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BS READS: Job security vs skill upgrade - the future of one-year MBA course

As the IIMs discuss the status of degrees, the programmes themselves face many questions about placements and applications in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic

Tug-of-war over a $500-mn World Bank loan to transform school education

World Bank says loan will boost public-service delivery without enabling privatisation; experts against handing over primary education to non-state entities, find project goals dissonant

HR dept has its work cut out as companies manage layoffs, work from home

Inducting new employees virtually and deciding about earned leave: HR managers have lots of decisions to make.

How companies can maintain employee mental health in the time of Covid-19

Very few have been able to cope with a sudden, prolonged shift to WFH; Zoom fatigue has set in, causing burnouts and low productivity

Soothsaying for trades

Nurses will see an increase in pay. Covid-19 has no cure and is essentially treated by nursing. The nurse is as important here as, and possibly more important than, the doctor

Covid triggers rapid rise of HR Tech

Crises tend to force behaviour change within organisations. Often such behaviour is absorbed in the system and the incentive to return to previous processes dissipates

Coronavirus spread: IT services companies likely to go slow on hiring

Among IT firms, market leader Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has added around 30,000 fresh graduates in this financial year

HR professionals need to modernise for future needs of workforce: Survey

HR function would rapidly become irrelevant if it didn't modernise its approach

RBI's oversight cadre move creates HR trouble, officers threaten agitation

This comes at a time when the RBI is sprucing up its regulatory and supervisory architecture to meet the challenges of the increased interconnectedness and complexities of financial markets

Explained: How corporations can upskill their HR teams to meet new demands

Experts say one of the first things that needs to be done is to integrate HR goals with the larger goals of a corporation

Sequoia India leads $15 million round in HR-tech startup Darwinbox

The start-up is targeting growth in South East Asia market Singapore and Indonesia

Statspeak: Skill thrust

Majority of organisations surveyed in India report they are planning to redesign their structure