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    The unspoken office hierarchy everyone understands but nobody admits

    Friday Features April 3, 2026

    Every office has an org chart. Clean boxes, neat lines, official titles that explain who reports to whom and who makes what decisions. Then there’s the real hierarchy. The one nobody prints or talks about. The one that decides whose…

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    TOP HEADLINES

    Krishna Kumar Singh takes additional charge as CMD of SAIL

    Movement April 3, 2026

    Kavita Singh steps down as CHRO of United Breweries

    Movement April 3, 2026

    BYD cuts 1,00,000 jobs despite record sales

    Layoff April 3, 2026

    Ivy Nazareth is now lead-partner hiring, KPMG India

    Movement April 3, 2026

    Editorial

    The certainty tax: Why uncertainty makes bad decisions inevitable

    The conflict in West Asia has introduced real uncertainty into global markets. Oil supply routes…

    EXCLUSIVE FEATURES

    The unspoken office hierarchy everyone understands but nobody admits

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    HRForecast 2026: Wisdom, not knowledge, will define the workforce – Ruhie Pande, Group CHRO & CMO, Serentica, Resonia and Sterlite Electric

    HR Forecast 2026 April 2, 2026

    herSTORY: Divya Kiran, global head–HR, Aurigo Software Technologies

    herSTORY April 2, 2026

    Case-in-Point: Whistleblower redemption vs cultural scars

    Case-In-Point April 2, 2026

    Company: Sterling Industries (fictitious), a Rs 1,200 crore manufacturing conglomerate with operations…

    HR Perspectives by Ravi Mishra: “People don’t leave managers—they leave systems that don’t work for them”

    Perspectives April 1, 2026

    Higher education presents its own particular version of the HR challenge. The…

    India’s students score just 57 out of 100 on readiness for work. Their professors think they are fine

    Research April 1, 2026

    There is a number in NIIT’s 2026 India Skills Gap Report that…

    How DS Group is rewiring talent for a future it can’t fully predict

    Exclusive Features March 31, 2026

    Talent strategies are often built around gaps. A role opens up, hiring…

    MOVEMENT

    Krishna Kumar Singh takes additional charge as CMD of SAIL

    Movement April 3, 2026

    Kavita Singh steps down as CHRO of United Breweries

    Movement April 3, 2026

    Kavita Singh, chief human resources officer and director – people at United…

    Ivy Nazareth is now lead-partner hiring, KPMG India

    Movement April 3, 2026

    Banswara Syntex CHRO Marazban Velati resigns; Indrajeet Sukate to head corporate HR

    Movement April 2, 2026

    Maninder Kapoor Puri exits Biocon, joins Syngene as CHRO

    Movement April 2, 2026

    Kavya Santhosh is head-talent acquisition (India), EssilorLuxottica

    Movement April 2, 2026

    HR CONNECT

    AI and job loss: Why HR leaders must prepare for a smaller workforce

    By Invitation February 26, 2026

    For many months we have been hearing one reassuring line: AI will…

    As AI transforms work, happiness quietly becomes a business metric

    HR Connect February 6, 2026

    As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes how work gets done, a quieter but…

    From referrals to reinvention: Lessons from 13 years of hiring

    HR Connect November 21, 2025

    Thirteen years in, one lesson will continue to hold in 2026: outcomes…

    Beyond the bonus: Why financial literacy matters more than pay rises

    Employee Financial Wellness Hub October 24, 2025

    A Rs 10,000 disappears with alarming speed in urban India: transport, meals,…

    GLOBAL HR NEWS

    US job market cools as openings fall

    Global HR News April 3, 2026

    In February, job openings in the US dropped to 6.9 million, showing that hiring is slowing down. Employers appear more cautious about expanding their…

    Australia raises work visa salary bar

    April 2, 2026

    Microsoft halts hiring in key units

    March 30, 2026

    WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW

    Khaitan & Co. promotes 49 lawyers to leadership

    Industry News April 3, 2026

    Khaitan & Company, the Indian law firm, has promoted 49 of its members to senior roles. Out of these, 17 have become Partners and…

    BYD cuts 1,00,000 jobs despite record sales

    April 3, 2026

    India moves to strengthen aviation workforce with revamped AME training

    April 2, 2026

    INDUSTRY NEWS

    Khaitan & Co. promotes 49 lawyers to leadership

    April 3, 2026

    Falcon Marine Exports elevates Priyanka Mohanty to joint MD

    April 1, 2026

    Intellias bags ‘Happiest Places to Work in India’ certification

    March 30, 2026

    ekincare appoints Rupal Kumar as head of corporate sales

    March 10, 2026

    When chai meets HR tech: A greytHR–Chai Point collaboration sparks conversations about workplace culture

    November 28, 2025

    Neeraj Taneja joins AuthBridge as president – India sales

    October 29, 2025

    COVER STORY

    “The agility of a startup with the legacy of a giant: Haleon’s formula for success,” Priyank Parakh, Director-HR, Haleon

    Cover Story June 27, 2025

    A seasoned HR leader with extensive experience across MNCs and Indian conglomerates, Priyank Parakh brings a wealth of expertise in consumer goods, durables, and healthcare. As Director-HR at Haleon, he’s passionate about creating workplaces where people…

    The Great Displacement: How automation is reshaping India’s workforce

    June 20, 2025

    “We’re a sustainability organisation—we’ve been green since when green was just a colour in the crayon box,” Sanjeeb Lahiri, CHRO, GRP

    June 12, 2025

    “Managers of the future will need to be ‘super managers’—experts in both technology and people,” Richard Lobo, CPO, Tech Mahindra

    May 23, 2025

    Why the industry needs more POLYMATHS

    February 18, 2025

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