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HRForecast 2026: AI won’t fail technically; it will fail humanly – Sandeep Girotra, ED & CHRO, DCM Shriram

HR Forecast 2026 February 25, 2026

A manufacturing plant deploys AI-driven quality control. The system performs exactly as designed. Error rates fall by 30 per cent. Data becomes sharper. Decisions move faster. Yet productivity stalls. Operators begin overriding algorithmic flags. Some quietly work around the system.…

TOP HEADLINES

Shirley Burla is now CHRO, Tata Projects

Movement February 25, 2026

India Inc. to grant 9.1% pay hike in 2026; GCCs lead salary growth

Compensation & Benefits February 25, 2026

Aditi Madhok-Naarden takes up GCHRO role at TBO

Movement February 25, 2026

Axis Bank to launch HTD programme for commercial banking relationship managers

Learning & Development February 25, 2026

Editorial

Accenture’s AI mandate isn’t about productivity; it’s about control

When consulting firms tie promotion to AI usage while threatening to “exit” resisters, they present…

The internship was never a pipeline; it was always a courtship

Internship programmes are proliferating even as their hiring yield declines. A survey by TeamLease EdTech…

EXCLUSIVE FEATURES

HRForecast 2026: AI won’t fail technically; it will fail humanly – Sandeep Girotra, ED & CHRO, DCM Shriram

HR Forecast 2026 February 25, 2026

MSME workers deliver just 14% of large-firm output; informality is costing India billions

Research February 25, 2026

HR Perspectives by Ishita Medhekar: “Context is something algorithms still can’t read”

Perspectives February 25, 2026

The 40-year career cliff

Exclusive Features February 24, 2026

The résumé was impressive: 18 years in operations management, an MBA from…

Golden age of the silver worker: When grey hair means gold

HR Pops February 24, 2026

What is the golden age of the silver worker? The golden age…

HRForecast 2026: By 2026, Gen Z will force a fundamental redesign of work – Rahul Pinjarkar, Ex-CHRO, Tata Chemicals

HR Forecast 2026 February 24, 2026

A global chemicals company has seen applications for its core engineering roles…

POV: Should internal hiring always be prioritised over external talent?

Point Of View February 23, 2026

Organisations often speak about building careers from within, yet they also turn…

MOVEMENT

Shirley Burla is now CHRO, Tata Projects

Movement February 25, 2026

Aditi Madhok-Naarden takes up GCHRO role at TBO

Movement February 25, 2026

TBO Tek, a global B2B travel technology platform, has roped in Aditi…

Saurabh Dalvi to head HR for DHL IT Services in India

Movement February 25, 2026

HighRadius has appointed Abhinav Mishra as VP-talent acquisition

Movement February 24, 2026

DLF Rental Business gets Deepti Kapoor as head-HR

Movement February 24, 2026

Shrija Chandak joins Titagarh Rail Systems as CHRO & CDO

Movement February 23, 2026

HR CONNECT

As AI transforms work, happiness quietly becomes a business metric

HR Connect February 6, 2026

As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes how work gets done, a quieter but…

From referrals to reinvention: Lessons from 13 years of hiring

HR Connect November 21, 2025

Thirteen years in, one lesson will continue to hold in 2026: outcomes…

Beyond the bonus: Why financial literacy matters more than pay rises

Employee Financial Wellness Hub October 24, 2025

A Rs 10,000 disappears with alarming speed in urban India: transport, meals,…

The hidden cost of financial anxiety

Employee Financial Wellness Hub September 11, 2025

A young software engineer in Bengaluru earns Rs 12 lakhs annually—double what…

GLOBAL HR NEWS

UK retail jobs face squeeze as rising labour costs bite

Global HR News February 20, 2026

Retail jobs in the UK are under pressure because the cost of employing people is rising fast. A survey by the British Retail Consortium…

EEOC sues Coca-Cola bottler for hosting a women-only event

February 20, 2026

Why are Dutch companies stepping up layoffs?

February 19, 2026

WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW

India Inc. to grant 9.1% pay hike in 2026; GCCs lead salary growth

Compensation & Benefits February 25, 2026

In 2026, salaries in India are expected to rise by an average of 9.1 per cent, according to a new report. Global Capability Centres…

Axis Bank to launch HTD programme for commercial banking relationship managers

February 25, 2026

IIM Lucknow Placement 2026 hits Rs 1 crore mark

February 25, 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

When chai meets HR tech: A greytHR–Chai Point collaboration sparks conversations about workplace culture

November 28, 2025

Neeraj Taneja joins AuthBridge as president – India sales

October 29, 2025

Rest, rejuvenate, repeat: Farmley announces week-long Diwali break for employees

October 14, 2025

Ideabaaz appoints Mudit Kumar as Co-Founder & COO to drive startup ecosystem expansion

September 4, 2025

Routematic Accelerates Green Mobility with EV Rollout in Delhi-NCR

August 4, 2025

The Friendly CHRO: Sharad Verma’s quest to keep HR human in the age of AI

June 27, 2025

COVER STORY

“The agility of a startup with the legacy of a giant: Haleon’s formula for success,” Priyank Parakh, Director-HR, Haleon

Cover Story June 27, 2025

A seasoned HR leader with extensive experience across MNCs and Indian conglomerates, Priyank Parakh brings a wealth of expertise in consumer goods, durables, and healthcare. As Director-HR at Haleon, he’s passionate about creating workplaces where people…

The Great Displacement: How automation is reshaping India’s workforce

June 20, 2025

“We’re a sustainability organisation—we’ve been green since when green was just a colour in the crayon box,” Sanjeeb Lahiri, CHRO, GRP

June 12, 2025

“Managers of the future will need to be ‘super managers’—experts in both technology and people,” Richard Lobo, CPO, Tech Mahindra

May 23, 2025

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