07/30/2026

Younger people are not enticed to trade union movement

Younger people are not enticed to trade union movement
The days of assurances, good intent and fashionable and symbolic demonstration of gestures are over. The new challenge is "How much you care for me."

What reasons do you to attribute to the fact that Industrial relation skills which was considered as one of the most desired and pre requisite skill for any HR person to succeed, has now become almost extinct?

AK Post 2000, the trade union movement has substantially gone down on account of variety of factors like technological and digital changes, speed of reforms and demographic changes. Younger people are not enticed to trade union movement.

Have industries committed a mistake in assuming the lost relevance of this people management skill that prompted educational sector to marginalize the subject resulting into producing the new generation of HR managers totally unaware of IR nuances and employment regulations?

AK Let us face it. There is increasing realization in the industries to pay attention to People processes. The new breed of HR...

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Dr. Anil K. Khandelwal

is one of India's most celebrated transformational leaders, recognized for sharing profound leadership insights through his bestselling books. His earlier works, including Dare to Lead (Penguin), CEO, Chess Master or Gardener (Oxford University Press), and Transformational Leadership in Banking (edited, Sage), have made significant waves in leadership literature. Dr. Khandelwal former CMD of Bank of Baroda, is a multi-awarded leader. He received numerous prestigious awards, including three Lifetime Achievement Awards from The Asian Banker in Singapore-making him the only Indian banker to receive this accolade, NHRDN and Dr. Pritam Singh Lifetime Leadership Achievement Award.

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Dr. Anil K. Khandelwal

is one of India's most celebrated transformational leaders, recognized for sharing profound leadership insights through his bestselling books. His earlier works, including Dare to Lead (Penguin), CEO, Chess Master or Gardener (Oxford University Press), and Transformational Leadership in Banking (edited, Sage), have made significant waves in leadership literature. Dr. Khandelwal former CMD of Bank of Baroda, is a multi-awarded leader. He received numerous prestigious awards, including three Lifetime Achievement Awards from The Asian Banker in Singapore-making him the only Indian banker to receive this accolade, NHRDN and Dr. Pritam Singh Lifetime Leadership Achievement Award.

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