ManpowerGlobal plans to increase India headcount by 15-20%

Leading global workforce solutions provider ManpowerGlobal plans to increase its headcount in India by 15-20 per cent in the next few years as part of plans to enhance investments in the unit.
Despite challenging conditions in job market globally, India has emerged as a bright spot for the Manpower group, which currently employs nearly 600 people across the country, it said.
“India is a very unique country in our group of countries and one of the key leadership markets in the Asia Pacific region. We are going to invest in India,” US-based ManpowerGroup Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Joerres told PTI.
“We are a capital light and not a capital intensive company. So when we are talking, we are talking about bringing additional salaries and we are also going to increase our workforce that includes associates as well as permanent staff by 15-20 per cent for next few years,” said Joerres during his India visit.
The proposed increase in headcount would encompass all ManpowerGroup companies in India, which includes Manpower, Experis and Right Management.
ManpowerGroup India, Group Managing Director, A G Rao said “India business has done very well despite the economic challenges faced by the country.”
According to the global staffing services firm, though the hiring market in India at present is not that rosy, going ahead, recruitment activity is likely to see some bullishness.
“If you look like 12 months down the line there is fresh air but in the next three or four months it does not get a lot worse and at the same time it does not get that much better. With a 12-months perspective it feels better,” Joerres said.
As per the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, India has emerged as the most optimistic nation in terms of hiring plans for the next three months following a dramatic turnaround in employer confidence after four consecutive quarters of relatively lacklustre forecasts.
“India clearly has some challenges from the economic growth perspective as we see some off-sourcing or outsourcing become saturated. But when we look at from the global economic perspective, 2014 has good promise,” Joerres added.
Joerres further noted contract staffing plays a significant role in providing employment and removing poverty in the world. This industry needs more government support by amending age old labour laws across the world.
Flexible staffing is gaining momentum in the world due to complex business situations in the fast changing world.
There exists a huge imbalance between available still sets versus actual demand. These two factors calls for more focus on upskilling the workforce and adapt flexible work force solutions by corporates across the world, he added.
ManpowerGroup provides innovative workforce solutions and services in over 80 countries and is a fortune 500 company with revenues exceeding $ 21 billion.

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Senior retail professionals enjoy the best work-life balance

Director/VP level individuals rate their organisations the highest on work-life balance, according to Jobbuzz.com data
In the retail sector, Director/VP level professionals are the ones enjoying the best work life balance. According to JobBuzz.com data, nearly 40% of the entire Director/VP level candidate base, in the retail sector, rated work life balance to be the sector’s best feature. “Retail is a fast emerging sector and thus, we do not suffer from monotonous work schedules. There is so much happening in this sector that keeps you on your toes. Being in this sector, have learnt the art of balancing work pressure and tight deadlines,” stated Pushpa Bector, senior vice president, Head (Leasing and Mall management), DLF Mall of India.
Switching off from work consciously to relax with her family is her idea of unwinding and escaping the work pressure for a while. “I return back to action with a lot of fresh energy that keeps my creative juices flowing while brainstorming on strategies,’ she stressed.
Nikhil Rungta, chief business officer (CBO), Yebhi.com, has a contrarian point of view. “I feel retail is one of the toughest sectors. You are expected to maintain very high service standards round the clock. The only way is to develop an ability to switch on and switch off from work,” he opined.
He believes that a finely tuned work life balance is extremely important for Director/VP level professionals. It helps them to keep themselves fresh, motivated and energised. A fresh, motivated and energised Director/VP is worth millions for any organisation. Their decision making prowess is vital and their motivation levels trickles down the system, thereby enhancing the overall productivity levels.
According to Bector, the role brings along a lot of responsibilities. Keeping a work-life balance is important as it impacts the quality of work. There is a lot of planning and strategising involved at the directorial level which cannot be performed to best in stress.
She highlighted some ways by which Director/VP level professionals can fine tune their work life balance:
• She has planned her vacations to such destinations where she can relax and at the same time, get exposure and knowledge of emerging international retail trends. This adds a fresh perspective while strategising and planning for her projects.
• Retail is a dynamic sector and therefore, one needs to keep up the pace with the fast emerging trends. Although, you have to be updated about the happenings round the clock, one needs to prioritise and take out some time from the hectic schedules.
• Office can be fun as well, when you are surrounded by young professionals. This adds a lot of fresh air to the concepts and ideas and creates better and interesting perspectives.
Rungta suggests three things to create a better work life balance, which are:
• Do not keep checking your mails through the day – do batch processing.
• Have Mobile/Email free time.
• Play some sports/Meditate/Spend time with family and friends.

