The buzz is that Multiples plans to buy about 80 per cent stake in PeopleStrong for about Rs 400 crore and if it works out as planned, this could be one of the biggest deals in HR so far.
The social media company’s VP of diversity and inclusion, Jeffrey Siminoff, is expected to leave the company by February end, while it’s CHRO, Renee Atwood has already quit.
The programme helps young talent increase their employability and career prospects through highly effective work-based training.
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.
The maternity and paternity leaves have been increased from 12 to 26 weeks and from 5 to 10 days, respectively.
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.
Kyran, who was the vice president HR, World Wide Analog at TI, moved to Pune from Dallas, Texas to join the company.
The National Sickie Day falls on the first Monday of February every year and is infamous for the large number of people who call in sick and absent themselves from work.
Kumar will fulfil a five-year term, beginning 5 February, 2017.
Achar has spent eight years with Apollo Munich as chief people officer, contributing considerably to its growth.
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.
The initiatives adopted by these companies have successfully changed minds, altered behaviours and created more opportunities for women.
The Bank intends to pay about £340m in bonuses to employees in 2017, even as it prepares to announce one of its biggest annual losses in 2016.
Journalists who have spent more than two decades have been promised a basic salary till their retirement age.
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.
This year’s budget also looks to be in line with the Modi government’s strong focus on creating jobs and encouraging skilling efforts, since it took over in May 2014.
The layoffs happen at a time when the company is focussing and investing heavily on software, robotics and AI.
Multinationals, such as Hilton Worldwide, Convergys, Xerox, Dell, Intuit, ADP, IBM and SAP come under the top 30.
The two sectors have immense opportunities to generate formal and productive jobs, provide bang-for-buck and contribute to exports and growth.
These new internal initiatives for interaction and effective learning have made news globally.
Companies will now be able to use the artificial intelligence software for recruiting, career coaching, exploring workforce data and a lot more.
The new policy includes 26 weeks’ maternity leave, 12 weeks’ adoption leave, 2 weeks’ paternity leave along with some other facilities.
The more organisations focus on the learning and development (L&D) of their employees, the more they stand to benefit in the long run.
Recruitment and talent acquisition are the two most commonly used terms in HR departments across the globe. However similar they may sound or be perceived as being, there is an underlying difference between the two that many professionals tend to ignore. There exists a thin line between the two that creates a big difference in the way organisations manage talent.
The company plans to cut six percent of its global workforce because of fourth-quarter results going way below expectations.
One in seven HR leaders agree that automation/artificial intelligence is already impacting their workforce plans.