Employees

Two workers killed after factory explosion in Karachi

KARACHI: Two labourers were killed and another two injured after the boiler of a private… Read More

PIA going to layoff ‘sizeable’ employees; spokesman confirms

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airline (PIA) is working on a plan to downsize the organization. While… Read More

PIA planning to sack 11,000 employees: sources

KARACHI: The cash-strapped Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is planning to carry out unprecedented downsizing to… Read More

Govt approves two month salary of Pakistan Steel Mills employees

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has approved two months' salaries amounting to Rs. 760 million… Read More

CM Sindh asks recalcitrant officials to mend their ways or face action

KARACHI: Newly-elected Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah came hard on provincial administration during a… Read More

China bank red-faced after cheeky punishment for bottom performers

BEIJING: Footage of Chinese bank staff being spanked for poor performance at a training session has… Read More

Scandal-hit VW gives staff 3,950-euro bonus

BERLIN: German auto giant Volkswagen announced Friday it is giving its staff a 3,950-euro bonus… Read More

PIA sends six more employees to home

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Thursday dismissed six more employees as disciplinary action continues… Read More

Protesting PIA employees cannot hold Pakistan hostage: Asif

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Friday said that protesting Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)… Read More

Zubair, Aziz accuse PTI of ‘playing politics’ on PIA issue

KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Muhammad Zubair and Danial Aziz Wednesday accused Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf… Read More

Facebook puts a price on suburban living for employees

NEW YORK: Facebook Inc is offering employees at its Silicon Valley headquarters at least $10,000… Read More

Apple under fire for factory conditions as iPhone launches

HONG KONG: A labour rights group marked the launch of Apple's latest iPhone Friday with… Read More

Three NADRA offices involved in issuing fake CNICs closed

KARACHI: Chairman National Database and Regulatory Authority (NADRA) Usman Mubeen on Monday has ordered the… Read More

Eleven dead, dozens hurt in fire at Saudi Arabia housing complex

RIYADH: At least 11 people were killed and 219 injured in Saudi Arabia Sunday when… Read More

China firm to punish 'unscheduled' pregnancies: report

BEIJING: A Chinese company plans to demand its employees seek approval to get pregnant and… Read More

Outrage: Public servants hold symbolic funeral, burn effigy of Ishaq Dar

FAISALABAD: Citizens and public servants irked by unfavorable budget staged a unique protest against Finance… Read More

Afghan central bank branch employees raid their own bank and run

KANDAHAR: Staff at a branch of Afghanistan's central bank in southern Kandahar province may have… Read More

Workaholic Japan eyes five compulsory paid holidays

TOKYO: Japan is considering making it compulsory for workers to take at least five days'… Read More

Fired US McDonald's workers allege racial discrimination

NEW YORK: A group of former McDonald's workers is suing the fast-food giant in the… Read More

PIA employees go on strike over wages

LAHORE: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) employees have gone on strike claiming that the airlines failed… Read More