Finding the Missing Dots: Can Coaching Survive the System?
Corporate coaching is booming in India, yet organisations struggle to integrate post‑coaching change. Leaders highlighted a persistent expectations gap: individuals seek transformation while firms demand visible impact, often without clear metrics. The market faces an oversupply of coaches, many of whom are hired for reputation rather than fit, creating a mismatch between supply and organisational readiness. Without systems that can absorb new behaviours, the coaching surge may deliver uneven results.
SEGULA Technologies Elevates Praveen Ambrose to CHRO
SEGULA Technologies announced the promotion of Praveen Ambrose to chief human resources officer, effective immediately. Ambrose has been with the global engineering firm for over six years, progressing from HR manager to head of HR operations and talent acquisition, and...
Fairness Outweighs Compassion in Public Jobs: SC
The Supreme Court ruled that public‑employment recruitment must prioritize fairness over compassion, overturning earlier rulings that granted a police constable a second chance to take a missed physical test. The bench emphasized that advertised test schedules are final and cannot...
POV: Should DEI Strategies Be Standardised Globally or Tailored to Local Contexts?
Global firms are wrestling with whether diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies should be uniform or adapted to local realities. Leaders at Tata Motors, JEH Aerospace and Aditya Birla Capital argue for a hybrid model: a universal set of values and...
Krishna Kumar Singh Takes Additional Charge as CMD of SAIL
Krishna Kumar Singh, SAIL's director (personnel), took on the additional charge of chairman and managing director on April 2, 2026. He brings almost four decades of experience, having joined the Bhilai Steel Plant as a management trainee in 1987 and...
Kavita Singh Steps Down as CHRO of United Breweries
Kavita Singh, United Breweries' chief human resources officer, is resigning effective April 30, 2026, concluding a five‑year tenure. During her time she oversaw a workforce of over 12,000 employees across 19 manufacturing plants and 16 co‑packing units, handling talent management,...
Khaitan & Co. Promotes 49 Lawyers to Leadership
Khaitan & Co., one of India’s leading law firms, announced the promotion of 49 lawyers to senior positions, elevating 17 to partners and 32 to counsel. The move expands the firm’s leadership roster to 349 senior members, reflecting a deliberate...
BYD Cuts 1,00,000 Jobs Despite Record Sales
Chinese EV giant BYD slashed roughly 100,000 jobs in 2025, trimming its workforce by 10% to about 870,000 employees. Despite the layoffs, the company posted record revenue of 8,039.6 billion yuan (≈ $1.13 trillion) and delivered 4.6 million vehicles, including over one million exported...
Ivy Nazareth Is Now Lead-Partner Hiring, KPMG India
Ivy Nazareth has been promoted to lead‑partner hiring at KPMG India, marking her second tenure with the firm. A commerce graduate with an HR postgraduate diploma, she began her career at First Advantage and Tata Communications before joining KPMG in...
US Job Market Cools as Openings Fall
US labor market showed signs of cooling in February as job openings dropped to 6.9 million, the lowest level in months. Private payroll growth slowed to an average of 18,000 jobs per month while layoffs held steady, indicating employers are pausing...
The Unspoken Office Hierarchy Everyone Understands but Nobody Admits
The article reveals that every workplace runs on two parallel structures: the formal org chart and an informal hierarchy driven by trust, relationships, and early‑stage conversations. Influence is signaled by who gets invited to pre‑meeting chats, whose emails receive instant...
HRForecast 2026: Wisdom, Not Knowledge, Will Define the Workforce – Ruhie Pande, Group CHRO & CMO, Serentica, Resonia and Sterlite...
Ruhie Pande, CHRO & CMO of Serentica, Resonia and Sterlite Electric, warns that AI will push the workplace from a knowledge‑driven model to a "wisdom economy" where human judgment, empathy and ethical reasoning become core assets. She identifies five signals:...
India Moves to Strengthen Aviation Workforce with Revamped AME Training
India’s aviation sector is launching a three‑year BSc programme in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (AME) through a partnership between Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV) and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The curriculum will fuse academic theory, regulatory standards and hands‑on...
