Tag: CEO
Dynamic working policy for staff of Fidelity International
Fidelity International will offer all its employees across the globe, more flexibility as part of a new ‘dynamic working’ policy, which will be effective...
Apple’s workforce to work from office thrice a week
In an attempt to get back to the ‘normal’ mode of working, Apple plans to allow its employees to work from office on Mondays,...
The Leela Palaces, Hotels & Resorts appoints Gautam Srivastava as VP–HR
The Leela Palaces Hotels and Resorts has appointed Gautam Srivastava as the vice president - corporate HR. In this role, Srivastava will lead the...
Mamaearth appoints Karan Bajwa as VP-HR
A post graduate in HR from the Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development, Bajwa started his career in 2013, when he joined...
Facebook allows staff to continue WFH, hints at pay variability
Facebook is allowing its employees to apply for permanent work-from-home or remote working roles, with approval from their superiors or managers. The social- media...
London-based Tide to hire 300 for Hyderabad, 50 for Gurugram office
Tide, the British digital business financial platform, plans to increase its India headcount by 350 skilled professionals in 2021. It hopes to expand its...
Girnar Care introduces period leaves to promote equity at work
Girnar Care has taken significant steps to strengthen its employee-centric work culture. The Indian contact-centre outsourcing organisation has rolled out newer benefits for its...
6% monthly growth in IT job postings: Monster Employment Index
The employment index seems to have been consistent in January 2021. The stability in the index has existed since November last year, with hiring...
Should employees get to elect their CEOs?
Back in 2013, a German company, Haufe, introduced a unique democratic CEO selection process. The employees of the company are given the right to...
AI-driven employee experience platform raises $8M in funding
Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered employee experience platform, Leena AI, has received US$ 8 million in a Series A funding, led by Greycroft. The funds will...
How learning culture at Avanse has encouraged cross-functional movement
The new-age non-banking financial company (NBFC), Avanse Financial Services, has focussed on building a culture of learning within the Company. In a conversation with...
Five mistakes a CEO should avoid
The story of General Electric’s downfall from being an indomitable behemoth to a tier-II company, has been well documented. At the turn of the...
Future Generali gives out increments to all employees
Amidst the growing economic pressure brought about by the pandemic, the employees of Future Generali India Insurance Company (FGII) have reason to celebrate. The...
Myntra hires 5,000 more to its workforce
Looks like hiring is slowly gaining momentum with businesses limping back to normalcy. The online fashion major, Myntra, has recently hired 5,000 employees across...
FarEye expands workforce by over 12% during lockdown
FarEye, the logistics SaaS platform for predictive visibility, has expanded its team by more than 12 per cent, by hiring remotely during the lockdown....
Disappointed Facebook staff protest CEO’s inaction, boycott work
The staff of Facebook expressed their disappointment in their CEO, by taking the day off work on June 1 and virtually walking away from...
Twitter CEO defends employee against online harassment
Twitter had flagged US President Donald Trump’s tweets pertaining to mail-in voting as misleading. This led to the social-media site’s head of site integrity...
How are CEOs of the Unicorn Club assuaging their ‘panic-stricken’ staff?
We often hear that running a large company is one of the most complex jobs in the world. Business schools, strategic consultancies, headhunting firms,...
Ryan Roslansky to be new CEO of LinkedIn
After a long and successful 11-year stint as CEO of LinkedIn, Jeff Weiner will now pass on the baton to Ryan Roslansky, senior VP-product,...
Sundar Pichai to take home $242 million as salary package and...
Sundar Pichai, who is now CEO, Alphabet Inc. too, will be receiving an annual salary of more than $242 million, including performance-based stock awards...
Former Aon Hewitt CEO joins PeopleStrong as president
PeopleStrong, enterprise work and HR tech brand, has appointed former CEO, Aon Hewitt, Sandeep Chaudhary, as president and member of the board. This appointment...
Merely prioritising the D&I agenda is not enough: Study
According to a study by Gartner, CEOs in organisations are committed to diversity and inclusion (D&I) and many have also placed it on top...
Consensual or not, relationships at work are best avoided
There was a time when romance and affairs in the workplace used to be taboo. However, nowadays they have become acceptable albeit with certain...
McDonald’s HR head quits following CEO’s ouster
Immediately on the heels of the ouster of Steve Easterbrook, CEO, McDonald’s, for indulging in a consensual relationship with an employee against company policy,...
‘Ethical employees’ of Infosys discover accounting irregularities, seek action
'Ethical employees’, a group of anonymous Infosys employees, has accused the information technology company’s CEO and CFO of knowingly producing wrong account statements and...
Ambrish Sinha is new CEO, MeritTrac Services
MeritTrac Services, innovative scientific and online assessment services providing company, has appointed Ambrish Sinha as its chief executive officer (CEO). Earlier, Sinha was the...
How this energy company is championing employee inclusivity & engagement
In today’s competitive business landscape, fostering an inclusive and engaging work environment is not just a feel-good initiative; it’s a strategic imperative. Jakson Green,...
Trident’s Asmita leaves blossom into inclusive workplaces
Forget the tired trope of corporate activism. In the heart of India's textile industry, Trident, a manufacturing company, is quietly weaving a revolution in...
Harness.io: Cultivating a talent powerhouse in the tech crucible
The tech scene, be it in India or San Francisco, is equally crucible, fiercely competitive and unforgiving. In both the landscapes, attracting and retaining...
Engagement is outdated: The future of success lies in ‘employee involvement’
In the ever-evolving landscape of the contemporary workplace, a profound metamorphosis is underway, challenging the conventional emphasis on employee engagement. This paradigm shift posits...
H-1B visa holders can fight visa-denial case if employers commit fraud
If Indian H-1B visa holders find that their visa is about to be revoked just because their employer has been found to have indulged...
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How Poonawalla Fincorp fosters a culture of employee centricity
Poonawalla Fincorp stands out for its unorthodox approach. Here, success isn’t solely measured by the bottom line; it’s about cultivating a symbiotic relationship where...
Finland seeks Indian talent to drive innovation and growth
In a bid to bolster its tech landscape and foster innovation, Finland is actively recruiting talented individuals from India. With its reputation as the...
Now an AI tool to predict when new joinees/freshers will quit
Naruhiko Shiratori, professor, Tokyo City University along with a Japanese startup, are working on developing an artificial intelligence tool that will predict when a...
Freixenet to cut 80% roles
In a stark response to the relentless drought crippling Catalonia's Penedes region, Freixenet, the Spanish cava (wine) producer, unveils a drastic plan. The company...
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Data analytics and not technology will redefine HR
Q. How satisfying has been your professional journey of 39 years?
A. It has been a bagful of mixed experiences. At times I have been...
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....
