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Reason for Gender Pay Gap In India

India Employer Forum August 8, 2019

Gender Pay Gap in India According to the Global Wage Report 2018-19, published by the International Labour Organization (ILO), in India, women are paid 34 per cent less than men. The gender pay gap in India is the highest among 73 countries studied in the report. Empirical evidence also shows that the gender wage gap […]

Talent In India Sees Flexible Working Arrangements As Positively Impacting Work-life Balance

India Employer Forum August 7, 2019

Jack Ma’s 996 Concept and the Work-Life Balance Outcry Jack Ma’s espousal of the 996 concept led to a huge outcry. The founder of Alibaba talked about work hours 9 am to 9 pm six days a week. Of course, the idea was rejected by advocates of work-life balance. Workforce all over the world, including […]

Policies For Maximizing Governance

India Employer Forum August 6, 2019

Since my last edit, much has happened in corporate India to shake our belief in attaining the US $ 5 trillion dream. Last week will certainly go down as one of the saddest in the annals of modern Indian corporate history. A first generation visionary who set up a successful business model, touching lives of […]

Work From Home Is The Most Sought After Job Perk Today

India Employer Forum August 6, 2019

In today’s digital age, close to 70% of the Indian workforce is comprised of Millennials and Gen Z-ers (i.e. people in the early 20s right up to people in their early to mid 30s). Of the countless benefits that advanced technology has bestowed on these younger generations, having the luxury of telecommuting is one of […]

RSLDC: BRIDGING Job-Skill Gap In Rajasthan

India To Witness Maximum Productivity Loss Due To Global Warming by 2030

India Employer Forum August 5, 2019

In July 2019, the International Labour Organization (ILO) released its report called, ‘Working on a Warmer Planet – The Impact of Heat Stress on Labour Productivity and Decent Work’. According to the report, by the year 2030, more than two percent of the total working hours worldwide is anticipated to be lost every year due […]

‘Jobs Would Be Personalized And Custom-made In Future’

India Employer Forum August 5, 2019

Yogi Sriram, Senior Vice President – Corporate Human Resources & Member of the Executive Committee, Larsen & Toubro Limited, opines that the most challenging task for HR will be to make the job interesting for employees Q. Tell us about yourself, your career and key achievements. I am the Senior Vice President – Corporate Human […]

HR Mandate - How To Help Organizations Succeed In The New Skills Economy

Future Of HR And Ways To Redefine It

India Employer Forum August 2, 2019

Today, the future of HR hangs in the balance with the function being evaluated for a gamut of parameters. Human Resource is a functional area that has gone from being considered the backbone of an organization to one that directors and the C-suite wonder whether the organization is better off without. Structural upheaval is in […]

Why Contract Management Is Smart Business

India Employer Forum August 1, 2019

Major companies as well as small startups hire contract workers for two important reasons. Firstly, to save lead time and to allocate resources wisely. The second reason is to save costs in production, labor and logistics. Contract management brings efficiencies and effective cost control. Companies need to consider when they should hire contract workers. Contract workers […]

Job Market In India Likely To Remain Steady This July-September 2019 Qtr

Job Market In India Likely To Remain Steady in July-September 2019 Qtr

India Employer Forum August 1, 2019

Job market in India is facing a little bit of a slow down. A recent survey conducted by Manpower Group (Employment Outlook Survey) has indicated that only 13% of employers plan to hire in the July-September quarter. This figure is about 4% less as compared to the same quarter’s figure last year. 61% of employers […]

Urban Unemployment Rate Fell In January-march 2019, Official Data Reveals

Building A Robust Organizational Resilience

India Employer Forum July 30, 2019

In the 21st century, one of the fundamental purposes of leadership and management is to prepare the business for long term strength and agility. The goal is not to navigate through the challenges as they come, but be prepared for it proactively. The economy is transforming rapidly with enormous amount of changes in the technological, […]

Economy On Growth Trajectory

India Employer Forum July 29, 2019

In the inaugural speech of his second term, the Prime Minister shared his vision of making India a $5 trillion economy in the next five years. Many actions are needed to move towards achieving that target. The budget laid down the roadmap as a starting point. And there has been subsequent traction to take the […]

HR Evolution Trends Discernible In 2019