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Amazon sharpens performance reviews with focus on individual results
Amazon has introduced a more results-driven approach to its annual performance-review process, asking corporate employees to clearly spell out what they achieved over the past year. The change marks a shift toward greater accountability and measurable impact across the company’s white-collar workforce. As part of the internal review cycle known as Forte, employees are now [...] The post Amazon sharpens performance reviews with focus on individual results appeared first on HR Katha .
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Women apprenticeships rises as structured training expands, says report
Women's involvement in apprenticeships has significantly increased, narrowing gender divides and boosting skills access. The number of women apprentices grew substantially from 2021-22 to 2023-24. Structured training is bringing women into various sectors. However, many organizations still have few or no women apprentices. This highlights a need for continued focus on inclusion and targeted interventions to unlock India's workforce potential.
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Case-in-Point: Lineage vs merit
Company: Heritage Automobiles (fictitious), a family-owned auto component manufacturer with Rs 1,200 crore in annual revenue. Background: For 40 years, Rajiv Khanna has been the face of Heritage Automobiles. He built the company from a small machine shop in Pune into a Tier-1 supplier to Maruti, Tata Motors, and Hyundai. Now, at 68, he’s ready [...] The post Case-in-Point: Lineage vs merit appeared first on HR Katha .
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IPO-bound Zepto introduces in-app UPI payment option to reduce dependence on third-party UPI providers
Quick commerce unicorn Zepto has rolled out an in-app UPI payments feature, allowing users to complete transactions within the Zepto app without being redirected to third-party payment applications, according to a Moneycontrol report. The feature enables customers to authorise UPI payments directly inside the app, bypassing external platforms such as Google Pay, PhonePe and Paytm. While Zepto has not made a formal public announcement, the option has become available to a section of users. Customers are required to link their bank account through the app’s payment settings and activate UPI, after which payments can be approved by entering the UPI PIN within the app itself. The move places Zepto alongside food delivery peers that have built their own in-app UPI flows over the past year. Swiggy introduced Swiggy UPI using the NPCI UPI plug-in framework, which allows users to complete transactions within the app after a one-time setup. The company earlier said the integration helps redu...
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AI Increasing Productivity In Sectors But Poses Risks: Ian Bremmer To NDTV
Bremmer pointed out that AI can influence people's behaviour, shape opinions. (Representational)
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'I stand with Deepinder. I worked as a Zomato delivery boy to pay college fees, support team': Assessli CEO
Assessli founder and CEO Suraj Biswas has publicly backed Deepinder Goyal and Zomato , saying his own experience as a delivery partner highlights the role gig platforms play in creating economic opportunity. In a detailed post on LinkedIn , Biswas said he worked as a Zomato delivery partner in Bengaluru in 2020-21, before starting Assessli and before his college education “really took off.” He described the work as a source of independence rather than sympathy, saying it helped him pay college fees, support his early team and remain financially independent. Biswas said he earned about Rs 40,000 a month consistently during that period and personally knew delivery partners earning Rs 80,000 to Rs 90,000 a month. He added that many riders worked across two or three platforms simultaneously, underlining what he described as the flexibility-driven nature of gig work rather than exclusivity or full-time employment. He also said he benefited from insurance coverage provided through Zomato’...
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HR perspectives by Emmanuel David: “HR becomes leadership the moment policy stops working”
Some leadership perspectives emerge from strategic frameworks or academic models. Others emerge from moments when organisational systems collapse and HR must respond with clarity, compassion and courage. Emmanuel David’s philosophy reflects the latter—shaped less by theory than by experience leading relief efforts during the Gujarat floods, navigating career transitions across more than ten sectors, and [...] The post HR perspectives by Emmanuel David: “HR becomes leadership the moment policy stops working” appeared first on HR Katha .
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Mohit Marwaha, CHRO, Prudential, moves on; turns director, investor
Mohit Marwaha has moved on from Prudential where he was chief human resources officer (CHRO), to become investor and director across FMCG brands, organic farming ventures, and HR Tech. An alumnus of Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, Marwaha was associated with Aviva Life Insurance for over four and a half years, from 2008 to 2012, [...] The post Mohit Marwaha, CHRO, Prudential, moves on; turns director, investor appeared first on HR Katha .
