Tag: Discrimination
‘Zero drag hiring’: A common practice, but not a good one
‘Zero drag hiring’ is a discriminatory way of hiring people without any responsibilities, that is, unmarried and childless people with no family obligations. Whenever...
Oracle accused of discrimination
IT company, Oracle, has been accused by the US Department of Labour of paying lesser wages to Indian and African American employees as well...
Taco Bell employee fired for refusing hearing-impaired customer
Brandon Washburn, a deaf customer at the Taco Bell drive-through in Ohio was told by the employee of the outlet—while closing the drive-thru window—...
TCS cleared of anti-American bias charges in its hiring process
A California jury has finally cleared the charges leveled against the Indian multinational IT services provider, TCS, of discriminating against local American employees and...
Former American employee accuses Wipro of discrimination
Rex Trewin has demanded a jury trial following a series of issues that affected his employment and contributed to his termination.
Google sued yet again by another former employer
Lee, a woman software engineer, alleged that Google has a "bro-culture" that allowed her to be sexually harassed daily, and that the Company did nothing to intervene.
LEARN- ENGAGE- TRANSFORM
Nanolearning – changing the paradigms
Air, water, food and learning are the essential elements, in the same order, that support life on Earth. Learning is an intrinsic machine fitted...
Employee Benefits & Engagement
Add colour to employee engagement
We have all heard of people going green with envy, red with anger and white in shock. In fact, most emotions are colour coded....
How does Capgemini do it better than others?
Last few years have witnessed a sea change in the way employees are cared for in their organisations. Amongst the companies that have taken...
How big a role do canteens play in making staff happy?
Have you come across job seekers applying for positions in organisations specifically because they offer good food? There is no dearth of swanky offices...
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Top Employers Institute recognises TCS as a global top employer
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the Indian multinational IT services consulting company, has been recognized as a global top employer by the Top Employers Institute....
Ford will close Brazil plant, render 2,700 jobless
Ford Motor Company will be shutting down its oldest factory in Brazil rendering over 2700 people jobless. This move to restructure will bring to...
Should leaders throw temper tantrums?
When Indra Nooyi became the CEO of Pepsico in 2006, she met Steve Jobs who advised her that as a CEO she should sometimes...
Why Sodexo Retains 98% of Its Clients
In today’s competitive scenario, it’s a constant struggle to retain/ gain market share. From adopting the latest and best technology to employing the best...
DIALOGUE
“Automation will create a multiplier effect in the economy, which people don’t understand,” Ravi...
Automation and the volatile behaviour of workers have brought in a lot of challenges for HR in the changing automobile industry, which is now...
Organisations are realising that they need to give up their primitive HR policies, if...
Gearing up for the future, organisations need to focus more on technology and be prepared for the impact that it may make on its...
We are inventing jobs we didn’t even know we needed a couple of years...
What do you think are the broad challenges before the auto industry?
The auto industry right now is going through the biggest changes in its...
