XLRI Jamshedpur: 11th National HR Conference to focus on ‘Big Quit’

Jamshedpur, Feb 16: The spotlight on the 11th National HR Conference to be organised by B-school will focus on the ‘Big Quit’. Experts will deliberate on large scale job loss during the pandemic. Student Association for Promotion of Personnel Management, Human Resources, and Industrial Relations (Sapphire) is all set to host its flagship event for the year on February 19 and 20.

The National HR Conference is SAPPHIRE’s flagship event with a history of over a decade, hosting industry stalwarts, CHRO’s, hands on sessions, academic interactions and so on staying true to XLRI’s legacy in promoting the field of Human Resource, educating and garnering interest in towards the same. The 11th National HR Conference, in line with a rich history, is a great opportunity for students and industry delegates to gain valuable insights about the industry climate and important trends from HR experts before they proceed for their summer internships.

Keeping up with the pertinent trends in the business climate, the theme for the Conference is Crafting Transient Workplaces: HR Tenets on Balance, Performance and Productivity. The line-up of the speakers and workshop resource experts includes: Mrinal Sinha (CHRO, Cars24), Madhavi Lall (MD Head-HR India, Deutsche Bank), Manu Wadhwa (CHRO, Sony Pictures Networks), Ashok Ramchandran (Group Executive President- HR, ABG), Saurabh Govil (President & CHRO, Wipro), Amita Maheshwari (Head HR-APAC & ME, Walt Disney), Sohini Dutt (Regional HR Director South Asia, Reckitt), Emmanuel David (Ex- Director, Tata Management Training Center), Deepti Varma (HR Leader – APAC & MENA, Amazon) and Pandiarajan (Former Minister of Education, Tamil Nadu).

The first panel discussion scheduled on 19th February, 2022 is “Managing Disruptions in Workflow: Finding a Balance between Flexibility and Sustainability.” The panel seeks to dive into the omnipresence and inevitability of workflow disruptions. The discussion intends to touch bases with the ways to materialize positive outcomes through a balance between flexibility and sustainability in policies, in crafting workplace cultures, in performance metrics and in any other area relevant to inculcating a positive impact out of the disruptions. The second panel discussion scheduled on 20^th February, 2022 is “The Great Resignation: Lasting Ripples on The Future of Work.” The Great Resignation, or ‘The Big Quit’ recorded a historic number of employees leaving their jobs during the pandemic. In India, the technology sectors are already witnessing the effects of The Great Resignation with record attrition rates, and other industries are fast following suit. The panel seeks to deep-dive and understand the reason behind this phenomenon in a global and Indian context, and further details