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The long standing formal dress code policy (for over 30 years, since start of the company) at Infosys has been trashed, much to the delight of over 175,000 employees across the globe. No more will the employees be required to dress in…

Recession hit American economy bounces back bigger than it did in the past two decades, reported Kauffman foundation. The Kauffman Index of Startup, which is the parameter that measures business creation is at an all-time high is…

Yesterday was one of the blackest days for Indian corporate sector when a young Muslim candidate from Mumbai was denied a job, only because of this religion. At a time when our PM is visiting foreign countries and asking the global…

IIT Kharagpur has become country’s first institution to provide a course on ‘Make in India’ vision initiated by PM Modi and supported by the Indian Govt. This 7-days short term course termed as ‘Industrial relations and Make in…

We have been regularly having top lists on this blog. Here is one more that has been requested by visitors quite frequently - The Top and Best Part Time MBA Executive programs in India. This list gives readers the MBA / PGDBA programs…

Bet you wouldn’t have thought about it like this before, but it’s astonishing how much your profession can change your core. Sometimes permanently. Work takes up a huge chunk of our years, be it to pay bills or to excel in a certain…

It turns out that what they say is true -- there is indeed an app for that. And employee engagement is no exception. In this article, I cover some of the recent tech trends employers are using to make employees happier and more engaged.…

Let’s just say history was re-written when TCS announced a whooping Rs.2,628 crore one-time bonus to all it’s 3,19,656 employees on the occasion of turning 10! Employees who completed service of 1 year or more were given bonus…

It is true when they say, “People may take a job for more money, but they often leave it for more recognition” Employee retention is one of the most important factors that determine the credibility of your company. And yes, Corporate…

Today is World Health Day, and there is some bad news for Indian corporate employees. In a startling revelation by The Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry in India (ASSOCHAM), it was found that 42.5% of all corporate…

An age-old debate, a plethora of personal choices and bigot approaches have always put off a question unanswered, if the fairer sex makes better bosses. The biz world as per its researches believes that women make better leaders and run…

When an Indian biochemistry student applied for internship at the historic 609 years old Leipzig University in Germany, he was appalled and shocked to know that he was denied admission because of rape incidents happening in India.…

Update: March 2nd, 2015 We have edited and removed certain portions of this article as it seems the Samsung employee in question was at fault here. The Samsung employee who attempted suicide has apologized to the Samsung management…

Reeling under heavy losses and relying largely upon fresh funds to go on with their operations and aggressive marketing strategies does not seem to deter e-commerce majors from giving unprecedented salary hikes to their best performing…

When we started with our organization, our main objective was not only to create something “Big” but also to deliver a quality customer service. The most important aspect which leads to progressive locomotion of a company is the type of…

As per reports coming in from major technological and business publications from around the world, it appears that IBM is all set to execute world’s largest layoff event as 26% or roughly 1,12,115 employees from all over the world can…

As per a recent salary comparison research conducted by Monster India, it has been revealed that education industry pays the minimum salary at Rs 186.5/hour, whereas salaries in IT sector have fallen by nearly 1.3% compared to last year.…

In a “not-so-surprising” yet unexpected news, the budding MBA graduates seem to have been running out on their luck in the recent present times. Back in 2012, a study revealed that out of 5 lakh pursuing MBA only one fifth seem fit for…

Back in school, we read about the carrot and stick policy. It was about the diligent and hard working people being rewarded by way of incentives (referred to here as carrots) while the sloths and non-performers got, so to say, the stick.…

Money can make an employee stay, but never make them loyal. If loyalty is a commodity, then attaching a price tag would be next to impossible. But as all HR’s will tell you, the cost of keeping an old employee will any day cost you lesser…