The H-1B cap pre-registration opens March 4 and will continue till March 19, the USCIS has already announced. This is the first time that the employers will have to make a payment of $100K for each H-1B applicant who is not present in the US at the time of the selection and petition filing. The […]
Kuwait announces flexible working hours for government employees during Ramadan/Representative Image Kuwait has announced revised working hours for government employees during the holy month of Ramadan, introducing shorter daily schedules and flexible start times under a new framework approved by the Civil Service Commission. The move is intended to ensure continuity in public services while […]
When California cancelled thousands of commercial trucking licences a few months ago, Sikh owner Bikramjeet Singh Gill watched his Stockton truck yard fall silent. Trucks that once rolled out each morning now sit idle, unused and unpaid.Gill runs Gillson Trucking Inc. and said around 35 of his immigrant drivers were told lastyear that the California […]
UAE Bosses: Are You Suffering an Incompetent Manager? The Law Might Surprise You. Feeling stuck under a manager you believe is unskilled, disrespectful or outright incompetent in the UAE? This common workplace frustration in the United Arab Emirates is not treated as a mere incompetence since as per the law you can directly take it […]
As Amazon has come forward and announced that it would allow its H-1B employees stuck in India to work remotely, experts warned that US businesses risk hefty tax bills if they allow workers this option, as no one knows how long the delay may take. Thousands of H-1B workers are stuck in India since November […]
Jaipur, January 27, 2026 (Udaipur Kiran): On the occasion of the 77th Republic Day, the RAJASTHAN Secretariat Employees’ Union organised a dignified felicitation ceremony at the Secretariat premises. The programme was presided over by Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, while Chief Secretary V Srinivasan was present as the special guest. During the ceremony, Messrs Amberwala was […]
An immigration attorney took to social media to make H-1Bs aware of the red flags in their jobs that indicate they are being abused by their recruiters. Attorney Brad Banias cited an example of a client who he said was asked to pay their employer “in bags of cash in Texas and Mumbai”. Cases of […]
“HR Is Completely Useless”: A Viral Tweet Ignites a Brutal Reckoning for Corporate Culture A blunt tweet by workforce strategist Amanda Goodall, better known online as @thejobchick, has ignited a fresh firestorm in corporate America’s long-running love–hate relationship with Human Resources. She argued that the function produces no revenue, drains morale through excessive policies, protects […]
UAE Worker Takes Company to Court, Walks Away With $43,500 Abu Dhabi, January 07, 2026: In a ruling increasingly being cited by workers and legal experts across the UAE, an Abu Dhabi Labour Court has ordered a private company to pay Dh159,800 (approximately $43,540) to a long-serving employee for unpaid salary and end-of-service benefits. This […]
Paychecks Are Out, Job Survival Is In: UAE’s AI Wake-Up Call Welcome to the age where your biggest career flex is not a bigger paycheck instead, it is not being replaced by a machine. With artificial intelligence (AI) transforming how work gets done in the UAE, employees are rethinking priorities, putting job security and future-proof […]
