Quality may never come cheap, but talent certainly does! Which is why companies like Amazon, Google & Microsoft go headhunting abroad. In the last two years, the likes of such tech giants have been pushing for greater H-1B applications to pass through. Though foreign minds contribute significantly to innovation in the Americas, perhaps one ought to think of a large number of Americans vying for similar positions.
Votes will be recast over the decision to increase the mandatory retirement age for the Hong Kong cabin crew at Cathay Pacific Airways. The ruling that shall impact almost 9,000 people, will see the crew bid farewell to the company at the age of 60 instead of 55. 2008 last saw such a change increased the age retirement barrier from 45 to 55.
Daniel Cram will be the new head of HR at News Corp Australia. The special one, who has had a lustrous career sprawled across companies such as AGL, B&T, and Westpac will be designated as the human resource director at the Australian Media house.
The Supreme Court of California, with its decision, might have put a dent deep into the pockets of the state’s employers. On Monday, the court decreed gig workers be categorized as employees if they perform usual business operations and the employer has “control over them”. The ruling shall take a 20-30 percent bite into the profits of the companies, who then may pass on the costs to the consumers.
If the sources are to be believed, word has it that the chief executive chair might see a new back with Matthias Mueller obliging for Herbert Diess. To quote company chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch, Matthias Mueller has “showed his general willingness to contribute to the changes.” Push had been coming to shove at the top for some time, following the diesel-cheating scandal that blotted the company’s image all over the
The Human Resource leader who had a lustrous career spanning 21years at the firm will be succeeded by Dane Holmes, currently serving as the global head of Pine Street & investor relations. Edith will not be the only veteran to leave the financial giant with Greg Agran, global head of commodities putting an end to his 20-year period at the organization as well.
The retailer who was facing an ongoing backlash from the employees has blinked. The employees who were earlier confined to white-n-blue (for shirt-n-jeans respectively) have now been given the relaxation of shirt colors. The pilot-trials, which are being supervised at limited locations, have garnered much appreciation from the workforce. To paraphrase Kory Lundberg, Walmart spokesperson, upon complete assessments the changes shall be made permanen
Excessive reliance on monetary incentives could prove to be catastrophic, in view of many. So, also happens to be the outlook of Brandon Lewis, VP Human Resources at T-systems. The policies of the IT services & consulting firm outline their approach based on prioritizing employee engagement more than a hike, for major projects.
America Based IT service provider, UST Global will recruit an additional 1000 people by 2020 for its new facility in Penang, Malaysia. Situated at a strategic IT hub, the company is expected to offer even more customized solutions to its clients in process optimizing the organizations’ operational capabilities.
Adobe is introducing conducive measures in a bid to reduce gender wage gap for its employees in the Americas & India. The software giant claims that plans are in place to bring pay parity between white & non-white professionals in the USA. The same stands to be the case for India, who combined with the US contributes 80% of Adobe’s workforce.
Such is the apprehension of its employees who fear the brand-image getting tarnished “beyond repair”. The US Military, having initiated Project Maven, requires input from Google to hone its AI might and streamline the drone capabilities. Google employees, however, demand the project be canceled and the company declares its position unequivocally. Of the 88,000 employees that the company has, 3,100 have come forward to sign the open letter to the company.
The toy maker giant seems to have bitten on more than it can chew. The company operating since the early part of the 20th century has categorized roles that are redundant to the smooth functioning of the company. almost 1400 employees will be asked to leave across all departments, as per a statement by the company Chairman Jorgen Vig Knudstorp.
There’s enough literature to be found on Employee Engagement and its effectiveness, yet few adaptors. Perhaps this would help the cause. Women employees at Nike, who for long had been the subject of internally circulating sexual innuendos decided to shape their plight through a female-only survey. The result (once furnished to the CEO) – 6 high-profile male exits within the last one month.
The need to be done away with printing personal credentials on a piece of paper seems to have finally dawned on the Singaporean Government. New Work Pass Cards will be distributed in three phases starting from September 2017. The attempts are directed to manage confidential information in a cohesive manner.
Liam Condon, who has been an integral part of Bayer’s Animal Health unit, will be the one to lead the Crop Science team. The announcement will materialize as soon as Bayer concludes its acquisition of Monsanto. Liam will have the assistance of the divisions’ new COO Brett Begemann along with other veterans such as Dr. Michael Stern & Robert Reiter to name a few.
After eight years acting as the CEO of the billion-dollar pharmaceutical giant, Joseph Jimenez has put pen to paper on his resignation, effective from February 2018. Stepping into his shoes will be, Vasant Narasimhan, the Chief Medical Officer of the company who had also been leading the charge as an MD & the Global Head of Drug Development unit of Novartis.
The Government of Wales will participate in the round table conference, to be held on September 27th, discussing the inclusion of people with disabilities in the economy. The conference organized by the Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI) will bring together renowned stakeholders from major Industrial Organizations.
The death rates at workplaces in the last two years have been steady at 1.9 casualties per 100,000 workers. Still, the Singapore Gov. aims to bring that down to 1/100,000 by 2028. Working with employers and unions, measures there is expected to be a major push to adapt to technology and safer measures.
Jobs For Her, India’s largest career portal for women who have taken a career break and are looking to get back to the corporate world, recently announced a conference and career fair, “Restart Her”, on September 16th, 2017. Aimed at providing bilateral benefits to companies and women candidates both, RestartHer will provide organizations the opportunity to improve their gender diversity ratios by hiring experienced professionals with zero notice periods, while at the same time providing that much needed break to women professionals to get back into making their mark on the corporate world.
Jeff Bezos might have defended Amazon, against the scathing post of the New York Times that criticized its Burn to the ground culture but it will take more than that to extinguish the fire. The lengthy article in which a senior-level executive describes the high-pressure environment has gained traction. Company officials claimed(Paraphrased), though debatable-conditions might have existed in the past, it is not the case anymore.
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