According to the Workforce Analytics Institute, rising wage pressure, lack of skills to leverage technology, ineffective leadership and low engagement levels are making it difficult for firms to deliver productivity gains in Asian countries.
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A recent survey conducted by the Mizoram Presbyterian Church’s Synod Social Front has revealed that there are more women than men, even in abattoirs and stone quarries.
A survey reveals that bosses who make fun of their subordinates or use aggressive humour are taken less seriously by the team and may encourage disobedience.
Tesla founder, Elon Musk, predicts that MMI will allow humans to lease their mind hours with low-cost training and patterns fed into the human brains.
Experts across industries believe that a hasty decision taken under the impact of a dissatisfactory appraisal may not be a wise thing to do.
Demand for those with over 20 years of experience has seen a tremendous rise in March, whereas overall hiring rose by a mere one per cent.
With the new Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act 2016 offering 26 weeks’ leave, it is being feared that recruiters will now discreetly yet increasingly ask women candidates whether they plan to start a family. A candidate can refuse to answer the question.
The average salary increase across sectors is expected to be 9.7 per cent in this fiscal, 6 points less than the actual figure of last fiscal.
The blue-collared workers are set to receive their share of respect, acknowledgement and compensation as the company recently signed a landmark agreement with its Pune plant workers, linking wages to performance.
The need to comply seems to have become a stronger driver of gender diversity than the belief that it adds value or creates the brand image of a progressive organisation.
Despite organisations’ plans to transform, HR leaders do not have organisation or job redesign on their list of priorities for 2017
Talent acquisition professionals shy away from using the latest tools and technology that could empower them to get aligned with business objectives and it’s a big opportunity loss.
Lack of work–life balance, familial issues, childcare and workplace harassment are the topmost challenges for working women worldwide.
College of business under the Oregon State University conducted a survey among 159 married employees every day for two weeks. The married couples were asked to complete two brief surveys each day.
With the world of work moving towards freedom and flexibility, policing and spying on employees can have negative impacts.
The Learning Academy brings together the breadth and depth of KPMG’s subject matter expertise with its learning design and technology skills and capabilities.
Organisations or HR continue with certain age-old practices, which actually hold back optimum performance of employees.
Time and again this chicken and egg situation has forced organisations to rethink their business and talent strategies.
Critics argue that while funds for tenured professors come from tuition fees, very few tenured professors actually teach.
Are organisations truly able to create an enabling environment to make people feel valued, cared for and connected to the soul of the organisation?
78 per cent of HR decision-makers in India say that it’s difficult to fill leadership positions in their organisations.
91 per cent of millennials in India believe that those aged 18 or younger, will have a constructive impact on the workplace.
Indians, on an average, work over 60–70 hours a week, and also suffer the hassle of commuting. The International labour organisation had set a weekly limit of 48 hours, that too some 80 years ago.
Around 73 per cent of the respondents of a survey in January said they would look for a new job for the sake of challenging roles.
A study reveals that in the past year, 67 per cent of Indian business travellers have extended their business trips, to a different city or country, beating the global average of only 49 per cent.
Helping people avoid the most common turn-offs in a profile, LinkedIn recently announced the top 10 overused buzzwords and phrases by Indian professionals in their LinkedIn profiles.