NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Angry workers beat to death a human resources vice president after he laid off 42 employees at an auto-parts manufacturing company in southern India, police said Wednesday.

Roy George was vice-president for human resources at Pricol, the auto-parts company.

Some four to five workers, belonging to a union not recognized by the company, barged into his office and beat him up with iron rods, said N. Kannan, a police superintendent of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu state.

George, 47, died from his head injuries Tuesday, Kannan told CNN.

Police have arrested nine people and are expected to round up more.

Last year the Indian head of an Italian company died after allegedly being beaten by a mob of sacked employees.

More than 60 people were charged with the murder of the chief executive of Graziano Transmissioni near New Delhi.

Earlier this month, India's Jet Airways had to cancel hundreds of flights after pilots struck work over the sacking of two of their colleagues in August.

Companies in the South Asian nation, despite its rapid economic growth in recent years, have often been faced with tough labor issues because of archaic laws and company policies on hiring and retrenchment.

Business consultants in India blame such labor standoffs on what they call lack of transparency in retrenchment or layoff policies.

Hiring and firing conditions are often not explained to workers by their companies, said Rajeev Karwal, founding-director of Milagrow Business and Knowledge Solutions.

Issues could spiral out of control if the businesses and bureaucrats are seen in a "corrupt nexus" by the employees seeking reprieve from labor authorities, he said. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. How many flights were cancelled at Jet Airways?
2. Why?
3. When were their fellow workers fired?
4. Who was Roy George?
5. Who did he work for?
6. What happened to him?
7. by who?
8. What kind of injuries did he sustain?
9. How old was he?
10. Did he survive?
11. When did he die?
12. How many people have the police taken into custody for his death?
13. What happened to the Chief Executive of Graziano Transmissioni?
14. How many people participated in that?
15. Where was this?
16. What do companies fail to explain?
17. to who
18. What do workers want from authorities?
19. Who is the founding director of Milagrow Business
20. What are companies in South Asia experiencing?
Answer: 1. hundreds
2. pilots strike
3. August
4. vice-president for human resources
5. Pricol
6. he was beat up
7. workers
8. head injuries
9. 47
10. no
11. Tuesday
12. nine
13. he was murdered
14. More than 60
15. near New Delhi
16. explain hiring and firing conditions
17. workers
18. reprieve
19. Rajeev Karwal
20. labor issues

CHAPTER LII.

SHOWING HOW THINGS WENT ON AT NONINGSBY.

Yes, Lady Staveley had known it before. She had given a fairly correct guess at the state of her daughter's affections, though she had not perhaps acknowledged to herself the intensity of her daughter's feelings. But the fact might not have mattered if it had never been told. Madeline might have overcome this love for Mr. Graham, and all might have been well if she had never mentioned it. But now the mischief was done. She had acknowledged to her mother,--and, which was perhaps worse, she had acknowledged to herself,--that her heart was gone, and Lady Staveley saw no cure for the evil. Had this happened but a few hours earlier she would have spoken with much less of encouragement to Peregrine Orme.

And Felix Graham was not only in the house, but was to remain there for yet a while longer, spending a very considerable portion of his time in the drawing-room. He was to come down on this very day at three o'clock, after an early dinner, and on the next day he was to be promoted to the dining-room. As a son-in-law he was quite ineligible. He had, as Lady Staveley understood, no private fortune, and he belonged to a profession which he would not follow in the only way by which it was possible to earn an income by it. Such being the case, her daughter, whom of all girls she knew to be the most retiring, the least likely to speak of such feelings unless driven to it by great stress,--her daughter had positively declared to her that she was in love with this man! Could anything be more hopeless? Could any position be more trying? What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who was the woman's daughter enamored with?
2. What was the daughter's name?
3. And her mom?
4. Had she admitted her feelings to her mom?
5. To herself?
6. Did her mom see a solution for the situation?
7. Where was the man currently?
8. Where did he spend a lot of time there?
9. Was he going to be there for awhile?
10. When was he expected today?
11. Was he wealthy?
12. Did he have a promising occupation?
13. Did the mother feel he was a suitable husband?
14. How did she describe his level of sutability?
15. Who else had the mother spoken to?
16. Was her daughter outgoing?
17. How did her mom characterize her personality?
18. Did the mom find the situation hopeful?
Answer: 1. Mr. Graham
2. Madeline
3. Lady Staveley
4. Yes
5. Yes
6. No
7. The house,
8. The drawing-room
9. Yes
10. Three o'clock,
11. No.
12. No.
13. No.
14. Quite ineligible
15. Peregrine Orme.
16. No
17. Retiring
18. No

(CNN) -- Nico Rosberg dominated the final, vital qualifying session of the 2014 F1 season in Abu Dhabi, putting the German in the box seat for the World Championship title.

The Mercedes driver, who has endured a fine but torrid season alongside his rival Lewis Hamilton, led the session from the start as Hamilton put in an error strewn performance to finish second, 0.386 seconds behind Rosberg, and set up a mouthwatering race in the Middle East on Sunday.

Neck and neck

Rosberg and Hamilton have clashed on and off the track during a season dominated by Mercedes. The two drivers have gone neck and neck for most of the season before a late spurt of form from Hamilton put him ahead for the last race.

But a controversial rule change that awards double points for the last race of the season means that Hamilton's 17 point championship lead is far more precarious than it should have been.

"It's only one step, a very small step," Rosberg said after securing his 11th pole of the season. His performance meant that Mercedes managed to secure every single pole this season, a feat that hasn't been seen by an engine manufacturer since Ford achieved the same in 1969.

Hamilton still favorite

Hamilton, meanwhile, is still the favorite to walk away with the title. As long as he finishes second, Rosberg's performance is immaterial.

"I generally didn't have the best of laps but I enjoyed the qualifying session," said Hamilton. "Tomorrow is going to be a special day ... This weekend is about the championship, not about pole position." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. How many points was the last race worth?
2. Was this a typical change?
3. Who had a chance to be champion?
4. In which nation?
5. Against whom?
6. What was his vehcile?
7. Was it a blow out?
8. Are they friends when not racing?
9. Did this make the winner the favorite?
10. What is his pole position?
11. What did his pole position do for his vehicle maker?
12. Is this a common thing?
Answer:
1. 17
2. No, it was controversial
3. Hamilton
4. Middle East
5. Rosberg
6. Mercedes
7. No, it is neck and neck
8. No, clashed on and off the track
9. Yes, the favorite
10. not about pole position."
11. Mercedes managed to secure every single pole this season
12. No, feat that hasn't been seen by an engine manufacturer since Ford achieved the same in 1969.