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Updated on: May 2019
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Diversity at the Workplace–The Role of HR
Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity at the Workplace–The Role of HR

Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) is a business imperative today. Simply put – it is the representation of an organization’s culture where people from different demographics come together to seamlessly deliver to the organization’s vision and mission. While doing that, they are equipped with a feeling of equality and empowered to be their authentic selves. “Over […]

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Roshni Wadhwa, Director – HR, L’Oreal India on Motivation and Engagement
Employee Engagement

Roshni Wadhwa, Director – HR, L’Oreal India on Motivation and Engagement

In an exclusive conversation with SightsIn Plus, Roshni Wadhwa, Director – HR, L’Oreal India. Roshni has been in Human Resources domain for over two decades of experience across sectors and geographies. She has contributed significantly to L’Oréal India by leading and driving key people initiatives. As a true enable to the CEO, Roshni has helped […]

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Promoting a culture of “Employee Volunteering” in organizations
Corporate Social Responsibility

Promoting a culture of “Employee Volunteering” in organizations

Social responsibility is the duty of every individual. Corporates are no exception. Most of the organizations realize its importance and are trying their best to create a framework and formulate policies and SOPs to make it a more structured program. “Employee volunteering, when collectively practiced by everyone in an organization, strengthens employee satisfaction and creates […]

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How to Conduct an Inquiry into a Complaint of Sexual Harassment?
Prevention of Sexual Harassment(POSH)

How to Conduct an Inquiry into a Complaint of Sexual Harassment?

“On 29th January evening, my manager approached me in a pantry, grabbed my ass and said “it seems you have put on weight”. He had a smirk on his face and followed it by saying “but I don’t differentiate”. “At an office party, people were playing Have I never ever…which started off with travel destinations, […]

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HR’s Role in Fostering Employee Engagement
Culture & Behaviour

HR’s Role in Fostering Employee Engagement

The term “engagement” gets hard to define considering the number of ways and contexts it is used in. Oftentimes its thought of as happiness or satisfaction. Engagement is not happiness. You can have a happy employee who is not productive. In reality, it’s a lot more than that and can have serious implications. One of […]

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Employee Value Proposition – What Unique Blend Organisations Could Offer
Culture & Behaviour

Employee Value Proposition – What Unique Blend Organisations Could Offer

In today’s scenario, top leadership and management is struggling to review the offer proposition to its team members in order to fix the benefit scheme and create better blend of services in order to attract, retain and develop best talent from the market. There are various algorithms which have been worked to enhance the proposition […]

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Changing Trends in Employee Benefits
New HR Trends

Changing Trends in Employee Benefits

Employee benefits has been a relatively ignored part of the total compensation until last few years. While employee benefits can vary basis various factors like location, employee size and industry, some benefits are quickly becoming more common in competitive industries. The 2017/2018 Asia Pacific Benefit Trends survey conducted by Willis Tower Watson got responses from […]

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Improving Mental Health in the Workplace
Wellness & Health

Improving Mental Health in the Workplace

Mental health has recently caught the attention of many organisations ever since studies have shown that a large part of the employed population suffers from some form of stress, anxiety or depression. In this article we will discuss stress we encounter at work. So, what is stress? and how does it manifest in our physical […]

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How to Foster Productive Performance Appraisals
Performance Appraisal

How to Foster Productive Performance Appraisals

Much has been written about conducting effective Performance appraisals, so why is the year-end reviews till approached with a sense of dread by most employees and managers? Given below are some reflections gathered from stints as a HR business partner dealing with ‘escalations’ from disgruntled employees and an experience when I was in charge of […]

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How Important is Education and Skilling of CSR Professionals
Corporate Social Responsibility

How Important is Education and Skilling of CSR Professionals

When I think about Corporate Social Responsibility, the first few things come to mind are – the initiative beyond philanthropy, corporate accountability, sustainability, responsible business, and creating a shared value. Corporate Social Responsibility is completely different from social service. According to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, where only a company having a net worth of […]

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The Chief Joy Officer and the Keys of Motivation
Culture & Behaviour

The Chief Joy Officer and the Keys of Motivation

People are the most important asset of any business. If your people are not motivated, your company will be suffering but if you maximize the potential and the motivation of your people, you maximize the success of your company. Now questions arise- How do you ensure people in your company are motivated? What does motivate […]

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