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| Spoiling you with choices at the NASSCOM HR Summit 2013. Registration closes on 18th July 2013 |
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| At NASSCOM, we believe in giving you a holistic view on how the industry has evolved, what are the key drivers and how can those be implemented. At the 10th annual HR Summit 2013, July 23rd and 24th, Hotel ITC Chola, Chennai, you would not only get to hear leaders get into strategic discussions and visionary views but also get to participate in some deep-dive, how-to sessions. There are multiple options to choose from, however, seats are limited. Sessions are open only to paid delegates so ensure that you register yourself for the conference. You can choose from -Generation study by iprimed, The journey To Success – step by step by Chris Roebuck, Metrics that matter- Measuring HR's effectiveness by Deloitte, Reimagine Work – "Unified Talent Management Enabling Employee Engagement" by Cornerstone, 21st century workforce by KPMG, Collaborative technologies for managing today's talent by PwC, Creating & sustaining a high performance culture by C Mahalingam, Future of the vision communities by Ganesh Natarajan, What Does it Really Mean to be an Effective HR Organization? by Aon Hewitt, Wealth, power and identity: key currencies of motivation by Devdutt Pattanaik and Sitting is the new smoking by Stepthalon. Please ensure that you have blocked your seat in advance since we won't take any WALK-INS for these sessions. Register NOW at http://www.nasscom.in/hrsummit/registration. |
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| Source : 17-07-13 Naukri.com Compiled by Amresh Anjan |
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| Mr. M S Raghavan is new CMD at IDBI Bank |
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| Mr. M S Raghavan took charge as chairman and managing director of IDBI Bank. Prior to taking up new assignment, he was executive director with Bank of India. His term as CMD at IDBI is up to June 30, 2015. Mr. Raghavan, a science graduate and a post-graduate management diploma holder, joined the Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) as a Probationary in October 1976. |
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| Source : 05-07-13 Business-standard.com Compiled by Amresh Anjan |
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| Cos hire sleuths to check your CV for fake details |
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| Did you know your CV may be passed on to a detective team to ensure that you have not misrepresented facts? In case of discrepancies, you could even lose the job you were offered. Companies, both domestic and foreign, including global banking major HSBC, the Reliance Group, Tata Sons, RPG Group, PNB MetLife and Wipro are hiring "resume fraud detective" or firms that specialise in cross checking information provided on CVs (curriculum vitae).The shrinking job market is pushing candidates to misrepresent facts on their resumes, analysts said. In fact, around 84% of organisations based in India have come across candidates who misrepresent facts on their job applications, a survey conducted by global consultancy Hill and Associates has found. "There have been situations, wherein we have hired candidates who have performed well on the job and found later through background checks that they misrepresented facts," Mr. Rajesh Relan, managing director, PNB MetLife told HT. Misrepresentation varies from the number of years of experience, salaries to even qualification, HR experts said. Sectors that receive maximum fraud resumes include manufacturing, banking and financial services and retail. "Such increase is expected during recession, corporate scandals and global job mobility causing higher unemployment," said Ms. Shalini Chakrabarty, country manager, Hill & Associates. "Altering mark sheets is a major discrepancy found in checks followed by altered years of passing," an official with Britannia Industries said. |
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| Source : 10-07-13 Hindustantimes.com Compiled by Amresh Anjan |
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| Ms. Amisha Sethi is AirAsia India commercial head |
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| Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia, which is launching a low-cost airline in India in association with the Tata Group, has appointed Ms. Amisha Sethi as the chief commercial officer of AirAsia India. Prior to this, Ms. Sethi was associated with BlackBerry and Airtel. |
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| Source : 10-07-13 Hindustantimes.com Compiled by Amresh Anjan |
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| Shell names Mr. Ben van Beurden as surprise choice for CEO |
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| Royal Dutch Shell named head of refining Mr. Ben van Beurden to replace chief executive Mr. Peter Voser, a surprise appointment to steer Europe's biggest oil firm through an industry-wide battle to replace reserves and control costs. Analysts and investors had not considered Mr. Beurden, who has worked for the company for 30 years, as a possible contender to replace Mr. Voser next year. Their early focus was on finance director Mr. Simon Henry and other divisional heads Mr. Marvin Odum, Mr. Matthias Bichseland and Mr. Andrew Brown. Voser, who built the oil company into a leader in liquefied natural gas (LNG) and was finance director at the company before taking the helm in 2009, shocked the industry by announcing his early departure over two months ago. |
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| Source : 10-07-13 Financialexpress.com Compiled by Amresh Anjan |
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| Telstra to outsource 170 jobs to Indian firm Infosys |
