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"Hi, All new joinees, irrespective of seniority or designation, must have a Probation Period. As correctly brought out earlier, this is the observation period for the new employee, where he is checked for suitability and adaptability. Even the very experienced and senior persons need to adapt to the ne" ... (more)

"Hi, At the outset I must say that this is an interesting topic and a very relevant one at that. An organisation consists of experienced and inexperienced people, old and young people, people with old fashioned ideas and so on. It is incorrect to say that all experienced people are old fashioned and resistan" ... (more)

"Hi, Salary constitutes what you get every month and reflected in your pay slip - Basic, DA, HRA, Conveyance, Special Allowance, etc. This is, in fact, termed as Gross Salary. After deductions, you have the "Take Home Salary" or Net Salary. Besides this, you may have some reimbursements which are admissibl" ... (more)

"Greetings Rajee, Yours is a problem faced by many professionals and the solution is to gain a certain amount of acceptability amongst those who choose to ignore you. You have to gain their confidence, little by little, by doing things which draw their appreciation. You will see that once you gain acceptance" ... (more)

"Hi, I think that it is a very good practice to celebrate a colleague’s birthday by getting together in office for about 10 minutes and cutting a cake. It gives that special feeling to the person who is celebrating his/ her b’day. Although it may entail some effort and (money)?, it may b" ... (more)

"Hi, It is incorrect to say that leaders are born and not made. It is also not true that leadership workshops would transform you into a leader. Being a good leader is a result of years and years of imbibing the right qualities till it becomes a part of you. Some of these qualities are picked up fro" ... (more)

"Hi, CTC means Cost to Company or how much cost is being incurred by the company towards the individual employee. Gratuity is also a cost that is incurred by the company from Day 1, irrespective of whether the employee is going to stay in the company for 5 years or not and hence has to be shown in th" ... (more)

"Hi, The article posted by 'Mangospring' brings out the innovative recruitment techniques in vogue these days. What everybody must remember is that attracting talent is not half as difficult as retaining talent, because all the time somebody else is trying to poach your talent - so hang on to your talen" ... (more)

"Greetings Shilpa, The interviewer’s attitude does affect the interviewee’s decision to join the company or not. As most of the respondents have pointed out, he is the face of the company as far as the candidate is concerned. This is the reason why the venue for the interview, the question" ... (more)

"Greetings Gayathri, The formats are well prepared and would be useful to all HR professionals - maybe you could add some more formats like Letter seeking explanation, Warning Letters (both verbal and written), etc. What we have to be careful about these formats is that you should not blindly apply i" ... (more)

"Hi, I think that all of us in the HR fraternity, at some time or the other, have come across similar situations as described. Some have succumbed to the temptation, while others have stood steadfast to their integrity and professional commitment. If you have a subordinate who indulges in such malpractices" ... (more)

"Greetings Vikas, To draft the KRAs of a Salesman, first take his Job Responsibilities. Follow the 80:20 rule and identify the 4 or 5 most important tasks, the performance of which would be crucial to his job. And yes, as far as possible, the KRAs should be quantifiable. Leave out the minor things lik" ... (more)

"Greetings Sravani, A really touching and inspiring story - I am sure that if JRD was alive today, he would be proud of what Narayanamurthy and Sudha Murthy have accomplished and the path they have trodden to reach where they have! Please keep posting such inspirational and interesting stories. Regards" ... (more)

"Greetings Shilpa, The topic has certainly generated a lot of interest and different view points from a whole lot of people. The credit goes to you for initiating this discussion. Good Show and Keep it up! Regards, Vasudev" ... (more)

"Hi, I am in total agreement that the Relieving Order is slowly losing significance. The blame can be attributed to the mad rush for talented and sometimes not - so - talented people. The new employer is only worried about filling up the vacancy as fast as possible and the employee in switching to a bette" ... (more)