Mahindra Comviva, only company from India, wins Tech Culture award 2016 for innovation in people culture
New Delhi: Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobility solutions, has received top honours at the TMCnet Tech Culture award 2016 for fostering a creative and collaborative workplace environment. TMCnet, a leading business-to-business and integrated marketing media company, surveyed and selected 37 companies globally that nurture tech talent driving their overall growth and performance. […]
Read More →Cabinet approves introduction of Pension and Post-Retirement Medical Schemes as part of superannuation benefits for employees of Food Corporation of India
New Delhi: It is good times for employees of Food Corporation of India as a long cherished dream of FCI employees has come true. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi yesterday (10 August 2016) approved for introduction of Pension and Post-Retirement Medical Schemes as part of superannuation benefits for Employees […]
Read More →Union Cabinet approves Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2016 that seeks to increase maternity benefit from 12 weeks to 26 weeks
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi today (10 August 2016), has approved the amendments to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 by introducing the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in the Parliament. Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2016 seeks to increase Maternity Benefit from 12 weeks to 26 weeks for […]
Read More →Tata Crucible Corporate Quiz 2016 begins today in Nagpur
Mumbai: Tata Crucible, India’s largest business quiz, will be launched today (5 August 2016) in Nagpur. The quiz will bring in innovative formats and an element of unpredictability to engage the intellectual curiosity of the participants. This year, the plan is to change the game to focus on deducing answers, rather than recalling from past […]
Read More →Bangalore tops among metro cities for providing better workplace, finds Michael Page poll
Mumbai: Employees in India are most satisfied with their workplace in the Asia Pacific region. A study by Michael Page, the global specialist recruitment firm, found that 62% of respondents in India were satisfied to very satisfied as compared to 54% of their Asia Pacific counterparts. The quarterly study covered the responses of about 500 […]
Read More →Phenomenal rise in adoption of flexible working environment globally: Vodafone Survey
Mumbai: Amid the competitive talent landscape, employers are adopting flexible working policies to enable employees to vary their hours and use the latest technologies to work from home. Nearly 75 per cent of companies worldwide have now introduced flexible working policies, according Vodafone Global Survey titled “Flexible: friend or foe?”. The survey was conducted with […]
Read More →India, Brazil and Mexico are more transparent in employee rewards strategy: Mercer
Mumbai: With emerging competition in global talent market, employers across the globe are considering that total rewards strategy should be customized as per employee needs and cultural fit. Employers in Mexico, Brazil and India are more transparent when it comes to rewards compared to those in other countries, as per Mercer’s Global Talent Trends 2016. […]
Read More →Cognitive computing will make work environment more flexible and productive
London/Mumbai: The world is at the inflection point where the progress of artificial intelligence (AI) is set to take centre stage. AI will become a critical part of the economy as breakthroughs in deep learning have dramatically improved computer vision, natural language processing (NLP) and robotic motion systems. Frost & Sullivan’s flagship Growth, Innovation and […]
Read More →More than four in ten employers in India have total rewards strategy, another two in ten have it in the planning stage
Mumbai: A well-built total rewards strategy is core of people culture and workforce management. Indian Inc is steadily realizing the benefits of having total rewards programs as nearly 43% of the surveyed organizations already have a well-built total rewards strategy and 23% have it in the planning stage, finds the latest TJinsite study by TimesJobs. […]
Read More →Well being at Work: India has the happiest employees
Mumbai: Globally there is a trend that employees have a habit to complain about work. On the ground, a significant number of employees are happy with their works. Globally, on an average 7 in 10 employees are satisfied with their well- being at work, as per Edenred-Ipsos Barometer research report on employee well being. Nearly […]
Read More →Gamification is gaining popularity among Indian employers as an employee engagement tool: TimesJobs Survey
Mumbai: In India 74% of organization don’t have any particular strategy for engaging employees. Webinars, code contests, gamification are mainly used by companies as employee engagement tools. 35% of the employers who have a strategy for employee engagement employ gamification tool to woo employees, finds TimesJobs study. 87% of surveyed organisations find these new-age tools […]
Read More →More than half of women in the start-up in India prefer working under younger bosses
New Delhi: Younger bosses are winning both heart and mind. Young bosses appear to more focusing on speed, agility and innovation in startup companies. According ‘The Younger Boss- Older Subordinate’ relationship research report by TeamLease, more than 52 percentage of women in the start-up sector are preferred working under younger superiors. Women mention younger bosses […]
Read More →Future workplace is set to change as employees hold the key in career path
Mumbai: Change is the only constant in the world. This also holds true in future of work and that of workplace. The work place environment and work culture is going to offer a greater flexibility for workers as far as career path is concerned, says a PwC study. According to PwC study, two-third of the […]
Read More →Annoying co-workers restrict workplace productivity: TimesJobs.com Survey
Mumbai: Camaraderie and bonhomie among office colleagues can do wonder for achieving team goals. On the contrast, bad habits of co-workers are a concern for healthy work culture in the organization. TimeJobs.com surveyed over 1,400 working professionals to find out what co-worker habits appeared to annoy them the most. The significant majority (60%) state that […]
Read More →India sees dramatic changes in contingent workforce engagement, jumps to 5th from 24th places globally
Milwaukee/Mumbai: India has emerged as the top fifth position in contingent workforce engagement, reflecting an optimal environment for use of contingent labor, as per ManpowerGroup Solutions’ Contingent Workforce Index (CWI). India has made significant improvements in Contingent Workforce Index rising through the ranks from 24 in 2015 to 5 in 2016 globally. In its fourth […]
Read More →Zeta launches three Employee Tax Benefits and Rewards digital solutions to simplify HR practices
Mumbai: Zeta, an end-to-end solution provider to companies to manage their Employee Tax Benefits and Rewards programmes electronically, launched three new digital solutions in the Employee Tax Benefits and Rewards space. These three digital products of Zeta will simply HR practices in employee benefits and reward features. Zeta now expanded its tax benefit portfolio with […]
Read More →“Workspace shapes employee behavior and behavior shapes people culture”
Mohali: How to create a more highly engaged workforce? A well designed workspace is definitely an answer. “A workplace plays a significant role in creating highly engaged workforce, which ultimately helps the companies to score high on employee satisfaction,” said said Uli Gwinner, President Steelcase Asia Pacific, addressing students of ISB recently. The Steelcase team […]
Read More →Innovative open workspace culture boosts productivity and reduces cost by 5-7%: Vestian Global Workplace and Nielsen study
Pune: Open offices, remote working, co-working spaces and a healthy work-life-balance concept is gaining traction in the mind of the next generation of workers. Office space usage, workplace practices, and the impact of technology have a profound impact on the company’s people culture policy. Nearly half of the surveyed companies in India admitted that there […]
Read More →B-School students in India vote for Google, Apple, Facebook, BMW, RBI, as the most attractive employers 2016
Mumbai: In the today’s competitive employment environment, employer branding plays a key role both in attracting talents and managing costs involved recruitment process. The perception of students, the budding talents of the labour market, about the people culture of the business organization matters a lot. Google has emerged as the top choice of MBA students […]
Read More →Google, American Express, Ujjivan Financial grab top three spots of India’s Best Companies to Work list: ET & GPTW 2016
Mumbia: Google India has emerged as the top among the best companies to work in India. While American Express India raked second, Ujjivan Financial Services Pvt Ltd stood at third in the India’s Best Companies to Work list prepared by Great Place to Work Institute (GPTW) in partnership with The Economics Times (ET). Fourth and […]
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