Reskill Employees
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
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India Inc's skill scarcity could impact the IT & services sector?
The services sector contributes to more than 50% of the country's GDP. Could the skill shortage in the sector run up against recovery in these sectors? Let's delve into the details.
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Reskilling of coal mine workers must for renewable transition: Report
The country needs a strong action plan to reskill coal mine workers in order to protect their interests while making a transition from conventional fuel to renewable energy usage, a report said on Thursday. India's power sector is one of the most diversified ones in the world. The country's thermal power generation by coal accounts for 62 per cent of its total generation capacity, a joint report of EY, SED Fund and FICCI said. It also noted that India has been consistently working at a global level to reduce emission intensity to attain its net-zero target for 2070. "For the transition from conventional to clean fuel-based energy generation, it will be imperative to protect the interests of coal mine workers through a holistic approach, and a strong skill action plan is needed to transition from coal to renewable energy," said the report titled as 'Skill action plan to fuel transition from coal to renewable energy in India'. Somesh Kumar, Partner and Leader, Power & Utilities, EY .
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At Infosys, how pandemic brought importance of reskilling to the fore
To begin with, Infosys identified 36 skills that were important and created learning pathways
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TCS explains how it's remotely managing 400,000 employees during pandemic
Company retains talent by focusing on reskilling employees, incentivising them to stay on.
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Covid has shown sustainable biz model is crucial for future growth: HUL CMD
With vaccines rolling out, the firm is looking forward to re-engaging with all possible stakeholders
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Companies will soon be required to pay for re-skilling retrenched workers
The fund will be formed through contribution from employers equivalent to '15 days of wages last drawn' by workers being retrenched
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Indian employees need to re-skill multiple times to upgrade skills: Survey
Time and cost factor liability is also the other major factor which hinders companies from reskilling/upskilling their staff
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