News for 'human resources'

Agnipath: Didn't anticipate protests like these, says Navy chief

Agnipath: Didn't anticipate protests like these, says Navy chief

Rediff.com17 Jun 2022

Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Friday termed the Agniveer model as the single biggest human resources management transformation in the Indian military and said that protests in parts of the country over the newly launched Agnipath scheme are happening due to misinformation and misunderstanding.

World's poor must have fair access to global resources: India

World's poor must have fair access to global resources: India

Rediff.com14 Oct 2015

World leaders declared that there can be no development if poverty and hunger persist.

Consequences of 'CEO exits' at Indian IT companies

Consequences of 'CEO exits' at Indian IT companies

Rediff.com22 Jun 2023

Indian IT services companies have seen several CEO changes that have, over the past few months, led to some crucial exits at the mid-senior level in a trend that is likely to continue. According to a recent Motilal Oswal report, "Movement of mid-to-senior leadership at IT services firms is a reality, partially on account of multiple CEO-level changes.

'All out support' to Bihar, promises Jaitley ahead of crucial polls

'All out support' to Bihar, promises Jaitley ahead of crucial polls

Rediff.com23 Jun 2015

Promising that the Centre will go "all out" to support Bihar in a "big way", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Tuesday said the government is likely to announce projects and schemes in a few weeks time to assist the resource-rich state.

Reliance Industries is a parallel state: Former WB governor

Reliance Industries is a parallel state: Former WB governor

Rediff.com16 Apr 2014

Former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi dubbed Reliance Industries as a "parallel state" that exercised power "brazenly" over natural and financial resources.

Uma defends Smriti, asks how qualified is Sonia

Uma defends Smriti, asks how qualified is Sonia

Rediff.com28 May 2014

Reacting sharply to Congress leader Ajay Maken's comments on Human Resource Development minister Smriti Irani's educational qualifications, senior Cabinet colleague Uma Bharti on Wednesday targeted Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

7 simple tips to cut expenses and save money

7 simple tips to cut expenses and save money

Rediff.com26 May 2020

Cut down on non-essential expenses like outside food, travel expenses.

Should I quit my job to teach underprivileged children?

Should I quit my job to teach underprivileged children?

Rediff.com1 Dec 2023

rediffGURU R P Yadav offers career advice on how you can improve your core skills and make the most of your talent at the workplace.

Will work to ensure India emerges as an education hub: Smriti Irani

Will work to ensure India emerges as an education hub: Smriti Irani

Rediff.com15 Jun 2014

Speaking at a function in Pune, the HRD minister also said that she would be soon introducing changes that would make her ministry more transparent. Devidas Deshpande reports.

Air India revises pilots', cabin crew salaries, announces reward, bonus

Air India revises pilots', cabin crew salaries, announces reward, bonus

Rediff.com18 Apr 2023

Air India on Monday announced a new compensation structure for its pilots and cabin crew, with a guaranteed flying allowance of 40 hours per month for both categories of staff. While the flying allowance has been doubled for pilots, it has been introduced for flight attendants as part of the new compensation structure. Pilots will earn an additional amount as a reward based on the number of years of service with the airline and get an allowance while undergoing training for command or conversion to another aircraft type.

Indian-origin family of 4 found dead in New Jersey, police call it murder

Indian-origin family of 4 found dead in New Jersey, police call it murder

Rediff.com6 Oct 2023

An Indian-origin couple and their two children were found dead in their home in the US state of New Jersey and the police are investigating the matter as a homicide.

Pay packets to swell less next year

Pay packets to swell less next year

Rediff.com16 Dec 2002

Swiggy launches industry-first 'Moonlighting policy'

Swiggy launches industry-first 'Moonlighting policy'

Rediff.com3 Aug 2022

Food ordering and delivery platform Swiggy on Wednesday said it has introduced an industry-first 'Moonlighting policy', wherein employees can take up external projects for pro-bono or economic consideration based on internal approvals. "This could encompass activity outside of office hours or on weekends that does not impact their productivity on the full-time job or have a conflict of interest with Swiggy's business in any way," a company release said. Moonlighting policy allows employees to work second jobs, outside normal business hours of the primary job, under certain conditions.

'I was told I would never walk again'

'I was told I would never walk again'

Rediff.com14 May 2024

'And here I was, walking as a showstopper. I couldn't have imagined a more beautiful gift.'

Energy from urine? IIT-Palakkad researchers show how

Energy from urine? IIT-Palakkad researchers show how

Rediff.com15 Feb 2024

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology-Palakkad (IIT-Palakkad) have introduced a pioneering method of generating renewable energy from human urine.

