Why does every large corporation have a detailed handbook or manual of ethics and code of conduct? Why do many organizations hold workshops and sessions on ethics every year for employees and leaders alike? It is basic human decency to speak and act in a particular manner, irrespective of where one is. Decency in the...
The hiring landscape has changed drastically over the years. Especially now, after the Covid-19 pandemic, it is far more common to adopt a remote work or hybrid model. With changing desires and preferences, employees are more and more particular about the organizations they work with. Maintaining a work-life balance, enough room for growth and future...
India has emerged as the 3rd largest start-up ecosystem globally with over 59,000 start-ups across 634 districts [1] as of 24th November 2021, on the back of strong government policies to encourage entrepreneurship & innovation and significant growth funding from premier venture capital and private equity firms. As per a report published by Inc24, by...
India’s tryst with the start-up universe began in 1998 when the Sabeer Bhatia-led Hotmail was acquired by Microsoft for an estimated $400 million. Since then, we have seen a number of instances of Indian start-ups becoming global giants, especially in the field of IT/Technology.
Visualize this: A global corporation gets taken over by another. In the midst of this, an HR leader with an experience of over two decades is left stranded and is asked to look out. With a modest severance pay, which is even lower than legally acceptable criteria for Workmen.
The best of intentions are pivoted around its execution. An analogy can be drawn from a leading food tech organisation’s announcement of ‘Period Leave’. The intention is, of course, fuelled by sincerity and thoughtfulness, with the leadership resolutely earnest about promoting diversity and inclusivity (D&I).
HR has been traditionally seen as a support function and cost centre, which still holds true in many organizations, rather than a strategic Business Enablement function. The immediate Covid situation magnifies each function based on their value proposition in the current.
The influence that Human Resource Professionals exert on the welfare and livelihood of the entire workforce is overarching, especially during such trying times. Emerging as one of the toughest economic scenarios that the world has been witness to since World War II, the COVID-19 virus.