Tag: Technology
Xceedance to hire 500+ for India team
Xceedance, a US-based global provider of strategic operations support, technology, and data services to insurance organisations, has announced its plans to expand its India...
How Poonawalla Fincorp is adapting to new ways of working
Poonawalla Fincorp, the Pune-based non-banking financial company, which employs more than 5000 people in the country, is going through a major digital and cultural...
How Infosys plans to hire 50,000+ freshers
Infosys — which employs over two lakh people in India— is preparing to hire 55,000 freshers by the end of the financial year 2023....
CACTUS transitions to remote first, accelerates global growth
Cactus Communications (CACTUS), a technology company accelerating scientific advancement, has become one of the first companies in India to transition to remote first. That...
Is digital transformation less about technology & more about mindset?
It was in 2011 that GE endeavoured to initiate a digital transformation effort. The Company started a new venture called GE Digital, in 2015,...
How personalised learning can transform capability development in 2021
According to the World Economic Forum, there is a fierce urgency for reskilling in the world, as over one billion jobs have been transformed...
3i Infotech to hire 1,000 for India and overseas offices
Here is an opportunity for mobile app developers, team leads, business analysts and other experienced professionals, from 3i Infotech . The Mumbai-based global information...
Honeywell elevates Sumedha Pal Parmar as head-HR
Honeywell, the global technology company, has elevated Sumedha Pal Parmar to the position of country manager-HR for India. Prior to this role, Parmar was...
Deutsche Bank to hire 3,000 in India, Russia, Romania and the...
Deutsche Bank is all set to take on more than 3,000 technology professionals in 2021, to expand its teams at its technology centres in...
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,...
QuEST Global to expand Pune team by 2,000 in 3 years
In a bid to transform its Pune unit into a digital hub, QuEST Global plans to expand its present 350-strong workforce by 2,000 in...
Hinduja Global Solutions to expand its customer-service team in Canada
Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS) the Bangalore-headquartered global solutions provider, is planning to hire 250 people in Canada. It is looking at expanding its team...
BigBasket, Grofers on hiring spree
Amidst the second wave of the pandemic in India, more people are relying on online purchase of essentials. Quite naturally, logistics firms and online...
Wholesale online marketplace, Jumbotail, to hire 400+
Jumbotail, the wholesale e-commerce and retail platform has announced that it will hire more than 400 employees over the next year in multiple positions,...
Volkswagen to slash about 4,000 jobs, freeze hiring this year
In a bid to cut about 4,000 jobs, Volkswagen is planning to offer early retirement options or partial retirement to its older employees across...
Infosys to hire 300 locals in Pennsylvania
Indian information technology multinational, Infosys, is expanding its Retirement Services Centre of Excellence in Pennsylvania, US. As part of the expansion process, it will...
KITE HRD model worth emulating: NITI Aayog
A report released by the NITI Aayog highlights the key strategies adopted by the Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) that makes it...
6 ways tech is turning talent acquisition smart
Among the many new virtual realities forced on organisations this year, one of the most significant has been the shift in the recruitment process....
85 mn jobs will be lost, 97 mn created by 2025
While it is true that the increased use of machines will do away with 85 million jobs in the next five years, it is...
Why CIO & CHRO need to work as a team
The role of the chief information officer (CIO) has undergone change of incremental nature over the past five years, which has only accelerated in...
House of Cheer launches ‘happiness tool’ for employees, corporates
The key to a successful business lies in not only focusing on the customers' needs but also ensuring that the employees are happy and...
Talent500 partners with Coding Ninjas to create employment opportunities in the...
Talent500 by ANSR, the exclusive talent acquisition partner for Fortune 500 companies in India, has announced its partnerships with Coding Ninjas, India’s premier Edu-tech...
Pawan Setty joins Visa as HR-head, APAC
Visa has brought on board Pawan Setty as the head-HR, for APAC, to oversee the technology side of the business. In his previous position,...
Pegasystems launches tracking app to track COVID-19 spread amongst staff
While all businesses are impacted by the spread of COVID-19, companies are adopting ways to ensure the continuity of business and focusing on the...
Four ways to impact behavioural change through learning
Digital learning is the talk of the town. With byte sized and on-the-go learning, people are able to learn almost anything, and that too...
How automating R&R and L&D has helped Religare Health Insurance
Religare Health Insurance has automated its rewards and recognition (R&R) process by introducing the ‘I appreciate you’ programme. It has installed an appreciation-based recognition...
