Brillio, a digital transformation solutions provider has announced the appointment of Camie Shelmire as chief people officer with immediate effect. Shelmire will be responsible for leading the talent strategy at Brillio. Based out of Dallas, she will directly report to Raj Mamodia, chairman, founder and CEO of Brillio. Prior to this role, Shelmire was playing a dual role of chief client and chief people officer at Altran Americas. Post its acquisition by Capgemini, Shelmire assumed the role of executive vice president in the combined entity. Carrying over two decades of professional experience, Shelmire is a veteran in the technology sector.…
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After almost a decade’s successful tenure at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Ramendrajit Sen, VP-HR, global head of HR for computer business, has called it wraps. As he honestly admits on LinkedIn, “Saying goodbye to Hewlett Packard Enterprise after 9+ years is not easy”. An economics graduate from Calcutta University and an alumnus of the Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad, Sen’s tryst with HR began with Aon Hewitt, where he joined as head of HR- outsourcing, India/ Asia Pacific. Till then, he was national sales manager – e-learning, at Sify. At Aon Hewitt, Sen was responsible for improving business results through…
Recent reports show that India’s job market is doing well. With openings across sectors, job seekers have many options. Indian Railways is already in the process of hiring 1.4 lakh people. ICICI bank is looking for talent in its credit risk management department or the Corporate Centre group. Graduates in any discipline and PGDM/MBA or CA/CFA may apply. The role involves credit risk analysis and assessment of credit proposals across industries among other responsibilities. The candidate should have knowledge of RBI circulars on asset classification and related circulars, and be capable of client interaction and field visits to assess business…
LocoNav, the AI-driven full-stack ?eet software company, has appointed Manav Jain as chief human resource officer. In this role, Jain will be responsible for creating a strategic roadmap for LocoNav’s global growth journey in alignment with the larger HR pillars, and driving a positive impact on the organisation’s vision and culture. Jain, who comes with about 18 years of experience, started his HR journey with Coromandel International. He joined as deputy general manager – human resources, in 2004, based out of Hyderabad. There, this alumnus of XLRI Jamshedpur spent almost a decade heading HR for the crop protection business comprising…
After the recent appointment of Rohit Suri as the head of talent, India at Netflix, the Company has now hired Madhumitha Venkataraman as its head of inclusion and diversity. In this role, Venkataraman will be responsible for building and advancing the inclusion and diversity strategy for Netflix in India and contributing to the overall inclusion strategy, globally, including talent systems, engagement and education and business advisory. Prior to this appointment, Venkataraman was the head of diversity, inclusion and equity (DE&I) at Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages, where she spent more than two years. In this role, she spearheaded the DE&I agenda…
Braemar has appointed John Beckwith as its new group director of HR. The Company that offers advice in the areas of shipping investment, chartering and risk management, has hired Beckwith to help push its growth plans. It is hoped that the addition of Beckwith will enhance the leadership capabilities of Braemar. Beckwith’s deep experience in handling mergers and acquisitions will come in handy for this role. Prior to this appointment, Beckwith was working with ED&F Markets, a financial brokerage firm, as its head of HR. Beckwith carries more than two decades of experience working as an HR leader and has…
Expecting growth in the India business in the near future, ISS A/S (ISS Group) is planning to enhance its workforce by 25 to 30 per cent, in preparation to cater to the increased activity in the office as well as the production-based segments. The global workplace experience and facility-management company has over 3,50,000 employees worldwide. With organisations increasingly considering moving their global back offices to India, along with their financial, technology and professional services teams, and manufacturing firms looking to diversify their supply chains, ISS sees great scope for its self-delivery model. In addition to tier-1 cities, companies are trying…
While recession has not set in yet, it may not be too far away either feel some experts. At a time when economists were expecting only about 2.5 lakh jobs to be added, the US jobs market has surprised everyone by adding over 5.28 lakh jobs in July. Unemployment has actually dropped to 3.5 per cent amidst inflationary conditions and fears of recession. In June, only about 3.88 lakh people had got jobs. As per recent data from the Labour Department, the US appears to have regained the about 22 million jobs that were lost two years ago, when the…
In a bid to help develop and nurture future leaders, Amazon India has announced its unique initiative, ‘ADayAtAmazon’. Under this initiative, two selected B-school students got the opportunity to shadow Akhil Saxena, vice president, customer fulfilment operations, APAC, MENA & LATAM and WW Customer Service, Amazon, for an entire workday. During the day, the students got to interact with other senior Amazon India operations leaders too. The initiative also enabled the students to experience Amazon’s innovative and inclusive workplace culture, first hand, and participate in different business meetings. They also visited Amazon’s fulfilment centre. The two students were selected via…
