Staffing and Compensation
Case-study contests foster good business ideas
Case-study competitions - great talent-identification tools?
India Inc encourages entrepreneurship
Employees develop leadership abilities through entrepreneurship
Are appraisals really a nuisance?
Why appraisals hold an unfavourable reputation in India Inc.
Bosses, too many?
Dealing with multiple bosses is a challenge
Salary hikes take a dip
A survey analyses the behaviour of salary hikes for employees in the coming year
Executive education - On the slow track?
Dr. Andrew White, associate dean of executive education, The Saïd Business School, University of Oxford discusses the reasons why executive education, as a workplace trend in India is taking time to...
Rewards and Recognition, Reviewed!
Every employee seeks recognition at the workplace, right? The modern-day employee seeks more than just a pat-on-the-back. Sheetal Srivastava profiles the evolving state of the Rewards and Recognition...
New-age Reward and Recognition
Some organisations have kicked off R&R programmes, managed by an in-house team from the HR department. However, some companies have realised the importance of taking a more professional approach
Variable pay - An effective tool
Variable pay is increasingly been used as an effective tool to communicate the linkage between individual performance and an organisation's business objectives, as well as to drive and reward higher...
Reinventing revaluations - Innovative appraisal policies
An innovative appraisal policy is like hitting the nail on its head. It gives a clear message to employees as to what is expected out of them and what they’ll get in return
Communicate incentives, the right way
Companies can see rapid jumps in output, directly as a result of the performance-linked incentives, especially effective and well-thought out plans. At the same time, in a mad rush for performance,...
Severance package – a crucial parameter
A good severance package has become a crucial parameter during job search, as it helps sustain finances (though temporarily) if unemployment is to befall at any point
The ‘real’ story
The real estate, construction and infrastructure industry is believed to be facing a considerable shortage of manpower, which may impede India’s growth aspirations, a survey states.
Low-paying job or technology?
As per a recent study, young employees are willing to accept a low-paying job that gives them technology access as opposed to the one that does not.
India Inc. raises the bar
While 86 per cent companies said that they do plan to give increases this year, 42 per cent are planning to give upto 5 per cent increase, 25 per cent fall in the 5 to 10 per cent bracket, 18 per cent...
Long working hours! What’s that?
The days of the 9-to-5 are over as most Indian workers stay late and bring work home with them, according to a study.
It’s not just salary anymore, a survey
The desire of young professionals and college students to use social media, mobile devices, and the internet more freely in the workplace is strong enough to influence their future job choice,...
Beyond monetary incentives
Overtime, we have seen that employees look beyond compensation and seek an overall career development experience. It hence becomes extremely important for an organisation to look at ways of...
Data breaches put jobs on the line, a study
IT managers feel that getting a divorce or losing their job is less stressful than looking after company confidential data.
India Inc. adds 346,000 jobs
The organised sector in India created 346,000 jobsbetween July and September 2011 and is expected to add another 326,400 by end 2011, according to the latest findings of Ma Foi Randstad Employment...
In today's environment, the question is not whether one should do an MBA.It is universally acknowledged that an MBA provides one with the knowledge and skills of various facets of a business – economics, finance,marketing,operations and human resources.
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