TOI leverages technology to surge ahead with its people agenda
By launching multiple initiatives for its employees, ranging from employee wellness to skilling, the Times of India Group is leveraging technology to give the...
HR of the future has to adopt robotics and accelerate technology
An analysis by Forbes and the World Economic Forum reveals that the future workplace, especially the human resources department, will have to focus on...
Indian CEOs show signs of moving towards workforce 4.0
Technology has been continuously disrupting businesses around the world. Now, Indian CEOs have also begun to understand and leverage the potential of technological advancements,...
How can technology declutter future workplaces?
A neat and clean office, in other words, a decluttered workplace helps to enhance employee productivity. After all, there are no flying papers, over-flowing...
Employees spend over 25% of their time looking for info needed...
It is a known fact that better employee experience means more productivity and business growth. The Experience of Work: The Role of Technology in...
How technology is changing our perspective on teamwork
Working in teams has been a part of our culture since the beginning of civilisation. However, the dynamics have changed dramatically over time.
Technology can...
AI and talent acquisition: A marriage made in heaven
We are at the brink of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Automation has changed the manufacturing process and the HR function is also going through...
Future systems will have to be human, simple, flexible and without...
Change, innovation, technology, progress, advancement, and cultural shift are just some of the terms that are thrown around in the corporate world today. With...
Shine.com’s tech team expected to expand by 40-50%
Following the appointment of Amardeep Vishwakarma as its new CTO, Shine.com, the Indian online job portal and search platform, is readying to enhance its...
NHRDN introduces chatbot, ‘Ati’
The National Human Resource Development Network (NHRDN) has welcomed a new member to its national secretariat called Ati, a chatbot that can interact with...
Zoho people 4.0: Zoho announces update to its HR management system
Zoho announced a major update to its HR management system, Zoho People 4.0. This new version has significantly enhanced the core functionality of the...
TCS to hire in agile way based on demand
TCS has created Fresco Play - a learning platform - to enable employees to learn digital courses on the go.
Harshvendra Soin named chief people officer at Tech Mahindra
Soin is a seasoned HR professional. In the past, he was chief people officer at Aditya Birla Retail and Fortis Healthcare.
Microsoft extends returnship to women
Microsoft’s diversity initiative, Leap, is now being extended to women who want to return to work - women who had paused their careers to raise children or care for loved ones.
Employees force Google to give up Pentagon deal
Employees do not want to support or be part of any military work.
Many Wiproites under scanner for low performance
Employees have been asked to have an open discussion with their supervisor and HR manager on how they can grow and contribute going forward. Many employees have told HRKatha that they have been asked by HR to either improve or lookout.
UOB Singapore deploys robots to perform human tasks
Amy and Eve, the two robots, have helped reduce transaction time by 50 per cent in the wholesale banking and retail businesses.
How technology is making HR a more strategic function
HR is now supporting the CEO in decision making by proactively planning workforce capabilities, making it future ready
Randstad India re-brands to strike a balance between tech and touch
Through an optimal combination of technological efficiency and human touch, the organisation is helping the stakeholders realise their true potential and move forward.
Not ‘technology’ but ‘culture’ a roadblock in digital transformation of organisations
When it comes to digital transformation of organisations, employees and the leadership are on different tangents.
THC 2.0: Can technology aid happiness among employees?
A panel at The Happiness Conclave 2.0 discussed whether technology really helps iron out the inconveniences of employee work-life or is more intrusive.
5 ways technology enables succession planning
Learn how the right HCM system can improve succession planning.
The Digital Tsunami: Celebrating human experience in technology
An eye-opener for those witnessing the fast-paced transformations of the digitally driven world, it compels them to rethink and reinvent the way they approach work and life.
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,”...
A resume printed on a cake?
A job applicant in the US has taken innovation to another level by sending an edible resume to a prospective employer. Karly Pavlinac Blackburn,...
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“Revive daily/weekly incentive scheme”: Swiggy delivery personnel
Swiggy, the food aggregator has been witnessing protests by its dissatisfied delivery personnel.
In Chennai, the delivery executives have been boycotting work seeking better remuneration.
The...
Employment basis false info can be terminated: SC
Employees who produce false information regarding their suitability for a job or get appointed basis their suppression of their past records or history, such...
77% employees in services sector working virtually: Report
With more and more employers having to consider the remote working model for their workforces, most need to first find out which are the...
Citi to hire 3.5% from LGBTQ, increase women, Blacks in senior roles
As part of its new diversity goals, Citigroup plans to make 3.5 per cent hires from LGBTQ community. Earlier, only 2.1 per cent of...
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...
