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  • Sony Ericsson to shut down Chennai unit (November 20, 2009)
  • Dr. K. Jafar Ali, Director, Centre for Human Renaissance; SRM University, Chennai (November 19, 2009)
  • Core Projects teams up with Oxford University (November 18, 2009)
  • Hire and fire policy (November 13, 2009)
  • Plan now (November 12, 2009)
  • Per-employee revenues, profits rise in IT firms (November 09, 2009)
  • Jet, Kingfisher likely to trim pilot strength (November 06, 2009)
  • Paid holiday for bypolls (November 06, 2009)
  • IBM to set up new business analytics centre in Bangalore (November 05, 2009)
  • Plantations get set to adopt mechanisation (November 04, 2009)
  • IIM-A summer placements begin (November 03, 2009)
  • An eye for security (November 02, 2009)
  • Executive learning back in demand (November 02, 2009)
  • Management imperatives in the current context (October 19, 2009)
  • Executive pay (October 16, 2009)
  • They turned from diamond to embroidery, but the life-thread is frayed still (October 16, 2009)
  • Executive payouts (October 15, 2009)
  • HR meet at Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (October 13, 2009)
  • N.S. Sekar, Senior Director, SuccessFactors; Happy Valley Business School (October 12, 2009)
  • Weighty paychecks (October 09, 2009)
  • Calm & confident is the way to go (October 05, 2009)
  • Responsibility for Nacil mess (October 02, 2009)
  • Professional institutes hope for better placement prospects (October 02, 2009)
  • Pricol incident brings HR professionals’ role to the fore (September 26, 2009)
  • Bankers’ pay (September 24, 2009)
  • Correction (September 24, 2009)
  • Perot India staff may be absorbed in full (September 22, 2009)
  • Bankers are not in a high-wage island (September 22, 2009)
  • Standard Chartered sees opportunity to grab talent (September 18, 2009)
  • Rly employees to get bonus for 75 days (September 18, 2009)
  • CII meet on HR practices today (September 18, 2009)
  • Broking houses ramping up jobbing, arbitrage desks (September 16, 2009)
  • Sharing in another’s grief (September 14, 2009)
  • Invest in education, says Infosys chief (September 13, 2009)
  • Lighting up R&D at GE (September 07, 2009)
  • FranklinCovey to set up offices in Afghanistan, Myanmar (September 07, 2009)
  • IIM-A readies proposal for pay hike (September 05, 2009)
  • HCL, apex NGO body team up for skill development (September 01, 2009)
  • Jet says pilot strike will not hit operations (August 26, 2009)
  • Karnataka Bank chief asks youth to explore rural job options (August 25, 2009)
  • HR meet stresses on cultural sensitivity for success (August 25, 2009)
  • No official word yet on pilots’ strike: Jet (August 23, 2009)
  • Mercedes Benz to raise R&D strength (August 21, 2009)
  • SIMA to start technical training institute (August 19, 2009)
  • Rise in contract hiring signals revival (August 15, 2009)
  • Wipro Tech launches US academy (August 14, 2009)
  • Centum launches corporate knowledge series (August 14, 2009)
  • Monster.com & e-Choupal tie up (August 13, 2009)
  • Work begins on ITIs (August 12, 2009)
  • IAS fraternity (August 11, 2009)
  • Minister disagrees with Crisil forecast on NPAs (August 11, 2009)
  • New trade policy to focus on labour-intensive exports (August 11, 2009)
  • Doing more with less (August 10, 2009)
  • Workmen’s Compensation Bill introduced in LS (August 08, 2009)
  • Naukri.com launches salary tool (August 08, 2009)
  • ‘No Govt nod for productivity linked schemes for AI, IA’ (August 07, 2009)
  • Financial inclusion course seen creating rural jobs too (August 07, 2009)
  • Spice plantations hit by labour shortage (August 03, 2009)
  • Maritime varsity campus at Kochi Port (August 03, 2009)
  • Port officers against Chanda heading pay panel (July 31, 2009)
  • Demo on memory recall (July 31, 2009)
  • Don’t blame it all on babus (July 27, 2009)
  • Insurance wage revision talks (July 27, 2009)
  • DuPont hiring more researchers in India (July 26, 2009)
  • ‘Investments in IT training to fall 25% in Asia-Pacific’ (July 23, 2009)
  • Cognizant, Invensys sign co-innovation deal (July 17, 2009)
  • Teaching the engineering college tutors (July 17, 2009)
  • Bank unions call for strike on Aug 6, 7 (July 16, 2009)
  • 6 injured as cranes crash at Metro accident site (July 14, 2009)
  • CAG slams BSNL for poor revenue collection (July 14, 2009)
  • Recruiters see more hiring this year: Study (July 12, 2009)
  • Going modern (July 10, 2009)
  • Find your job (July 06, 2009)
  • Trading ‘tall’ tales (June 26, 2009)
  • Pharma sector told to focus on improving HR quality (June 22, 2009)
  • Future Group’s unit to train in retail skills (June 19, 2009)
  • Labour shortage hits cane availability for mills (June 17, 2009)
  • ‘Make work environment more inclusive for both sexes’ (June 16, 2009)
  • Patni Computer looks to cut operating costs by Rs 118 cr (June 15, 2009)
  • Infosys BPO looks for rural partners (June 10, 2009)
  • Key executive pay packages zoom at top 3 firms (June 06, 2009)
  • EU to continue support for Oxfam project (June 04, 2009)
  • Public sector insurers to dole out incentive payments to employees (June 04, 2009)
  • Regulating pay packages (June 03, 2009)
  • SBI launches product for army personnel (June 01, 2009)
  • Wage bill burns up Coal India profits (May 22, 2009)
  • Panasonic to make durables range in India (May 21, 2009)
