RETENTION POLICIES

India's government has allocated 10% of CISF and BSF constable positions for former Agniveers under the Agnipath scheme, aimed at rejuvenating security forces with younger recruits. This move follows debates in Parliament over the scheme's effective...

A study by NITI Aayog recommends that the Digi Yatra policy clearly outline rules for deleting passenger information post-travel, amid privacy concerns over user data. The policy states that facial biometrics are deleted 24 hours after the passenger...

Corporate India is offering new-age benefits, realizing that attracting and retaining talent requires more than just high salaries. Cos offer new-age perks like cash for self-development, health insurance for siblings and pet care to woo talent

India Inc revamps parental leave policies to support changing family structures and foster inclusion. Companies like Colgate-Palmolive and Hindustan Unilever introduce gender-neutral initiatives. Volvo Group and Standard Chartered enhance parental l...

Only 4% of exec directors at Nifty 50 are women, and across NSE-listed cos that figure drops to 3%; enabling policies needed to empower them. There is a persistent and high level of unconscious bias as well. Allyship is key. “Boys’ clubs still opera...

India's automotive sector employers are likely to offer higher than average pay rises in 2024 to retain talent. The average pay rise is expected to be 10.5% for automotive producers and 10% for suppliers, according to Deloitte's study. This trend is...

Under the new policy, nearly 1.12 lakh farmers in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh are anticipated to be given licenses, which is almost 2.5 times the average number of farmers given licenses during the five-year period endi...

Citibank India has introduced a work-from-home policy for its female employees, allowing them to work remotely for up to 12 months after their 26-week maternity leave. In addition, expectant mothers can request three months of remote work in the fin...

The central department in charge of organizing and supervising all matters pertaining to personnel and employee activities inside a firm is known as human resources (HR). This all-encompassing term emphasizes the department's crucial function in man...

The goal of human resource management (HRM), a corporate function, is to maximize employee performance in order to achieve the strategic goals of the firm. With a focus on operational processes and policies, HRM primarily centers on managing humans ...

The banking regulator kept the repo rate unchanged for the third time at 6.5% while retaining the FY24 GDP forecasts of 6.5%. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das revised the FY24 inflation upwards to 5.4% from an earlier 5.1%.

RBI repo rate: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that it would keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent for the third time in a row. The decision was reached by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) and reflects the need to keep headline i...

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the plight of India's informal sector and has underscored the urgent need for workforce formalisation. Over 80% of the Indian workforce operates under informal employment conditions, which is a barrier to India'...

Last updated Jan 10, 2023

Inflation expectations may have moderated, but firm demand in the economy could fuel cost and price increases unless supply conditions are flexible enough, Shashanka Bhide, an external member of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), tells Bhaskar...

This information was collated from the minutes of the Project Approval Board (PAB) meetings held under the Ministry of Education to discuss the implementation of the "Samagra Shiksha" programme for 2023-24.

After the Reserve Bank of India decided to maintain its policy rates, banking stocks remained stable while stocks in rate-sensitive sectors such as automobiles and real estate faced profit booking. The reaction of the stock market was expected, with...

Job site Indeed's report on 'Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (DI&B) at Indian Workplaces' examines the need for psychological safety in Indian organisations. Psychological safety refers to employees believing that they can take risks without bein...

The drivers of Aatmanirbharta in defence initiative go beyond self-reliance. It is an ambitious venture to usher in a new culture of innovation, energy and enterprise, an invite to talents from the world of science and technology, business and enter...