The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), knowledge partner of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), has launched a project to recognise the prior skills of 75,000 people in the 18-45 age group, and upskill them in association with the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC). This recognition of prior learning (RPL)/upskilling programme will be implemented in three phases through Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) and their empanelled training providers. There will be two modes of implementation — RPL through camps, under which industrial and traditional clusters will be targeted and RPL at employers’ premises, which will be implemented in partnership…
Flipkart, the Indian e-commerce marketplace, has signed an agreement with the district administration of Varanasi, Government of Uttar Pradesh, to enable national market access for artisans, weavers, people with disabilities and small and medium enterprises of Varanasi. This expansion of e-commerce opportunities will, in turn, create lakhs of employment opportunities. This collaboration will allow the Banaras sarees, handmade carpets, Zardozi craft, metal crafts, and handmade daris of Uttar Pradesh to be available to the 400 million customers on the Flipkart platform under the Samarth programme. The programme will train the artisans, weavers, crafstmen and PwDs of Varanasi and offer them…
What occupiers want from offices has undergone a drastic change post the pandemic. The very purpose and need of office spaces has had to be redefined after a long period of working from home. As the Colliers Awfi C-suite Survey reveals, organisations that were used to working in a centralised fashion, out of enormous and sprawling office spaces, are now becoming more people-centric and less location-centric. Yes, distributed or blended workspaces are now becoming popular, which will allow employees to work from different locations, in close proximity to their homes. A significant 74 per cent of occupiers actually prefer to…
There is much reason for the 82,000-strong workforce of Shell to rejoice. The energy company has witnessed record profits, and has decided to give its employees a one-off bonus of eight per cent. These profits can be attributed to the rise in the prices of oil and gas. The Company has clarified that this bonus is being granted because of the Company’s profits and financial success and not to help employees combat inflation. This eight per cent bonus is Shell’s way of recognising the contribution of its people, which the Company acknowledges has helped in achieving strong performance despite the…
In a bid to cut costs and focus on profitability, LEAD, an edtech platform, has laid off a significant number of members from its workforce. Although the exact number of people affected is yet to be officially revealed, media reports say that at least 80 have been let go across sales, marketing, academics and operations. LEAD is not the only edtech unicorn to have resorted to layoffs. Amidst what is being referred to as a ‘funding winter’, many other edtech companies, including Byju’s, Vedantu and Unacademy have downsized. The Indian start-up ecosystem’s funding has reportedly dropped by 40 per cent,…
Now, IIT-level education is accessible to learners across India, even if they haven’t attempted the extremely competitive and tough Joint Entrance Exam (JEE). A unique initiative by IIT Madras offers students of Class 12 a chance to do a BSc in programming and data science, even without a JEE score. That means, present students of Class 12, irrespective of their background, can also apply. However, the course will only begin after they complete their Class 12. Interested students from any stream can enrol for the programme as long as they have studied English and mathematics in Class 10. The last…
That Wipro is serious about its mission to make the organisation diverse and inclusive in every sense of the word is clear from the Company’s Annual Inclusion & Diversity Report 2021-22. While women make up 36.1 per cent of its workforce, they also account for 22.2 per cent of its board of directors and 14.8 per cent of its executive committee members. That the Company is progressing in furthering its D&I agenda is further clear from the fact that the share of women in its leadership ranks has also grown from 7.3 per cent in FY21 to 12.4 per cent…
Credit Suisse, the global financial services company, has launched the sixth edition of its global Real Returns programme in India. This initiative encourages skilled finance, tech and operations professionals on a career break to return to the active workforce. The programme has witnessed 18 skilled professionals being inducted this year. This is a way for Credit Suisse to provide an opportunity to skilled talent to smoothly transition into the workplace and take their careers forward after a break of at least two years. India is the Bank’s first location in Asia Pacific to roll out the programme and has successfully…
