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Companies scale HR AI deployments beyond pilots across functions
November 5, 2026, 12:30 amHR Leaders said that as organisations expanded AI applications across HR, the criteria for taking a pilot to full-scale deployment were also evolving. Leaders said a successful demonstration alone was...
5 of every 6 C-suite roles go to outsiders: CIEL HR Report
November 4, 2026, 1:31 pmAccording to the report, Chief Executive Officers make up 47.5 percent of India's C-suite, with 38,000 roles. On average, each CEO has just 1.11 other chiefs at the table, compared...
Lupin, Zydus see sharp increase in workforce expenses in Q2 FY27
November 4, 2026, 9:35 amEmployee-related costs rise over 28 percent at both pharmaceutical companies, even as quarterly profits decline amid pressure on operating margins
Equitas Small Finance Bank names Balaji Nuthalapadi interim CEO following PN Vasudevan's resignation
November 4, 2026, 8:40 amEquitas Small Finance Bank has appointed Balaji Nuthalapadi as the interim chief executive officer. This decision comes after the resignation of PN Vasudevan last week. The appointment awaits approval from...
SBI claims digital push saved 50,000 employee man-hours daily
November 4, 2026, 7:47 amBank completes over 1.2 crore digital re-KYC updates since June, reduces branch intervention by more than 50 percent; staff expenses rise 5.1 percent to Rs 17,452 crore in Q2
Recent Stories
Dabur India's global CEO Mohit Malhotra resigns
November 5, 2026, 5:00 amDabur India said on Wednesday that its global CEO Mohit Malhotra had resigned after more than three decades with the consumer goods company to pursue an overseas role.
Australia's Woodside Energy to cut at least 10% of workforce, raises cost-savings target
November 5, 2026, 2:16 amAustralia's Woodside Energy said on Thursday it expects to cut more than 500 jobs globally and lifted its annual cost savings target by $50 million. Here are some details :...
Diwali bonus rumour sparks protest by 300 workers at Greater Noida factory
November 5, 2026, 2:13 amAt least 300 workers of a private mobile manufacturing company staged a protest on its premises in Greater Noida’s Ecotech-1 area on Wednesday morning over confusion surrounding the payment of...
First husband, then wife lose their tech jobs in US, newborn baby at home and healthcare coverage worries. Heartbreaking post highlights growing anxiety among tech workers
November 5, 2026, 2:12 amHa Nguyen, a founder and managing partner, shared the heartbreaking story of a US-based tech couple who lost their jobs one after another while caring for their newborn baby. With...
Why are companies restricting AI access to employees
November 5, 2026, 2:05 amGoldman Sachs is the latest to tighten access. The Wall Street bank has restricted most employees, including bankers and traders, from using Anthropic’s Claude Code and Microsoft’s GitHub coding tools,...
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First husband, then wife lose their tech jobs in US, newborn baby at home and healthcare coverage worries. Heartbreaking post highlights growing anxiety among tech workers
November 5, 2026, 2:12 amHa Nguyen, a founder and managing partner, shared the heartbreaking story of a US-based tech couple who lost their jobs one after another while caring for their newborn baby. With...
Companies scale HR AI deployments beyond pilots across functions
November 5, 2026, 12:30 amHR Leaders said that as organisations expanded AI applications across HR, the criteria for taking a pilot to full-scale deployment were also evolving. Leaders said a successful demonstration alone was...
OfBusiness’ Rs 20,000-crore leadership bet: Early P&L ownership for young managers
November 4, 2026, 1:30 amThe company, with an annual operating revenue of more than Rs 20,000 crore and over 30,000 employees, introduced its management trainee (MT) programme in 2017. Today, seven of its 15...
Employee experience investments get an outcome-led reset
November 1, 2026, 11:30 pmThe trend reflects a shift towards a more outcome-driven approach to employee experience, with HR leaders weighing immediate costs against long-term workforce outcomes to determine what to protect, redesign, or...
Talent leaders flag a blind spot in HR Analytics
October 28, 2026, 11:30 pmStudies have highlighted that data points alone cannot be treated as an ultimate source of truth. Korn Ferry's 2026 Global Talent Analytics Survey on 1,600 C-suite and senior HR leaders...
