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Natural intelligence on the ropes: Why India's middle managers are becoming obsolete

New Delhi, June 15 -- On 26 February, Block, a digital payments company cofounded by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, laid off around 4,000 employees, or nearly 40% of its workforce, in one go. Just over ... Read More


India Inc turns to allowances as labour code squeezes salaries

New Delhi, June 11 -- India Inc. is using a wider menu of benefits and allowances to shield employees' take-home salaries from the impact of the new labour code, even as companies hand out muted salar... Read More


Small talk, big impact: do India Inc's executives appreciate the value of casual conversation?

New Delhi, June 11 -- About a decade ago, when the telecom sector in India was in the chokehold of a battle between operators, the regulator and the government, I was tasked with travelling often to t... Read More


This isn't the first time skillsets need rework, says PageGroup CEO on AI shifts

New Delhi, June 5 -- When Nicholas Kirk, chief executive officer (CEO) of recruitment and search firm PageGroup, joined his first job as a sales executive in the 1990s, his desk had an ashtray and a t... Read More


In a likely sign of the times, RIL's new hires down by 90k in FY26

Mumbai, June 1 -- Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), one of India's largest employers, may have reduced its new hirings by as much as 90,000 in fiscal year 2026 (FY26) from the previous year. The sharp r... Read More


RIL hiring slumps by 90,000 in FY26

Mumbai, June 1 -- Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), one of India's largest employers, may have reduced its new hirings by as much as 90,000 in FY26 from the previous year. The sharp recruitment decline c... Read More


New hirings decline at Reliance amid AI push

Mumbai, June 1 -- Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), one of India's largest employers, may have reduced its new hirings by as much as 90,000 in FY26 from the previous year. The sharp recruitment decline c... Read More


New hirings decline at Reliance amid AI push

Mumbai, June 1 -- Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), one of India's largest employers, may have reduced its new hirings by as much as 90,000 in FY26 from the previous year. The sharp recruitment decline c... Read More


New hirings decline at Reliance amid AI push

Mumbai, June 1 -- Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), one of India's largest employers, may have reduced its new hirings by as much as 90,000 in FY26 from the previous year. The sharp recruitment decline c... Read More


AI on the shopfloor: India Inc's next frontier in the upskilling playbook

New Delhi, April 29 -- AI training for India Inc. is moving beyond the office. While the focus has been on white-collar artificial intelligence training programmes so far, initiatives to upskill blue-... Read More