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Recruiters start getting pink slips as corporate hiring slows down

Due to a slowdown in the hiring market, many recruiters are now finding it difficult to get opportunities

Cashfree Payments appoints Chetan Yadav as senior VP-human resources

Yadav will look after teams such as human resources business partners, human resources operations, talent acquisition, and administration

Byju's ropes in former Infosys senior exec Richard Lobo for HR functions

Edtech major BYJU's on Monday said it has roped in former senior executive of IT company Infosys, Richard Lobo, to drive the company's human resource functions. Lobo joins BYJU's after a 23-year career at Infosys, where he held various leadership roles, most recently serving as its EVP and Head of Human Resources, the edtech firm said in a statement. "His extensive experience and leadership in HR will be instrumental in further enriching our work culture and ensuring that the welfare of our team members remains at the core of every decision we take," BYJU's Founder and CEO Byju Raveendran said. "I'm excited to take on this pivotal role and work closely with the team at BYJU's to build on their achievements, and help transform the organisation to be future ready," Lobo said. Richard joined Infosys in 2000. He is credited with bringing technology and analytics to the HR function as Infosys scaled to become a global leader in technology and consulting, the statement said.

Byju's hires Infosys veteran Richard Lobo to steer human resources function

Lobo joins Byju's after a 23-year career at Infosys, where he held various leadership roles, most recently serving as its EVP and Head of HR

59% HR leaders believe that there would be selective hiring in 2023: Survey

71% of leaders believed that attrition had declined in 2023, while 17% believe it s the same as 2022 and 13% stated that it had increased

Bhel appoints IRPS officer Krishna Kumar Thakur as new HR Director

Thakur comes with 25 years of experience in handling HR and administration in the Indian Railways as well as other central public sector undertakings (PSUs)

At Wipro, future hikes to depend on upskilling, reskilling, says HR boss

Saurabh Govil has stated that niche skills such as generative AI and cybersecurity will be important for employees

Slowdown in hiring by 7% witnessed in May, tier-2 cities shine: Report

The report also indicates that hiring activity is declining across industries with a 4 per cent month-on-month (MoM) decline. The decline can be attributed to several factors

Bridging the HRD gap in reforms

Former IAS officer Sanjay Kaul's book sheds light on the crucial missing link in India's reform agenda and the challenge of achieving inclusive growth and gender equity

Amazon lays off employees in Cloud computing, HR units in fresh wave

The layoffs are part of the previously announced job cuts that would affect 9,000 employees. In the first job cut round, Amazon slashed approximately 18,000 roles

The HR ailment of public sector banks

Incidents of suicides highlight the prevalent work culture in PSBs

Indian firms must focus on skilling workforce, flexibility. HR survey

50% organisations don't have clarity on skills their employees will need in future, it says

InCruiter looks to disrupt HR Tech with its Interview-as-a-service offering

The use of AI/ML algorithms by companies to offer comprehensive solutions to recruiters and highly personalized and contextual services to job seekers is now becoming commonplace

Infosys announces appointment of Shaji Mathew as group head of HR

Is also designated as executive officer for reporting under SEC rules and Key Managerial Personnel as defined under IndAS 24-Related Party Disclosures

80% of Wipro's employees will get 87% variable pay for the third quarter

Wipro has proposed to pay 87 per cent of the variable pay component to over 80 per cent of its workforce, according to a communication in the company's internal email

As layoffs continue, companies may tweak processes to determine appraisals

In the upcoming year, the salary hikes are less likely to be dependent upon seniority

25th annual National HRD conference to begin in Hyderabad from Feb 2

The National Human Resource Development (NHRD) would be holding its 25th annual conference here from February 2-4, with over 1,000 delegates and 110 expert speakers taking part in it. A press release from NHRD said the conference, to be inaugurated by Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao, would bring together HR leaders, experts, and professionals from across the country to explore the theme Decode the Future. We are thrilled to be hosting the 25th NHRD conference and providing HR professionals with an opportunity to decode the future, said Dr Vipul Singh, president of NHRD-Hyderabad chapter. Attendees would get to learn about the latest HR trends, strategies and technologies, and engage in discussions with their peers, said the release.

What youngsters want from India Inc: Freedom to explore, and space to fail

Pure financial incentives losing hold over Gen Z as they now have bigger dreams, but not necessarily one dream job

States to conduct mock drills next week to review Covid preparedness

Specific focus on oxygen plants, ventilators, logistics and human resources; aim is to check whether the equipment is in running condition, or needs refurbishment

Layoff fallout: Outplacement firms have their hands full with flood of CVs

Tough trade-off: Companies want job guarantee for people they've laid off, but on a bargain