A bad boss and lower pay are major causes of rising workplace stress: TimesJobs Study
Mumbai: It is no doubt that the stress levels among employees are rising. When 80% of working professionals complain that they suffer from stress and their organizations don’t have any programs to manage stress at work – it is something to be alarmed about. Smaller Organizations are more stressful as the TimesJobs study reveals 80% […]
Read More →OSH India 2016 reflects a positive wave in India’s occupational safety and health industry
Mumbai: UBM India organised the 5th edition of the Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) India (10th – 11th November 2016) safety show at a newer and a bigger venue this year – the CIDCO Exhibition Centre, Vashi, Navi Mumbai. The show brought together internationally renowned exhibitors, consultants, business experts and key government officials under one […]
Read More →Sunday Special: Know the Ten Best Companies for Women in India
Mumbai: Indian Inc is seeing rising percentage of adoption and surrogacy as 70% of studied350 companies in India offer an average of 4.7 months paid leave for adoptive mothers and 15% of studied 350 companies in India sponsor their women employees for infertility treatments. This was revealed by first edition of Best Companies for Women […]
Read More →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 →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 →Cash and gift coupons/vouchers most preferred Diwali gift for employees in India
New Delhi: Diwali festival is around the corner. How employees and HR managers converge on Diwali gifts and bonus matters? While a box of traditional sweets is the least desirable gift for office workers, cash and gift coupons/vouchers, prepaid cards are most desired this Diwali festival, noted a just-concluded survey by apex industry body ASSOCHAM. […]
Read More →Sunday Special: Tax friendly retirement benefits, employee education and simple access to plans hold key for building a pensioned society: Willis Towers Watson study
New Delhi: How to build a pensioned society? What is mood of the Indian Inc for creating an ecosystem for a pensioned society? In an effort to gauge India Inc’s response to the Union Government’s initiative to lead India towards being a pensioned society, Willis Towers Watson conducted this pioneering study aimed to understand the […]
Read More →Hewlett Packard Enterprise services strengthens its office meeting experience, a modern workspace
Bengaluru: Hewlett Packard Enterprise has announced the availability of Modern Workspace, a smart conference room service built in collaboration with leading technology and service providers. HPE Enterprise Services will spearhead smart conference room setups to simplify meeting arrangements and enhance employee collaboration by leveraging the next generation of Microsoft Skype Room Systems – a center-of-room […]
Read More →One in three companies in India have never used psychometrics: Willis Towers Watson
New Delhi: In India, the recognised benefits of psychometrics largely remain underserved as almost half the companies acknowledge not using it and as many as one in three have never explored it. However, that only 9% companies are unwilling to explore a new tool indicates a keenness among the vast majority to leverage advanced psychometrics […]
Read More →At more than one lakh women employees with 33.8% gender diversity ratio, TCS is scripting diversity and inclusion story
Mumbai: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT exporter, has become one of the largest employers of women in the world and is weaving diversity and inclusion into organisational ethos through women-friendly policies and initiatives. When all over the world, workforce trends are changing and markets are becoming increasingly competitive, TCS has enjoys an edge […]
Read More →Six out of ten employees in India are dissatisfied with their jobs: TimesJobs Job Satisfaction 2016 survey
Mumbai: Jobs dissatisfaction among Indian employees is growing as ‘Job Satisfaction 2016’ survey by TimesJobs.com reveals that 60% employees are not satisfied with their current job and 80% of the participating employees stated that they are looking to switch jobs. Compared to the ‘Job Satisfaction 2015’ survey results there has been a noticeable rise in […]
Read More →Inaugural Kronos hosts charity run on LiveInspired, an employee wellbeing and health campaign
Noida: Kronos Incorporated celebrated the successful completion of its first Kronos LiveInspired 10K and 5K run on 09 October 2016 (Sunday) , organized as part of its overall LiveInspired wellness program and GiveInspired corporate giving initiative, with more than 300 runners and walkers involved on the day. Kronos LiveInspired philosophy encourages employees to weave health […]
Read More →IT workforce composition: Germany and India have highest share of permanent employees, globally companies turning to IT contractors
Milkaukee/Mumbai: Skill shortage is at maximum levels in the IT sector, which influences the composition of workforce. The IT sector is one of the largest employment generating sectors in India. On in-country IT hiring practices, India depends heavily on permanent employees with 62% while in Germany the share of permanent employees is 63%, according to […]
Read More →Stress management is a key to achieve desirable career goals
By Parineeta Mehra, Mumbai: “Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they’ve started.” – David Allen So, let’s explore what are some of the causes of stress among corporate employees. Stress is the psychological and physical state that results when the resources of […]
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 →Indore-based YASH Technologies finds among India’s Top 50 Best Workplaces in tech sector for the second year in a row
Indore: YASH Technologies, a leading technology services and outsourcing partner for global companies, has been honoured by the Great Place to Work Institute as one of the Top 50 Best IT & ITeS companies to work for in India. YASH Technologies said that the company is the second year in a row that this recognition […]
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 […]
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