Tag: Alkem Laboratories
How India Inc. Plans its HR Budget
For decades, the HR budget was mainly about salary and wages.However, with the evolution of the workplace, HR budgets are also becoming more exhaustive.
This...
How to ensure political or social debates do not blow out...
As most professionals will confirm, discussions on political and social issues at the workplace are largely discouraged. It is like an unwritten rule or...
“Merit will drive DE&I strategy else it will be just cosmetic,”...
A big change in 2022
In 2022 and beyond, the workforce would like to experience greater flexibility and exercise their choice when it comes to...
How leaders can be empathetic & emotional without compromising professionalism
Leaders are expected to be empathetic and kind toward their employees. To get the best performance out of those working under them, leaders have...
How Stockdale Paradox will help leaders survive this pandemic
While wishing a ‘happy new year’ to everyone today, we can only hope that 2022 really turns out to be a happy one. Why?...
Is supporting star performers an act of favouritism?
Having star employees in a team is like a double-edged sword. On one hand, a company really needs people who can go out of...
Talent acquisition vs talent retention – What’s more important?
Talent acquisition and retention are both key elements of an HR strategy. Businesses strive to attract the best talent for key roles so that...
Why asynchronous collaboration is a must in hybrid work
Collaboration has become one of the most vital challenges in the hybrid work model, where people are not working from office regularly or frequently....
“Individuals will need to take the plunge to be updated and...
2020: What to learn – what to erase
Despite the havoc it created, the pandemic was a blessing in disguise in several ways. Almost everyone...
What’s the new social contract between employees and employers
For years, the social contract between employers and employees was that the latter would work for the company in exchange for wages. Then certain...
How has the pandemic changed caregiver benefits?
COVID-19 has been fatal, but also highly educational. Since the situation was unprecedented and no one had any experience of dealing with such circumstances,...
‘Apolitical employees’ on social media: By choice or by force?
Recently, an employee of Kannur International Airport was reportedly terminated from his post after the person criticised the state government on his Facebook post....
How to train managers to handle issues around appraisals
It is appraisal time and HR personnel everywhere are busy assessing employees’ performance levels. Organisations use various fundamental tools to handle their performance management...
Rajorshi Ganguli joins Alkem Laboratories as president and global HR head
Ganguli was vice president & head commercial HR at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories.
Uber & Lyft labour appeal the decision to the state supreme...
On 20 March, 2023, a California appeals court upheld a state law that permits companies like Uber and Lyft to classify their drivers as...
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16.27 lakh new employees added under ESI scheme in Jan. 2023
According to the provisional payroll data received from the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), 16.27 lakh new employees became part of the ESI scheme...
30% employers don’t provide insurance cover to staff’s families
Although group health insurance can cover the employees as well as their dependents, a report reveals that only 30 per cent employers extend benefits...
51% women in STEM expect flexible/remote work policies: Report
It is true that India Inc. is increasing efforts to attract women employees. A significant 33 per cent of employers feel that providing flexible...
Virgin Orbit furloughs staff, grapples with financial crisis
Virgin Orbit has paused operations and sent almost its entire staff on unpaid furlough. A part of Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, the company helps...
DIALOGUE
EQ, IQ & empathy define the success of a CEO
Q. You spent 16 years at LIC before moving to a corporate role at ICICI Prudential. Now, 22 years on, I am still curious...
“The big change has been that we have moved from jobs to skills,” Amaresh...
Q. How would you define the culture at GE?
A. Having been present in this region since 1902, GE has been around for 120 years....
“Being good to everyone is being unjust to performers,” Mathew Job, CEO, Crompton
Q. In today’s times, what’s more challenging for a CEO like you — profit & business growth, talent & people, diversification, compliance or managing...
