Mandeep Singh

India HR Guide

Business EN ↓ 103 episodes

This playlist discusses and sheds light on aspects that organisations in India follow in the area of Human Resources. It is aimed at CEO's MD and line managers to understand how various aspects of Human Resources can help shape their organisations journey in India. Our industry leading experts offer years of accumulated knowledge from having advised clients across sectors spread across the remotest corner of the country. Let's make the workplace, a better place.

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Mandeep Singh

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Business

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Latest episode

Jun 29, 2026

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Episodes

53, How do we hire the right people at leadership levels 26.06.2025

#HRhelpdesk #IndiaHRGuide #Mandeep Singh an HR expert with 24 years of experience, discusses the challenges of hiring leadership talent in this insightful video. He stresses the importance of clearly defining both the formal job description and the informal expectations unique to the organization’s culture, such as political navigation or assertiveness. Mandeep warns against the common bias toward...

52, What is the appropriate HR to employee ratio 18.06.2025

#HRhelpdesk #IndiaHRGuide #Mandeep Singh an HR expert with 24 years of experience, explains the ideal HR to employee ratio and how to determine the right size for your HR team. He clarifies who should be counted as an HR practitioner, excluding recruitment and dual-role employees, and confirms that HR leaders are included. Sharing industry benchmarks for manufacturing and knowledge sectors, Mandee...

51, What is the cost I should pay our HR staff 11.06.2025

#HRhelpdesk #IndiaHRGuide #Mandeep Singh, with over 24 years of experience in Human Resources, recommends using salary benchmarking to determine fair and competitive compensation for HR staff. Organizations should compare HR salaries with similar roles in competing companies, using the same market universe and compensation positioning as for other functions. HR leaders, especially at mid-managemen...

50, What is HR budget and what is an optimum budget the organisation should have 10.06.2025

#HRhelpdesk #IndiaHRGuide #Mandeep Singh, with over 24 years of experience in Human Resources explains that an HR budget is a crucial financial plan covering all organizational expenses related to managing people, excluding HR staff salaries. It typically includes costs for training, HR technology, employee engagement, compliance, recruitment, and development activities. The HR budget helps organi...

49, How to decrease the rate at which employees leave my organization 09.06.2025

#HRhelpdesk #IndiaHRGuide #Mandeep Singh, with extensive experience in Human Resources, explains that reducing attrition requires understanding the unique reasons employees leave. Organizations should provide the right tools, address employee motivators, and create a positive culture. By implementing systems that align culture, resources, and motivation at a macro level, companies can retain talen...

48, What is line and non line, and why are functions divided in an organisation into these 2 heads 08.06.2025

#HRhelpdesk #IndiaHRGuide #Mandeep Singh, with over 24 years of HR experience, explains that in business, "line" functions are those directly involved in achieving the organization's primary objectives, such as production or sales. These roles generate revenue and are essential to the core mission. In contrast, "non-line" (or staff/support) functions provide specialized sup...

47, What does a fully operational HR function do 07.06.2025

#HRhelpdesk #IndiaHRGuide #Mandeep Singh, with more than 24 years of experience in the area of Human Resource, explains that a fully evolved human resource function covers several critical areas. It starts with recruitment and managing employee records, then ensures compliance with labor laws and employment regulations. HR also manages succession planning, including promotions, career development,...

46, What is an assessment centre 06.06.2025

#HRhelpdesk #IndiaHRGuide #Mandeep Singh has over 24 years of experience in Human Resources. Assessment Centers use multiple methods such as interviews, group discussions, case studies, and psychometric tests to evaluate candidates on technical and behavioral skills. Primarily used for promotions, specialized projects, and training needs, these centers involve multiple assessors who provide compre...

45, When hiring an employee what kind of information is required to be collected (joining documents) 04.04.2025

#HRhelpdesk #IndiaHRGuide #Mandeep Singh has more than 24 years experience in the area of Human Resource. What are the essential documents necessary to collect from a new joiner so we, as an organisation are mitigating the risk that comes with non documentation of necessary paper work.

