HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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Concerns, Challenges & Opportunities

DAUNTING CHALLENGES Demand for manpower is rising, but

supply isn’t able to keep pace.

Bloating wage bills, but manpower quality is deteriorating.

Surfeit of graduates, but low employability due to poor skills.

Deep-rooted mindset

Managing aspirations of the 20-somethings

SHOCKING Facts and Figures!!!

Less than 3% of HR heads sit on the boards of their companies.

People efficiency in India is barely 50-60% against a global average of 80-90%

Out of the 2 million graduates that pass out every year only 1/5th are employable.

99% of India’s 3.57million SMEs don’t follow contemporary HR practices.

1800 SMEs do not employ HR heads.

Source: Kelly Services Survey,

Team lease Survey

FULLY ENGAGED

EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY

Source: BW-HR Anexi Blessing White Employee Engagement Survey 2008

ALMOST ENGAGED

HONEYMOONERS&

HAMSTERS CRASH & BURN

DISENGAGED

HEIGHTS OF ENGAGEMENT

Source: BW-HR Anexi Blessing White Employee Engagement Survey 2008

FACTORS INFLUENCING SATISFACTION AND CONTRIBUTION OF EMPLOYEES Career development

opportunities

Training

More challenging work

Opportunities to do what ‘I do best’

Regular, specific feedback

Greater clarity

SATISFACTION LEVEL

Indian workers are more satisfied

Source: BW-HR Anexi Blessing White Employee Engagement Survey 2008

ENGAGEMENT BY GENDER

Source: BW-HR Anexi Blessing White Employee Engagement Survey 2008

EMPLYOYEES SEEK MORE CHALLENGING ASSIGNMENTS

Source: BW-HR Anexi Blessing White Employee Engagement Survey 2008

WHAT INFLUENCES EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION

Source: BW-HR Anexi Blessing White Employee Engagement Survey 2008

Cultural challenges owing to M & AsCultural challenges owing to M & As

Leadership GroomingLeadership Grooming

Retaining know – howRetaining know – how

Gender EqualityGender Equality

HR Challenges….

GENDER EQUALITY 68% of the Fortune 500 companies do not

have a female boardroom member

11% of the top executives are women

Among total 128 countries, India ranks 114th in terms of the Gender Gap Index 2007 report

Only 16% of the junior managers are women

Only 1% of the organizations have women CEOs

A female employee earns Rs 67 for every Rs100 earned by her male counterpart for similar work.

Source: The World Economic Form Gender Gap Index 2007Confederation of Indian Industries Report

HR Initiatives for WOMEN

• On campus day-care centre – (McAfee India)

• Flexi- Timing to accommodate early parenthood

• Extended maternity leaves• Adoption maternity leave –

(IBM)• A certain amount of payment of

the legal expenses incurred while adopting a child – (HP)

• Cab drops during pregnancy• Post maternity leaves without

pay for 6months to 1yr – IBM, Infosys)

Thank You

By: Mamata Sampath