Author: Dr. Prajjal Saha | HRKatha

Bring Your Own Device offers some interesting benefits to employers and employees both, yet a lot of organisations are giving up on this idea

In the rat race to appear technologically advanced, are HR professionals forgetting something that’s vital to their existence?

The issue of gender pay gap has been persistent and has a tendency to keep growing with career progression.

The skilling organisation is looking to hire across various verticals and hierarchies including faculty members, business development managers and HRM operation executives.

‘D-Change’— one of the largest digital and joint employee-volunteer programmes— will support education and learning, women’s empowerment and rural skills development in the country.

According to the HSBC Global Report, 50 per cent of the expected 24 million jobs, to be created in India in the next decade, may come from the e-commerce sector.

These jobs would cover the developing, building and selling of the battery-powered Mission E.

In 2016, the total number of banking jobs is expected to grow by 20–25 per cent and there will be around three million new banking jobs in 2017. 

The course will be co-designed and integrated into the five-year MBA (Tech.) programme at MPSTME, the Technology Management School of NMIMS.

So what, if you are fired? Don’t fret. This is the best time to explore other opportunities or even alternative careers.

Engineers have an eclectic mix of business sense, analytical skills and even people management but do these qualities make them able HR professionals.

While take-home salary has emerged as the common preferred salary component, there are distinct differences in other perks desired.

The globally popular game, based on augmented reality, has some important lessons for organisations too.

We are being called upon to deliver an innovative product, a game changing service and at the same time are expected to keep our business intact. A tall task for sure!

Technological disruptions demand that business and HR leaders stay abreast of technological advancements to avoid technological unemployment.

This three-dimensional model develops potential leaders on three aspects – culture, capabilities and performance.

People who don’t quite fit the bill have been found to make the most significant impact on a company’s success.

The employee cost of organisations has increased from 7.6 per cent of the revenue in 2012, to 11.3 per cent in FY16.

Antonio Garcia Martinez, reveals in his book that Mark Zuckerberg is a tough boss and his company follows strict policing when it comes to women’s attires.

This talent management tool not only allows employees to mobilise available opportunities in career growth, learning and networks, but also helps the organisation retain valuable talent.

Social sabbatical refers to social work, done away from the regular work schedule, for the general good of the society.

In a career spanning over 30 years, Vivek Kumar, chief human resources officer, Indus Towers, has worked with both the public and the private sector, and has managed people across industries. 

A confident risk-taker and a people-focused leader, he shares his interesting journey with HRKatha.

The company began the month-long trial of this device on June 27 where in 600 members of Hitachi sales team were made to wear the product.

Not surprisingly though, UK’s decision to leave, had immediate consequences that spread like wildfire. The pound literally dropped off a cliff as the stocks came tumbling down

CHROMA will enable and enhance the new generation HR experience for over 6,000 employees at Bajaj Finance.  

Around 80% of Indian respondents were confident that they have the skills to work abroad, however 40 per cent of them also worry about ‘brain drain’.