People Matters Podcast Series

Priorities of the job seekers and the employees have seen huge change over the last two years. A mentally healthy workplace and flexible work culture have surfaced as two major criteria that the job seekers have been pressing on. With the market running short of talent, is the organisation well aware of the latest needs of the workers? Are they working on meeting those needs? Rachel Clements, Director of Psychological Services at the Centre for Corporate Health (CFCH) shared her thoughts on scenarios of mental health issues being faced by both the leaders and employees, and also the fate of the same in the long run. 

Wellbeing has been discussed for a long time but the onset of pandemic and remote working pushed the wellbeing quotient upward on the list of employees' priorities. This led to employers rethinking over their wellness and retention strategies. To discuss further about how the global players are looking at this scenario, Deepti Varma, Director- HR for Amazon in APAC and Middle East joined us for an episode of the People Matters Podcast. 

This six part exclusive ‘Pride at Work’ series, hosted by People Matters, in partnership with Pride Circle, dives into the finer nuances of the multi-faceted journey of LGBT+ inclusion at the workplace. In episode two of the podcast series, industry leaders Prachi Rastogi, D&I Leader, APAC, IBM and Ramkrishna Sinha, Co-Founder of Pride Circle and recipient of the NielsenIQ India’s Inclusion Icon 2022, talk about the why, what and how of overcoming the many LGBT+ inclusion challenges with a data-oriented approach. Prachi and Ram also talk about organisational health from the lens of LGBT+ inclusion and the upcoming India Workplace Equality Index.

On the occasion of International HR Day, People Matters spoke with Rowan Tonkin for an episode of People Matters Podcast, to discuss how the leaders are looking at this transformation. Rowan is the Senior Director of HR Transformation JAPAC at Oracle.

In this exclusive podcast with People Matters, Raga Olga D'silva talks about eliminating homophobia and performative allyship at the workplace, boosting queer visibility and architecting a culture of psychological safety and auhentic inclusion for LGBT+ talent. With over 25 years of experience in the creative field, Raga has worked in senior positions in advertising in India and New Zealand and has been the recipient of several prestigious awards. Raga is the author of the recently published book, Untold Lies, a TedX Speaker, and Co-Founder and Director of Speaking Minds, among India's largest international speaker agencies. She is also a host of various shows including Coming Out Stories from India. Named amongst the Top 100 wonder women in advertising, marketing and entertainment in 2021, Raga is a known advocate in the LGBT+ space.

As hospitality was one of the hardest-hit industries by the pandemic, it saw job losses like never before. However, as places reopen to travellers and customers, what is the scenario for hiring in the industry? Answers Chef Saransh in interaction with People Matters. "We are currently running 100% capacity, whether it's restaurants or hotels. People are looking to hire as many human resources as it's practically possible to do quick recovery in their businesses," Chef added. 

Twitter’s Head IDEA - JAPAC, Preet Grewal, talks to People Matters about the allyship framework, meritocracy in diversity hiring, eliminating racial inequities, and accelerating the DEI agenda at the workplace. Listen to the podcast for a deep dive into channelling leadership engagement to enhance inclusion, fostering education, advocacy and allyship through BRGs and boosting ethnic diversity through sustainable and scalable DEI strategies.

Informal employment makes up a huge section of the global workforce. Though informal labour has been transformed into formal ones across many countries, some regions, especially the ones with developing economies are yet to see the change. In this episode,  Lohit Bhatia, the President of the Indian Staffing Federation shared insights on why the informal workforce needs to be transformed into the formal one and also, that how it can be done. 

Focused on demystifying, simplifying and accelerating the multi-faceted journey of LGBT+ inclusion at the workplace, People Matters and Pride Circle, among India’s leading Diversity and Inclusion consultancy firms, bring to you an exclusive six part exclusive podcast series.  In this episode, Surbhi Srivastava, DE&I Manager - APJ at ServiceNow and Srini Ramaswamy, Co-founder - Pride Circle & Pride Circle Foundation, talk to People Matters about the why and how of mobilising allyship at the workplace. 

As the office culture surfaced as one of the significant causes of attrition, a post surfaced on LinkedIn that those who leave for money may return for culture but those leaving for culture may never return for money. How true is this statement? Answers Sreekanth Arimanithaya, Global Talent and Enablement Services Leader of EY GDS.