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| Telstra will outsource the roles of 170 full-time staff and 90 contractors from one of its fastest-growing business units to India, with Indian supplier ¬Infosys understood to be picking up the work. The redundancies from Telstra's network applications and services division announced on Tuesday are the latest in a series of staff cuts at the telecommunications giant. In May, it indicated plans to overhaul its15, 000-strong internal operations divisions. The NAS division, which generated $636 million in revenues in the half-year ending December 31, 2012, sells services such as cloud computing and video conferencing. It is Telstra's fastest-growing segment with plans to increase the business in Asia. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, Mr. David Burns, Telstra's head of NAS, said while his unit had been successful, the current business model was limited and the changes were needed for continued growth. |
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| Source : 11-07-13 Afr.com Compiled by Amresh Anjan |
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| CID probe exposes 'jobs for marriage' scam in Karnataka Public Service Commission |
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| The Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC), which is being investigated by the Criminal Investigation Department of police for allegedly putting up lucrative posts for sale to prospective candidates, has more problems in hand. Investigations have revealed that some KPSC officials and members were also hand in glove with touts to engineer 'jobs for marriage' scam. In the corridors of Udyoga Soudha that houses KPSC office, the 'jobs for marriage' scam is popularly known as Taalibhagya Yojane in Kannada, and it benefited three stakeholders - meritorious job seekers, KPSC officials and parents of rich brides. According to the probe, more than 50 candidates, who secured Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) cadre jobs during the last five years, have been beneficiaries of Taalibhagya Yojane. If a poor candidate scores high marks in the preliminary and mains examination and has the possibility of making it to the Grade 'A' post (KAS) after the personality test round, the names of such candidates are released to parents of prospective brides. |
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| Source : 13-07-13 Indiatoday.intoday.in Compiled by Amresh Anjan |
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| China economy stable, adds 7.25 million jobs |
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| China's job market remained "generally stable" in the first half of the year, despite the economic slowdown during the period, latest data showed. China added 7.25 million jobs in the first half, an increase of 310,000 from the number seen during the same period last year, Mr. Yin Weimin, minister of human resource and social security, revealed during a meeting on Tuesday. The registered urban unemployment rate stayed unchanged at 4.1 percent, Mr. Xinhua quoted. The job data followed Monday's release of a string of economic indicators that showed China's economic growth slid to 7.6 percent during the January-June period. |
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| Source : 16-07-13 News.oneindia.in Compiled by Amresh Anjan |
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| Migrants in Italy more likely to have permanent jobs |
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| A higher proportion of migrants have permanent job contracts than Italians and people from the European Union, according to a new government report. A total 39 percent of migrants from outside the European Union have permanent employment contracts, compared to 17 percent of Italians and 21 percent of people from the EU, the report found. The report, commissioned by Italy's welfare ministry, was presented on Monday. |
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| Source : 16-07-12 News.oneindia.in Compiled by Amresh Anjan |
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| Slowdown begins to costs jobs in auto sector |
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| Sports utility vehicle market leader Mahindra & Mahindra has laid off 500 temporary workers as production dipped at its manufacturing plants at the backdrop of rising inventory levels. Last week the company announced production holidays ranging from 1 to 8 days during the remaining period of this month at its plants to avoid pile up of inventory and keep production in line with retail demand. The Mumbai-based company has also signalled that the Rs 5,000 crore capital expenditure lined up for this year and next two years may get postponed by 1-2 years as existing capacities will take more time to reach peak levels. The company is however yet to take a concrete call on this. "We have reduced 500 temporary workers from across our plants due to the prevailing situation within the auto industry. We have not yet taken any call on delaying investments but if the current situation prevails we may have to", a mail from the spokesperson at Mahindra stated. |
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| Source : 15-07-13 Business-standard.com Compiled by Amresh Anjan |
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| 60 colour-blind BEST drivers back on the job |
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| Nearly 60 bus drivers who had been benched for colour blindness are being reinstated by the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking, after receiving clearance from the state medical ophthalmology board in JJ Hospital. In 2012, BEST medical officials reassessed the medical records of onboard staff including drivers and conductors, to bring down human errors in accident cases. During the recheck, they found that 142 drivers suffering from colour blindness had been working for six years after their initial tests, till March 30, 2013. These 142 drivers were amongst the 800 drivers recruited in 2007 on daily wages and were subsequently given permanent driving jobs in 2009. Following the re-assessment, the drivers were kept from driving and were asked to undergo medical examinations at JJ Hospital. "A section of the drivers have been cleared by the medical board at JJ Hospital and are fit to drive. The remaining staff found unfit for driving will be reassigned as conductors or be given alternate work," said Mr. OP Gupta, general manager, BEST. |