Alibaba Workforce Shrinks as Company Shifts Focus to AI and Core Businesses
Alibaba announced a 34% reduction in its workforce, ending 2025 with 128,197 employees compared with 194,320 a year earlier. The cuts followed divestments from offline retail units such as Sun Art and Intime, as the group refocuses on AI, cloud...
Severance Uncertainty for Oracle India Staff
Oracle announced layoffs of about 12,000 employees in India, leaving the workforce without official severance details. Unverified reports suggest the Indian package could total roughly three months and 15 days of salary, unused leave, tenure‑based additions, and a ₹20,000 (~$244)...
Falcon Marine Exports Elevates Priyanka Mohanty to Joint MD
Falcon Marine Exports announced that Priyanka Mohanty will assume the role of Joint Managing Director effective March 23, 2026, following board and shareholder approval. Previously serving as Executive Director (Woman Director), Mohanty has been integral to the firm’s operational and...
Unilever Halts Global Hiring for Three Months
Unilever announced a three‑month global hiring freeze, effective immediately, as it grapples with uncertainty from the ongoing Middle East conflict. The pause follows a 2024 restructuring that cut about 7,500 office positions and reflects rising energy costs that are squeezing...
Women’s Workforce Participation in UP Sees Sharp Rise over Nine Years
Uttar Pradesh’s female labour‑force participation has surged from roughly 12 % in 2017 to over 36 % today, a three‑fold rise in nine years. The growth is linked to enhanced safety measures, expanded infrastructure, education initiatives, and targeted policy interventions. Government‑backed projects...
Punjab and Haryana HC Orders Quarterly DPC Meetings to Safeguard Promotion Rights
The Punjab and Haryana High Court ordered the state to convene Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meetings every three months, emphasizing that employees’ right to be considered for promotion is a constitutional guarantee. The ruling arose from a petition by a...
Oracle Layoffs Hit India Hard, Leaving Thousands Jobless Overnight
Oracle announced a massive restructuring that eliminated roughly 30,000 jobs worldwide, with about 12,000 positions cut in India. The layoffs, representing roughly 18% of the company’s global workforce, were delivered via early‑morning emails and took effect instantly. Oracle says the...
Vedanta Expands Transgender Workforce to 75 Employees Across Businesses
Vedanta has expanded its transgender workforce to 75 employees, a figure that now spans its core subsidiaries such as Hindustan Zinc, Vedanta Aluminium, Sesa Goa, FACOR and Cairn Oil & Gas. The hiring drive, launched in 2022, places transgender staff in a variety...
Birlasoft Appoints Arun Rao as CHRO as Priti Kataria Steps Down
Birlasoft announced that Arun Rao will assume the role of chief human resources officer on April 1, 2026, succeeding Priti Kataria. Rao, a long‑time Birlasoft executive and former chief people officer, returns with more than three decades of talent management...
Samsung Biologics Workers Back Strike as Governance Concerns Intensify
Employees at Samsung Biologics voted overwhelmingly for industrial action after a six‑day ballot in late March, with participation rates unusually high. The labour union framed the dispute as a governance and ESG issue, citing unresolved allegations about unfair labour practices...
WFH or Watchful Eye? Geo-Fencing Rule Sparks Debate
A recent incident highlighted a company's use of a geo‑fencing policy that forces remote employees to stay within a 50‑kilometre radius of the office. Managers claim the rule ensures accessibility, but the employee argued it contradicts the promised flexibility of...
Union Budget Targets 2.5 Lakh Trained Professionals
India’s Union Budget raised the health ministry’s allocation by 10% to over Rs 1.06 lakh crore—approximately $13 billion—signalling a major fiscal push for the sector. The plan earmarks training for 100,000 allied‑health professionals and 150,000 caregivers over the next five years. Funding will also...
