The proposal — likely to be approved — allows the subscribers the option of voluntary retention of EDLI membership, at a lesser rate of contribution, for three years following loss of job.

CEO Vishal Sikka,who has taken the company to new heights with a promising future ahead, will now receive a raised compensation of $11 million.

UGC has altered the API to make teaching/learning the primary measure of performance

India Inc. should focus on inclusion, diversity and strengthening of core talent-management practices.

As per the ID Act, any person employed by any industry to do manual, skilled, unskilled, technical, operational, clerical or supervisory work for hire or reward, is a ‘workman’.

A customer only spends money on the organisation, but the employees invest their time and energy. Therefore, expectations of the latter, from the organisation, are naturally higher.

The moms of White Rivers Digital employees, in different parts of the city, received hand-written notes, boxes of their favourite chocolates and a big, warm ‘thank you’.

This appreciable improvement in hiring sentiment comes on the back of the optimistic consumer-focussed sectors. These businesses foresee more disposable money in the hands of consumers —thanks to consumer confidence owing to increased income levels.

Corporate wellness initiatives should also focus on how people’s personal and social lives can be made happy.

Happiness of an employee does not necessarily depend on the manager or HR.

For HR to make people happy or to measure happiness, understanding these four chemicals – dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and endorphin – and their importance in steering moods is very crucial.

A raging situation called for a positive outlook and a pacifying solution bringing two parties together to make peace with each other.

Narasimham, who was pursuing a doctoral programme at the University of Bristol in the UK, has worked with companies such as Microland and Cognizant in the past.

Studies reveal that women are forced to give up their careers during maternity, and the only way to retain talent is to offer flexibility

How unhappy employees at the shop floor can turn out to be life threatening and the ways to create a safer workplace through happiness.

Balachandar N, group director-HR got a small Café Coffee Day team to share their experiences working with the brand and talk about their happiness quotient.

The new policy will come into effect from May 15, 2016 and will benefit over 1200 employees working in 83 stores in India.

While employee happiness is intrinsic to employees, employee engagement is driven by the employer. How can the two be juxtaposed to create a utopian culture?

The hotel now follows evolved HR practices with relaxed grooming guidelines, unheard in the hospitality sector.

‘State of Human Capital Risk in India’ study reveals that although 62 per cent companies in the country realise the urgency of HCR at the board level, only 33 per cent have a formally-defined risk mitigation or control strategy in place.

The HR Gamification company will use the investment for international expansion, product innovation and global partnerships.

Goel worked with Tata AIG General Insurance Company Limited as vice-president- human resources/regional director of training and development MEMSA region between 2000 and 2007.

This Japanese method for creating workplace excellence requires active involvement of each employee.

The woman petitioner was absent from work at her own whims and fancies, without heeding the consequences, despite sufficient opportunity being given to her to improve.

The process will be executed over the next 60 days with some actions spanning into 2017. 

HR have a bigger responsibility of creating avenues or environments for employees to fail freely as the Gen Y—the highly tech savvy and feedback-oriented generation— is at work.