Organisations have spent years strengthening POSH compliance. Policies are in place, training is routine and reporting channels are well established. Yet employees continue to hesitate before speaking up. According to HR leaders, the biggest challenge is no longer awareness. It is trust.
TCS Chairman N Chandrasekaran has ruled out workforce downsizing despite growing concerns around artificial intelligence and automation, while signalling a significant shift in how India's largest IT services company approaches hiring in the years ahead.
Volkswagen is pushing ahead with one of the largest workforce reduction programmes in Germany's automotive sector, with CEO Oliver Blume set to tell investors that more than 28,000 job cuts have been agreed as part of the group's long-term restructuring efforts.
Fresh reports suggest Ubisoft is closing studios in Canada and Serbia while cutting roles in Spain and the United States, extending a restructuring programme that has already included layoffs, buyouts and operational changes across the gaming giant.
A year ago, TechHR India challenged organisations to pivot amidst unprecedented disruption. Today, many of the questions raised around AI, skills, leadership, sustainability and workforce transformation have become business realities. As TechHR India 2026 approaches, these are the ideas orchestrating the next growth chapter.