Falling Fertility Rate Raises Workforce Concerns in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh’s total fertility rate has dropped to 1.50, well below the 2.10 replacement threshold, signaling a sharp demographic shift. Population growth has slowed from over 7% in the early 2010s to under 2% today, while the median age now...
Lily Padding: When Career Loyalty Means Hopping, Not Staying
Lily padding describes a career strategy where professionals, especially Gen Z, intentionally hop between roles to acquire new skills and experiences. The approach reflects a shift from linear, tenure‑based progression toward a portfolio of varied assignments enabled by remote work, gig...
Naveen Narayanan to Be CHRO, Biocon
Naveen Narayanan will become chief human resources officer of Biocon on 1 April 2026, moving from his role as global head of HR at Biocon Biologics. He brings over 30 years of HR leadership across hospitality, banking, consulting and technology, including a...
Deloitte to Hire 50,000 in India; Bets Big on AI Upskilling
Deloitte announced a plan to hire 50,000 employees in India, reinforcing its status as a major global talent hub. The firm has already trained 30,000 staff in AI skills and is transitioning another 20,000 to AI‑focused roles. Around 9% of...
Omnicom Reworks Talent Strategy as AI Reshapes Advertising Industry
Omnicom Group is overhauling its talent strategy as artificial intelligence reshapes advertising. By the end of 2025 the firm will employ roughly 120,000 people across creative, media, data and consulting roles, and it is embedding generative AI into media planning,...
Intellias Bags ‘Happiest Places to Work in India’ Certification
Intellias, a global AI‑enabled product engineering firm, earned an 8.9 score on the Happiness Index, securing the "Happiest Places to Work in India" certification. The rating exceeds the 7‑point threshold required for the award and reflects high employee engagement across...
Vasudha Pharma Chem Gets Punam Attar as CHRO
Vasudha Pharma Chem has appointed Punam Attar as its new chief human resources officer. Attar joins from Granules India, where she led HR and administration since March 2024, after a series of senior HR roles at Dr Reddy’s, Abbott, and...
Nokia Plans Workforce Reduction; Begins India Restructuring
Finnish telecom giant Nokia announced a global restructuring that could eliminate up to 14,000 positions, roughly 20% of its 74,000‑strong workforce. In India, where more than 17,000 staff are employed, the cuts are expected to affect multiple functions as the...
KnitWell Group Names Sarah Evans as CHRO
KnitWell Group appointed Sarah Evans as chief human resources officer, overseeing people strategy for its eight retail brands that serve over 21 million U.S. customers. Evans will manage talent acquisition, total rewards, HR systems, as well as corporate communications, belonging and...
Gig Worker Registration on E-Shram Portal Remains Low in Odisha
In Odisha, enrolment of gig and platform workers on India’s e‑Shram portal remains minimal, according to Labour Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia. Despite rapid growth in ride‑hailing and food‑delivery apps, only a tiny fraction have signed up. Low awareness and the...
Digital Commerce Hiring Surges in India
India’s e‑commerce and quick‑commerce sector is entering a hiring boom, with total talent demand projected to rise 35% from 73,320 roles in 2023 to nearly 98,750 by 2025. Supply‑chain and fulfilment positions are expanding 25% as quick‑commerce spreads into tier‑2...
MP High Court Restores Worker After 22 Years
The Madhya Pradesh High Court reinstated a peon after 22 years, ruling that an irregular appointment cannot justify dismissal after long service. The court distinguished illegal appointments, which are void, from irregular ones, which cannot be cancelled after decades. It...
UpGrad to Acquire Unacademy in All-Stock Deal?
upGrad has signed a term sheet to acquire Unacademy in a 100% share‑swap transaction, creating a combined edtech powerhouse valued at roughly $2.25 billion. The deal follows upGrad’s February acquisition of Internshala and includes a break‑fee to lock in both parties....
Lendingplate Announces 40.5 Lakh ESOPs to Strengthen Employee Ownership
LendingPlate, the digital‑first lending arm of Unifinz Capital India, announced the grant of 40.5 lakh (4,050,000) employee stock options under its UCIL ESOP 2025 scheme. Each option carries a face value of Rs 10 (≈ $0.12) and can be exercised at the same price,...