Senior retail professionals enjoy the best work-life balance

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Director/VP level individuals rate their organisations the highest on work-life balance, according to Jobbuzz.com data
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In the retail sector, Director/VP level professionals are the ones enjoying the best work life balance. According to JobBuzz.com data, nearly 40% of the entire Director/VP level candidate base, in the retail sector, rated work life balance to be the sector’s best feature. “Retail is a fast emerging sector and thus, we do not suffer from monotonous work schedules. There is so much happening in this sector that keeps you on your toes. Being in this sector, have learnt the art of balancing work pressure and tight deadlines,” stated Pushpa Bector, senior vice president, Head (Leasing and Mall management), DLF Mall of India.
Switching off from work consciously to relax with her family is her idea of unwinding and escaping the work pressure for a while. “I return back to action with a lot of fresh energy that keeps my creative juices flowing while brainstorming on strategies,’ she stressed.
Nikhil Rungta, chief business officer (CBO), Yebhi.com, has a contrarian point of view. “I feel retail is one of the toughest sectors. You are expected to maintain very high service standards round the clock. The only way is to develop an ability to switch on and switch off from work,” he opined.
He believes that a finely tuned work life balance is extremely important for Director/VP level professionals. It helps them to keep themselves fresh, motivated and energised. A fresh, motivated and energised Director/VP is worth millions for any organisation. Their decision making prowess is vital and their motivation levels trickles down the system, thereby enhancing the overall productivity levels.
According to Bector, the role brings along a lot of responsibilities. Keeping a work-life balance is important as it impacts the quality of work. There is a lot of planning and strategising involved at the directorial level which cannot be performed to best in stress.
She highlighted some ways by which Director/VP level professionals can fine tune their work life balance:
• She has planned her vacations to such destinations where she can relax and at the same time, get exposure and knowledge of emerging international retail trends. This adds a fresh perspective while strategising and planning for her projects.
• Retail is a dynamic sector and therefore, one needs to keep up the pace with the fast emerging trends. Although, you have to be updated about the happenings round the clock, one needs to prioritise and take out some time from the hectic schedules.
• Office can be fun as well, when you are surrounded by young professionals. This adds a lot of fresh air to the concepts and ideas and creates better and interesting perspectives.
Rungta suggests three things to create a better work life balance, which are:
• Do not keep checking your mails through the day – do batch processing.
• Have Mobile/Email free time.
• Play some sports/Meditate/Spend time with family and friends.

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‘India witnessing job surge in Electronic Payment industry’

Interview of the Day: ‘India witnessing job surge in Electronic Payment industry’

Ashok Gaur, Vice President – Operations, RS Software 

What is the current scenario of Electronic Payment industry in India as compared to the global market?

India has a long way to go as far as the electronic payments industry is concerned. As per the report published by RBI though cheque is still the dominant mode of payment, its share in all payments (retail and large value) has come down from 65 per cent to 52 per cent in volume terms and from 12 per cent to 9 per cent in value terms. The share of electronic payments in non-cash payments has shown an upward trend. Notwithstanding these accomplishments, cash remains the predominant payment mode in the country. Reflecting this tendency, the value of banknotes and coins in circulation as a percentage of GDP (12.04%) is very high in the country when compared to other emerging markets, like Brazil, Mexico and Russia. RBI’s focused initiatives to move to a less cash society paves a positive scenario for the Indian Payments industry compared to the global markets.

