In the past 10 years, over 500 PSB officers have died by suicide. When targets are overwhelming, senior management and customers are both impatient, and there is constant fear, not every banker has the resilience to survive and thrive, warns Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Dr Ganesh Natarajan offers practical advice on the importance of skill development.
Micromanagers feel the need to be involved in every decision, hence they will avoid delegating tasks and spend a lot of time focusing on minor details rather than the bigger picture, says Sonica Aron, founder of the HR consultancy firm, Marching Sheep.
"If HR isn't responsive, it's critical to keep records of all interactions -- e-mails, dates and any conversations you had. If HR fails to help, escalate the matter to higher management or the internal complaints committee," says Smita Shetty Kapoor.
Do you know what are the top common mistakes that the HR department of most organisations make? Here are some and what they should do to avoid the same.
'A person is supposed to do 40 to 42 hours of work a week.' 'If a person is working more that, it is exploitation.' 'And it is because of this exploitation that employees experience stress which affects their mental health.' 'Sometimes it even leads to ending their lives. It is very unfortunate.'
'When I called the HR department, they abused me.'
There are students with 10+ years of work experience who have done two-year full time MBA, says rediffGURU Patrick Dsouza.
Special judge Hardeep Kaur sent both the accused to jail after they were produced before the court on expiry of their custodial interrogation by the Delhi police.
"I have always felt that Lord Ram has been shielding me and my family from all the bad times and I strongly believe that it is him, who chose me for the auspicious task," Yogiraj, who has received effusive praise for his work, told PTI.
Dr Ravikant said the workers were thoroughly examined and their blood test, X-ray, and ECG reports were normal.
Two unions representing Air India pilots have asked members not to accept the revised compensation and employment offer, calling the company's proposals "unfair labour practices." They said any coercion on pilots to sign the offer would lead to industrial unrest. The Tata group airline announced on Monday a new salary structure for pilots and cabin crew.
India Inc has weathered many a storm during Covid-19: from supply chain disruptions to demand dips, steep increase in input costs to shortage of key raw materials. As most companies navigated unprecedented challenges on multiple fronts, realisation dawned also about the criticality of employee welfare in the survival of the business. And it was the human resources (HR) department that faced the greatest test on this front.
'Jayaji, would you say the same thing if in my place it was your daughter Shweta beaten, drugged and molested as a teenager, would you say the same thing if Abhishek complained about bullying and harassment constantly and found hanging one day?'
'Have a candid discussion with your management and raise your concerns,' suggests HR Guru Mayank Rautela.
Employees allege breach of transfer policy, accuses HR of non-transparency; protests to resume on October 22
iPhone SE 2020 is one of the popular phones like Apple 11, which is the biggest seller in the domestic market.
For Krish Shankar, executive vice-president & group head of human resource (HR) development at Infosys, the defining moment of the pandemic on the HR department has been the importance that reskilling and learning have managed to get. For Infosys, the focus on reskilling started three to four years back as business saw a shift towards digital, and the pandemic has really brought the importance of reskilling to the fore. "In the past, certification courses or taking up an e-learning course was just a way towards promotion, and was not taken too seriously.
HR Guru Mayank Rautela offers practical advice.
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"Under the contingency plan, we are operating 50 flights across the network today," an Air India official said. From Delhi, the national carrier will be operating just 10 flights and almost an equal number from Mumbai to metro cities.
Moral of the story: Caveat emptor, when you are talking to HR.
'Women's voices are too high or too low, or they are seen as too short or too tall, or too fat or too thin, to be great leaders.' 'These judgments wear us down.'
Most companies inform the employees upfront about the background checks that would be carried out. And a clause is included in the appointment letter of the employees that the final decision will be subject to the results of background verifications.
Are you spending enough time on your investment decisions so that you can make them on time? If not, then what are all the consequences?
Invisible Scars wants to bring domestic abuse out of the bedroom and into public discourse.
If you have recently had a salary hike and a corresponding increase in your tax outgo then you must seek your company's co-operation to structure a tax-friendly salary.
Air Deccan is looking for an Operations Assistant in Kolkata.
Get Ahead reader Shafi is a graduate wants to know how to answer a popularly asked BPO job interview question.
A similar period of paid maternity leave will be provided for fixed term and trainee employees
The HR challenge seems to be one of the most important issues that RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das will have to tackle.
An HR person's job is all about talent management.
Reliance Jio test launched its services last December, but dates for commercial launch has not been announced.
'One hopes that it is for the better that this disaster alters our reality from the morning of May 4,' notes Aakar Patel.
'It was to be a two hour long surgery and anything could go wrong,' recalls Veenu Sandhu.
Present a positive image by exuding enthusiasm and energy for work, says Surya Mahadevan.
Give them up post haste and make a rocking beginning to the New Year.
Since you are sitting on that chair, how about doing some chair squats?
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