  • Surya Roshni to complete Rs 600-cr expansion by fiscal end (May 21, 2009)
  • Vocational training service launched (May 21, 2009)
  • Infosys plans to stop home loan allowance (May 20, 2009)
  • Civil services (May 09, 2009)
  • US leadership development co Linkage sets up India office (May 07, 2009)
  • Puducherry housing board staff entitled for bonus: HC (May 07, 2009)
  • BAE plays host to students from Bangalore (May 05, 2009)
  • National Law School grads get lucrative placements (April 20, 2009)
  • Indian Bank’s credit up 30% last year (April 20, 2009)
  • Uncertain future (April 17, 2009)
  • Debar loan defaulters from contesting elections: AIBEA (April 15, 2009)
  • Average salary offered at IIFT Rs 8 lakh (April 11, 2009)
  • Tide turns: Infrastructure PSUs attracting more talent (April 08, 2009)
  • Protect jobs to save the economy (April 07, 2009)
  • The symbolic value and implication of cutting costs (April 06, 2009)
  • HC dismisses India Pistons’ petition (April 01, 2009)
  • ‘The best time to acquire talent’ (March 30, 2009)
  • Kavidasan, Director (HR), Roots Group of Industries; CMS Institute of Management Studies (March 28, 2009)
  • US co Intuit to invest $45 m in India (March 26, 2009)
  • Expat salary TDS: SC rules against penalty on foreign cos (March 26, 2009)
  • Oxford plans executive education in India (March 25, 2009)
  • Cashew processing industry faces workforce shortage (March 25, 2009)
  • Upgraded Kronos solution (March 24, 2009)
  • 20-30% growth in US visas issued (March 22, 2009)
  • Jaguar Land Rover begins cutting management jobs (March 21, 2009)
  • 228 offers for IIM-K students (March 21, 2009)
  • Co-op bank takeover: IOB chief denies charges (March 21, 2009)
  • Dhanalakshmi Bank raises the bar (March 19, 2009)
  • Personal values for a recession (March 16, 2009)
  • NID ties up with PACE; more opportunities for students (March 16, 2009)
  • Move to retain workforce (March 15, 2009)
  • Unorganised workers in select sectors to be hit by slowdown (March 15, 2009)
  • HC says ‘no’ to dismissal of Metrowater employee (March 12, 2009)
  • Satyam staff worried as bidding process begins (March 12, 2009)
  • Job conditions for women in Kerala IT to be assessed (March 09, 2009)
  • Domestic probe against worker: Labour Court order quashed (March 07, 2009)
  • NCC chief on National HRD board (March 06, 2009)
  • Non-performing agents face the axe (March 04, 2009)
  • ‘Bank staff who resigned not eligible for invalid pension’ (March 03, 2009)
  • APSRTC-Wockhardt Hospitals MoU (March 02, 2009)
  • Karnataka is still hiring (February 28, 2009)
  • Issue of H-1B visas (February 27, 2009)
  • GoAir adding more aircraft, staff (February 24, 2009)
  • MSD Pharma to raise headcount, partnerships this year (February 24, 2009)
  • JCB India hopes to make India its manufacturing hub (February 20, 2009)
  • Keep your eyes open (February 16, 2009)
  • `Shortage of officers in forces' (February 15, 2009)
  • Apollo Tyres to lay off 15% of total workforce (February 13, 2009)
  • Vikram V. Kallianpur, Country Head-HR, Virtusa India; Loyola Academy, Alwal (February 13, 2009)
  • Jyothi Menon, Senior Vice-President, HR Shared Services Centre, Scope International; Vael’s In (February 11, 2009)
  • Marine pilots against lowering norms (February 09, 2009)
  • Marine pilots against lowering norms (February 09, 2009)
  • Roche Diagnostics to increase presence (February 07, 2009)
  • Slowdown forces Nasscom to lower export growth target this fiscal (February 05, 2009)
  • ‘Liability to pay gratuity to beedi workers rests with trademark owners’ (February 05, 2009)
  • Global Talent Track to expand operations (February 04, 2009)
  • Time to act, not just react (February 03, 2009)
  • Log on to know the latest (February 02, 2009)
  • Mr A.R. Rajesh, Vice-President, Team Lease Services;
    INC Adam Smith Institute of Management Studi
    (January 30, 2009)
  • Hello there, are you job-ready? (January 27, 2009)
  • CCCL and Sastra University tie up (January 23, 2009)
  • Finalising CFO, CEO will be priority at Satyam meet (January 22, 2009)
  • Court asks TN Salt Corp to pay dues to workers of closed factory (January 22, 2009)
  • Indians posted abroad may get exemption from paying for social security (January 14, 2009)
  • Dr K. Jafar Ali, Director, Centre for Human Renaissance; Narayana College of Engineering, Nellore (January 12, 2009)
  • Smart on the job (January 12, 2009)
  • Living in the now (January 09, 2009)
  • Export decline may cost 10 million jobs: FIEO (January 07, 2009)
  • Auto component cos multi task assembly line workers (January 06, 2009)
  • Government talks tough with oil officers’ body threatening stir (January 06, 2009)
  • Evaluations over, no pink slips: Satyam (January 06, 2009)
  • LIC staff seek higher wages (January 06, 2009)
  • ‘Oil & gas sector in need of qualified engineers’ (January 04, 2009)
    Agri-Biz & Commodities
  • Mechanisation helps arecanut growers tackle labour shortage (November 05, 2009)
  • Nuts of labour (October 24, 2009)
  • Workers’ protest (August 11, 2009)
  • Importing labour (June 30, 2009)
  • TN farmers concerned at labour shortage (March 26, 2009)
    Corporate
  • Shareholders, board should decide on managerial pay (November 19, 2009)
  • Hyundai Motor India eyes global talent (November 04, 2009)
  • Govt begins sector-wise review on managerial pay cap (November 04, 2009)