How has the employment requirements changed during last five years in this industry?

The Indian Payments Industry has gone through a high growth trajectory in the past 5 years due to RBI’s initiatives in transforming India into a less cash society. The proactive measures to switch to electronic payments system have resulted in an influx of jobs in the payments space which is purely due to the current market trends. Skilled labour requirements in the payments domain are showing an upward trend. As the payment channels are becoming quite diverse, the need to keep updated with the new technologies and new trends has become all the more important.

What are some of the niche skill sets deemed essential by the industry?

Some of the niche skill sets currently in high demand are:

• POS Programming
• Postilion
• Credit Risk Management
• CAMS-II
• Hogan
• Clearing and Settlement
• Mobile payments
• Payments and Dispute Management
• Money Transfer
• Merchant Acquiring/Groupon
• Base24

What are the industry and your organisation doing to meet these requirements?

With the high demand of skilled manpower in the electronic payments industry, the industry has been focusing on enhancing the domain knowledge of its associates. RS Software runs a Payments Lab and an RS School of Payments to train its resources in the new technologies and domain areas. The Continuous Education Program at RS Software ensures that its resources are always ahead of the market in domain and technology capabilities.

What is the future of Electronic Payment industry in India? How would be the employment prospects going ahead?

We see a bright future for the electronic payments industry in India, as over the last three years the RBI’s proactive initiatives to promote a less cash society in India and to ensure payment and settlement systems in the country are safe, efficient, and compliant with international standards have resulted in deeper acceptance and penetration of modern electronic payments systems in our country.

With financial inclusion gaining pace and the number of bank accounts increasing in a sustained manner, the number of transactions is likely to increase further as citizens start using the banking channel and the electronic payment and settlement infrastructure. RBI is also actively monitoring the White Label ATM installation in rural areas for better access for the bottom level masses.

The demand for quality manpower in the Electronic Payments industry will continue to grow. Focused efforts in building a skilled pool of human resources through workshops, seminars, summits, with active industry participation is required to meet the rising demand of manpower not only in the urban sector but in the rural sector too. Skilled resources in ATM management, Payment Domain experts, Payments System Product Experts, Skilled Software Professionals and banking professionals will be in high demand.

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Samsung Galaxy Gear: All you need to know

Now we’re entering the age of computers so small we wear them like jewellery.

In the beginning, computers were the size of buildings. To use one, you walked into it. Over the decades, they grew small enough to sit on a desk, then to carry in a briefcase, then to keep in your pocket. And now we're entering the age of computers so small we wear them like jewellery.

Just what kind of jewellery, however, has yet to be decided. Will we wear our computers on our foreheads, as with Google Glass? Or will we wear them on our wrists, as with the new Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch ($300)?

Apple's iWatch is only a rumour. But Samsung's Galaxy Gear watch is here now. It's ambitious, impressive, even amazing. But it won't be adorning the wrists of the masses any time soon.

One big reason: It's really only half a computer. It requires the assistance of a compatible Samsung phone or tablet; without one, the watch is pretty much worthless. And right now, only two gadgets are compatible: the Galaxy Note 3 (an enormous phone with the footprint of a box of movie-theater Raisinets) or Samsung's new 10.1-inch Galaxy tablet.

By Thanksgiving, Samsung says, it hopes to make its popular Galaxy S4 phone compatible , too; after that, the older Note 2 and S3. But the Gear watch will never work with devices from rival companies; Samsung is trying to create an Apple-like ecosystem of Samsung gadgets that work smoothly — and exclusively — together.

The watch is huge, but it's beautifully disguised to hide its hugeness. You can buy it with a plastic wristband in different colors. You can't exchange the bands, though, because important elements are built into it: a micro-speakerphone in the clasp and a tiny camera lens in the band.

The Gear looks and feels fine on your wrist. It's not waterproof, but Samsung says it can withstand little splashes. You charge its battery by clamping it into a tiny USB charger — every night.

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How to migrate from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1

Windows 7 users will be able to buy Windows 8.1 for a list price of $119.99 starting October 18.

