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Top Skills to Invest in 2025: Insights from ‘LinkedIn Skills on the Rise’ List

India Employer Forum April 8, 2025

Recent technological advancements have led to significant shifts in job roles and skill requirements, dynamically impacting the career stability of the workforce. While artificial intelligence (AI) continues to streamline technical tasks through advanced algorithms, it still leaves a gap in the domain of soft skills. This gap presents a valuable opportunity for employees and graduates […]

Monthly Compliance Roundup, March 2025

India Employer Forum April 7, 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. These regulatory changes are notified on over 2,000 union, state, and local government websites in the form of notifications, directions, circulars, advisories, orders, amendments, and […]

Workforce Trends 2030: Adapting to the Next Talent Revolution

India Employer Forum April 4, 2025

The future of work is not on the horizon—it’s already here, unfolding at an unprecedented pace. According to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025, nearly 22% of today’s workforce skills will be obsolete by 2030. As industries transform and automation reshapes job roles, businesses that fail to evolve risk being left behind […]

Analysing the Skills Gap: What it Means for Job Seekers and Employers

India Employer Forum April 1, 2025

By Dr. Sarmistha Roychowdhury We often encounter discussions in various HR-led forums about the “skills gap” in the labour market. The gap refers to the discrepancy between employees’ skills and those that the employers seek. This is one of the primary […]

Exploring the World of Women Rights in India

India Employer Forum March 31, 2025

By Richa Mahendra, Co-Creator Abundance, Finesse When we evaluate barriers that hinder women from getting ahead, we can broadly bucket them as: Structural, Economic and Societal. Structural barriers The legal system mandates some job restrictions, and women are not allowed to work in certain roles and industries. The World Bank researched that women enjoy only […]

Monthly Compliance Roundup, February 2025

India Employer Forum March 25, 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. These regulatory changes are notified on over 2,000 union, state, and local government websites in the form of notifications, directions, circulars, advisories, orders, amendments, and […]

The Staffing Shift in NBFCs: What’s New & Next? – India Employer Forum Webinar #16

India Employer Forum March 20, 2025

The BFSI sector contributes approximately 13% to India’s GDP, with NBFCs playing a crucial role in expanding credit access. As of FY24, NBFCs accounted for a significant share in key asset classes: infrastructure financing (~23%), MSME loans (~23%), auto financing (~14%), personal loans (7%), and MFIs (5%). Their rapid expansion, particularly in MSME and microfinance […]

How Chief Ministers Can Boost Economic Growth in India and Create High-Wage Jobs

India Employer Forum March 19, 2025

India’s potential for economic growth is limited by significant challenges. A very significant factor is the absence of high-wage jobs which leads people to engage in the informal sector leading to the ills of underemployment, employed poverty, and exploitative self-employment. In this regard, Chief Ministers (CMs) can play a crucial role in reshaping the economic […]

India @100 Vision: Building a Truly Inclusive Ecosystem – India Employer Forum Webinar #15

India Employer Forum March 13, 2025

As India approaches its centenary of independence in 2047, the vision of building a truly inclusive ecosystem becomes paramount. Despite notable economic progress, significant disparities persist in women’s labour force participation and employment rates. Data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for July 2023 to June 2024 indicates that the Labour Force Participation Rate […]

Strategic Workforce Planning Framework

India Employer Forum March 10, 2025

By Ruchi Bhatia, Founder, HRGurukul Companies are always on the lookout for talented people. It’s a paradox that Employers say they have a talent shortage; on the other hand, good talent is in search of the right opportunities. HR is usually seen as a cost centre. HR Leaders can get a seat at the table […]

City Watch: Venturing the Employment Growth Potential of Jaipur

India Employer Forum March 4, 2025

Jaipur, famously known as the Pink City of India for its rich cultural heritage, is slowly emerging as a prominent hub for employment opportunities. As one of the key cities in Rajasthan, it is important for Jaipur to ensure economic growth and development. The city’s employment landscape is driven by the IT, textiles, tourism, and […]

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