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The second generation of migrant labourers is not enthusiastic about continuing in this field. The parents of the next generation do not wish their children to be part of this trade.

New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI/SRV): As companies are experiencing rapid change, business leaders foresee new ways to grow their organizations giving a rise to more strategic role for the HR leaders

Covid crisis: Companies, counsellors helping professionals deal with grief SECTIONS Share Synopsis The number of working people reaching out to inhouse counsellors, or independent mental health service providers such as Optum, InnerHour, and 1to1help.net have multiplied in recent weeks as they struggle to deal with deaths and serious infections in the family and among close friends and colleagues, many of them young people. Getty Images Several companies have signed up with mental health servic...

India Inc steps up with coronavirus care centres for employees hit by second wave SECTIONS Share Synopsis Employees recuperating at these centres will have access to nurses and doctors, even oxygen, while for more serious cases, the necessary medical help/hospitalisation will be arranged as available. These centres, meant largely for mildly symptomatic/asymptomatic cases, are especially useful for people who live alone or in small homes with family and would otherwise face difficulty in isolati...

Companies lend a hand to Covid-affected employees SECTIONS Share Synopsis ITC’s suite of interventions includes providing medical infrastructure such as Covid care facilities for those mildly symptomatic and oxygen concentrators. Ceat Tyres, part of the RPG Group, has converted learning centres and conference rooms at factories in Nashik, Bhandup and elsewhere into emergency accommodation for workers. Getty Images Representative image As Covid cases spiral across the country, companies are m...

Big manufacturers tighten safety measures SECTIONS Share Synopsis The alarming surge in coronavirus infections, especially in states like Maharashtra, Punjab and Karnataka, has prompted top manufacturing companies to tighten their safety measures and reestablish stringent protocols on factory premises and shop floors. Agencies The alarming surge in coronavirus infections, especially in states like Maharashtra, Punjab and Karnataka, has prompted top manufacturing companies to tighten their safet...

India Inc’s hiring intent boosted by Covid vaccine news SECTIONS Share Synopsis A study conducted by the recruitment and staffing services provider CIEL HR Services, covering 298 companies across 27 cities, shows that the intent to hire in tier 2 cities has grown by 62% in December versus June and 22% quarterly, a trend that is likely to accelerate in the next quarter. Getty Images According to a Teamlease survey, for January-March, 27% of companies show hiring intent, up from 21% in October-...