Some companies in India are temporarily halting business or offering unusual assistance to employees as a devastating wave of the coronavirus sickens and kills hundreds of thousands.
Around 92 per cent Indian employees in a survey have accepted that there is a skill gap that exists in the country, and they need to upskill to face the competition in the job
The workshop will be organized in collaboration with the Director, Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences, Delhi on Tuesday
Like other large Silicon Valley employers, Cisco's workforce includes thousands of Indian immigrants, most of whom were born Brahmins or other high castes
Overall, Indian employees felt positive about the manner in which their employers had treated them during the Covid-19 pandemic, with 59 per cent rating their company's treatment of staff "excellent"
Employees fear on account of their health being compromised and that needs to be managed on priority
Gender-based bias stood at the third pedestal with 14 per cent claiming they faced prejudice because of their gender
Even Sanna Marin wants it to remain a statement of aspiration
But inflation may play a spoiler as real-wage salaries in the country is anticipated to be just 5 per cent
When aspirational MBAs or CAs that I needed to handle in my career in Mumbai seemed like child's play
The US leads the way with overtime, as 49 per cent clock more than 40 hours each week, followed by India 44 per cent
The survey covered 116 companies in India working for a variety of global and local multinationals across sectors
According to the report, exponential technologies in advanced markets is expected to improve productivity by 15-20 per cent in the next five years