PSUs on the RiseRajlakshmi Saikia Bhimwal argues why, unbelievably, perhaps those are Indian Public Sector Undertakings that hold the future answers to today’s economic downturn and employment scenario! And why despite this, they would fail double time if they don’t make the required changes. No, she’s evidently not a PSU employee... well, not till now...
Jay Leno wouldn’t even run this one on his show. Take the test anyway – How do you know if your job is a PSU job? Four giveaways: (1) You get damn excited about a 2% pay hike. (2) In a system crash, y.... Read More
A Curtain Raiser For The Public SectorWhile the investment sentiment across the globe is gloom, India’s largest employer continues to employ in a large scale
Speaking from an HR perspective, Mr. Vikas Vasal, Executive Director, KPMG, explains the issue of PSUs suddenly coming into the limelight, discussing what have been the encouraging factors in the enti.... Read More
Recruiting New Blood For SustenanceWhile the older guys (have been through the companies’ bad and good times) take on mentoring as a practice to propel company growth
After working with a Private sector (a US Multinational) for many years, Mr. G.K.Pillai joined one of the earliest and oldest public sector enterprise, HEC about 19 months back. He took over the compa.... Read More
Psus Welcome HR At The Board LevelHR brings in the prerequisites (like keeping people motivated & upgrading their knowledge base) for success in a competitive society
“Although there is an economic slow-down, we cannot afford to lose the focus on developing the human resources, as it takes a lot of time to develop. Any amount of slackness would have an adverse effe.... Read More
People Are The Center Of Every JobAnd the younger generation is better because they are enthusiatic but, its important that they remember that they are here to serve humanity
He started career in the year 1940 with A. K Gas Plant at Rampur, and became a manager at the age of 19 years, with 7 people working under him. Now at 86, he loves to see the newer generation come up .... Read More
Indian Campuses: We Have Arrived!LIC’s huge recruitment plans has pushed it to move on frpm hiring only from the open market, which was the common practice until late
LIC had been in the news recently over the issue of their extensive hiring plans. Reportedly, they are planning to hire around 45,000 people in this year. By March 2009 they plan to hire around 10,000.... Read More
Brand Psus To Attract Right TalentThe recommendations of the Pay Commission is expected to facilitate the much required scale of transparency as is demanded for development
Educational Consultants India Limited (Ed.CIL) was conceived and incorporated as a public sector enterprise in 1981, and is the only Government of India Enterprise under the Ministry of Human Resource.... Read More
Is T&D The Answer For Change Management?
It is important that organisations start looking at training costs as an investment and not an expenditure as plays a vital role in ensuring client satisfaction
The number of people to be employed in 2009 is going to be much higher than in 2008, says Mr. R.K.Bhasin, Chief Manager-HR at a leading government-owned bank. The reason being that after VRS, there ha.... Read More
Hr Is The New Business PartnerIt is the system that makes a person less effective, therefore it is the system that must strengthen for people to perform
Mr. S. K. Sharma is a man with a lot of HR experience in the oil industry. As part of his role with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC), he shares that the employees that were recruited by the.... Read More
Outsourcing Is A Cheaper OptionBut the vendor must satisfy all the technical requirements in terms of manpower, qualifications, equipment etc, qualify as a service provider
Starting with an HR perspective in mind, Dr. Uday Shanker, Director, Ministry of Forest and Environment, talks about the changing role of HR and the increasing focus of organisations on people and the.... Read More
Revised Pay Scale Will Attract TalentAdequate accountability & commitment to the public allows employees to enjoy an open space to showcase their creativity
“Retaining people is the biggest challenge. There have been a lot of times when employees have moved on after we provide them the training, because many employees just wish to have the ‘tag’ of an exp.... Read More
Hr Calls For Greater AutonomyHR in PSUs today plays a great role in taking care of its employees so as to treat them as an asset which will lead to improvement
He is not just an HR person; but Mr. V.K. Gauba is also handles the legal aspects and a certain amount of event management at the Indian Trade Promotion Organisation(ITPO). He is responsible not only .... Read More
Job Roles Must Be Revised ConstantlyPay scales in any sector should only be increased along with an increase in responsibility and accountability
Being a part of the Economic Research Unit(ERU), Mr. Sunil Gupta’s main role involves formulating policies for the steel industry. He claims that they are not just regulators any more, but they are al.... Read More
Quality Counts More Than Quantity
HR and its policies need to be supported by the right norms and attritubes so that it makes the right manpower selection
National Institute of Smart Government(NISG) was incorporated in 2002 with the primary goal of promoting E-governance. Mr. J. Satyanarayan, Ex – CEO, NISG, joined the company in November, 2003 and wor.... Read More
Psus Re-Engineering Hr’s RoleIts a point to note that our HR system is surrounded with, and must operate within the existing legal framework and strong social bonding
Recruitment of talent is dependent on business need says Mr. Indranil Banerjee, Manager (Personnel and Admin, Corporate IR) West Bengal State Electricity Distribution. He said that filling up the skil.... Read More
Learn to Avoid Costly Hiring Mistakes!Somikaa Mahapatra (Head-Compensation & Benefits, Recruitment, Employee Shared Services - Hutchison 3 Global Services Pvt. Ltd.) discusses the role of emotional intelligence while hiring for the new workplace in private as well as public sector
TALENT acquisition is all about putting the right person in the right job, while matching skills with task requirements. The sentence above, however, does not give much away in terms of the talent wa.... Read More
You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby!Dun & Bradstreet research on India’s Top PSUs-2009 reveals how a dynamic business environment prompted the Indian government to redefine and evolve the personnel practices and policies at PSUs today
POST-independence, public sector enterprises (PSEs) have been playing a pivotal role in the overall economic development of India, thereby driving industrial growth, economic development, employment g.... Read More
Indian PSUs: The Silver Lining on a Gloomy DayVidya Iyer (HR Consultant and Management Faculty) examines how PSUs have been able to develop the nation while providing employee welfare opportunities
THE high paying jobs are vanishing, inflated salaries and perks are seeing corrections, and the best of techies are keeping their fingers crossed. These are just some of the flashpoints in a downturn.... Read More