  • Lakshmi Machine Works to step up operational excellence plan (November 03, 2009)
  • Private sector hikes wage bill, but cautiously (November 02, 2009)
  • Apache Footwear on hiring spree (October 13, 2009)
  • Companies free to decide on CEO salaries, says PM (October 12, 2009)
  • Tanishq hopes to raise the bar for jewellery artisans (October 10, 2009)
  • Deloitte goes ‘maverick’ to choose leaders (September 30, 2009)
  • Now, a ‘we care’ voucher (July 19, 2009)
  • Best paid among India Inc are pharma top brass (July 13, 2009)
  • Corus eyes over 300 job cuts in UK (July 10, 2009)
  • Shriram EPC hires 70 engineers (July 05, 2009)
  • Road map for work place safety (July 03, 2009)
  • Dr Reddy’s Laboratories to hire 1,300 this year (June 16, 2009)
  • Uptick in hiring of direct workers, says survey (June 07, 2009)
  • ‘Economic downturn opens up opportunities’ (May 20, 2009)
  • Tata Motors to hike wages for 2009-10 (May 19, 2009)
  • Singapore’s strategy: Sops for cos to prevent lay-offs (May 03, 2009)
  • ‘Cos turn focus to recruitment, employee policies, compensation’ (May 01, 2009)
  • 50% of employees hit by slowdown-induced stress (April 30, 2009)
  • Cos look within for training solutions (April 30, 2009)
  • Bajaj on hiring mode, effects 7% pay hike (April 28, 2009)
  • LIC dissents at Pfizer AGM over MD’s salary (April 16, 2009)
  • IOC redeploying staff from BRPL as part of merger (April 09, 2009)
  • Outbound and unbound (April 06, 2009)
  • Different strokes (March 27, 2009)
  • Daily ‘batta’ not part of minimum wages, rules HC (March 25, 2009)
  • ‘Managing employee psyche tough in a slowdown’ (March 23, 2009)
  • Tata Motors looks ‘within’ to boost car sales (March 17, 2009)
  • Corporate India looks at pruning executive salaries (March 08, 2009)
  • Costly drain (March 02, 2009)
  • More companies to freeze executive pay this year: Mercer study (February 21, 2009)
  • Federal-Mogul to lay off 600 workers at Bangalore plant (February 18, 2009)
  • ‘HR must sustain the human capital advantage’ (February 16, 2009)
  • Tata Motors begins re-hiring laid off workers (February 07, 2009)
  • CIL’s new wage bill likely to push up price of coal (February 04, 2009)
  • Cos recruit 20% more engg students at JK Tyre Baja SAE (February 03, 2009)
  • IndianOil takes the contract route to woo talent (February 02, 2009)
  • Toyota Kirloskar shuts doors on contract workers (January 30, 2009)
  • Take salary revisions in your stride (January 25, 2009)
  • Mumbai marathon sees HR initiatives at its best (January 19, 2009)
  • SRF focusing on employee skill development (January 18, 2009)
  • Maytas Properties to close 4 divisions (January 17, 2009)
  • Lay-off at Birla Corpn unit (January 03, 2009)
    eWorld
  • HR in the times of e-slowdown (August 03, 2009)
  • On a roll (July 06, 2009)
  • Not keen to fill ‘em up (May 18, 2009)
  • Back to school (May 11, 2009)
  • Sharing news makes IT better (April 06, 2009)
  • Missing the opportunity (February 16, 2009)
  • The grip’s tightening (February 16, 2009)
  • Interview insights (January 05, 2009)
  • Interview insights (January 05, 2009)
    Government
  • Kerala Govt notifies revamped housing scheme for staff (November 17, 2009)
  • Workshops on results framework for govt depts (November 03, 2009)
  • Brushing up Brand Babu (October 29, 2009)
  • Anil Kumar is new Parliamentary Affairs Secy (October 17, 2009)
  • Additional 8.47% DA for Govt employees (October 16, 2009)
  • Govt hopeful of early end to doctors’ stir (September 30, 2009)
  • Central Govt staff to get 5% additional DA (September 11, 2009)
  • Taxman wants a slice of pay arrears pie (September 01, 2009)
  • Central staff to get final instalment of pay arrears (August 26, 2009)
  • Sikkim pay panel submits report to CM (August 15, 2009)
  • Salary bill is high, we need to tighten spending: Sikkim CM (July 31, 2009)
  • Mandatory to have one woman in selection panel: Govt (July 10, 2009)
  • AIR, DD programme officers protest career stagnation (July 03, 2009)
  • AP Civic staff to be paid on 1st of every month (July 01, 2009)
  • IIM-C course for armed forces (July 01, 2009)
  • TN implements Sixth Pay Commission recommendations (June 01, 2009)
  • Sikkim 4th Pay Commission report to be submitted by June (May 23, 2009)
  • Govt to create 1,380 patent examiners posts (April 27, 2009)
  • Govt staff can get higher medical reimbursement (April 02, 2009)
  • No plan to raise retirement age: Kerala CM (February 27, 2009)
  • Pranab suggests housing facilities for revenue dept officers (February 24, 2009)
  • Pay panel award to cost Rlys Rs 13,600 cr (February 14, 2009)
  • Novel protest (February 09, 2009)
  • Novel protest (February 09, 2009)
  • Centralised processing centre for I-T returns in Bangalore okayed (February 06, 2009)
  • Govt employee status for AIR, Doordarshan staff (January 31, 2009)
    Home Page
  • Central staff to get final instalment of pay arrears (August 26, 2009)
  • Getting started on executive coaching (July 27, 2009)
  • Quality recruits, near zero attrition at DRDO (June 08, 2009)
  • A career path in the BPO industry? (June 08, 2009)
  • Sensex rise brings little cheer to MBA graduates (June 08, 2009)
  • Expat talent willing to take a cut in pay to stay on (June 07, 2009)
  • Recession blues: ISB now hires its own students (May 29, 2009)
  • Global auto-makers tap Indian talent for overseas design centres (May 26, 2009)
