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There has always been a debate on build vs buy, when it comes to talent management in an organisation. However, UNO MINDA, a global manufacturer of automobile components in India is very clear with its approach. In an exclusive...
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Bizongo, a B2B platform for made-to-order products in India has introduced an interesting policy for its over 300-strong workforce. The startup has empowered all its employees to create new or amend existing HR polices in the company! Talking to HRKatha,...
At one end we talk about a culture of trust in organisations, and on the other end, we still have an attendance system to measure work hours and also to maintain a record of  who has punched in when. Isn't...
Generally, we see companies undertaking employee-satisfaction surveys either every quarter or twice a year. However, the approach is very different at Liberty General Insurance, as Priya Vasudevan, president-talent & enterprise services, Liberty General Insurance, shares with HRKatha. The Company conducts...
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The war for attracting good tech talent has been on for some time now, and accelerated by the pandemic. Many of the big tech giants have been trying to lure the best of talent by offering them higher perks...
Innovaccer, a San Francisco-based data-activation platform and healthcare technology company, has plans to expand its employee base by a substantial percentage. As per Sonali Damle, chief people officer, Innovaccer, the Company currently has over 100 vacancies and this number...
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Axis Bank has announced a special hiring drive for homemakers. The initiative called “HouseWorkIsWork” aims to rope in talent for their human resources function. In its pilot stage, the Bank is looking to hire 15 women through this drive. The...
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IBM, being one of the global leaders in the tech space, continues to rule the employer market even after the separation of Kyndryl. Post the spin-off, Thirukkumaran (Thiru) Nagarajan, vice president & head - HR, IBM India/South Asia, tells HRKatha...
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As newer avenues in the technology and consulting sector open up for fresh MBA graduates, the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) industry has ceased to be as lucrative and attractive to them as before. A study conducted by Wall...
Established in a small southern Indian rural area of Renigunta, back in 1984, the Amara Raja Group (ARG) has significantly expanded its operations in the past few decades. However, as the Group continues to achieve growth in business, its...
The future is going to be hybrid for sure. Most HR leaders and experts suggest that companies will be following the hybrid model of work for at least the next two years, till the impact of the pandemic subsides....
With work-from-home tossing work-life balance out of the window for many, employee burnout has become a more frequently-observed phenomenon since the pandemic started. A survey of 1000 full-time employees across the US, carried out by Visier, found that 89...

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