Sarita Tripathi Is the New CHRO, Raymond (Aerospace & Precision Engineering Business)
Sarita Tripathi has been appointed chief human resources officer of Raymond’s aerospace and precision‑engineering business. She brings more than two decades of HR leadership from global firms including Johnson Matthey, Tata Motors, Vodafone and Capgemini, where she oversaw 41,000 employees. Tripathi says...
UAE Employees Continue to Favour Offices Despite Hybrid Shift
A Gensler Research Institute study of 16,000 professionals across 16 countries finds UAE employees still view the office as central, spending roughly 53 % of their work week on‑site. While hybrid models are spreading, workers idealise a higher office presence—about two‑thirds...
Raajeev Saaxena Joins Ashoka Buildcon as CHRO
Ashoka Buildcon appointed Raajeev Saaxena as chief human resources officer, effective March 2026, to steer its people agenda across highways, rail, power and city‑gas businesses. Saaxena brings more than three decades of HR leadership in infrastructure, logistics and pharmaceuticals, most recently...
InvoiceCloud to Hire 150 Tech and Product Professionals in Hyderabad by 2026
InvoiceCloud announced it will add 150 technology and product professionals to its Hyderabad Innovation Hub by the end of 2026. The hiring wave targets senior leadership, AI engineers, and specialists across engineering, product management, and digital payments. The Hyderabad centre...
Employee Alleges Salary Delays, Weekend Pressure and Sudden Exit in ‘Toxic’ Workplace
A Reddit user detailed a toxic environment at a small Indian firm, citing chronic salary delays, weekend work mandates, and an abrupt termination during the notice period. The employee described an intense, unpredictable workplace with frequent check‑ins, long meetings, and...
Goodyear’s Abhishek Arora Resigns; Vishal Dhingra to Take Charge as Director-HR
Goodyear India announced that Vishal Dhingra will replace Abhishek Arora as director‑HR for South Asia effective 21 April 2026. Arora, who joined the tire manufacturer in 2024 after a two‑decade career at Carlsberg India, HJ Heinz, Maruti Suzuki and JCB India, will step...
HR Perspectives by Shikha Saxena: “The Real Challenge with AI Adoption Is Not Technology—It Is Perception”
Shikha Saxena argues that the biggest obstacle to AI adoption in healthcare HR is employee perception, not the technology itself. She emphasizes hiring for learning agility, curiosity and resilience rather than static technical skills, and stresses that well‑being is a...
HRForecast 2026: Skills Will Challenge Degrees—But Systems Will Decide Who Wins – Amit Das, Director–HR, BCCL (Times Group)
HR leaders predict 2026 will be the tipping point for skills‑first hiring as AI‑driven capability mapping, internal talent marketplaces, agility pressures, and equity goals converge. Amit Das warns that most firms remain shackled to degree‑centric job descriptions, grade‑linked compensation, and...
IGT to Cut 700 Jobs Globally as New CEO Drives Restructuring
International Game Technology (IGT) will eliminate roughly 700 positions, about 10% of its global workforce, as part of a restructuring drive led by new CEO Hector Fernandez. The cuts follow Apollo Global Management and Everi’s acquisition and aim to streamline...
Ford Faces Lawsuit Alleging HR Suppressed Harassment Complaints
Ford Motor Company is being sued by former quality engineer Ayanna A. Lynn over alleged mishandling of harassment complaints. Lynn says her reports of inappropriate behavior by a senior manager were dismissed, leading to retaliation, negative performance reviews, and blocked...
Renaissance Goa Hotel Appoints Jyotirmoy Kalita as Director-HR
Renaissance Goa Hotel has appointed Jyotirmoy Kalita as its director of human resources. Kalita brings close to a decade of Marriott International experience, including pre‑opening leadership, talent development, and HR operations across multiple properties. He previously oversaw HR for a...