Workplace 4.0
Diwali bonus rumour sparks protest by 300 workers at Greater Noida factory
November 5, 2026, 2:13 amAt least 300 workers of a private mobile manufacturing company staged a protest on its premises in Greater Noida’s Ecotech-1 area on Wednesday morning over confusion surrounding the payment of...
India's financial crime compliance workforce to reach 45,000 by 2030, create 19,000 jobs: Report
October 30, 2026, 2:06 amThe report highlighted that financial crime is estimated to cost the global economy more than USD 4.4 trillion annually, with AI-enabled fraud, synthetic identities, mule account networks and sanctions evasion...
Nevada unions, politicians caught between AI job creation and destruction
October 29, 2026, 11:30 amOn more than 100,000 acres of Nevada desert east of Reno, one of the world's largest concentrations of data centers is taking shape, providing years of work for thousands of...
Layoff tracker: From Amazon to Netflix, these companies are cutting jobs globally
October 29, 2026, 9:26 amWhile some companies have explicitly linked their restructuring to AI-led business transformation, others have cited efficiency, performance or changing market conditions. The scale and nature of the cuts vary, with...
Dropbox layoffs: Co-CEO Ashraf Alkarmi sends memo to employees announcing 9% job cuts, CTO Ali Dasdan to leave
October 29, 2026, 2:04 amDropbox has announced a significant reduction in its workforce, planning to eliminate approximately 9% of its positions as part of a strategic realignment of resources. This move is expected to...
HRTech
Electrolux halves planned Italy redundancies under revised industrial plan
November 5, 2026, 1:57 amAppliance maker Electrolux has agreed with the Italian government and unions to nearly halve planned job cuts in the country and invest more than €100 million, the unions and
From enterprises to SMBs: How Flashfox AI plans to change the hiring game
November 5, 2026, 1:52 amGetWork’s AI hiring business, now spun off as Flashfox AI, is targeting 500 enterprise clients in the next 24 months as it expands into Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
Festive hiring rush exposes a deeper risk: Who is really joining the workforce?
November 3, 2026, 1:30 amAs gig and seasonal hiring accelerates across e-commerce, quick commerce and logistics, employers are confronting a more complex verification challenge: ensuring the person recruited is the person who actually joins...
Alaska Air to cut 200 jobs, warns of potential $700 million annual loss
October 31, 2026, 2:00 amThe cuts suggest that the effects of airlines' fuel-price shock are extending beyond higher fares and reduced flight schedules, to threaten airline jobs. They also expose mounting pressure on Alaska...
Flexible wage deals can boost competitiveness, protect jobs, study says
October 29, 2026, 11:22 amGreater flexibility in collective wage agreements can strengthen competitiveness and protect jobs, but only if workers retain effective safeguards, according to a study by the Rockwool Foundation Berlin seen by...
Industry
Australia's Woodside Energy to cut at least 10% of workforce, raises cost-savings target
November 5, 2026, 2:16 amAustralia's Woodside Energy said on Thursday it expects to cut more than 500 jobs globally and lifted its annual cost savings target by $50 million. Here are some details :...
Why are companies restricting AI access to employees
November 5, 2026, 2:05 amGoldman Sachs is the latest to tighten access. The Wall Street bank has restricted most employees, including bankers and traders, from using Anthropic’s Claude Code and Microsoft’s GitHub coding tools,...
US private sector job growth slows slightly but still beats expectations
November 5, 2026, 2:03 amHiring in the US private sector slowed but still beat expectations in October, data from payroll firm ADP showed on Wednesday, with earnings growth registering a strong increase. Private sector...
Brazil creates fewer formal jobs than expected in September
November 5, 2026, 1:55 amBrazil's economy created a net 121,305 formal jobs in September, data from the Labor Ministry showed on Wednesday, below the 170,852 net openings expected by economists in a Reuters poll.
India’s IT sector needs a new talent architecture
November 4, 2026, 6:25 pmGrowing demand for AI-related services is challenging providers, as they struggle to generate significant revenue. Companies must redesign their workforce models to capture opportunities in an AI-driven market. Existing talent...