Heavy rains, flood leave 56 dead, thousands homeless in Brazil

Heavy rains, flood leave 56 dead, thousands homeless in Brazil

Rediff.com5 May 2024

Governor Eduardo Leite declared a state of emergency as the region grapples with the aftermath of the catastrophic weather event.

A career in HR: How you can be a people's person

A career in HR: How you can be a people's person

Rediff.com5 Feb 2015

An HR person's job is all about talent management.

South Asia: It Is Climate Change, Stupid

South Asia: It Is Climate Change, Stupid

Rediff.com21 Sep 2024

India should encourage the second coming of SAARC with climate change as an urgent agenda and keeping Indian security concerns in mind as the subtext, suggest Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd) and Colonel Anil Athale (retd).

Air India pilots' bodies say airline makes 'rapid', 'regressive' changes in service conditions

Air India pilots' bodies say airline makes 'rapid', 'regressive' changes in service conditions

Rediff.com29 Mar 2023

Pilots' bodies at Tata Group-owned Air India have accused the airline management of making unilaterally "rapid" and "regressive" changes in the service conditions of pilots. In a letter to Air India Chief Human Resources Officer Suresh Dutt Tripathi on Tuesday, Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) and Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) also stated that "all unilateral violations of their rights and service agreements are creating industrial unrest and shattering employee confidence in the current management". The communication comes amid Air India reducing drastically the annual limit of privilege leave accumulation to 60 days from 300 days earlier, as per a source.

IndiGo's technicians go on sick leave to seek salary revision

IndiGo's technicians go on sick leave to seek salary revision

Rediff.com11 Jul 2022

Some aircraft technicians at IndiGo are on sick leave since Friday demanding a revision in salaries. The protest comes days after the airline partially restored salaries of its pilots and cabin crew and made changes to its human resource (HR) policies. Some technicians in Hyderabad reported sick on Friday night while those from other bases skipped work on Sunday demanding a revision in salary, an industry source said.

Why HDFC Bank Is On A Hiring Spree

Why HDFC Bank Is On A Hiring Spree

Rediff.com15 Nov 2023

Between March 2022 and September 2023, HDFC Bank added 56,310 employees.

SBI to roll out golden handshake, 30,190 employees qualify

SBI to roll out golden handshake, 30,190 employees qualify

Rediff.com6 Sep 2020

The draft scheme, seen by PTI, said it will provide an option and a respectable exit route to employees who have reached a level of saturation in their career, may not be at the peak of their performance, have some personal issue or want to pursue their professional or personal life outside the bank.

'Big Boost': Bharat Biotech's nasal vaccine against Covid cleared for use

'Big Boost': Bharat Biotech's nasal vaccine against Covid cleared for use

Rediff.com6 Sep 2022

The Hyderabad-based firm completed clinical trials of the nasal vaccine with about 4,000 volunteers and there is no side effect or adverse reaction reported so far, company sources had said.

What Kovind said in 2018 on 'one-nation, one-election'

What Kovind said in 2018 on 'one-nation, one-election'

Rediff.com1 Sep 2023

"Frequent elections not only impose a huge burden on human resources but also impede the development process due to the promulgation of the model code of conduct. Therefore, a sustained debate is required on the subject of simultaneous elections and all political parties need to arrive at a consensus on this issue," he had said.

Startups On Hiring Spree!

Startups On Hiring Spree!

Rediff.com5 Feb 2024

In 2024 so far, 20 startups have already visited the campus with 80 placements.

Why India Has Shortage Of Skilled Workers

Why India Has Shortage Of Skilled Workers

Rediff.com31 Aug 2023

'The second generation of migrant labourers is not enthusiastic about continuing in this field.' 'The parents of the next generation do not wish their children to be part of this trade.'

SBI takes Harvard lessons for staff appraisal

SBI takes Harvard lessons for staff appraisal

Rediff.com24 Aug 2015

Apart from 40 modules of Harvard, SBI has internally developed 500 e-modules for employees.

Parliamentary panel bats for simultaneous LS, state polls

Parliamentary panel bats for simultaneous LS, state polls

Rediff.com16 Mar 2021

Batting for holding of simultaneous elections in the country, a parliamentary committee on Tuesday said this will reduce the burden on the exchequer, expenditure of political parties and also ensure that human resources are optimally utilised.

