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Festive Season Hiring In India: Trends, Demands and Benefits

India Employer Forum August 6, 2025

The festive seasons in India generate significant employment opportunities across various sectors, offering both short-term and long-term job roles. The growing prevalence of gig work, the adoption of virtual interviews, and the launch of exclusive e-commerce mega sales events have collectively contributed to the surge in festive hiring. A notable increase in demand for diverse […]

India’s New Space Age: Innovation, Industry, and the Next Frontier

India Employer Forum August 5, 2025

India’s space program began in the 1960s with modest sounding rockets launched from Thumba. The successful launch of Aryabhata in 1975 was a foundational moment, soon followed by SLV-3, INSAT, and IRS satellite systems. In 2008, India launched Chandrayaan-1, marking its first mission to the Moon, and in 2013, it became the first Asian nation […]

Beyond Compliance: Why Third-Party Inspection and Certification Are Critical for India’s Regulatory Future

India Employer Forum August 4, 2025

Third-party inspection and certification services hold significant importance in maintaining quality, safety, and adherence to regulatory norms across various sectors in India. Whether in manufacturing, infrastructure, food, pharmaceuticals, or renewable energy, these independent services help avoid conflicts of interest and strengthen credibility in compliance activities. In industries involving public safety and complex regulations, third-party certification […]

City Watch: Exploring the Employment Landscape in Indore

India Employer Forum August 1, 2025

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 in India for 7 consecutive years, is also the financial capital of Madhya Pradesh. This city is now joining the ranks of other rapidly growing […]

The Prime Minister Internship Scheme (PMIS) Pilot 2: Driving India’s Employability Forward

India Employer Forum July 31, 2025

India holds the potential to benefit from its demographic dividend, marked by a large youth population. However, the persistent gap between academic learning and industry-ready skills is a source of concern as it is putting into question the overall employability of this demographic. To address this skill gap, the Government of India launched the Prime […]

Unconscious Bias in the Workplace: The Invisible Barrier

India Employer Forum July 30, 2025

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, and often in ways that are unfair and not based on facts. We make our choices all the while – who we talk to, who […]

Five Years of NEP 2020: A Blueprint Stuck at the Drawing Board

India Employer Forum July 29, 2025

In July 2020, India launched one of its most ambitious and long-overdue educational policy reforms: the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Framed after extensive consultation and touted as a 21st-century blueprint for “holistic, flexible, multidisciplinary” learning, the policy was a long-awaited response to the systemic inertia plaguing Indian education. With promises of transforming everything from […]

A New Chapter for Working Women: Maternity Leave Becomes a Constitutional Right

India Employer Forum July 28, 2025

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 1961 guarantees paid maternity leave to eligible female employees. This leave, which can be utilized before and after delivery, is essential for the health and […]

Talent Is the New Capital: How Leaders Can Attract It Before Their Competitors Do

India Employer Forum July 25, 2025

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 are in a new race: not just to acquire customers or resources, but to attract, nurture, and retain world-class talent. Leaders who act on this […]

Environmental Compliance in India: Green Mandates and the Future of Employment

India Employer Forum July 24, 2025

India’s environmental compliance regime has entered a transformative phase. Through judicial rulings to legislative reforms, the country has established environmental protection as a cornerstone of economic development. The Supreme Court’s ban on ex-post facto environmental clearances marked a decisive shift, signalling that pollution can no longer be an afterthought in industrial planning. Across states, courts […]

Workplace Safety Must Be a Core Business Commitment, Not an Afterthought

India Employer Forum July 23, 2025

A tragic explosion at a chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh in June 2025, reportedly caused by a malfunction in the quality control unit’s dryer, has once again brought the issue of workplace safety to the forefront. This ₹500-crore facility now joins a long list of industrial sites where serious lapses in safety protocols have led […]

Workforce Productivity is a Function of Technology and Capability and the Synergy Between Them

India Employer Forum July 22, 2025

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 is a function of technology and capability, and the synergy between them. Neither can work in isolation. So the real challenge is: how do we […]

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