Tag: Economy
20 lakh jobs to be created as part of Kerala Knowledge...
The Government of Kerala is taking measures as part of the Kerala Knowledge Economy Mission, to create 20 lakh jobs by 2026. It is...
India may lose up to 136 million jobs to the COVID-19...
According to the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), over 50 per cent of the tourism and hospitality industry may be rendered sick with about...
Youth employability challenges in India
Young men and women today are subject to extreme market volatility and inflation. This puts them in a dire position of not being able...
Employees strike against merger and consolidation of PSBs
Employees of public-sector banks (PSBs) held a day-long protest against the merger of banks and the hike in service charges. A nation-wide dharna against...
More qualified but less confident about job
According to a recent survey, those with high educational qualifications are more worried about jobs and employment than those who are less qualified. Though...
Why indian Gen X are not slackers
Being the youngest of three boys and 11 years younger to my eldest brother, clearly my parents planned to have a third child very...
Manufacturing activity in China grows, restores hope for the jobless
Looks like the push by the government is finally showing results in China. For the first time this year, the manufacturing sector in the...
Obama visit: What does it imply for people business?
Obama’s promises are expected to expand the job market exponentially. However, this would mean enhanced skillsets for new and existing workforce. Is India Inc. ready to roll?
Why a coaching culture and not any other culture?
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”
“That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,”...
200 R&D employees of Microsoft asked to leave
Close on the heels of laying off 1800 employees as part of a restructuring exercise, Microsoft has reportedly laid off 200 more.
This time, it...
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Flipkart to train artisans, PwDs to grow business via e-commerce, create jobs
Flipkart, the Indian e-commerce marketplace, has signed an agreement with the district administration of Varanasi, Government of Uttar Pradesh, to enable national market access...
Why employees are equally responsible for lack of work life balance
While cribbing about the lack of work–life balance, many employees don’t think twice before blaming their bosses, work or organisations for the same.
It is...
Office politics can be constructive too
The term ‘office politics’ is always associated with negativity. Not surprising, since it usually refers to incidents involving one person trying to hurt or...
Can pay transparency help reduce pay gap?
Achieving pay equity has been a challenge for most organisations, not just in India but around the world. Multiple research reports suggest that genuine...
DIALOGUE
“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...
“A CEO needs to acknowledge the silent majority who create the company’s fortunes” S...
Q. RPG is a diversified group with businesses spread across sectors and domains. however, its brands have a strong individual identity unlike other business...