Air India offers VRS in first move to prune headcount

Air India offers VRS in first move to prune headcount

Rediff.com2 Jun 2022

Tata-owned Air India has launched a Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) for its employees- in the airline's first drive to reduce headcount. The salt-to-steel conglomerate acquired the carrier last year. As of November 2019, the airline had 9,426 permanent employees.

Halliburton fined $275,000 for anti-Muslim behaviour

Halliburton fined $275,000 for anti-Muslim behaviour

Rediff.com9 Oct 2019

The Houston-based Halliburton, one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the energy industry with over 55,000 employees, has agreed to pay the amount and furnish significant relief to settle a national origin and religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

Want to get hired? Some tips for you

Want to get hired? Some tips for you

Rediff.com13 Aug 2020

'Working from home is stressful as there is a blur between personal and professional space.' 'We should not overdo the follow up and checking.'

Cabinet secretary Gauba to head panel monitoring civil servants' training

Cabinet secretary Gauba to head panel monitoring civil servants' training

Rediff.com20 Feb 2023

Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba will head a top panel, including a senior official from the Prime Minister's Office and seven secretaries, to monitor the implementation of the Centre's ambitious Mission Karmayogi programme for training of government employees, officials said on Monday.

Air India pilots' union knocks on labour department's doors

Air India pilots' union knocks on labour department's doors

Rediff.com28 Dec 2022

A pilots' grouping of Tata group-owned Air India has approached the labour department to initiate conciliation proceedings with the airline's management to sort out various issues, including concerns over possible changes in service conditions of its members. The Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA), which claims to represent around 900 pilots flying narrow-body planes of Air India, has written to the Chief Labour Commissioner (CLC) as well as Deputy CLC and Assistant Labour Commissioner in New Delhi earlier this week. Apart from service condition issues, the association has flagged that the airline's plans to hire captains for its A320 fleet on a fixed-term contract may result in an anomalous situation for the existing pilots at Air India.

Economist Kalpana Kochhar to retire from IMF in July

Economist Kalpana Kochhar to retire from IMF in July

Rediff.com2 Jun 2021

Indian economist Kalpana Kochhar, who heads the Human Resources Department of the International Monetary Fund, is leaving the organisation to join the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the IMF announced on Wednesday. Kochhar, who served in various senior positions during her three decades at the IMF, will retire on July 30, it said.

''Baloch Are Humiliated As Indian Agents'

''Baloch Are Humiliated As Indian Agents'

Rediff.com9 Sep 2024

'It has been 14 years since I began living in exile and it's shocking that the situation in Balochistan has only worsened rather than improved.'

Air India to buy 470 planes from Airbus, Boeing in a landmark aviation deal

Air India to buy 470 planes from Airbus, Boeing in a landmark aviation deal

Rediff.com14 Feb 2023

Air India will purchase 220 planes from Boeing for $34 billion, with an option to buy 70 more aircraft that could take the total transaction value to $45.9 billion, a deal that US President Joe Biden described as a "historic agreement". While announcing the Boeing-Air India deal on Tuesday, Biden also asserted that together with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he was looking forward to deepen the ties between India and the US. As per an announcement from the White House, Boeing and Air India have reached an agreement under which the airline will purchase 190 B737 MAX, 20 B787, and 10 B777X for a total of 220 firm order valued at $34 billion at list price.

Indian-origin CEO of US co fires over 900 employees on Zoom

Indian-origin CEO of US co fires over 900 employees on Zoom

Rediff.com6 Dec 2021

An Indian-origin CEO of a US-based homeownership company has abruptly fired more than 900 employees, about 9 per cent of its workforce, on a Zoom webinar, citing market efficiency, performance and productivity as the reasons behind the move. On a Zoom webinar last Wednesday, Better.com CEO Vishal Garg abruptly announced that the mortgage company is laying off about 9 per cent of its workforce, CNN reported. Garg cited market efficiency, performance and productivity as the reason behind the firings, the report said.

India saddled with crores of low-skilled youngsters: Pai

India saddled with crores of low-skilled youngsters: Pai

Rediff.com18 Jun 2018

'Because of the failure of the UPA era (2004-14), we will add another 10 crore by 2025...total 20 crore in the 21-45 age group with low skills, low education.'

Cinema Has Loved Gandhi; Get Ready To See Him Again

Cinema Has Loved Gandhi; Get Ready To See Him Again

Rediff.com3 Oct 2024

Gandhi will now be seen in two upcoming OTT series -- Hansal Mehta's Gandhi, starring Pratik Gandhi in the title role, and Freedom at Midnight by Nikkhil Advani.