Apple to Increase Staff Numbers; Zomato Introduces New Ticketing Option

By the end of March, Apple plans to create 200,000 direct jobs in India, with women expected to make up a significant 70% of the workforce, according to estimates and data provided to the government.

Apple’s three main contract manufacturers in India—Foxconn, Wistron (now Tata Electronics), and Pegatron—have created 80,872 direct jobs so far. Additionally, other suppliers like Tata Group, Salcomp, Motherson, Foxlink, Sunwoda, ATL, and Jabil have collectively added around 84,000 direct jobs.

“Since the start of the smartphone production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme in 2020, Apple’s vendors and suppliers have created about 165,000 direct jobs,” an official said. Additionally, Tata Group’s new facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu is expected to hire around 50,000 employees in the future.

After Apple,Now the new ‘Book Now, Sell Anytime’ feature lets users sell event tickets they’ve bought through Zomato. This feature will launch on September 30, starting with ticket sales for Zomato’s Feeding India Concert, which will be headlined by pop singer Dua Lipa.

To prevent issues like market manipulation and unfair pricing, Zomato has implemented safeguards for its new ticket-selling feature. Zeenah Vilcassim, CEO of Zomato Live Entertainment, explained in a blog post that Zomato will restrict customers to buying and selling a maximum of 10 tickets per category. Additionally, tickets can be listed at no more than twice the current phase price on the Zomato app.

This announcement is part of Zomato's broader push into the going-out market, including the upcoming launch of its new app, District. On August 21, Zomato revealed it had acquired Paytm’s events and movie ticketing business in an all-cash deal valued at Rs 2,048 crore. This move could lead to significant competition for BookMyShow, which currently dominates India's entertainment ticketing market.

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