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• India Market Health Insurance Update - March 2012

  We are pleased to circulate our quarterly newsletter on the health insurance industry in India, covering developments in the period December 2011 to February 2012.Continue reading...

• 2012 Hi-Tech Total Rewards Survey - India

  We have one of the largest and comprehensive Total Rewards databases in India which reflect the practices of over 200 participating local and multinational companies and over 85,000 incumbents. Continue reading...

• 2012 ITeS Total Rewards Survey - India

  We have one of the largest and comprehensive Total Rewards databases in India which reflect the practices of over 200 participating local and multinational companies and over 85,000 incumbents.Continue reading...

• 2012 Manufacturing/Engineering Total Rewards Survey - India

  We have one of the largest and comprehensive Total Rewards databases in India which reflect the practices of over 200 participating local and multinational companies and over 85,000 incumbents.Continue reading...

• 2012 Media Total Rewards Survey - India

  We have one of the largest and comprehensive Total Rewards databases in India which reflect the practices of over 200 participating local and multinational companies and over 85,000 incumbents.Continue reading...

• Global Talent Management and Rewards Survey

  We invite you to participate in the 2012 Towers Watson/WorldatWork Global Talent Management and Rewards Survey. You'll gain valuable insights into how other leading organisations are managing their talent management and reward programs to meet major challenges. Continue reading...

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  Summary Results from 2011 Asia Incentive Plan Design Survey: Regional Report

  To help companies ensure that their annual and long-term incentive plans provide competitive reward opportunities and remain effective in supporting key business and talent goals, Towers Watson conducts ongoing research into incentive plan design practices and operations. Our latest survey highlights the continuing evolution of plan design, along with emerging trends in plan management.Continue reading...

• Benefits India - Issue 15

  Welcome to the Fifteenth edition of Benefits India.Continue reading...

• Exploring the HR Funtion of the Future: Stories from the Market

  Towers Watson India held a webcast on the 2011 HR Service Delivery Survey.The webcast was hosted by Robert Zampetti, Asia Pacific Director for HR Service Delivery at Towers Watson, who shared some of the emerging practices in HR delivery that more and more companies are adoptingContinue reading...

• India Market Health Insurance Update - December 2011

  We are pleased to circulate our quarterly newsletter on the health insurance industry in India, covering developments in the period September to November 2011.Continue reading...

• Benefits India - Issue 14

  Welcome to the Fourteenth edition of Benefits India.Continue reading...

• IFRS implications – What HR needs to know

  The only permanent thing is change. While Corporate India is grappling with sustainability of growth and profits in the face of inflation and global economy worries, it has been making multiple strides to improve the credibility of the India growth story through initiatives like IFRS convergence, reporting in XBRL and an increased focus on governance.Continue reading...

• Benefits Optimisation at Dow Chemicals: A case study

  Butch Clas (HR Director SEA, Australia, NZ and India) and his team walk us through their experience with the roll out of flex@dow at Dow Chemicals in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Flex@Dow allows employees the freedom of choice through benefits design and uses technology to increase accessibility to employees, communicate the benefits throughout the organisation and reduce admin work for the HR team and save on long-term costs.Continue reading...

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  Viewpoints Q&A: Mitigating the Human Capital Risks of Spin-Offs

  Two Towers Watson experts look at the challenges associated with spin-offs and the steps organizations can take to minimize the risks and maximize the chances of success for these types of transactions.Continue reading...

• India Market Health Insurance Update - September 2011

  We are pleased to circulate our latest quarterly newsletter on the health insurance industry in India, covering developments in the period June to August 2011.Continue reading...

• Benefits India - Issue 13

  Welcome to the Thirteenth edition of Benefits India, the first in the new Indian fiscal year.Continue reading...

• Implications of recent changes in accounting of employee benefits

  As a step towards evolution of accounting for retirement benefits, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has issued its long-awaited amendment to IAS 19, Employee Benefits (IAS 19, rev. 2011). IAS 19, rev. 2011 is effective for fiscal years beginning on and after 1 January 2013; retrospective application (restatement of prior period’s financial statements and financial information presented for comparative purposes) is required. Early adoption is permitted.Continue reading...

• Optimising employee benefits through NPS

  The New Pension Scheme (NPS) which was introduced by the Union Government way back in 2003 may be slowly coming of age. Particularly since employers are now being able to use it as a tool to optimise the basket of employee benefits offered to employees.Continue reading...

• Announcing new leadership

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• Market updates

  Government of India has recently notified implementation of Social Security Agreement (SSA) signed with the French Republic with effect from 1July 2011 and Swiss Confederation with effect from 29 January 2011.Continue reading...