The KRA programme aims to analyse the performance of employees and also make them capable of multitasking, like their private-sector counterparts

While teachers from higher education institutes opined that 64 per cent of their students were incompetent for employment , school teachers felt only 48 per cent were unemployable.

Should we focus on 20 per cent of the workforce and inspire them to perform even better? Or should we try and derive maximum output from the remaining 80 per cent? 

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), is all set to organise its two-day annual conference on September 24 and 25, 2015. 

Of late, India Inc. seems to have become more considerate towards new parents than ever before, with many companies announcing extended maternity benefits. 

An internal study reflected a gap in terms of deliveries, as the retail environment required leaders capable of working effectively across organisational lines and also contributing to customers and colleagues.

Jha will lead the human resources function globally, and also head corporate communications and administration for the company.

There are ways to reduce the growing menace at work – cyberloafing – other than relying solely on the employees’ self-control.

The Second Machine Age says that the future belongs to those who can keep learning and reinventing themselves. But learning what? To find the answer to this question, you need to read Humans are Underrated.

Enjoy the gourmet spread by the organisation till it lasts. Very soon the company will introduce BYOF (Bring Your Own Food)!!!

In addition to funding, IIIT-B will also provide focused mentoring services, logistics support and business network support for the incubatees. 

The forum will work towards up-skilling of talent acquisition professionals and increase adoption of emerging skill certification standards.

Around 39 per cent and 26 per cent of respondents participating in a survey, from consumer and services sectors, respectively, opined that their respective companies was best defined as ‘performance oriented’. 

Shankar is currently serving his notice period at Philips where he has spent a little over year and a half as head-HR, Indian subcontinent.

The company has showered new and soon-to-be-mothers at all stages with several benefits—from pre-delivery, post-delivery until return to work.

A leaner and more agile Rovio was felt necessary for the company’s success and future endeavours.

The former group CHRO, Reliance Industries, has been in talks with three different companies but is yet to take a decision.

According to a study by Nielsen, commissioned by PNB Metlife Insurance, there is a significant gap in the degree of loyalty towards each other, as perceived by employers and employees.

The batch comprising 50 students, boasts of a total of 54 offers made to 44 candidates.

All employees who were on the company’s payroll on July 31, and are still on it, will be part of this reward programme, which will also include FTEs and contract workers.

Companies believe that apart from identifying the right talent, the exercise will increase visibility and enhance employee brand image among students.

An interesting observation on the importance of HR round of interviews in the recruitment process.

NIIT has launched a new programme, StackRoute, which promises to offer quality career skills training to create job-ready talent for Indian startups. It aims to create multi-skilled and multi-disciplinary programmers, who can become key members of high-performance teams.

Change is difficult, but not as difficult as we tend to make it. There is a process — too complex to summarise fairly in eight lines — so consider this merely the tip, of the tip, of the iceberg.

Four organisations have made it to the finals of the Best Leadership Development Practices of Asia Study 2015

Out of the total occurrences of discrepancies, a huge chunk of them have occurred in the employment component, followed by the address and education components.