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COVID-19 has not spared either employees or Indian students when it comes to the job market
Rising unemployment and possible ban of non-immigrant visa such as H-1B on the back of the coronavirus pandemic are hurting chances of employment
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COVID-19 impact | As workers return, attendance systems at offices set for radical changes
Facial recognition, access cards and other contactless attendance systems are gaining traction.
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#JusticeforEmployees | Upcoming SC judgement make employees hopeful amid IT layoffs
According to National Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES), the IT union has filed complaints for over 68,000 employees just in Maharashtra region for terminations and pay cuts during COVID-19.
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With companies taking remote working seriously, co-working spaces are taking a hit
According to a reports, office space absorption could see a degrowth of 6 percent and that will impact co-working spaces too
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Top software testing skills that are high on demand
With software testing becoming more advanced and demand increasing, there is a need for reskilling the workforce as well.
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COVID-19 impact: Is the IT/ITeS industry bracing for negative growth in FY21?
Pareekh Jain, founder, Pareekh consulting, said that globally IT firms may see a 5 to 10 percent decline and it is bound to impact Indian IT service providers.
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Infosys CEO Salil Parekh is the highest paid IT CEO in FY20 compared to Wipro, TCS
TCS' Rajesh Gopinathan earned $1.8 million (Rs 13.37 crore) and Wipro's CEO Abidali Neemuchwala $4.427 million
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Is the constant revolving door at Wipro a reason for its sluggish growth?
Wipro has seen four CEOs in the past 10 years.
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India's top 100 brands: TCS, Infosys, HCL retain positions in top 10 IT firms, Wipro slips to 11
IT firms could see brand value loss of up to 20 percent due to COVID-19.
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COVID-19 impact: As AGMs go virtual, shareholders worry about management controls
Infosys and TCS to have their AGM June 27 and June 11 respectively, others like Wipro and HCL are expected to follow suit
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Wipro's new CEO Thierry Delaporte has an impressive CV but challenges galore: Experts
Delaporte will have to ring in organisational changes to help Wipro regain lost ground, feel experts.
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Wipro's new CEO: Can foreign executives succeed at Indian IT firms?
Wipro's peers TCS and HCL Tech have always placed faith in long-timers.
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Who is Thierry Delaporte - the new Wipro CEO?
He has worked in Capgemini Group from 1995 and was elevated to COO in January 2018.
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Wipro appoints Thierry Delaporte as CEO & Managing Director
Abidali Neemuchwala will relinquish his position as CEO and MD on June 1.
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Stranded NRIs want US embassies to be included in essential services category
US embassies in India stopped routine visa processing from March 16 due to the COVID-19 outbreak and the subsequent lockdown has ensured that resumption of office work remains on hold.
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COVID-19 impact | With surge in layoffs, demand for outplacement services soars
Queries for outplacement have gone up 30-35 percent in the tech space since the virus outbreak intensified.
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COVID-19 impact: HCL Tech’s recruitment process in India to go virtual
The company will recruit 15,000 freshers and honour all the offers.
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TCS will have 75% of its employees WFH by 2025, but not many are convinced
Mental health, productivity and company culture are a few challenges that firms have to deal with.
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Coronavirus impact: Soon, IT firms will probably dial in for resources thanks to WFH
The sector employs around 50 lakh people, with 11 lakh in the business process outsourcing space.
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Lockdown impact or remote-working need? Retailers see higher demand for laptops, phones and computers
With professionals working from home and children attending classes online, personal devices are now the must-have products
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Coronavirus impact | French BPO firm Teleperformance terminates 3,000 employees in India
Around 1.5 lakh employees in India's IT industry could lose their jobs over the next few months.
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COVID-19 impact | Swanky IT campuses may not lose value despite work from home buzz
In the long run, lack of work-life balance, mental health issues and poor infrastructure will see techies returning to office.
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Disturbing visuals, workplace abuse and stress: A day in the life of a Facebook content moderator in India
There is hardly any room for error and the consequences are terrifying.
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Is it fair for Labour Commission to question termination and salary cuts by IT firms?
According to industry watchers, layoffs are inevitable as business volumes come down and uncertainty around when the economy would recover.
