The constant buzz of extending work hours was a concern generating workplace situation which called for immediate action to develop a work life balance. The realisation and sudden increase in such recurring habits across multiple organisations created a cause for concern at all employment levels. For individuals engaging in this type of behaviour can have rising cases of employee and employer burnouts which needed to be addressed before it spiralled out of control.

Foreseeing this new gradual development in the recruitment fraternity and Amazon’s successful implementation of its attempt to curb this awful situation was a good start from their perspective. Especially coming from one of the e-commerce giants is bound not to go unnoticed and others are more likely to follow through in the best of circumstances. The positive step taken by Amazon, stimulated industry thought leaders to question such developments and its long team repercussions.

As a closely knit recruitment community such as @SourcingADDA, we strive to bring Talent Acquisition and Recruitment professionals up to speed on the latest developments. We do this to ensure that our members are always informed about the changing trends and happenings in the recruitment sphere. We are able to achieve this thanks to our members. Having said that, one of our Mumbai group member’s Archana suggested we discuss on, Perspectives in relation to the article: Lights out after 6pm: Amazon India tells its Employees. The purpose was to get realistic insights from Talent Acquisition and Recruitment professionals at the ground level. The insights would help us understand its effectiveness if implemented the right way and possible challenges they might encounter in the process. The response we received was overwhelming and you too will know after you’ve gone through the insights shared below

The comments shared above clearly highlight the ground reality of things. It even tells you how to address and overcome the possible challenges that you might encounter. Moreover, it gives you sound advice on how to approach the change and the importance of developing an adapting attitude to facilitate individual growth and progress. Additionally, employers need to realise that for them to achieve their company goals their focus needs to be on their employee’s wellbeing. As a well-rested working force will perform at an optimum level and thus plays a crucial role in scaling a company’s growth and to maximise profits.

Furthermore, if as an organisation you are looking to ensure your staff are company culture ready or are looking to improve their experience once on-boarded then you might want to go down that dreaded road of meeting  compensations demands so the WhatsApp Group Chat How to manage higher compensation demands of candidates? Just might be a good idea to explore. And while we are on the subject of candidate experience you might want to simultaneously keep tabs on the variety of perks you can offer to hook talented folks;that was discussed not too long ago through our on demand Wednesday discussions  via WhatsApp Group Chat Reasons and Solutions to reduce IT Candidate’s Offer Acceptance & backing-out ratio. And if you wish to up skill or add to your learning then make sure you are more involved by

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