  • The case for developing talent in-house (May 04, 2009)
  • Why HR should embrace recession (April 20, 2009)
  • TCS asks 1,300 employees to leave (March 13, 2009)
  • Nasscom voices concern over H-1B norms restriction (March 11, 2009)
  • e-Bay model portal for small-time recruiters (March 02, 2009)
  • RPO, the future of recruitment (March 02, 2009)
  • What can we guarantee our employees in 2009? (January 26, 2009)
  • … But, is there an attempt to romanticise ‘Satyam spirit’? (January 18, 2009)
  • Banks cutting credit card limits for Satyam staff (January 11, 2009)
    Industry & Economy
  • Many Asia-Pacific employers feel staff undervalue benefits: Survey (November 13, 2009)
  • State Govt has new designs on craftsmen, says Minister (November 12, 2009)
  • Tie-up for courses on oil field jobs (November 02, 2009)
  • Bulging pay packets affecting India Inc’s competitiveness (November 01, 2009)
  • Pay hikes alone may not be enough to retain workforce (October 31, 2009)
  • Meet focuses on employee laws across geographies (October 28, 2009)
  • Pranab launches skill development initiative (October 21, 2009)
  • 8% salary hikes likely in 2009: Mercer study (October 13, 2009)
  • ‘Western HR model not for India’ (October 10, 2009)
  • UNDP report puts up a support plank for migrant workers (October 07, 2009)
  • Sri Ramakrishna training institute sets up labs for welding, plumbing (October 05, 2009)
  • Visa extension for Chinese workers to help power projects (September 30, 2009)
  • Industry-academia mismatch in focus (September 29, 2009)
  • India’s potential in maritime training:Providing seafarers to the world (September 14, 2009)
  • Indians must develop soft-skills: US firm (August 26, 2009)
  • HR firms broad-basing offerings (August 22, 2009)
  • Management students fare better this placement season (August 19, 2009)
  • ‘Salaries must be linked to the risks taken’ (August 19, 2009)
  • Prescient Biosciences to train pharma, biotech professionals (August 10, 2009)
  • 1.31 lakh job lost in Q2: Survey (August 09, 2009)
  • TeamLease lets out common ‘resume bloopers’ (August 01, 2009)
  • Housing for industrial workers (July 19, 2009)
  • TeamLease sees first signs of job market recovery (July 17, 2009)
  • India is home to best engineering talent, says Flowserve chief (July 15, 2009)
  • Unemployment still a problem for US (July 14, 2009)
  • Training for public info officers (July 12, 2009)
  • Civil contractors’ body to train unskilled workforce (July 11, 2009)
  • 1,500 ITIs, 5,000 skill centres likely to come up on PPP basis (July 06, 2009)
  • ‘Upgrade skills during fiscal slowdown’ (July 06, 2009)
  • ‘Rural shoring’ (July 06, 2009)
  • Inclusive growth will address affirmative action: Minister (July 05, 2009)
  • CII to focus on training, labour reforms (July 03, 2009)
  • New technology boosts efficiency (July 03, 2009)
  • Deloitte India offers career customisation option for staff (June 24, 2009)
  • ‘Set up panel on wages issue’ (June 17, 2009)
  • EEPC fears 37% job loss (May 31, 2009)
  • More training vital to stay competitive, say employees (May 13, 2009)
  • Job seekers shedding IT dreams (May 11, 2009)
  • Ready to work (May 01, 2009)
  • Mumbai-based engg co plans 100-acre campus (April 27, 2009)
  • Infrastructure projects not impacted by recession, we’re still hiring: Atul Punj (April 23, 2009)
  • ‘Pay cuts less punitive than job loss’ (April 07, 2009)
  • Hays Plc opens India unit (April 03, 2009)
  • Govt approves better pay terms for all PSU officers (March 31, 2009)
  • Fund houses find top talent at affordable pay (March 31, 2009)
  • Unemployment on the rise in Kerala (March 31, 2009)
  • For the HR manager (March 23, 2009)
  • Dunlop workers opt for conciliation (March 23, 2009)
  • Talent measurement tools to be launched for BFSI, insurance sectors (March 18, 2009)
  • Encourage mobility of people, products: World Bank (March 13, 2009)
  • Cut-off date for health benefit to employees violates Article 14: HC (March 10, 2009)
  • Tough going (March 10, 2009)
  • In South, AP lags in human development indices (March 07, 2009)
  • IIM-A places all its students (March 06, 2009)
  • IIMB placement process extended (March 05, 2009)
  • ‘Indian workers ready for lower income if work is meaningful’ (March 04, 2009)
  • ‘Improving skill sets vital for survival’ (March 04, 2009)
  • State budget may include package for Gulf returnees (February 20, 2009)
  • ‘CEOs looking for key skills from PR people’ (February 20, 2009)
  • Differentiation mantra for KPOs (February 13, 2009)
  • Two out of five cos cut employee costs in Dec quarter (February 08, 2009)
  • More than 5 lakh jobs lost in Q3: Govt survey (February 05, 2009)
  • Country’s talent pool makes a beeline for PSU jobs (February 02, 2009)
  • ‘Indian engineering graduates have global opportunities’ (February 02, 2009)
  • Hiring sentiment falls to new low (January 31, 2009)
  • IIW course on welding (January 30, 2009)
  • Corus cuts 3,500 jobs, mothballs facility (January 28, 2009)
  • Did not fudge employee numbers: Raju’s lawyer (January 28, 2009)
  • ‘Better Indian experience can arrest brain drain’ (January 27, 2009)
  • Treat labour as an important resource (January 22, 2009)
  • Recruitment firms back in consultant roles (January 21, 2009)
  • Hike in minimum wages in Kerala proposed (January 21, 2009)
