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Updated on: Jul 2020

Coronavirus

SBI to roll out Work-From-Anywhere policy soon

Jul 16, 2020

Amazon India Launches Skill Development Programme

Amazon India launches skill development programme for , apprentices AmazonnbspIndia on Tuesday...

Jobs

Jul 15, 2020

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How SAP India is Accelerating Digital HR Processes

How SAP India is Accelerating Digital HR Processes Today, businesses of all sizes must rely on their...

HR Practices

Jul 8, 2020

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Nike Inc plans to cut jobs in digital push

Nike announces likely job cuts, million lossnbspdue to COVID- on its business globally. Nik...

Coronavirus

Jun 28, 2020

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Diversity & Inclusion

Fidelity Intl rolls out an equal parental leave for all staff

Fidelity International rolls out an equal parental leave of up to 26 weeks for all staff globally. Fidelity International has announced up to 26 weeks of paternity leave globally, including India. Currently, the company offers 10 days of paternity leave and 26 weeks of maternity leave which is on par with the central government’s parental […]

Jun 27, 2020

Survey & Report

IBM Rolls Out Free Digital Learning Platform to Help Job Seekers in India

Today, 25 June, Tech giant IBM has rolled out ‘SkillsBuild Reignite’, a platform to provide job seekers and entrepreneurs with access to free online coursework and mentoring support, designed to help them reinvent their careers and businesses, said a statement issued. According to the India Skill Report (2019), only 45.6% of the youth graduating from […]

Jun 25, 2020

Coronavirus

Volvo announced to cut 4,100 white-collar jobs this year

On Tuesday, Truck- and Construction Equipment maker AB Volvo said in a statement that it plans to cut its white-collar workforce by around 4,100 positions during the second half of 2020, citing the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. “The corona epidemic and the global measures taken to fight it has led to a market situation […]

Jun 17, 2020

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Biggest Wellness Trends Post COVID-19

The leadership team of the business met on a video call, to discuss business continuity, given the current situation. One person sneezed. The topic changed to health and hygiene. Employee health and Business continuity are two sides of the same coin. The COVID-19 pandemic has just emphasized it beyond explanation. A. COVID-19 Factors COVID-19 factors have […]

Jun 15, 2020

Coronavirus

Cleartrip has laid off 400-500 employees

Cleartrip has laid off 400-500 employees. the company’s spokesperson said the Covid-19 crisis has caused severe business disruption in the travel industry. The spokesperson said, “we have had to reluctantly downsize our workforce. We are providing all necessary support to affected employees.” When TOI asked about the number of employees affected, the company declined to share details. It has around 1,000 employees. […]

May 23, 2020

Performance Appraisal

To Be or Not To Be, That’s Really Not The Question Anymore!

As I walked down memory lane, quite literally when I visited my college for a guest lecture, my footsteps took me to the library which was one of my favorite hangouts back then! My glance fell on a book “Its not how good you are, its how good you want to be”, by Paul Arden. […]

Feb 10, 2020

Culture & Behaviour

HR 2020: Shaping the Employee Experience fit for the future

Companies in the year 2020 will see focus coming back to, much needed, ‘employee experience’. Off late, the focus has been more on Agility, Technology, Automation that left an important quadrant of employee experience untouched. I strongly feel that the efforts to refine and enhance the employee experience will continue to be a top area […]

Jan 16, 2020

Guest Appearance

Whitney Johnson: Disruptive Innovation in Human Resources

Super exclusive conversation with Whitney Johnson, Disruption and Innovation Theorist, Author, and founder of boutique consultancy WLJ Advisors and is one of the fifty leading business thinkers in the world as named by Thinkers50. Whitney is an expert on helping high-growth organizations develop high-growth individuals, she is a frequent lecturer for Harvard Business School’s Executive […]

Jan 7, 2020

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

Oyo plans to layoff 2,000 people by end of January 2020

Oyo Hotels and Homes is planning to layoff about 2,000 employees pan India across functions by the end of January 2020. The divisions like sales, supply, and operations will account for a chunk of the layoffs. According to the company, layoffs are intended to save manpower costs and make some of its processes “more tech-enabled”. […]

Dec 19, 2019

Culture & Behaviour

Leadership competency model wouldn’t help in developing leaders

There was a time when the fascination to build competency frameworks hit India Inc like a tsunami. Every other organization wanted to build it. From my involvement in over a dozen such initiatives, I gathered that knowing what skills, capabilities organizations had and grooming leaders were the most common reasons reported. There were those who went competency way […]

Nov 29, 2019

SHRM India To Host Annual HR Conference On 10-11 October 2019 In New Delhi - SightsIn Plus

SHRM India To Host Annual HR Conference On 10-11 October 2019 In New Delhi

The 8th SHRM India Annual Conference & Exposition 2019, will be held on 10-11 October 2019 in New Delhi After the overwhelming success of seven annual conferences, SHRM India is back with its 8th SHRM India Annual Conference & Exposition, on 10-11 October, 2019, at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi. This year the theme of […]

Sep 3, 2019