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Dec 30, 2019

LGBT as part of the workforce? The focus is shifting in

According to a report by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and Biz Divas, a divers...

Diversity & Inclusion

Dec 27, 2019

LGBT as part of the workforce? The focus is shifting in

Quikr axes , employees

According to media reports, Online classifieds platform Quikr has laid off around ,-, people...

Jobs

Dec 27, 2019

Top Workforce Trends for

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New HR Trends

Dec 27, 2019

New HR Trends

Top 6 HR Predictions for 2020- Dave Ulrich

I like to glance around the corner to see what might be ahead, below are the trends I foresee for HR in 2020. Context is changing… Someone said, “Content is king, but context is the kingdom.”The HR profession must appreciate, anticipate, and adapt to changing economic, political, social, and technological contexts. In particular, HR helps […]

Dec 26, 2019

Jobs

Kotak Mahindra and Axis Bank to recruit 5,000 employees

Country’s two largest private sector banks Kotak Mahindra and Axis said they will hire a total of about 5,000 fresh graduates, with a greater emphasis on tech talent. Design skills, earlier not a focus area for banks, are now in demand too. Kotak Mahindra Bank said it would hire around 2,600 fresh graduates this year. […]

Dec 26, 2019

C-Suite Move

M&M rejigs leadership in auto, farm divisions: Rajan Wadhera to step down

Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd (M&M) announced a fresh reshuffle of its leadership team as the utility vehicle and tractor maker complies with the new rules of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and as senior managers attain superannuation. Group Corporate Office (GCO): S. Durgashankar will have an enhanced role as Group Controller of Finance […]

Dec 26, 2019

Leadership

Leaders and Reverse Shadow: What would it look like?

The last decade has transformed work and more importantly, lives at work. Macroeconomic shifts and localization trends have joined forces with technological disruption thus redrawing boundaries and notions of corporate work life. What seemed the norm yesterday has now got cast aside as dated. Given this ever-changing milieu of patterns, behaviors and fluid evolution, making […]

Dec 26, 2019

CHRO Move

Ziqitza Healthcare appoints Manish Kumar as New CHRO

Manish Kumar joins Ziqitza Healthcare Limited as Chief Human Resource Officer. Ziqitza Health Care Limited (ZHL) is one of the largest Ambulance service providers in Asia and has been a pioneer in the Emergency Medical Response Services and Patient Transport Services in India since 2005. ZHL was set up by a group of young professionals […]

Dec 25, 2019

Jobs

The most in-demand skills in 2020

According to ET reports, Techies with digital skills will be the most sought-after professionals in 2020. There are currently 60,000-odd vacancies for new-age technologies like machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data analytics. “Recruiters say candidates can expect fat hikes of 35-60% upon switching jobs, with the number going up to 100% for those with data […]

Dec 25, 2019

Jobs

PepsiCo to start new potato chips plant at Mathura and will create nearly 1,500 jobs

The UP Government has cleared the land possession disputes for PepsiCo’s new plant in the Mathura district, the company will invest more than Rs 500 crore in the proposed plant at Kosi, Mathura through FDI route and create nearly 1,500 direct and indirect jobs. Earlier, UPSIDC had allotted 36 acres of land to PepsiCo but local farmers […]

Dec 24, 2019

Performance Appraisal

How to give ‘Performance Feedback’ to employees

There is a classic dichotomy for you to reflect upon: In a VUCA business environment, organizations need more from their employees than ever. But the same forces shaking businesses are also overwhelming employees, driving up their fear, and compromising their capacity. It’s no wonder that so many organizations are focused on how to build a […]

Dec 24, 2019

Jobs

Cognizant to layoff 350 employees, most of them from India

Cognizant plans to layoff nearly 350 senior employees whose annual salaries between Rs 80 lakh and Rs 1.2 crore. Most of these employees are based out of India and are aged 50-55 years. Earlier in October this year, Humphries had said in a post-earnings call that a decision to let go of around 10,000 to […]

Dec 24, 2019

CHRO Move

Quick Heal Appoints Reetu Raina as Chief Human Resource Officer

Quick Heal Technologies Limited has appointed Reetu Raina as its Chief Human Resource Officer. In her new role, she will be responsible for driving Quick Heal’s HR function and steer the company’s people operations, culture and recruitment initiatives. Her appointment is effective from December 23, 2019. Reetu holds extensive industry experience and has worked across […]

Dec 24, 2019

Jobs

Google to hire 3,800 full-time workers including India

On 20th December, Google has announced to hire nearly 3,800 “in-house” employees in 2020 at various sites including in India who will provide customer care support. To date, customer and user support, such as answering calls, product troubleshooting and campaign set-up, has often been supplied by third-party companies on Google’s behalf. Troy Dickerson, Vice President, […]

Dec 23, 2019

Culture & Behaviour

Value of Soft Skills in the Workplace

Long-term, we must begin to build our internal strengths. It isn’t just skills like computer technology. It’s the old fashioned basics of self-reliance, self-motivation, self-reinforcement, self-discipline, self-command” – Steven Pressfield The challenge for any Human Resource Management or Learning and Development Team is how to maintain a fine balance between the hard and soft skills of their employees […]

Dec 23, 2019