Technical Dost

  Many founders and experts think that in the next round of appraisals, startups will offer the biggest salary hikes compared to the past four or five years Lately, the job market has been particularly good for tech talent due to the introduction of the metaverse, data fabric, hyper-automation and other developments Despite occasional layoffs, talent migration from big enterprises to startups will be quicker now, given the surge in funding, virtual recruitment of global talent and a greater focus on diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) The recent layoffs at Meesho, Unacademy, Trell and many other well-funded Indian startups must have stoked the worry and the anxiety of thousands of employees, even as investors, and the ecosystem, in general, remained strangely silent when heads started rolling. Breathe easy, if you can. These end-of-the-(financial)year pink slips handed to hundreds of employees are an aberration, not the norm. According to a cross-section of industry leaders,...

  Single or childless married employees are marginalised when it comes to leaves. FPJ examines the reasons behind this discrimination The new normal grants work-life balance that allows individuals to enjoy the best of both worlds. However, it is noticed that single or childless employees are expected to sacrifice their ‘me’ time to accommodate the ‘home demands’ of the married or of those who have kids. For example, recently a married but childless woman working in a MNC (prefers to remain anon) was asked to forgo her half-day leave to adjust her colleague with kids since the latter needed to go for her child's match. On refusal to do so due to her already made plans, the woman was labelled inconsiderate. This, probably, was not the first time that she was asked to compromise; the reason why she refused to bow down, yet again. Mohita Uchil, Head — HR, uKnowva, acknowledges that despite increasing diversity in both family structures and personal duties of employees, many companies’...