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| Source : 17-07-13 Hindustantimes.com Compiled by Amresh Anjan |
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| SanDisk sees a win-win situation in volatile tech scene |
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| There are very few industries that are destined to grow in today's extremely volatile technology market where product cycles are now coming down to as low as three months. But flash storage is one technology that seems to be in a win-win situation thanks to its inevitability in smartphones and tablets along with its growing popularity in quick-boot laptops and ultra books. During a meeting last week, Mr. Sumit Sadana, Executive Vice-President and Chief Strategy Officer of SanDisk, a global leader in flash technology said the company was in a comfortable position at the moment with growth in embedded SSDs (solid state drives), removable SD (secure digital) cards and the enterprise markets. "We have tremendous growth in the mobile segment and with client SSDs that have started replacing HDDs (hard disk drives) in computers. Then there is the enterprise market which is a growth vector for SanDisk," he told Business Today. |
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| Source : 16-07-13 Businesstoday.intoday.in Compiled by Amresh Anjan |
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| Maruti workers may go on hunger strike |
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| In commemoration of a year of their struggle, members of the Maruti Suzuki Workers' Union have decided to stage a peaceful protest in solidarity with those sacked and jailed a year ago. "We will begin our indefinite peaceful demonstration and hunger strike at Tau Devilal Park, IMT Manesar, from July 18. This marks a year in jail without bail for 147 of our fellow workers, termination of 2,300 jobs, two-month jail for 10 workers and sympathisers," Mr. Mahavir, a member of the provisional committee of the union, said at a press conference on Monday."We had applied for permission for staging the protest but the administration has not responded despite orders from the court. We are demanding the immediate release of our brethren from jail and reinstation of those fired. We will begin with a symbolic hunger strike, but might sit on a fast-unto-death if our demands are not met," said Mr. Mahavir. "All the unions of Gurgaon as well as some students and faculty members of Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi have assured us of their support. Mr. Prashant Bhushan and Ms. Arundhati Roy are also expected to join our struggle," informed Mr. Mahavir. |
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| Source : 16-07-13 Hindustantimes.com Compiled by Amresh Anjan |
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| New hiring at Indian Banks' Association sparks controversy |
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| The Indian Banks' Association (IBA) sparked off a fresh controversy relating to an appointment for the post of chief executive, which will fall vacant after the existing incumbent – Mr. K Ramakrishnan demits office by July end. Mr. K R Kamath, the chairman of the industry body is believed to have appointed Mr. M V Tanksale, the CMD of Central Bank of India (CBI) as the new office bearer, industry sources told Moneycontrol.com. However, there is so far no official communication in this regard from IBA. Mr. Kamath also heads the Punjab National Bank ( PNB ) as CMD. Mr. Tanksale, who had served PNB as the executive director under Mr. Kamath will retire this month from the Central Bank of India . Mr. Tanksale had joined the Central Bank of India in October, 2011. However, the process of appointment is something that has raised many eye brows. As per the standard practice, IBA generally floats public notice and invites applications for posts lying vacant. This time, it is alleged, the practice has been flouted. "IBA did not float any public notice seeking applications for the post. IBA has appointed Mr. Tanksale quite arbitrarily," a senior official familiar with the development told moneycontrol.com. |
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| Source : 16-07-13 Moneycontrol.com Compiled by Amresh Anjan |
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| HC sets right ambiguity in Teachers Recruitment notification |
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| Setting right an ambiguity in the Teachers Recruitment Board notification for recruitment of 1,093 lecturers in Tamil Nadu, Madras High Court has said the teaching experience shall be determined in accordance with the qualification acquired by an aspirant as per UGC rules. Justice D Hariparanthaman, before whom a plea opposing a key change in the calculation of teaching experience of lecturer-aspirant came up for hearing, asked authorities to follow the process being followed for about 25 years now. The first phase of the two-stage lecturer recruitment involves award of two marks each for each year of teaching experience, subject to a maximum of 15 marks. For academic qualifications too varying marks were awarded. While a Ph.D. could fetch you a maximum of nine marks, for M.Phil with SLET/NET a maximum of six marks is allotted. Interview carrying 10 marks will be held in the second phase. After the present notification was issued in June this year, a correction was inserted in it, stating that the work experience will be calculated from the date the particular qualification is acquired. |
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| Source : 16-07-13 Business-standard.com Compiled by Amresh Anjan |
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