An employee who arrived 20 minutes late for work, for the very first time in seven years, has received immense support from his colleagues. When co-workers learnt of the said employee’s unfair termination, they all decided to report late for work. In fact, all the co-workers of the fired employee have decided to arrive late for work daily until their employer reinstates their colleague. The incident came to light via a Reddit post and many netizens have expressed shock at the incident. The post has gone viral and the concerned manager has been criticised for the injustice meted out to…
As part of its ‘catch them young’ initiative, HCL Technologies is gearing up to hire at least 2,000 students who have passed Class 12 in 2021 or 2022, across the state of Karnataka. These students should have scored at least 60 per cent and studied mathematics or business mathematics in Class 12. They will be enrolled in the Indian IT services multinational’s TechBee, an early career programme. Interviews for the same are already underway across Karnataka, in the cities of Bengaluru, Shivamogga, Hubballi and Mysuru. The Company has entered into an agreement with the Karnataka Skill Development Corporation (KSDC) to…
Ina Bajwa, who was senior director – human resources, at Tata Communications, has now been elevated to the position of vice president – human resources. Bajwa’s association with Tata Communications began in 2013, when she joined as director/global head-HR. In this position, she led the human resource management for global products, digital, technology and corporate functions that account for 80 per cent of the Company, with a staffing budget of over $400 mn. She drove the people and culture focus for transformation projects and helped scale up new technology businesses around IoT, Netfoundry (SaaS) and cross-border mobility to 2000+ member…
IIFL Foundation has launched a retail skill-development programme in collaboration with the Indian Army and REACHA, a non-government organisation, to train 180 youngsters and make them employable in the retail sector. The one-year long programme will commence in Kupwara, Kashmir, and the Retailers Association’s Skill Council of India (RASCI) will assess and certify the students, in line with the ‘Skill India’ mission of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. The initiative will provide the aspiring youth in and around Kupwara with skills required to become entrepreneurs or professionals in the retail space. The course will include work-related training customised…
Swiggy has introduced a one-of-its kind moonlight policy, which allows all its full-time employees to take up external projects, subject to approvals from the internal team of Swiggy. Employees will be free to take up these projects on pro-bono or economic consideration basis. They can work on these external projects provided they do not hamper their productivity at Swiggy. This work, however, has to be done outside their regular working hours or on weekends, without allowing it to conflict with the interest of Swiggy’s business. Swiggy’s moonlight policy has come just after the company had announced a work- from-anywhere policy…
With fears of recession and revenue growth slowing down, Google expects its employees to work harder and be more productive. While several organisations have resorted to layoffs and hiring freezes, Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google, has indicated that the productivity of the tech major’s workforce is below expectations and rather worrisome. Pichai conveyed to the employees that the fact that productivity is way lower than it should be is a cause for concern, considering the size of the workforce. He revealed that the Company has been unable to achieve the set targets despite such a large team. He urged employees to…
Administrative medical officers of the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) will soon be better equipped to use and handle technology, and be good at administration and interpersonal communication too, thanks to the week-long training programme designed for them. The training and orientation programme, in keeping with the Prime Minister’s ‘skill, reskill and upskill’ mantra, has been initiated by CGHS in collaboration with the National Institute for Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW), and will benefit the senior medical officers from various CGHS offices and wellness centres. Starting from 1 August, the comprehensive training will last till 6 August, during which a…
There is good news for over 7.5 lakh employees of the Madhya Pradesh government. There is to be a hike in their dearness allowance or DA, which will now be 34 per cent instead of the earlier 31 per cent. Pensioners will also benefit from this hike. According to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the Madhya Pradesh government will have to bear an additional burden of Rs 625 crore post the implementation of this hike. This hike is aimed at bringing the DA of state government employees at par with that of Central government staff. The last time the DA…
Apple has reportedly told its employees that it no longer mandates wearing masks to work. However, it does not stop them from wearing masks if they feel comfortable doing so. It is a choice that the employees are allowed to make as per their comfort level, the local conditions and circumstances, and the requirements of the health authorities in their respective locations. Apple has reportedly urged employees, at most of its locations, to not discriminate against those wearing or not wearing masks and respect individual choices to mask up or not. Coincidentally, the BA.5 variant of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly…