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Havells India appoints Bhuwnesh Singh Chauhan as Vice President - Human Resources
Bhuwnesh Singh Chauhan, Vice President - Human Resources, Havells India Havells India, an Indian multinational electrical equipment company, has appointed Bhuwnesh Singh Chauhan as Vice President - Human Resources. “I’m happy to share that I’m...

L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering appoints Sachin Bordavekar as Head - Human Resources
Sachin Bordavekar, Head - HR (Services), L&T Hydrocarbon EngineeringL&T Hydrocarbon Engineering, a subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), has appointed Sachin Bordavekar as the Head of Human Resources. “I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new...
How AI can help HR price competitive employee compensation packages
With the help of AI, some companies are bringing more structure and strategy to how they compensate employees. A 2025 survey from Korn Ferry found that roughly a quarter of the 5,717 companies they surveyed are using AI to help determine...

Why Growing Companies Choose IT Staffing Firms Over Internal Hiring
Intro As your business grows, so will your technical needs. Finding the right people fast becomes a big obstacle. Timelines start to tighten, customer demands rise, and internal teams start to feel pressure. Many companies instinctively try to...

74Software appoints Julia Siepmann as Group Chief Human Resources Officer
74Software has announced the appointment of Julia Siepmann as its new Group Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), effective as of 19 May 2025. Siepmann joined at a key moment in the company's growth journey, tasked with leading the evolution of HR...

Employer in Kundapur Accused of Cruel Punishment: Worker Forced to Stand on One Leg
Employer in Kundapur Accused of Cruel Punishment: Worker Forced to Stand on One Leg Kundapur: A formal complaint has been filed with the Shankaranarayana Police Station following an incident at a cashew factory in Vandara, Brahmavara taluk, where...

Profile: NESG chair, 7-Up MD, Obi Asika, others to speak at PREMIUM TIMES Employability Summit
The Chairperson of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, Olaniyi Yusuf, and outgoing managing director of Seven-Up Bottling Company, Ziad Maalouf, are among the top speakers confirmed for the maiden edition of the Premium Times Employability Summit....

Vinay Razdan resigns as HDFC Bank's HR head
HDFC Bank Ltd's human resources head Vinay Razdan has quit after a nearly seven-year stint at India’s largest private sector lender. This comes two months after Mint reported that Razdan, chief human resource officer, was leaving. In April, a...

Anodyne Coffee parent company challenges workers' union vote, delays certification
Workers at Anodyne Coffee voted unanimously to unionize earlier this month, but its parent company is challenging the results. After the election was initially delayed for health reasons, Anodyne workers voted 37-0 in favor of unionization in a...

Are employers still sponsoring Pride this year?
LGBTQ+ workers have long reported hurdles in U.S. workplaces and the last few years are no exception. More than half of these workers responding to a survey said they don’t have an LGBTQ+ employee group or equivalent resource at work, according to...

Foreign companies remaining in Russia behave themselves property — First Deputy PM
ST. PETERSBURG, June 18. /TASS/. The majority of foreign companies remaining in Russia behaves itself very correctly, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). "It is...
Here's what CEOs are telling their employees about how to use AI — and how not to lose their jobs to it
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has told employees that "efficiency gains" from AI would reduce the company's "total corporate workforce" in the next few years. Jassy may be the most prominent CEO to say AI is coming for people's jobs, but he's far from the...
How many H-1B petitions approved for employers classified under the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry in The Warren Sun publication area during 2024?
In 2024, all H-1B petitions submitted by employers classified under the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry located across The Warren Sun publication area were approved, according to data provided by U.S. Citizenship and...

OpenAI Accuses Meta of Poaching Employees—Is It Ever a Good Strategy?
The AI race is a fierce one in every regard, and to put into perspective just how charged up the competition is, we now have employees being poached with mind-numbing offers. In a recent podcast episode with his brother Jack, Sam Altman, the CEO...

Hiring the Enemy: When Job Scams Target Companies and Consumers Alike
Over the past few months, Socure has found itself squarely in the crosshairs of a new wave of employment fraud — and we’re not alone. We’ve seen fake candidates applying to work at Socure, using stolen or synthetic identities and AI-polished...

$248.9 Bn HR Advisory Services Market Strategies To 2034: AI Advisory And IT Services Present Top Opportunities
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Global HR advisory services market is poised for growth, reaching $193.42B by 2029, driven by digital transformation and remote work trends. North America leads, but Middle East and Asia-Pacific are fastest...

PREMIUM TIMES partners 7Up, Business School Netherlands, SME Scale-Up to host Employability Summit
PREMIUM TIMES Services Limited, publisher of leading investigative newspaper in Nigeria, will collaborate with major organisations—Business School Netherlands(BSN), 7 Up, and The SME Scale Up—to host the inaugural edition of its Employability...

‘Are we at a sabzi market?’: Frustrated techie vents after haggling his salary with HR
An Indian software professional recently ignited a passionate discussion online after sharing his disillusioning experience with salary negotiations. After spending four relentless months applying to numerous companies, he finally landed an offer....

PREMIUM TIMES to Host Employability Summit 2025
Premium Times Services Limited is proud to announce the maiden edition of its Employability Summit, scheduled for Thursday, June 19, 2025, at the Radisson Blu Anchorage Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. The summit, themed “Converting Nigeria’s...
Premium Times To Host Employability Summit To Tackle Nigeria’s Youth Unemployment Crisis
Premium Times Services Limited has announced the inaugural edition of its Employability Summit, aimed at tackling Nigeria’s Youth Unemployment Crisis. The summit is scheduled to be held on Thursday, June 19, 2025, at the Radisson Blu Anchorage...