  • Smart cards for migrant Indians to be ready soon, says Vayalar Ravi (January 09, 2009)
  • Oil executives strike starts impacting daily life (January 09, 2009)
  • Denmark keen to source skilled manpower (January 08, 2009)
  • Ministerial panel to examine oil execs wage issue (January 03, 2009)
    Info-Tech
  • It is back to the campus for IT companies this year (November 17, 2009)
  • Patni to bring on-board 2008 campus recruits (November 16, 2009)
  • Contractual hiring on the rise (November 13, 2009)
  • A quarter of IT workforce on national skills registry (November 12, 2009)
  • Wipro walk-in interviews over week-end (November 12, 2009)
  • ‘Virtual bench’ turns into real seats at mid-size IT cos (November 12, 2009)
  • GlowTouch Technologies plans to recruit more people (November 07, 2009)
  • TCS hires 300 associates in Ohio (November 07, 2009)
  • IT sector is a major contributor to quality of life in Kerala: Study (November 05, 2009)
  • Wooing talent with paid internships (November 02, 2009)
  • Firms up severance package for French unit staff (October 28, 2009)
  • Satyamites on regular rolls shocked (October 23, 2009)
  • First batch of open source software students placed (October 22, 2009)
  • Shifting more staff offshore drives higher IT savings: Forrester (October 19, 2009)
  • TCS to raise variable pay for India staff (October 17, 2009)
  • Infosys raises hiring target to 20,000 (October 10, 2009)
  • Wipro-BPO to recruit 15,000 this year (September 25, 2009)
  • A year on, Satyam has 50% fewer staff (September 23, 2009)
  • SumTotal HR firm to hire 100 more (September 21, 2009)
  • Wipro’s ‘08 campus hires to come on board by Dec (September 18, 2009)
  • IT’s success must make a difference to society: Sonia (September 16, 2009)
  • Tech Mahindra makes new offer to campus hires (September 16, 2009)
  • TCS campus recruits to be paid less (September 16, 2009)
  • IT firms are back in hiring mode (September 13, 2009)
  • Mid-size cos back to lateral hiring (September 10, 2009)
  • Mahindra Satyam to revive variable pay (September 09, 2009)
  • The best IT workers are from the hinterland (August 26, 2009)
  • Keshab Panda quits Mahindra Satyam (August 25, 2009)
  • The best IT workers are from the hinterland (August 25, 2009)
  • ‘Job losses at Satyam not unusual’ (August 22, 2009)
  • Bangalore takes bigger hit in hiring (August 21, 2009)
  • SoftPro to hire more for Cura (August 21, 2009)
  • Nasscom wants EU work permit on Schengen model (August 20, 2009)
  • IT cos in hiring mode (August 19, 2009)
  • Knowledge network being developed (August 17, 2009)
  • Mahindra Satyam completes realignment of staff (August 15, 2009)
  • Cos taking steps to combat swine flu: Nasscom (August 14, 2009)
  • IT cos ask staff to avoid travel to places with swine flu scare (August 12, 2009)
  • Infosys to hire foreign talent through InStep programme (August 11, 2009)
  • Services not affected (August 11, 2009)
  • Chennai IT, BPO companies on ‘red alert’ mode (August 11, 2009)
  • Swine flu: Travelling techies to ‘cool off’ at home (August 11, 2009)
  • MindTree cuts salary for some R&D staff (August 07, 2009)
  • For Gen Next, it’s study overseas, skills and travel (July 30, 2009)
  • Slowdown will impact new graduates: Infosys CEO (July 29, 2009)
  • Placements for UoH students (July 24, 2009)
  • TCS makes no H1B visa application this fiscal (July 19, 2009)
  • TCS headcount falls for first time (July 18, 2009)
  • BT to recall 2,000 jobs from India (July 17, 2009)
  • On guard (July 16, 2009)
  • Women employees ‘on the rise’ in top IT cos (July 14, 2009)
  • ‘Year-by-year extension of STPI scheme costs 2 lakh jobs’ (July 11, 2009)
  • Cognizant beefs up testing business (July 10, 2009)
  • Good demand for experienced hands; freshers languishing (July 06, 2009)
  • ‘Placements tough for new graduates’ (July 04, 2009)
  • Layoffs not in thousands, but in smaller batches (July 03, 2009)
  • Tier II cos’ top honchos take home less (July 02, 2009)
  • Polaris CEO takes home higher pay (June 29, 2009)
  • Few Infoscions opt to take a break to work with NGOs (June 29, 2009)
  • Dell India to hire from campuses (June 25, 2009)
  • Satyam calls 400 virtual pool staff back to work (June 20, 2009)
  • iGate to hire 400 this year (June 19, 2009)
  • Aricent to increase headcount this fiscal (June 18, 2009)
  • Satyam-Tech Mahindra leadership summit from June 19 (June 14, 2009)
  • Salary freeze is good news here… (June 14, 2009)
  • 9,200 Satyamites ‘virtual’ (June 13, 2009)
  • Virtual Pool for those on bench (June 12, 2009)
  • NetEnrich to hire 500 more for India operations (June 11, 2009)
  • Satyam lost over 2,300 employees in Jan-Feb (June 10, 2009)
  • Genpact signs pact with Bhutan to train local talent (June 10, 2009)
  • Top-level exits erode key strengths at Satyam (June 05, 2009)
  • Directi to hire 1,500 more in two years (June 04, 2009)
  • Wipro to recruit 1,200 for Hyderabad BPO centre (May 19, 2009)
  • Good news for Satyam, Tech Mahindra bench (May 19, 2009)
  • Training for IT, BPO executives (May 15, 2009)
  • Microsoft hints at more lay-offs if downturn worsens (May 13, 2009)
  • Recession impact: BPO industry sees dip in attrition rates (May 12, 2009)
  • Recruitment sites woo first-time job seekers (May 12, 2009)
  • Staffing cos, job portals see rise in resumes from freshers (May 07, 2009)
  • IT cos recall employees from ‘virtual bench’ (May 06, 2009)
