A wave of employee strikes and protests is unfolding across several countries, highlighting growing dissatisfaction over pay, job security, working…
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Boeing’s commercial aircraft division plans to reduce about five per cent of its workforce as the company struggles to increase…
Surya Narayan Panigrahi has spent more than 36 years with one employer. He has hardly spent them in one place.…
Hero MotoCorp has appointed Nikhil Diwan as head – human resource, bringing into the two-wheeler major an HR leader whose…
Krishna Kumar Singh, director (personnel) at Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), has assumed additional charge as chairman and managing…
Asahi India Glass has elevated Naveen Kumar to chief human resources officer (CHRO), auto division. His association with Asahi Glass…
India’s government has enacted what it calls “historic” labour reform—consolidating 29 laws into four codes covering wages, industrial relations, social…
Priyadarshini Gaddam has taken on the role of director (personnel) at the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC). The Ministry of…
Come October, and chances are that the four labour codes may come into force. The labour Ministry had initially planned…
The role of an HR professional has traditionally been a supportive one, like that of a personnel officer, handling administrative…
2020: What to learn – what to erase There was a radical change in human behaviour that adapted to…
There have been a few unusual realisations for every organisation during these past few months. For the manufacturing sector— across…
Recently, there was a video doing the rounds where a mob of people including both men and women were seen…
One need not always fall back on rules, legislations and Unions. In most cases, problems, IR-related and even otherwise can be sorted out simply by not losing cool
Due to our own specific physical constructions, developed through the combinations of about 69 natural elements in varied proportions, the genesis of five broader approaches reconcile with the five natural orientations we are living with.
Honest communication touches the heart directly.
Protect the core to ensure continuity and balance.
The role of HR has evolved tremendously over the years, but what remained intact is its responsibility of bringing people together and ensuring they work in harmony.
From a labour-focussed function, to a more talent-management one, the human resources function has undergone massive transformation since its inception about two decades back. HRKatha traces this journey.
I have seen many organisations bleeding profusely, due to mistrust, non-cooperation and lack of mutual understanding and strengthening. This is basically because of egocentrism and immaturity.
The company denied claims of unexplained layoffs, clarifying that the decision was in line with the business strategy and that they were ensuring a smooth transition for those fired.
Upset about not being given wage hike by the 3rd Pay Revision Committee, employees have declared a day-long nationwide strike on July 27
In industrial relations, the management must own the responsibility first, followed by the union leader then the worker, and the government at last.
The personal ego state of the stakeholder individuals can make or mar the desired industrial relations.
A majority of the IR managers and trade union leaders are not aware of the legal, behavioural, business and conceptual aspects of unionisation—labour, productivity, benefits, IR, leadership, role modelling, discipline and business management which is why they have a short time perspective to resolve an issue.
The blue-collared workers are set to receive their share of respect, acknowledgement and compensation as the company recently signed a landmark agreement with its Pune plant workers, linking wages to performance.