5 Questions / 5 Days - Day 3

Day 3 - Human Resources and Manpower Management

One of the biggest struggles we are facing in our industry is manpower. Quality of employees, availability, morality & ethics, unfair hiring by competitors; most of our members seem to be battling a number of HR issues at all the time. Here are the 5 quick questions of the day.

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* 1. Employment generation – Tourism is a large employer across all economic & skill segments. in 2018-2019, do you intend / expect to :

Hire more staff

Keep the same level of staff

Reduce the number of staff to save costs

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* 2. Salaries – based on your performance for 2017-18 (the year now ending), for the next financial year (2018-19), do you intend to –

Increase staff salaries across all levels

Increase staff salaries for only a handful of employees

Maintain staff salaries

Reduce staff salaries for handful of employees

Reduce staff salaries across all levels

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Some day to day operational questions - Before hiring a new employee, do you :

	Always	Sometimes	Never
Take and check references on the candidate	Take and check references on the candidate Always	Take and check references on the candidate Sometimes	Take and check references on the candidate Never
Take a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the previous employer	Take a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the previous employer Always	Take a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the previous employer Sometimes	Take a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the previous employer Never
Allow the candidate to complete their notice period at the previous employer	Allow the candidate to complete their notice period at the previous employer Always	Allow the candidate to complete their notice period at the previous employer Sometimes	Allow the candidate to complete their notice period at the previous employer Never
Verify salary slips from previous employer	Verify salary slips from previous employer Always	Verify salary slips from previous employer Sometimes	Verify salary slips from previous employer Never

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* 4. Every employee has a right to leave for better personal prospects. But the way some leave has become an issue. Poaching, unfair hiring, lack of fulfilling a notice period etc are issues that keep on coming in form members. Can you please rank the following on what is of most concern to you or what has affected you the most.

Taking away business / clients

Not fulfilling their notice period

No proper handover on departure

Not clearing financial dues

Abrupt disappearance from work

Issues of Integrity / ethics

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* 5. What is your opinion on tourism education in India. On a scale of 1 to 7, how would you rate the quality of students coming out of tourism colleges & institutions in our country

Very poor quality

Neutral

Excellent quality

Very poor quality

Neutral

Excellent quality

Other (please specify)

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* 1. Employment generation – Tourism is a large employer across all economic & skill segments. in 2018-2019, do you intend / expect to :

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* 2. Salaries – based on your performance for 2017-18 (the year now ending), for the next financial year (2018-19), do you intend to –

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* 3. Some day to day operational questions - Before hiring a new employee, do you :

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* 5. What is your opinion on tourism education in India. On a scale of 1 to 7, how would you rate the quality of students coming out of tourism colleges & institutions in our country

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* 6. OPTIONAL - Lastly, can you share your thoughts on what we can do when it comes to HR issues and manpower management in context to Indian tourism. ﻿

* 6. OPTIONAL - Lastly, can you share your thoughts on what we can do when it comes to HR issues and manpower management in context to Indian tourism.