The SHRM South Asia Blog

COVID-19: Changing reality and the role of HR

by Swati ThakurOn July 3, 2020 0 comments

The COVID-19 outbreak has hit the global economy rather hard. The world has witnessed a tectonic shift in all aspects of human life - business or personal. The streets are deserted, the corporate hallways are empty, and life as we knew it has come to a standstill. Since the beginning of the year, the pandemic is on the rise in India and has forced a lockdown of all its economic activities. This has resulted in employees working from home to protect themselves from the infection. Students are also homebound with their working...

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Hiring trends in India amid the COVID-19 crisis

by Swati ThakurOn June 24, 2020 0 comments

As the COVID-19 pandemic takes its toll across the globe, major world economies have begun to show signs of being under pressure due to the steep and sudden drop in economic activities. In its wake, the Coronavirus crisis has left many people struggling to make ends meet as supply chains have come to a grinding halt. However, a couple of months into the crisis, countries are finally settling down with their governments, citizens and organizations adjusting to the new normal.

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Why you need to start Journaling right now

by Rujuta PendharkarOn June 11, 2020 0 comments

What is one thing that Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Marie Curie, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, George Bernard Shaw, Winston Churchill, Andy Warhol, Lewis Carrol, Leonardo Da Vinci, Charles Darwin, Marcus Aurelius, Ernest Hemingway, and Maya Angelou have in common? They were all serious and habitual journalers.

On top of the Covid-19 pandemic health scare, many are also facing the threat of layoffs and salary cuts. This has ratchetted up the fear, anxiety, and stress for many. This blog, makes a case for journaling to relieve stress and anxiety and to jumpstart creativity and inspiration. While there...

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Can Remote Working Help Organizations Make Deeper Inroads into Diversity and Inclusion?

by Archana JerathOn May 5, 2020 0 comments

In a matter of weeks, remote working has become a norm thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic which has virtually brought the world to a grinding halt. Organizations have had to transform their working styles from mandating employees to work from home, to finding and onboarding tech solutions that ensure security, agility and work continuity, building necessary IT and other infrastructure, procuring devices and putting in place remote work protocols in a matter of days.

Remote work and flexi work options beyond virus containment

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Mike Suffield | The New Role of Finance

by Arpita SaxenaOn April 2, 2020 0 comments

In an interview with Nida Shahid - Associate Director - Advisory, SHRM India,

SHRM in association with ACCA conducted a joint study in 2019 to envisage the journey ahead for the finance profession and understand how organizations are taking on the challenges in a highly digitized world. It also delineated the future of the Finance function and key skillsets needed or the next-gen CFOs and senior finance leaders to succeed in the changing workplace, along with the roadmap that should be embraced for future success.

Taking the discussions ahead, SHRM interviewed...

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Are You Building A Workforce Equipped to Handle Future Challenges?

by Swati ThakurOn February 17, 2020 0 comments

A guide to future-proofing your workforce

The future of business is fast-approaching and creating revolutionary changes on its way. In this fast-changing business landscape, is it enough for businesses to just adopt futuristic technologies for sustained competitiveness? NO.

According to an Accenture study, India and other countries across the globe are facing a risk of losing between USD 1 – 11.5 trillion in potential...

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Key Takeaways from 2019 to Strengthen Hiring in 2020

by Swati ThakurOn February 5, 2020 0 comments

Trends such as increasing use of technology in hiring, social media recruitment, focus on employer branding, candidate experiences, looking at hitherto under-recognized potential, etc. have transformed hiring in 2019 and will continue to shape the hiring landscape in 2020. Let us take a look at these trends.

Planning and strategizing for a blended workforce

We are headed towards a more blended workforce, and the man vs. machine debate is pointless. We will have a...

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Apprenticeship: The Way Forward for a Skilled and Agile Workforce

by Swati ThakurOn February 5, 2020 0 comments

As we usher in industry 4.0, technological advancements are rapidly changing the face of the work, worker and workplace. The paradigm shifts in the business world are widening the skill gap and causing a talent crunch. Several reports and research studies underscore the fact that technology, especially automation and AI, will render several million existing jobs redundant while adding a whole new host of employment opportunities and changing the face of the jobs that remain, making massive skilling, upskilling and reskilling of the workforce imperative.

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India's Code on Social Security 2019 and Its Implications on Employee Compensation

by Swati ThakurOn January 23, 2020 0 comments

The Code on Social Security, 2019 tabled by the Labour Minister in the Lok Sabha recently, seeks to universalize social security benefits to all workers. It is the last in the series of four labour reforms being ushered in by the Government to simplify and consolidate 44 different Labour Laws into 4 broad codes on wages, industrial relations and health, occupational safety and working conditions and social security.

The Code on Social Security, 2019 seeks to amend...

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Understanding the Winning Mindset: How to Succeed Against All Odds?

by Swati ThakurOn December 23, 2019 0 comments

Lessons from stories of inspiration, relentless determination and winning despite all odds

This article is based on inputs from the Fireside Chat held on Day 2 – SHRMIAC’19 and moderated by Emily M. Dickens, Corporate Secretary and Chief of Staff at SHRM. The panelists were Navin Gulia - Internationally acclaimed Author, Adventurer, Thinker, Orator & Social Worker, Man Mohan Bhagat – Founder & Chairman of Bhagat Global

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