Tag: Women

Treat women with dignity & consideration at workplace: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has said that employers should treat women employees with consideration and dignity, and be sympathetic to their cause. While ordering the...

56% Indian women more stressed than last year

Burnout stress in Indian women is higher than what is experienced by their global counterparts, reveals the Deloitte Women@Work report. At the same time,...

IIFL Foundation, FinX collaborate to make women ready for BFSI jobs

IIFL Foundation, the CSR arm of IIFL Group has announced its collaboration with FinX (ID Finxperts Skilling Foundation) to skill and train women graduates...

Why Signify wants to hire more women in its sales team

Signify (formerly known as Philips Lighting) has been focusing on increasing the representation of women at the Company, and overall, the Company has been...

Over 54% of recruits at Eaton India were women engineers in...

Eaton, the intelligent power management company, is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace. In line with this commitment, the firm has stepped...

Why Bharat Serums & Vaccines needs more women in its sales...

Ensuring gender equality at the workplace is one of the biggest challenges for any organisation. While many companies are struggling to have equal representation...

Sony accused of sexism, overlooking women for promotions

Emma Majo, former employee of Sony’s PlayStation unit in the US, had alleged that the Company discriminated against women. Now, about five months later,...

Shoppers Stop introduces menstrual leaves for women

Shoppers Stop, the Indian fashion and beauty destination, has introduced a menstrual leave policy for its women employees, who make up 29 per cent...

77% of HEM Agarbatti’s workforce comprises women

HEM Agarbatti, a company that manufactures and exports incense and home aroma products, has 70 per cent women in its workforce. Most of its...

‘iBelieve’ creates talent pipeline for women techies at HCL

A study shows that about 36 per cent of women in India take a break from work for various reasons, varying from marriage, family...

Women are seen more as CFOs not CEOs: Deloitte study 

The need for gender parity in the boardroom has been part of the conversation around equality for a long time now. With all the...

Why Axis Bank is keen to hire homemakers

Axis Bank has announced a special hiring drive for homemakers. The initiative called “HouseWorkIsWork” aims to rope in talent for their human resources function....

SBI’s revision of hiring norms misinterpreted as discrimination against women

State Bank of India (SBI) ran into a bit of controversy recently, when a revised set of medical guidelines for hiring was misinterpreted as...

Organisations worldwide are becoming more inclusive: Report

Figures for women in the corporate world are rather impressive, if the Gender Equality Index for 2022 is to be believed. About 7.5 per...

TCS now employs more than 2 lakh women in its wokforce

Tata Consultancy Services has announced that it has achieved a big diversity goal in the third quarter of the financial year 2021, with the...

LANXESS to have 30% women in management positions by 2030

LANXESS, the specialty chemicals company, is gearing to increase the proportion of women in managerial roles to 30 per cent, globally. The firm wishes...

Urban Company sues protesting women workers

Online service-providing platform, Urban Company has sued a bunch of its women workers for protesting against a recently announced new policy. With this, these...

China proposes law to protect women employees’ rights

The Chinese government has proposed a ban on employers placing gender preferences in their job ads, and also asking women applicants about their marital...

“Women have legal right to a safe workplace”: Madras High Court

A safe workplace is a woman’s right, observed the Madras High Court as it dismissed an anticipatory bail petition by a police officer in...

Number of women alleging sexual harassment goes up to 8, at...

Close on the heels of two women filing a suit against Tesla, alleging sexual harassment, six more women have filed separate lawsuits against the...

Accenture promotes 1,030 new managing directors, 37% are women

Accenture, which employs over two lakh employees globally, has announced the promotion of 80,000 people in the Company worldwide. About 1,030 employees have been...

L&T launches career re-entry programme for women

Larsen and Toubro (L&T) is all set to recruit women professionals who have taken a career break under its latest ‘Renew: Career Re-entry for...

Delhi HC provides justice to editor who complained against employer

A woman editor at a publishing house was fired because she complained against her employer for making sexual advances and making racist comments. The...

How Volvo India’s ‘ExcelHer’ initiative gives women professionals a second chance

Global automobile manufacturer, Volvo, in a bid to further its diversity and inclusion agenda in India, has announced an initiative to include women restarting...

Swiggy introduces 2-day paid period leave for women riders

In a bid to provide a more inclusive environment to its delivery team, online food delivery company, Swiggy, has announced a two-day paid monthly...

Wipro helps women professionals ‘Begin Again’

Wipro, the Indian IT major, has launched a new programme called ‘Begin Again’, which specially caters to women professionals re-entering their careers after a...

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...
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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...
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Tata Steel: Journey through excellence in talent acquisition 

Tata Steel, part of the Tata Group, is a multinational steel-making company headquartered in Mumbai, India. It is one of the world's leading steel...

Saudi Arabia upscales ‘Saudisation’ drive with HR jobs restriction

Saudi Arabia has taken a further step in its ‘Saudisation’ labour policy, reserving human resources (HR) positions for Saudi nationals only. This move, announced...

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“It’s essential to learn new technologies and adapt them swiftly,” Sushil Baveja

Talent tango: Fresh faces, sharp skills, or tech triumph? HR’s 2024 balancing act The interconnectedness of growth, innovation and talent retention is undeniable. An organisation’s...

WFH for IT employees to solve Bengaluru’s water crisis?

Bengaluru may have to allow employees to work from home because it is facing a major water crisis. The city is home to about...

High Court upholds retrospective regularisation rights

In a recent judgment, the Srinagar High Court emphasised the rights of temporary employees. The court stated that those engaged continuously for more than...

DPIIT empowers women in logistics

A stakeholder consultation titled 'Empowering Women in the Logistics Sector' was convened on 22 March, at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, under the auspices of...

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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....
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