While Windows 8 users will get the new Windows 8.1 upgrade as a free download next month, Microsoft is making it easier for those with older versions of Windows to install its latest operating system. According to a post on a company blog, the full stand-alone version of Windows 8.1 will be available both as a download and as a retail DVD.

Windows 7 users will be able to buy Windows 8.1 for a list price of $119.99 starting October 18. The installation should keep the files and folders on the computer intact during the upgrade process from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1, but desktop applications will need to be reinstalled. You may want to start looking for the original installer discs or files for programs like Microsoft Office, and everything else you use on your current Windows 7 machine.

Before investing in a copy of Windows 8.1 when it arrives, check the Compatibility Center page and the system requirements (which are the same as those for Windows 8) to make sure your computer can handle the new software — and back up your computer before you install anything.

Although some older hardware may not be quite up to running the new operating system, the stand-alone version of Windows 8.1 can also be used by those with compatible machines who want to upgrade from older Windows Vista and Windows XP systems.

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YouTube coming soon to TVs in India

Google is making a big push to boost YouTube usage in India and is in talks with direct-to-home cable providers to bring the service to televisions screens.

MUMBAI: Google is making a big push to boost YouTube usage in India and is in talks with direct-to-home cable providers to bring the service to televisions screens, its global director of platform partnerships, Francisco Varela, said.

Varela, who is on his first trip to India, said the country was among the video service's fastest-growing markets and that talks were on with partners to boost usage further. Strategically, YouTube is an important part of Google's revenues, which crossed $50 billion (about Rs 3.1 lakh crore) in 2012.

About 6 billion hours of video are watched each month on YouTube and about 100 hours of video are uploaded to the service every minute. "When we talk to direct-tohome providers or television makers or device makers, it's so that you can watch YouTube on every screen you have, in a fully scalable way," Varela told ET.

Varela declined to name the DTH providers he was in discussions with and would only say the company was working on a tie-up "as soon as possible". The video platform receives more than 55 million unique monthly users from India, up from 15 million in 2011, a number set to grow as internet and mobile penetration in the country rises.

Access to DTH subscribers would open up more viewers for YouTube, which has already become a key component of companies' digital marketing and advertising spend. According to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, there were about 54 million DTH subscribers, at the end of last year.

The major DTH players are Dish TV, Tata Sky, Airtel Digital TV, Videocon D2H, Reliance Digital TV and Sun Direct. YouTube already has partnerships with television makers like Samsung, LG, Sony for making the video sharing site available on their smart TVs. As of March, India had about 164 million users, with seven out of eight of them accessing the internet from their phones. But network speed still remains a barrier for YouTube in India.

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Sensex continues to rule above 20K level on RBI measures

MUMBAI: The benchmark S&P BSE sensex regained the 20,000 mark on Tuesday and stayed above that level in late morning trade amid buying in banking, realty and capital goods sector stocks after the RBI took steps to ease liquidity.

Capital inflows also boosted sentiment, with overseas investors having bought a net Rs 494.13 crore of shares on Monday, according to provisional stock exchange data.

The sensex resumed higher at 20,094.21 and hovered in a range of 20,034.52 to 20,150.27. The index was at 20,112.47 at 10.30am, a gain of 217.37 points, or 1.09 per cent, from the previous close.

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Shutdown takes its toll on White House operations

The partial government shutdown has taken its toll on the White House.

WASHINGTON: The partial government shutdown is taking its toll on the White House, where about 3 out of 4 staffers are being kept off-duty.

Aides on furlough are barred even from checking the Blackberries they usually clutch like worry beads.

Of the 1,701 advisers, assistants, number-crunchers, butlers, chefs and landscapers at the White House normally, fewer than 450 are working. That's because the rest fall under the unfortunate category of "non-essential.''

Obama's aides have strived to maintain a sense of normalcy. But the logistical gymnastics of running the federal government's nerve center with a skeletal staff has created a sense of mild disarray.

Even the White House switchboard has been set to roll over to a prerecorded message. The message says to call back when the government reopens.

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