The battle grounds at IITs this year are calm and the usual aggression is missing indicating a weak appetite amongst companies across sectors. Does that mean in the next few months ... Read more
The battle grounds at IITs this year are calm and the usual aggression is missing indicating a weak appetite amongst companies across sectors. Does that mean in the next few months B-schools will see a lukewarm placement ? Sunil Chemmankotil, CEO for TeamLease Digital talks to Mint's Devina Sengupta on how colleges are reworking strategies to their students placed and why India Inc may benefit if it goes to recruit graduates now. Read more
How are companies looking beyond wage hike to retain the high performer? As India Inc enters the appraisal cycles, firms are scampering to get coaches, personalized upskilling prog ... Read more
How are companies looking beyond wage hike to retain the high performer? As India Inc enters the appraisal cycles, firms are scampering to get coaches, personalized upskilling programs to indicate that there are special plans for the career of their top talent. Nishchae Suri , MD India for Cornerstone talks to Devina Sengupta on The Working Life about how upskilling can be the crucial ace up the HR's sleeve Read more
Firms are resorting to outplacement services to help laid-off employees find another job and protect the company’s brand image. In this episode of The Working Life, Hardeep Singh, ... Read more
Firms are resorting to outplacement services to help laid-off employees find another job and protect the company’s brand image. In this episode of The Working Life, Hardeep Singh, President – Right Management India explains to Mint’s Devina Sengupta how the well-being of a retrenched employee is becoming important and how soon can they find another job. Tune in to know more!! Read more
The alco-bev industry may be maturing in India but getting the right tasters, the digital and marketing experts poses a big challenge. In this episode of The Working Life, Nitu Bhu ... Read more
The alco-bev industry may be maturing in India but getting the right tasters, the digital and marketing experts poses a big challenge. In this episode of The Working Life, Nitu Bhushan CHRO, Pernod Ricard, South Asia highlights the firm's steps in bringing in more women, building a larger brand image through campus initiatives and how the firm is protecting its talent against the onslaught of FMCG firms. Read more
While IT giants are struggling to bring down wage costs and are on a cost cutting spree, the mid-tier companies had not gone over-board during the recruitment frenzy. In today's ep ... Read more
While IT giants are struggling to bring down wage costs and are on a cost cutting spree, the mid-tier companies had not gone over-board during the recruitment frenzy. In today's episode of The Working Life Avneet Hora, Senior Director, Human Resources, Unisys explains how these smaller firms had estimated that lull and had not inflated salaries or gone over-board with hiring , which has helped them handle cost pressures today. Read more
Demand for IT services has slumped amid a global slowdown. FY24 could turn out to be the worst year for IT sector hiring in a long time. Prasadh M.S., head of workforce research an ... Read more
Demand for IT services has slumped amid a global slowdown. FY24 could turn out to be the worst year for IT sector hiring in a long time. Prasadh M.S., head of workforce research and analytics at Xpheno breaks down for The Working Life, why the sector's plummet was unforeseen and recovery is delayed. Read more
Companies want women to return after their maternity break but give them jobs that are not challenging enough. Swetha Totapally-Regional Director for Asia-Pacific for Dalberg Advis ... Read more
Companies want women to return after their maternity break but give them jobs that are not challenging enough. Swetha Totapally-Regional Director for Asia-Pacific for Dalberg Advisers explains in this episode of The Working Life how women drop out of the career track even after getting back into the workforce. Read more
E-commerce, retail and hospitality sector increase their temp workforce during the festive season. But how many of these hires are women? In today's episode of The Working Life, ec ... Read more
E-commerce, retail and hospitality sector increase their temp workforce during the festive season. But how many of these hires are women? In today's episode of The Working Life, economist Mitali Nikore highlights that just 25% of the temp recruits are women and are paid barely 60% of what their male counterparts. Tune in for more!! Read more
Companies transitioning from traditional energy sources to newer ones are facing a talent crisis. Amidst high attrition, Praveen Purohit deputy CHRO at Vedanta Group explains in t ... Read more
Companies transitioning from traditional energy sources to newer ones are facing a talent crisis. Amidst high attrition, Praveen Purohit deputy CHRO at Vedanta Group explains in this episode of The Working Life how skilling the workforce should be a priority than stemming attrition. Read more
Traditional and core sector firms are reworking policies, compensation, benefits to attract and retain a younger workforce. At the same time, they have to ensure the senior executi ... Read more
Traditional and core sector firms are reworking policies, compensation, benefits to attract and retain a younger workforce. At the same time, they have to ensure the senior executives who have worked for decades do not feel snubbed. Himal Tewari, CHRO of Tata Power explains in The Working Life how 100 plus year-old firm is balancing the different age groups. Read more
