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Monday 31 July 2017

HR News: 31 July, 2017

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TCS to conduct IIM Bangalore’s exams for online courses

Talks are also on for joint hosting of a management educators’ hub.

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) has joined hands with technology giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). The B-school will leverage the technological capability of TCS arm iON to conduct exams for its open online management courses which run across the country.

iON is well known for its assessment capability. IIM Bangalore will utilise this capability to successfully run the exams through its digital zones thrice a year, in Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai.

The online open courses, which are taught across schools, are similar to the offline courses which the B-school runs on its campus.

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Reigning cats and dogs: Companies try new ways to combat work stress

Office pets seems to be the new mantra in employee stress management.

From bright office designs to more frequent breaks, companies are now finding newer and  innovative ways to deal with work stress. Office pets seems to be the new mantra in this area,  with some organisations providing pet-care leaves and others even allowing employees to get their pets to work.

Recently, a Scottish firm introduced a week-long leave for its staff to enable them to ‘bond’ with their new dogs, while a Japanese firm came up with an ‘office cat’ policy.

Japan, known for its workaholic and stressful culture, has most businesses struggling to find ways to relieve employee stress. Tokyo based IT company Ferray found its stress handling mantra in cats.

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Toronto-based startup aims to become Uber of talent acquisition

The Gig economy model offered by Curasion involves temporary positions, independent/freelance workers and short-term contractual engagements.

The human resources industry is going through various digital disruptions which are changing the way employers hire, retain and develop new talent. Curasion Inc., a startup based in Toronto, aims to disrupt the process of talent acquisition by using Uber’s ‘Gig economy’ model for enterprise hiring and recruitment.

‘Gig economy’ means an environment where there are always temporary positions and companies contract with independent/freelance workers for short-term contractual engagements.

The business model of Curasion works by connecting the Fortune 500 companies, which it calls the eager customers, to the pool of independent talent, who are paid on per-contract basis.

 

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