This will contribute to social uplift of this segment of workforce and their families, said the Minister of State for Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar
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Chastened by the realities laid bare by the pandemic, a lot of companies are embracing fresh-start affirmations and promising newly enlightened, gentler, more equitable workplaces.
Let’s imagine we can take these pledges at face value. Perhaps leaders are finally tired of the dominant workplace model, what sociologists call “masculinity contest culture,” which rewards extreme confidence, the stamina to work long hours, dog-eat-dog competition, and the prioritization of work above all else, including family and friends. Or perhaps that they at least see that this type of culture is tiring other people out, even driving them to quit at record numbers.
Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY.N) said on Thursday it would sell some of its acreage in Texas' Permian basin to an affiliate of private equity-backed Colgate Energy Partners III LLC for $508 million.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday a proposed global minimum corporate tax is "absurd" and his government would need to consider contingency plans if the initiative goes through.