Wages and salaries rose 0.5 per cent in the second quarter and 2.8 per cent for the 12-month period, while benefits costs increased 0.9 per cent and 2.9 per cent, respectively.

The Dublin-based carrier will initiate consultations for redundancy, with the affected employees, and offer transfers to Poland to minimise the effect.

Rachna Mukherjee, CHRO, Schneider Electric, an engineer turned HR professional, has stayed relevant and crucial for the business, even without a formal degree in HR. There was a role in HR, in a newly-launched telecom company, that completely gelled with her profile. She took it up as a challenge, and has never ever regretted doing so.