cash in
With the government’s push for a less-cash economy and digital payments, online merchants are looking to cash in on changing purchasing patterns as more Indians have begun shopping online over the last seven weeks.

Updated on Dec 30, 2016 08:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rozelle Laha
In fashion push, Amazon ropes in designer brands
E-commerce giant Amazon has strengthened its position as one of the largest online clothing retailers in the country by signing up more premium brands.

Updated on Dec 29, 2016 11:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rozelle Laha, New Delhi
Funds dried up and valuations fell: The year that was for startups
The biggest change for technology startups came on November 8, when the government announced its decision to ban currency notes of Rs 500 and 1,000.

Updated on Jul 19, 2017 03:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , New Delhi
Sunny Sen and Rozelle LahaManufacturers step up hiring from IITs
Manufacturing companies are hiring more from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), thanks to the government’s stress on domestic manufacturing .

Updated on Dec 28, 2016 10:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rozelle Laha, New Delhi
e-wallet firms to hire 200 graduates from IITs, IIMs, other top colleges
The demonetisation drive has brought good news for fresh graduates of top colleges as mobile wallet firms plan to expand business operations due to a surge in wallet transactions.

Updated on Nov 30, 2016 12:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rozelle Laha
Paying at a paan shop is good for marketing, but that’s not real biz: MobiKwik CEO
In a potshot reminiscent of Flipkart’s broadside against Amazon, Mobikwik founder and CEO Bipin Preet Singh said Paytm’s claims of roping in every paanwala in the neighbourhood is good for marketing, but not for real business.

Updated on Nov 29, 2016 01:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , New Delhi
Sunny Sen and Rozelle LahaDemonetisation: Are mobile wallets safe enough?
In these times of demonetisation, mobile wallets are where the action has shifted to. But, are they safe enough?

Updated on Nov 25, 2016 02:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rozelle Laha
Core engineering, data analytics top job drivers at IITs this year
Core engineering and data analytics firms will offer most jobs during the final placements across the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), scheduled to start from December.

Updated on Nov 24, 2016 10:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rozelle Laha, New Delhi
Startups stay away from IITs this year
This year, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) saw an over 40% drop in the number of startups signing up for final placements.

Updated on Nov 09, 2016 11:34 AM IST
Hindustan TImes | Rozelle Laha
Tata-Mistry tussle unlikely to impact IIT, IIM job placements
The ongoing Ratan Tata, Cyrus Mistry tussle is not likely to affect the upcoming final placements at country’s two most premier institutions – Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs).

Updated on Nov 08, 2016 10:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rozelle Laha, New Delhi
3 SRCC grads bag Rs 29 lakh placement offers, up from Rs 17 lakh last year
Delhi University placement season: Three students of Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) have bagged Rs 29 lakh in annual compensation up from the peak of Rs 17 lakh last year, signalling a revival of fresh hiring in India.

Updated on Nov 08, 2016 08:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rozelle Laha
Work-from-home unfeasible: HR experts
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, at an emergency cabinet meeting on Sunday to discuss Delhi’s air pollution crisis, requested companies to encourage work-from-home, but human resource professionals said the proposition may not be implementable.

Updated on Nov 07, 2016 11:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rozelle Laha, New Delhi
With Snapdeal tie, Awfis eyes more startups for its coworking space
After SoftBank backed e-commerce major Snapdeal booked a complete floor, with a capacity of about 90 seats, Awfis expects more startups to follow suit.

Published on Nov 07, 2016 10:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rozelle Laha, New Delhi
Paytm founder to invest Rs 10 crore in startups for environment sustainability
Paytm’s founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma will invest his personal money in startups working on environment sustainability.

Updated on Nov 03, 2016 10:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rozelle Laha