Worsening air quality hitting employee productivity in Delhi-NCR: Survey
New Delhi: Smoggy atmosphere across Delhi-NCR has started taking a toll on people’s health and restricting employee productivity at workplaces , according to a just-concluded quick survey by ASSOCHAM. The Social Development arm of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) interacted with human resource professionals in about 150 companies working in […]
Read More →Mobile represents 60 % of all traffic to LinkedIn, grows at double rate of overall member activity
Calif/Mumbai: LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, is perfectly leveraging the power of smartphone in member engagement activity. Mobile continued to grow at more than double the rate of overall member activity, surpassing 60% of all traffic to LinkedIn in Q3 2016. With rising penetration of smartphone across the globe, the mobile traffic to LinkedIn […]
Read More →Sunday Special: Half of Indian companies believe their business model will transform due to innovation and technology, CII-EY report
Mumbai: Are business leaders in India prepared for succeeding in VUCA times? Are Indian companies investing adequately in managing these changes? Are HR managers partnering with business and driving the Change agenda? CII-EY report titled ‘Succeeding in the VUCA paradigm: Making change happen has revealed some interesting and latest trends in India on accelerating adoption […]
Read More →Employees need to be more engaged with opportunities for development and career progression, Bersin by Deloitte
Calif/Mumbai: Globally there are significant Shifts in Employer-Employee Relationships, which drive organizations to rethink career management. Summarized in a WhatWorks Brief (Bersin by Deloitte), the findings appear in two new research reports: “The State of Career Management,” which outlines major shifts identified among organizations attempting to rethink career management; and “The Career Management Framework,” which […]
Read More →Cadence crowned as one of the World’s Best Multinational Workplaces for 2016 Great Place to Work and Fortune
Bangalore: Cadence, global electronic design automation software and engineering services company, has been named number 15 on the 2016 list of the World’s Best Multinational Workplaces according to global research and consulting firm Great Place to Work and Fortune magazine. The ranking is a result of the company’s global achievements, appearing in Great Place to […]
Read More →Biocon features among Global Top Ten Biotech Employers, the only company from Asia
Bengaluru: Biocon Ltd, Asia’s premier biopharmaceuticals company, has been ranked among the world’s Top Ten Employers in Biotechnology, according to an annual survey conducted by Science/Science Careers magazine. The company has jumped to No. 9 in ‘Science 2016 Top Employer’ ranking from No. 13 last year. Biocon is the only company from Asia to feature […]
Read More →Hyatt features in the 2016 World’s Best Multinational Workplaces by Great Place to Work and FORTUNE
Mumbai: Hyatt Hotels Corporation has emerged as one of the 25 World’s Best Multinational Workplaces for 2016, according to global research and consulting firm Great Place to Work and FORTUNE. Hyatt ranked No. 11 on the list, which is based on employees’ assessments of their jobs, managers, coworkers, opportunities for training and support for work/life […]
Read More →Sunday Special: Heart disease and stress are top health concerns in workplace
Mumbai: Wellness at workplace is a critical factor for keeping employees engaged and committed. It is a fact that India suffers a tremendous loss of productivity due to growing health concerns, especially lifestyle diseases. Both employees and employers have echoed that heart disease and stress are top health concerns in workplace. As per Metlife Employee […]
Read More →Sikkim at the top and Delhi at the bottom: Best Indian states for working women
Mumbai: Gender inequality in workplace is great a concern for Indian corporate houses. With a workforce that is only 24 percent female, India has one of the world’s lowest rates of female workforce participation. India is missing some portion of economic prosperity as a 2015 report by the McKinsey Global Institute estimates that India could […]
Read More →Sunday Special: Google, Microsoft, PayPal and Happiest Minds among Best tech companies in India to work
Mumbai: The Great Place to Work Institute has released second edition of 50 Best Companies to work in India for IT and ITES sector. Among the 50 tech companies, Google, Mocrosoft, SAP, Happiest Minds, Cisco, and NetApp have been featured. This year, in India, 145 organisations in the IT & IT-enabled Services sector undertook this […]
Read More →Bosch Ltd, GE (T & D) and BPCL emerge as winners at AIMA’s National Competition for Young Managers
New Delhi: The grand finale of All India Management Association’s (AIMA) 42nd National Competition for Young Managers was held on 12 August 2016. Bosch Ltd has emerged as the National Champions while GE (T & D) India Ltd was the first runner-up and BPCL was the second runner-up. Sir Padampat Singhania Award for Best Young […]
Read More →More than half of employees in India think that they are less effective at work due to financial problems, while 35% feel financial worries are affecting their lives
New Delhi: More than half of Indian employees anticipate that they will be up against a less comfortable retirement than their parents’ generation, according to the latest survey by global advisory, broking and solutions company Willis Towers Watson. The 2016 Global Benefits Attitudes Survey found that while employees’ satisfaction with their financial situation in India […]
Read More →Aspire Systems features at the top 100 companies to work for in India: Great Place to Work® Institute India
Chennai: Aspire Systems, a global technology services firm with a strong focus in product engineering, has been ranked 51 in this year’s ‘India’s Best Companies to Work for ’Study commissioned by Great Place To Work® Institute India, in association with The Economic Times. This is the seventh time in a row that Aspire Systems has […]
Read More →Tech distractions via smartphones at workplace restricting productivity: CareerBuilder
By Rudra Narayan Sahoo, Chicago/Mumbai: It may be true that personal technology helps workers in many ways. On the other hand, in many cases it is having negative impact on productivity. Tech distractions are emerging as a new spoiler in workplace. Distractions at workplace originating from personal lives/personal technologies such as smart phone, social media […]
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 →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 →Connecting women professionals: LLOYD-SHEROES Summit 2016 begins on August 10 in New Delhi
New Delhi: SHEROES, an online career destination for women professionals, announced its 4th edition of the SHEROES Summit 2016 “Re-imagining the blueprint” with Lloyd Electric & Engineering Ltd. The Summit will be held in New Delhi on 10 August 2016 (Wednesday) to showcase trends around changing workplace and emerging opportunities for women. With the theme […]
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