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Why social capital should be weighed while evaluating employee performance

In today’s digital era, organisations are recognising that their employees are not just mere workers, but also valuable assets in terms of their social...

Drawbacks and benefits of hiring polymaths

Given today's fast-paced and complex business environment, companies need to be able to adapt to changes quickly and solve complex problems in innovative ways....

Dixon Technologies gets a new CHRO in Arjun Singh

Arjun Singh has been appointed as the chief human resource officer (CHRO) of Dixon Technologies, a leading electronics manufacturer in India. Singh brings with...

IR Talks with Sarajit Jha, chief business transformation & digital solutions,...

Sarajit Jha, chief chief business transformation & digital solutions, Tata Steel talks to Prajjal Saha, editor, HRKatha on Tata Steel's extraordinary approach on digitalisation...

IR Talks with Pankaj Kumar, Ex-Chief TQM & Corporate Quality Assurance,...

Tata Steel is a Deming Prize winner - which is considered as the Nobel in Quality Management. Under the leadership of Late Sir JJ...

THIS WEEK

Gratuity to be paid on termination of employment only after 5 years of service

Will DA, fitment factor be revised for Central government staff?

Will the dearness allowance of Central government employees be hiked to 42 per cent from the present 38 per cent? Media reports suggest that...

GitHub slashes all engineering roles in India

GitHub, which is owned by Microsoft, has let go of around 142 engineering positions in its India division. Amid challenging global market conditions, this...

Twitter staff offered stock grants worth $20 bn

Twitter employees are set to receive stock-based grants worth about $20 billion, as reported by Wall Street Journal. However, this is not even 50...

Indeed.com employee records ‘final office snack run’

Larry Lee, who worked at Indeed.com's Singapore office, recorded a video of himself gathering snacks from the pantry during his ‘final office snack run’...

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GLOBAL HR NEWS

Lure of DJ to encourage employees to return to office: Meta

Meta has reportedly hired a DJ to play music in its Menlo Park campus cafe, according to an employee. This move could be seen...

Too many smoke breaks cost a Japanese employee $11,000

That the Japanese were not tolerant of smoking is a known fact. However, when an employee was recently slapped with a huge fine for...

Shortage of skilled workers in Germany

Germany is currently grappling with a significant shortage of skilled workers as older employees retire. This demographic shift has resulted in nearly two million...

559 job cuts at Microsoft’s Seattle office

Microsoft has recently made headlines for laying off 559 employees from its offices in Bellevue and Redmond, Washington. The announcement was made by the...

LATEST

Tourists to the US can apply for jobs

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has allowed people of B-1 or B-2 status to apply for jobs and appear for interviews in...

Starbucks workers protest against union-busting efforts

Starbucks employees and labour activists held protests outside the coffee giant's Seattle headquarters on Wednesday, alleging that company executives were trying to undermine unionisation...

Workhuman, Logitech, and Indeed lay off employees

Workhuman Workhuman, an Irish software firm, has announced to let go 10 per cent of its workforce as a part of its restructuring process. The...

19,000 job cuts at Accenture

Accenture, the IT multinational, has announced that it will be cutting approximately 19,000 jobs, that is, about 2.5 per cent of its workforce.  Julie Sweet,...

PARTNER POSTS

Why trust systems over fads for predictable results in recruiting the right candidates?

Have you ever waited for a delayed flight without knowing how much time would pass before you were invited to board? Or have you...

How to build a thriving workplace culture by integrating recognition and leveraging the power...

The past three years have prompted us to re-evaluate our lives in very meaningful ways - finding fulfilment in what we do or seeking...

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