A few weeks ago, People Matters published an article on how payroll is entering the era of cognitive AI. It caught my attention immediately, not because AI in payroll is new, but because the conversation has shifted. We are no longer discussing automation of tasks. We are talking about payroll

When I read the coverage of the “ELEVATE ’25” conclave in Thiruvananthapuram, where business, academic, and government leaders came together to discuss the human–AI nexus, I felt something shift. Not because AI is new, but because the conversation is finally maturing. We have moved past fear, past fascination, and arrived

In every decade, there comes a moment that forces organizations to pause and look inward. For India, that moment arrived with the rollout of the New Labour Codes. These reforms represent a structural shift in how the country defines wages, social security, contractual work, compliance responsibilities, and the relationship between

Remember when performance reviews meant once-a-year formal meetings, evaluation sheets, and a flurry of anxiety? Many companies still cling to that old rhythm. But in 2025, with work moving faster and roles changing more often, the old model make it too late to course-correct. Increasingly, organisations are realising that continuous

In a world where talent is the most valuable asset a business holds, it’s a terrifying little truth that the tiny slip-up in a payslip can send someone walking out the door. Imagine you worked all month, kept your end of the deal, and then—boom—the number is wrong, the deduction

Think of recruitment like fishing in a lake that suddenly became an ocean. The pond used to be manageable. You knew the spots, the lines, the bait. But now the waters are deep, murky, and full of sharks and submarines. Welcome to 2025. In this era, talent acquisition is not

In today’s fast-moving business ecosystem, managing your workforce is not confined to taking attendance and approving leave. It’s about how efficiently you do that, and how much time you waste doing it the wrong way. Let’s be honest: if you’re still relying on spreadsheets, sticky notes, and “we’ll get to

Imagine HR as a grand old train chugging along in broad daylight. It’s reliable, has carried countless passengers, but the windows are dusty, the engine’s overheated, and the route is starting to look like one used by modern high-speed trains. That’s how many HR functions feel in Indian companies today.

There’s a quiet revolution happening inside HR teams.You can feel the shift from endless admin to strategy, from firefighting to foresight. The smartest HR leaders today aren’t trying to “do it all.” They are figuring out how to do what matters, faster and better. That’s where the new hybrid model

In the business world, HR technology is not a back-office gadget but the foundation of your entire people ecosystem. Yet many organizations remain shackled to ageing, rigid systems that inhibit growth, frustrate employees, and cost far more than they deliver. It’s no wonder we are witnessing a shift: companies are