Demand for skilled electric vehicle (EV) talent in India is expected to reach an all-time high in 2024 as EV manufacturers strive to meet the increasing demand for green mobility solutions. Homegrown EV and EV component makers are anticipating talent demand to surge, with some expecting up to a 200% increase.
Recent Deloitte survey shared exclusively with ET has shown that companies offering employees a chance to gift their leaves to colleagues in need promotes a culture of camaraderie and collaboration. Gift a leave helps in providing a safety net to employees, especially new employees, said experts.
Lady candidates need not apply.
So read the postscript in a job notice from Telco (now Tata Motors) on a notice board in the corridors of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (now Bengaluru), in 1974.
Irked, Sudha Murty, who was then pursuing her masters in computer science at the institute, wrote a postcard to JRD Tata, expressing her surprise at this gender discrimination, especially since the Tata Group were pioneers on many fronts.
Shortly, Murty became the first woman on the firm s shop floor.
While 76% of more than 3,800 employees across industry sectors said they are looking for employers offering either hybrid or work-from-home options, 73% said they would explore new job opportunities if their current employers did not allow such flexibility. In contrast, only 35% welcomed the decision of employers to increase the number of days employees are mandatorily required to work from the office.
In the work-from-home vs return-to-office battle, employees are giving hybrid work a clear thumbs-up. Return-to-office orders are being received with mixed sentiments by India Inc employees who have mostly accepted the idea of resuming in-office work but overwhelmingly continue to value flexibility, found a survey conducted exclusively for ET by human resources company CIEL HR.