44, How many kinds of training are actually there 01.04.2025

#HRhelpdesk #IndiaHRGuide #Mandeep Singh has more than 24 years experience in the area of Human Resource. How a training calendar should be divided into technical and behavioural, what are these two and how are they planned for adding value to what type of audience

43, Difference between compensation, benefits and salary 28.03.2025

#HRhelpdesk #IndiaHRGuide #Mandeep Singh has more than 24 years experience in the area of Human Resource. This session explains the terms of compensation, benefits and salary from a perspective of understanding the terms which are often used interchangeably

42, What are the best sources for finding talent 25.03.2025

#HRhelpdesk #IndiaHRGuide #Mandeep Singh has more than 24 years experience in the area of Human Resource. What are the various sources of hiring and how does an organisation plan for its hiring needs, the important of recruitment consultants and how various sources like internal job positing can add value to the talent needs of an organisation

41, How do I measure the performance of a HR practitioner 21.03.2025

#HRhelpdesk #IndiaHRGuide #Mandeep Singh has more than 24 years experience in the area of Human Resource. We discuss how a HR professional and their deliverables can be measured in a numerical manner and how the HR practitioners every aspects can be numerically converted so there is a higher level of focus on understanding performance

40, What is overtime and who is it applicable on 18.03.2025

#HRhelpdesk #IndiaHRGuide #Mandeep Singh has more than 24 years experience in the area of Human Resource. Explains in simple terms what is overtime and on who all is it applicable

39, What is employee engagement and what are its benefits to an organisation 14.03.2025

#HRhelpdesk #IndiaHRGuide #Mandeep Singh has more than 24 years experience in the area of Human Resource. This session explains what is employee engagement, how it impacts the organisation and the importance of simple things like cutting a birthday cake in the overall scheme of achieving business objectives. This video tries to explain the science behind a simple act of employee engagement

38, What is executive compensation and who is an executive 11.03.2025

#HRhelpdesk #IndiaHRGuide #Mandeep Singh has more than 24 years experience in the area of Human Resource. The executive compensation concept, their rewards and benefits are discussed in this video, with also a discussion on who is classified as an executive as per the Human Resource philosophy on compensation

37, Is giving retention offer to a resigned employee a good thing and what are the successful methods of retention offers as per research 07.03.2025

#HRhelpdesk #IndiaHRGuide #Mandeep Singh has more than 24 years experience in the area of Human Resource. What is a counter offer to retain, what are various kinds of counter offers and as per research which counter offers have added most value to an organisation

36, How does the salary increment process work 04.03.2025

#HRhelpdesk #IndiaHRGuide #Mandeep Singh has more than 24 years experience in the area of Human Resource. The steps involved in a salary increment process, the increment matrix and the important of benchmarking are discussed in this episode

35, Hiring for performance and hiring for potential 28.02.2025

#HRhelpdesk #IndiaHRGuide #Mandeep Singh has more than 24 years experience in the area of Human Resource. What is hiring for performance and what is hiring for potential, and is this relevant in todays India

34, What do we mean by the terms, Appraisal, Increment and evaluation 25.02.2025

#HRhelpdesk #IndiaHRGuide #Mandeep Singh has more than 24 years experience in the area of Human Resource. The terms appraisal, increment and evaluation are used interchangeably, what do the mean, how are they differentiated and how as an organisation, we can look at the standard understanding of these terms to make a strong process for building careers

33, How many hours of work is reasonable work 21.02.2025

#HRhelpdesk #IndiaHRGuide #Mandeep Singh has more than 24 years experience in the area of Human Resource. This discussion presents our take on the debate of number of working hours that will add value to an organisation success

32, Hiring a HR professional, the key criteria's that we should look at to qualify the candidates 18.02.2025

#HRhelpdesk #IndiaHRGuide #Mandeep Singh has more than 24 years experience in the area of Human Resource. The discussion talks about how to find out if the person we are hiring as a HR professional, really has the qualifications and abilities needed to be a successful HR professional. How does one understand what are the pre-requisites for evaluating a HR professional during the hiring process, wh...

31, Is there a difference between a specialist and a generalist and what is the decision-making change it is brining 02.12.2024

#HRhelpdesk #IndiaHRGuide #Mandeep Singh has more than 24 years experience in the area of Human Resource. What is a specialist and what is a generalist, how does an organisation make use of the talents that a specialist bring, and is there a difference between a generalist and a specialist

30, How does an organisation understand what is the legal framework and which statutory directions it is supposed to follow 13.11.2024

#HRhelpdesk #IndiaHRGuide #Mandeep Singh has more than 24 years experience in the area of Human Resource. How does an organisation understand what is a statutory direction and whether it needs to be followed or not, what is the legal framework of India and how can an organisation be sure that it is always on the right side of knowing what the law demands.

29, Which all laws are covered under the heading of labour laws 04.11.2024

#HRhelpdesk #IndiaHRGuide #Mandeep Singh has more than 24 years experience in the area of Human Resource. The journey of finding out which all labour laws to follow can be quite a complex one, also, are all employment related laws covered under the heading of labour laws. This video gives some insights into a few prominent laws that are necessary for any organisation to follow for compliance to la...

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