  • Capgemini hands out pink slips to 600 (May 05, 2009)
  • Tech Mahindra defers appointing campus recruits by two quarters (May 05, 2009)
  • Variable pay component in employees’ compensation packages raised (May 05, 2009)
  • Europe opening up to importing Indian manpower (May 04, 2009)
  • One in three cos cuts employee costs in March quarter (May 04, 2009)
  • Wipro Tech to hire 8,000 for BPO arm this fiscal (April 29, 2009)
  • Wipro to hire front-end staff for consulting unit (April 28, 2009)
  • Boosting productivity: ‘Scrum’ at play, be it rugby or software at Infospace (April 27, 2009)
  • Job hops can wait…IT, ITeS space not short on opportunities (April 27, 2009)
  • Plea to US not to impose restrictions on H1, B1 visas (April 26, 2009)
  • ‘Expat hiring to come from Tier II firms’ (April 26, 2009)
  • Bill in US Senate to make H1B hiring tougher (April 25, 2009)
  • IT majors see lower net manpower addition last fiscal (April 23, 2009)
  • TCS may hire less than 25,000 this fiscal (April 22, 2009)
  • ‘Extends training period for freshers’ (April 22, 2009)
  • Two heads are better than one (April 20, 2009)
  • High bench strength strained Satyam finances: CBI (April 17, 2009)
  • Satyam freshers request Mahindra to ensure jobs (April 17, 2009)
  • Infosys freezes wage hikes, hiring (April 16, 2009)
  • Satyamites on bench in US asked to quit (April 15, 2009)
  • Satyam sale evokes mixed reaction from staff (April 15, 2009)
  • IT-BPO headcount may stay nearly constant in this fiscal (April 15, 2009)
  • Tech Mahindra recruits exchange nervous notes on the Web (April 15, 2009)
  • Satyam has 48,000 staff on its rolls (April 14, 2009)
  • Uncertainty ends for Satyam staffers (April 14, 2009)
  • Satyam staff worried new employer may cut jobs (April 13, 2009)
  • US downturn dents demand for H-1B visas (April 10, 2009)
  • ‘TCS trims UK headcount by 10%’ (April 10, 2009)
  • Adecco arm launches outplacement services (April 04, 2009)
  • Cognizant to pay $5,09,000 as back wages to 67 employees (April 03, 2009)
  • Car pool scheme for Technopark staff (April 01, 2009)
  • Bengal IT dept may recruit from engg colleges (March 30, 2009)
  • TCS to absorb 80 RR Donnelly staff (March 30, 2009)
  • IOB offer to laid off IT staff (March 28, 2009)
  • Tech professionals turn to teaching (March 23, 2009)
  • HP programme for software testers (March 20, 2009)
  • TCS asks remaining campus hires to join (March 19, 2009)
  • Cos deploying benched staff on internal projects (March 18, 2009)
  • Campus hires of Satyam want offers honoured (March 18, 2009)
  • Infoscions to observe Bus Day tomorrow (March 12, 2009)
  • Satyam CEO spells out do’s and don’ts to staff (March 11, 2009)
  • Headstrong to raise India headcount (March 07, 2009)
  • Brocade to hire over 100 for R&D hub (March 07, 2009)
  • Hexaware to cut basic pay by 50% for 350 staff on bench (March 05, 2009)
  • Cos fine-tuning wage cost, bench strength (March 05, 2009)
  • Satyam scraps variable pay scheme (March 03, 2009)
  • Infosys to absorb all campus hires in July (March 03, 2009)
  • ‘Product development cos freezing salaries’ (February 28, 2009)
  • Robert Bosch Engg offers to work with colleges (February 28, 2009)
  • TCS puts on notice 130 staff in UK (February 27, 2009)
  • C&K Management, US co tie up (February 27, 2009)
  • Over 100 staff of Axa’s BPO arm face the axe (February 26, 2009)
  • CA to hire more for Hyderbad centre (February 25, 2009)
  • Wait set to end for HCL Tech recruits (February 24, 2009)
  • Aricent cuts hiring target by half (February 23, 2009)
  • ‘Attrition rate declines in R&D sector’ (February 21, 2009)
  • HP announces pay cuts for employees (February 21, 2009)
  • More senior executives at Satyam set to quit (February 19, 2009)
  • Multi-tasking is order of the day, say headhunters (February 17, 2009)
  • IT cos look to push campus hiring closer to pass-out date (February 13, 2009)
  • Campus hiring: IT majors keeping off IITs? (February 11, 2009)
  • Amtex to hike BPO headcount in India (February 10, 2009)
  • ‘More Infy employees under performance lens this year’ (February 06, 2009)
  • 59 Mastek ‘benched’ staff to quit (February 06, 2009)
  • No clarity on joining date for HCL’s campus recruits (February 05, 2009)
  • Sasken chasing ex-employees to recover dues (February 05, 2009)
  • Mastek to put 10% of staff on ‘virtual bench’ (February 03, 2009)
  • Satyamites to get salaries today (January 31, 2009)
  • Satyam workforce: Audit scrutiny to be ready soon (January 30, 2009)
  • Accenture employees go without leave till March 31 (January 30, 2009)
  • Satyam recruits form Orkut community (January 29, 2009)
  • Sasken cuts work days, introduces variable pay (January 27, 2009)
  • ‘No doubt over Satyam employee count’ (January 26, 2009)
  • More offshoring, staff utilisation save the day for IT majors (January 26, 2009)
  • Satyamites on bench in US asked to ‘look for alternatives’ (January 24, 2009)
  • Investigations on to verify number of Satyam employees (January 24, 2009)
  • ‘Job prospects in IT, financial services bleak’ (January 24, 2009)
  • Satyam renews staff health insurance (January 23, 2009)
  • Job cuts not to ‘directly impact’ India operations: MS (January 23, 2009)
  • Satyam board finalises arrangements for Jan salary for staff (January 23, 2009)
  • SFIO also to examine Satyam’s headcount inflation angle (January 23, 2009)
