Recruitment playbooks are shifting
A Genius HRTech survey found 75% of companies are reworking recruitment strategies because of new labour-code rollouts, while the DeKalb Chamber urges small organizations to lean on community reputation and marketing to attract leaders. Together these findings suggest boards—especially private and nonprofit—must adapt director-sourcing and onboarding to rapid regulatory changes. (businessnewsweek.in) (businessdailynetwork.com)
Genius HRTech’s March 2026 report surveyed 1,459 companies across sectors and found 46% of organisations had not started a structured gap analysis across HR, payroll and compliance while only 18% had completed that exercise. (government.economictimes.indiatimes.com) A separate Genius HRTech Digipoll of 1,316 professionals in December 2025 reported 74% of respondents flagged fake degrees or forged documents as their top hiring risk and 77% expressed extreme concern about AI-driven identity fraud. (theweek.in) India’s government brought four consolidated Labour Codes into effect on 21 November 2025, merging 29 central labour laws into codes on Wages, Industrial Relations, Social Security and Occupational Safety. (pib.gov.in) The new framework formally recognises fixed‑term employment and, under the updated provisions, fixed‑term workers are eligible for benefit parity and quicker gratuity calculations compared with prior practice. (moneycontrol.com) Genius HRTech’s readiness breakdown shows 40% of companies reported being fully ready to implement the Labour Codes, 22% partially ready, 17% in early preparation and 21% not yet initiated, signalling a material implementation gap. (government.economictimes.indiatimes.com) DeKalb County Chamber guidance (March 17, 2026) urges small employers to deploy recruitment marketing tactics—distribute openings through personal networks, improve online reputation, simplify applications, use employee referrals and partner with local colleges—and highlights chamber-affiliated affordable health plans and credibility benefits. (businessdailynetwork.com) Inference (based on the above sources): the combination of a large implementation gap, new statutory recognition of fixed‑term roles and intensifying verification risks implies boards and nominating committees will need to tighten director/exec vetting, embed compliance checkpoints in onboarding and revise contract templates for fixed‑term leadership and senior hires. (government.economictimes.indiatimes.com)
