In a world driven by targets, timelines, and transformation, leadership is often measured by visibility and velocity. But for Geetanjali Khanna, CHRO at AIPL, leadership has always been defined by something deeper - values, courage, and the quiet strength to stand firm when it matters most. Her...
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In this new reality, the CHRO cannot be a spectator. We must be front and centre in the AI conversation. The role of the CHRO is expanding from managing human capital to designing the total workforce architecture - where human capability and artificial intelligence complement each other.
What defining moments shaped your journey as a woman leader in HR? HS My journey as a woman leader in HR has been shaped not by titles or timelines, but by the choices I made at pivotal moments. Early in my career, I often found myself in spaces where my voice was the only female one and sometimes...
Women are naturally wired to pick up on the subtle shifts in a room-the things that aren’t being said. On the Business of People: My “aha” moment happened during a complex GCC setup in APAC. I realised that if the talent strategy was off by even 5%, the projected ROI didn’t...
Today's workforce expects leaders who listen, understand, and act with humanity- not those who rely solely on hierarchy. Real inclusion is when every voice is heard, respected, and involved in decision making. It requires removing systemic barriers, building psychological safety, and ensuring...
Labour Law
Shakespearean Legal Quandary Around The Definition of Wages: Should you Change your Salary Structure or Not?
The definition of “wages”, which is uniform across all four Labour Codes, is uncharacteristic of labour statutes. While the definition is pretty standard insofar as inclusion of certain components and exclusion of the others is concerned (and similar to the definitions under the...
With the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (“OSH Code”) coming into force and subsuming the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (“CLRA”), the legal regime on contract labour has been structurally recast. With this recast, an...
Rules have specified the unskilled, semi skilled, skilled and highly skilled categories of employees , now, the wages have to be paid according to these categories.
Strategic HR
HR Priorities for 2026: Building Human-Centric, Tech-Driven, and Future-Ready Workplaces
As 2026 dawns, HR leaders in India and across the globe face a defining moment. The rapid rise of AI, changing social expectations, and fluid workforce structures are rewriting the rules of work. The challenge for HR is no longer limited to managing employees-it’s about shaping adaptive...
In 2025, Indian HR leaders are facing a year unlike any before. The workplace has become a paradox of extremes: technology is advancing faster than policies, engagement is falling even as job opportunities rise, and employees-exhausted yet ambitious-are demanding more humanity in how they work. A...
