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Employment
IEF Editorial Team
- Hiring
- July 1, 2025
Hiring from Tier 2 and 3 Cities: A Step Toward True Wor...
For decades, India’s economic growth was concentrated in metro hubs like Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Pune, where global corporations set up operations and attracted talent nation...
IEF Editorial Team
- World of Work
- August 1, 2025
City Watch: Exploring the Employment Landscape in Indor...
The current business landscape is witnessing a significant transformation in Tier 2 cities, positioning them as emerging hubs for both employers and job seekers. Indore, named as the cleanest city...
IEF Editorial Team
- Human Capital
- July 25, 2025
Talent Is the New Capital: How Leaders Can Attract It B...
Talent has become more valuable than ever, often surpassing financial capital as the foundation for lasting success. As technology accelerates change and automation redefines the very nature of work, organisations...
IEF Editorial Team
- Samvaad
- July 22, 2025
Workforce Productivity is a Function of Technology and...
Sanjay Dhar, Chief General Manager (HR-L&D), SAIL speaks to India Employer Forum about industry 4.0, artificial intelligence, productivity, diversity, inclusion and more. He said, “When you look at productivity, it...
Employability
IEF Editorial Team
- Apprenticeship
- April 9, 2025
Struggling with a Skill Shortage? Hire an Apprentice!
Richard Branson’s philosophy to “Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don’t want to” perfectly captures the essence of apprenticeship programs. Apprenticeships offer...
IEF Editorial Team
- Degree Apprenticeship
- November 15, 2024
Degree Apprenticeship Program: The Key to Solving Unemp...
India is currently facing a unique challenge: despite its vast youth population, a significant skills gap persists, affecting workforce readiness and job market alignment. As of the latest data from...
IEF Editorial Team
- Skill Development
- April 21, 2025
Beyond Degrees: How Skill-Based Education Is Redefining...
Why developed economies—and increasingly India—are moving away from the degree obsession to embrace skills, passion, and practicality For generations, education has been viewed as the surest path to social mobility—a...
IEF Editorial Team
- Samvaad
- November 29, 2023
‘HR is your Strategic Partner for Business Goals and Em...
Y Thiyagarajan, DM HR, Ashok Leyland speaks to India Employer Forum about unlocking business growth with HR, Automation, employee development programs and more... Tell us a little about your journey...
Ease of doing business (EODB)
IEF Editorial Team
- Compliance
- July 28, 2025
A New Chapter for Working Women: Maternity Leave Become...
Maternity benefits play a vital role in ensuring employment stability, protecting women’s financial independence, and providing necessary support during pregnancy and early motherhood. In India, the Maternity Benefit Act of...
IEF Editorial Team
- Technology
- May 15, 2025
Best AI Interview Platforms for 2025
The global employment landscape is rapidly evolving, with a surge in both the number of job applicants and the emergence of new skill sets. Today, organisations are increasingly seeking talent...
IEF Editorial Team
- Compliance Roundup
- July 9, 2025
Monthly Compliance Roundup, June 2025
The regulatory compliance landscape in India is highly dynamic, with an average of ~42 updates per day. In 2024 alone, there were as many as 9,331 updates w.r.t compliance requirements....
IEF Editorial Team
- Samvaad
- July 17, 2025
Compliance Challenges in the Pharmaceutical Sector
Kunal Kasat, Compliance Professional, speaks to the India Employer Forum about compliance challenges in the pharmaceutical sector, the role of technology in compliance and much more... 1.What are the biggest...
Initiatives
IEF Editorial Team
- Samvaad
- July 22, 2025
Workforce Productivity is a Function of Technology and...
Sanjay Dhar, Chief General Manager (HR-L&D), SAIL speaks to India Employer Forum about industry 4.0, artificial intelligence, productivity, diversity, inclusion and more. He said, “When you look at productivity, it...
IEF Editorial Team
- Manthan
- July 7, 2025
AI-Ready Data Centers: Powering Future-Ready Businesses
India’s data infrastructure is radically transforming, driven by the rise of AI, GenAI, and automation. As data creation has exploded more in the last three years than in the previous...
IEF Editorial Team
- Nibandh
- July 30, 2025
Unconscious Bias in the Workplace: The Invisible Barrie...
By Meghna Makkar, POSH Expert and Purpose Life Coach Have you realised that we often operate under a bias? By bias, I mean a preference for one thing over another,...