World Safety Day was observed on April 28, followed by the UN Global Safety Week scheduled from May 4–10. Organisations across the nation used this as an opportunity to review their organisational safety measures and reinforce among their employees and business associates the need to be safe and well.

With this new appointment, the company hopes to strengthen its focus on hiring stellar individuals who will help the organisation grow at an even faster pace.

Accenture paves the way for retention of women employees by extending maternity leave to 22 weeks.

Clear goals, flexible work environment, freedom to make decisions, opportunities for growth and use of the latest technology seem to be some of the sough-after factors for Gen Y.

President & group CHRO, Vedanta Resources, Rajesh Padmanabhan believes in two things – people and change – that have influenced him greatly in breaking moulds and foraying into uncharted territories.

In this organisation, for most employees, one of the key KPIs is attending meetings.

The company organised blood donation camps simultaneously across 10 locations.

The programme is aimed at people above 24 who have been out of job for more than a year.

FMCG and Cola brand PepsiCo does a campus connect through a competition, ‘The PepsiCo Apprentice’ which allows three winners to spend a day with Pepsi’s top management.

Work– life balance and career growth seem to be the driving forces for the millennials

The new tools will allow corporates to assess those dimensions of an employee’s personality which were not mapped at the pre-hiring phase.

Training will be imparted through 36 colleges, which will eventually become centres of excellence

CHROs becoming CEOs is not a traditional choice but evidences point out several advantages.

The new tool will help employers find the right talent from a database drawn from candidates’ activity on social websites.

Although organisations are welcoming new practices, such as BYOD ( bring your own device), there are also new challenges to be faced.

Are our women ready to take on the jobs in the $120 billion Indian IT  industry?

Google India, followed by Sony and Microsoft India topped the list of most attractive employers of 2015.

Many companies, which are adopting the millennial mindsets, are opting for open offices and a flattening structure. 

The speakers were of the opinion that though technology can be used to one’s advantage by reducing the lead time for screening candidates and shortlisting the right fits, the human intervention and the process of face-to-face interviews can’t be totally undermined.

The aim is to focus on the 4 Cs for women leadership — conviction, competence, courage and commitment.

The company will also launch a new mobile app and recast operations.

The SAAS-based online tool can help HR professionals streamline and manage the talent acquisition process.

When the young Shailesh Singh came to Delhi with an aspiration to crack the civil services exams, he had no idea what the future stored for him. Over the next few years, he carved his own path and ventured on a journey, which would make him emerge as one of the most successful players in the HR industry. In a conversation with HR Katha, Singh, who is currently the chief people officer and director of Max Life Insurance opens up about his transformation from an aspiring civil servant to an employee advocate.

Analytics talent is in short supply and is expected to be so for the next five years.

At a time when most global oil companies are downsizing, ONGC is trying to beef it up.