HRD
Reliance Jio sets hiring target of 80,000 this fiscal
27 Apr 2018
With 32 per cent attrition rate in the sales and technical areas related to construction sites, the total headcount may be much lower than the projected figures
Sacked Google worker files discrimination, harassment case
22 Feb 2018
The sacking of Tim Chevalier allegedly for speaking out against discrimination has left some employees wondering if the company’s HR system is being gamed by staffers who want to stamp out diversity initiatives
Use of mobile devices at home can carry conflict to workplace: study
11 Jan 2018
The use of mobile technology for work purposes during family time has been found to affect employees' work and family lives. Researchers say that extra time spent on mobile devices after hours might not be worth it if the grief it causes results in productivity losses once the conflict is carried back to work
Air India chief puts onus of reviving airline on employees
01 Jan 2018
Air India, done down by years of mismanagement and deletrious government decisioins, now wants employees to make amends and put the national carrier on the revival path
Thyssenkrupp to cement Tata Steel deal with offer to workers
11 Dec 2017
Thyssenkrupp and Tata Steel had in September agreed to merge their European steel operations, creating Europe’s second largest steelmaker
IIM placements: Microsoft offers top package at $214,600; Accenture biggest recruiter
01 Dec 2017
With the placement season under way at the Indian Institutes of Management, technology giant Microsoft is set to offer the highest pay package among all recruiters
Appeals court rules Uber drivers be considered workers with wage rights
11 Nov 2017
Uber may now be required to give its drivers rights such as the minimum wage and holiday pay, a move that the company said could fundamentally damage the way it operates
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