  • Satyam overstated headcount numbers, says CID counsel (January 23, 2009)
  • Satyamites lose health insurance cover (January 22, 2009)
  • Controversy over staff on the rolls (January 22, 2009)
  • Polaris axes 480 jobs in Dec quarter (January 22, 2009)
  • Satyam staff face uncertain work schedules, pay packets (January 21, 2009)
  • No off-campus hiring this year, says TCS (January 20, 2009)
  • ITS officers reject offer to get absorbed in BSNL (January 18, 2009)
  • Staff utilisation rate at 79% (January 17, 2009)
  • Another round of job cuts at Motorola India (January 17, 2009)
  • Questions over health cover renewal (January 17, 2009)
  • Job switch hard for Satyamites in US (January 17, 2009)
  • TCS not for hiring from Satyam (January 16, 2009)
  • Infosys bullish, to exceed hiring target (January 14, 2009)
  • Satyam staff: The smiles are back, nervously (January 14, 2009)
  • Satyamites abroad fear job loss, legal tangles (January 13, 2009)
  • Satyamites abroad fear job loss, legal tangles (January 13, 2009)
  • When companies go bust, employees suffer the most (January 11, 2009)
  • Satyam staff in dilemma as cash crunch fears rise (January 10, 2009)
  • Does the bell toll for us too, worry IT employees (January 10, 2009)
  • To quit or not to quit – Satyam employees risk lower salary elsewhere (January 10, 2009)
  • 20,000 resumes posted on job portals (January 09, 2009)
  • Job switch not easy right now, say worried staff (January 09, 2009)
  • ‘Spirit of Satyam’ lives on (January 09, 2009)
  • Shattered dreams, uncertain future (January 08, 2009)
  • Bolt from the blue for staff (January 08, 2009)
  • Insider trading rules hinder Satyam staff share plans (January 07, 2009)
  • Hiring outlook positive; but at slower pace (January 06, 2009)
  • Campus hiring lacks vigour (January 05, 2009)
  • Job opportunities galore in medical transcription (January 02, 2009)
    Life
  • Getaways from office (September 11, 2009)
  • Interns on the job (August 14, 2009)
  • Rewarding times (July 31, 2009)
  • Fraying at the seams (February 13, 2009)
    Logistics
  • Air India striving to clear October incentive to staff (November 18, 2009)
  • Air India management to meet pilots again on Nov 20 (November 10, 2009)
  • Certificate course for courier boys (November 06, 2009)
  • Final report on pay revision for port, dock officers by Dec 31 (November 03, 2009)
  • CFM plans training centre in GMR’s Aviation SEZ (October 31, 2009)
  • Air India hopes to clear incentive dues by Nov 10 (October 30, 2009)
  • Pilots are Air India’s best paid employees (September 30, 2009)
  • AI to cut incentives for executive staff (September 24, 2009)
  • Air India may go slow on staff incentive scheme issue (September 18, 2009)
  • Panel to look into issues affecting pilots (September 14, 2009)
  • Air India chief warns of lay-offs, if crisis continues (August 27, 2009)
  • AI chief meets unions on incentive cut (August 26, 2009)
  • ‘Indian seafarers are booked 3-4 years in advance by global shipping cos’ (August 26, 2009)
  • Air India’s volte-face on productivity-linked incentive (August 22, 2009)
  • Air India set to cut productivity-linked incentive for staff (August 21, 2009)
  • AMET varsity to train Nigerian students (August 18, 2009)
  • Ministry speeding efforts to secure release of seafarers (August 14, 2009)
  • Foreign pilots replacement deadline looms over airlines (August 01, 2009)
  • Over 500 Air India recruits await appointment letters (July 30, 2009)
  • Rlys yet to fill up top vacancies (July 28, 2009)
  • AI to delay payment of incentives (July 24, 2009)
  • Alliance Air contract staff may be made permanent (July 23, 2009)
  • Air India facing crew shortage on certain routes (July 22, 2009)
  • Pratt & Whitney to tap IISc talent (July 16, 2009)
  • AI likely to call back overseas regional heads (July 14, 2009)
  • Jet Air to lay off 43 trainee technicians (July 11, 2009)
  • AI to pay June salary on July 10, 14 (July 08, 2009)
  • Air India plans to search globally for a COO (July 08, 2009)
  • AI employees hope salaries will be paid today (July 03, 2009)
  • Air India to pay salaries to 11,000 staff on July 3 (June 30, 2009)
  • AI offers leave without pay to cut wage bill (June 27, 2009)
  • AI targets Rs 500-cr wage cost reduction (June 23, 2009)
  • Forego salary, perks for July, AI executives told (June 20, 2009)
  • Air India to delay salary payment (June 15, 2009)
  • SpiceJet bucks the trend, to hire 500 this fiscal (May 28, 2009)
  • Jet Airways to continue with 15-day roster for cabin crew (May 16, 2009)
  • Jet employees being laid off in phases (May 15, 2009)
  • KCCI’s exam training programme (May 11, 2009)
  • Jet Air issues pink slips to 100 employees (May 02, 2009)
  • Marine training institute (April 30, 2009)
  • Jet Airways trims management staff pay (April 26, 2009)
  • 20 Kingfisher pilots quit (April 22, 2009)
  • Jet asks some operations staff to relocate (April 17, 2009)
  • Turkish airline hires from Frankfinn (March 21, 2009)
  • A call for more sea-farers (February 16, 2009)
  • HAL gets back 450 of its former employees (February 13, 2009)
  • Chargesheets against port officers (February 08, 2009)
  • Port workers reject ‘10-year pay hike’ proposal (January 27, 2009)
    Marketing
  • Tupperware India on recruitment drive (March 10, 2009)
  • McDonald’s may hire 2,000 this year (March 05, 2009)
