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    Why India needs to re-engineer the skill ecosystem

    Research September 21, 2016

    To meet an incremental requirement of skilling 110 million additional workers by 2022, India will have to rethink its skilling capacities for the existing and future workforce

    Who should one hire? The soldier or the assassin?

    HR Connect September 21, 2016

    Psychometric assessment may help in taking decisions about the right hire.

    Now, work from home & get paid extra

    News September 20, 2016

    Cognizant recently allowed its employees in India — in support functions — to work from home as part of a space-management strategy.

    Twitter’s Bengaluru development centre to shut; layoffs in sight

    News September 20, 2016

    Twitter has apparently decided to discontinue its global engineering work at its Bengaluru development centre and is laying off some employees.

    PharmEasy to double its employee base in six months

    Recruitment September 20, 2016

    The company plans to expand its talent pool to 500 from a current strength of 200, which is further expected to grow ten times over the next two years.

    Why Indian techies prefer to work on projects, not products

    Exclusive Features September 19, 2016

    Despite several engineers graduating each year, the IT product industry faces a dearth of creative talent. Here’s why.

    Cognizant’s Bhaskar Das joins Think Talent Services

    Movement September 19, 2016

    In his new role, Das will focus on strengthening leadership practice.

    Re-thinking employee engagement holistically

    Opinion September 16, 2016

    The engagement model should encompass the important elements that can involve the employee in the growth of the company.

    Flipkart’s campus recruitment head, Madhav Vamsi moves to Microsoft

    Movement September 15, 2016

    Vamsi has joined Microsoft as the head of India University Relations. He spent two years at Flipkart.

    Samsung, LG sued over US employee anti-poaching agreement

    News September 15, 2016

    A civil lawsuit was filed last week, accusing Samsung and LG of agreeing to avoid poaching each other’s US employees.

    Job cuts speculated as Dell acquires EMC

    News September 15, 2016

    Dell Technologies will cut 2,000–3,000 jobs, majorly in the United States.

     

    Apple rethinks strategy on self-driving cars; lays off employees

    News September 15, 2016

    The tech giant has apparently shut shop on parts of its most ambitious initiatives — the self-driving car.

    Deloitte India adopts Adrenalin’s HCM for integrated talent management

    HR Tools September 14, 2016

    Deloitte India is moving to provide a world class talent experience enabled by technology and digitisation through Adrenalin HCM.

    India has the most optimistic hiring outlook for Q4: Manpower Survey

    News September 14, 2016

    India’s net employment outlook for the October-December quarter of 2016 stands at 32 per cent, the highest among 43 surveyed nations.

    Ashwani Dahiya, senior VP & group HR head of RIL calls it quits

    Movement September 13, 2016

    Dahiya, an XLRI graduate, was deeply involved in the transformation of the group. 

    With love: From a women-dominated workplace

    Culture September 13, 2016

    What’s the culture at PR Pundit, where women make up 83 per cent of the headcount.

    RPL: Capgemini’s new-age gamified employee referral programme

    Practice September 12, 2016

    The Referral Premier League (RPL) is aimed at engaging and motivating employees for quality recommendations.

    A delicate balance between personal values and temptation

    Opinion September 9, 2016

    Ethics will have a chance only when personal values are more powerful than temptation.

    Mahindra pledges more women on top

    Culture September 8, 2016

    Efforts are directed at offering equal opportunities and facilities for growth.

    IR: Why trade union leaders need a knowledge upgradation

    By Invitation September 8, 2016

    Due to this lack of awareness and thoughtfulness, trade unions waste their energy in fighting a wrong battle against the well aware battery of staff, consultants and lawyers of employers.

    India has bright hiring plans for 2017: Michael Page Survey

    Research September 7, 2016

    The Salary and Employment Outlook by Michael Page states that 76 per cent of Indian companies are expecting to increase their headcount in the next 12 months

    Barclays to trim its Singapore back office workforce

    News September 7, 2016

    The move is being speculated as a measure to reduce costs by relocating those roles to India.

    NSDC and US-India ACP join to upskill India’s aviation sector

    News September 6, 2016

    Taking a step towards developing skills and capabilities in the aviation sector, the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has recently entered into an agreement with the US–India Aviation Cooperation Programme (ACP).

    NSDC and US-India ACP join to upskill India’s aviation sector

    News September 6, 2016

    Taking a step towards developing skills and capabilities in the aviation sector, the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has recently entered into an agreement with the US–India Aviation Cooperation Programme (ACP).

    Jabong initiates six months of maternity leave

    News September 6, 2016

    The move comes ahead of the Maternity Benefits (Amendment) Bill expected to be tabled in the Lok Sabha later this year.

    War on for minimum wages for unskilled workers

    News September 6, 2016

    The Union Government last week increased the minimum wage of non-agricultural, unskilled workers in the central sphere from Rs.246 to Rs.350 per day.

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