  • Vishal Retail to close down a third of its outlets (February 06, 2009)
    Money & Banking
  • Engg, management grads see clerical job as a ‘stopover’ (November 16, 2009)
  • 1,83,566 compete for 900 SBI clerical vacancies in TN (November 09, 2009)
  • Organisers play their role to the hilt (November 09, 2009)
  • ‘Job security’ draws candidates to SBI exam (November 09, 2009)
  • 3.4 million apply for 11,000 clerical vacancies in SBI! (November 07, 2009)
  • SIB rewards not only top performers, but also their spouses (October 07, 2009)
  • PGFI to hire field staff (September 25, 2009)
  • Incentives to chairmen help improve performance of public sector banks (September 22, 2009)
  • South India Bank rewards top performers (September 15, 2009)
  • Now, engineers flock to bank jobs (September 15, 2009)
  • StanChart to hire 2,000 by year-end (September 15, 2009)
  • Software-enabled library at SBT (September 12, 2009)
  • Banks recruiting apprentices, probationary officers (September 11, 2009)
  • Call to adopt variable pay in public sector banks (September 10, 2009)
  • KVGB to expand customer base (September 09, 2009)
  • Syndicate Bank to hire 1,900 (August 26, 2009)
  • Aegon plans to hire 500 advisors (August 22, 2009)
  • StanChart to hire more relationship managers (August 19, 2009)
  • Vijaya Bank to hire 1,000 this fiscal (August 13, 2009)
  • ‘Professionalism must for insurance training institutes’ (August 04, 2009)
  • SBT to hire 1,200 this year (July 11, 2009)
  • Spurred by sops, banks gear to train, guide rural youth (June 30, 2009)
  • On the hunt (June 12, 2009)
  • SBI building ‘SME cadre’ (May 28, 2009)
  • Life insurance cos going slow on recruitment (April 27, 2009)
  • State Bank of Hyderabad to recruit 2,000 (April 11, 2009)
  • Andhra Bank to hire over 1,000 (April 07, 2009)
  • A finishing school for insurance pros (March 23, 2009)
  • IDBI Bank to hire 2,000 officers to support expansion (March 12, 2009)
  • South Indian Bank to raise staff strength (March 09, 2009)
  • Public sector banks on recruitment spree (February 26, 2009)
  • StanChart plans to hire 500 this year (February 11, 2009)
  • Syndicate Bank to hire 1,000, open more branches (February 04, 2009)
  • ‘Job prospects in IT, financial services bleak’ (January 24, 2009)
    Opinion
  • Case for a global wage floor (November 12, 2009)
  • Why we need to ‘skill’ India (September 15, 2009)
  • Is IAS dispensable? (August 10, 2009)
  • ‘Outsiders’ in a slow economy (June 19, 2009)
  • Lay off the lay-off idea (June 12, 2009)
  • Red carpet today, pink slip tomorrow (April 14, 2009)
  • Managing layoffs with least damage (March 16, 2009)
  • The reverse brain-drain (March 04, 2009)
  • The dilemma over trade (February 23, 2009)
    The New Manager
  • Homecoming blues (November 02, 2009)
  • The employee relations edifice (November 02, 2009)
  • From alienation to meaning (October 26, 2009)
  • The growing threat to our employee relations climate (October 19, 2009)
  • Add muscle to your CV (October 12, 2009)
  • Talent engagement in tough times (September 21, 2009)
  • Employee engagement is key (August 17, 2009)
  • What’s next for HR? (July 27, 2009)
  • Focus on strengths (July 13, 2009)
  • Will the coming economic recovery be jobless? (July 13, 2009)
  • Industry-academia-student: What ails the interface? (June 29, 2009)
  • Bharti on the Gallup (June 22, 2009)
  • India’s biggest HR challenge (June 15, 2009)
  • Why lay-offs don’t always make sense (June 15, 2009)
  • Doing things its own way (June 01, 2009)
  • Communicating in a downturn (May 25, 2009)
  • The changing face of HR management (May 18, 2009)
  • Group discussion and qualitative research (May 04, 2009)
  • IIM placements ‘stretched’ (March 16, 2009)
  • Half of all employees find work insufficiently challenging (March 09, 2009)
  • Why Indian firms go wrong when hiring US sales teams (March 09, 2009)
  • The cool new route to mobilise employees (February 23, 2009)
  • ‘Groupthink’ and the crisis in global banking (February 09, 2009)
  • ‘Groupthink’ and the crisis in global banking (February 09, 2009)
  • The art of giving (January 26, 2009)
  • Job loss — A social stigma? (January 19, 2009)
  • Surviving a downsizing: Strengths are the key (January 12, 2009)
    Web Extras
  • US lawmaker seeks tighter checks on H-1B visa frauds (November 10, 2009)
  • Guidelines soon for CEO compensation packages (October 28, 2009)
  • Deferred incentives for executive directors (October 15, 2009)
  • Recognising human capital risks (October 15, 2009)
  • The benefits of migration (October 13, 2009)
  • IIMs accept sixth pay panel proposals (September 30, 2009)
  • No paradigm changes in audit (September 10, 2009)
  • Out-bound training (August 10, 2009)
  • Shipping Ministry to go ahead with Tribunal award (May 16, 2009)
  • TCS to hire 250 freshers for US centre (April 21, 2009)
  • Hiring dropped in March: Naukri (April 20, 2009)
  • ‘Hiring improves 5% in February’ (April 02, 2009)
  • ‘Liberalise mining, financial services sectors’ (March 24, 2009)
  • ISB Dean sees new trends in recruitment (March 23, 2009)
  • Psychometric testing (March 02, 2009)
  • ‘Peer pressure can help raise corporate governance bar’ (February 16, 2009)
  • ‘Data centre managers face conflicting goals’ (February 11, 2009)
  • Battle-tested employees will enjoy the downturn's challenges (January 29, 2009)


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