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Chief People Officer Sundararajan said the number of H1-B visas for the company ranges between 500 and 1,000 at most annually
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'Ideally, working hours should be limited to 36-48 hrs a week else it would affect physical as well as mental health of the employees,' Dr Shubham Anand, chairman of Global Association of Indian Medical Students (GAIMS), said.
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Order bookings rose 28 percent in March quarter, highest in a year. Its growth may up competitive pressures for domestic companies
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A study conducted by Jefferies India analyzed 72 CEO transitions in large listed companies over the past five years and found that 53% of the transitions had no effect on the stock price trends
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That only five Indian firms - Infosys, TCS, Wipro, HCL and Tech M - figured in Forbes’ annual list of America’s Best Management Consulting Firms, tells its own tale. None of these five got a 5-star rating, the highest possible in any category, with only Infosys bagging a 4 star rating in some
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The number of employees from EPAM Systems and EPAM Anywhere who were forced to resign could be at least 100
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While parts of the city that houses several global companies and home-grown startups, were under water, operations in IT firms and startups were largely unaffected as most of them had power backup and a hybrid work environment where some employees logged in from home.
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A number of Russian software companies are scouting for joint ventures in India and other BRICS nations, as a barrage of sanctions by the West following the invasion of Ukraine dampened trade with the US and Europe, the head of an association of over 250 IT firms from Russia said
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According to a report by Xpheno, active job openings for techies with Metaverse-related skills such as AR/VR, blockchain and AI have seen 8-18% increase in the last three months, with hikes going up as high as 80%.
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Digital transformation has led to a sudden spike in demand from across sectors. IT companies step up fresher hiring to address this rising demand and fight out a threatening attrition.
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India's top 10 IT companies together added a record 1.21 lakh employees for six months ended June 2021, the highest in the last 5 years, on the back of robust demand for software services after the Covid19 pandemic.
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Peers Infosys, Wipro, and HCL Tech have also started vaccination drive for their employees. The top four IT firms employ over 10 lakh people and will be covering the cost of vaccination for all their employees.
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Whether you prefer working from a nearby office or a few days from home and a few days from office, IT firms are making it all possible. That’s what the future of work is going to look like, say many CEOs.
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Most companies feel that the impact will be short-term. However, analysts say if the pandemic persists and human resources capacity in India is affected by over 30 per cent, companies may shift some work onshore.
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As IT firms like Infosys, HCL Tech and Tech Mahindra also step up the care, the government has also allowed the IT/ITeS in SEZ units to increase the beds from 10 to 50.
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As people struggle to find ICU beds and oxygen supply, Infosys, HCL Tech and Tech Mahindra are setting up COVID-19 care centres for employees, where they and their families can get medical care beyond home quarantine; companies pledge vaccination drive
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It is boom time for Indian IT professionals and fresh graduates as tech majors are offering generous salary hikes, attractive bonuses and going on a hiring binge as digitization across the corporate sector has fueled a huge demand for IT services and created robust deal pipelines.
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The NASSCOM report was based on the response by the 73 member organisations that employ close to 1.44 lakh people in the State. Around 500 IT-ITeS firms employ about 4 lakh people in Haryana.
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Between Capgemini, TCS, Infosys and Accenture more than a million employees and their families will likely have their cost covered for vaccination.
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A law that mandates 75 percent reservation for local people in private sector jobs, where the salary is less than Rs 50,000 a month may force companies and potential employees to move out to less restrictive territory.
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The pandemic has revealed that freelancers and remote workers are here to stay, and that earlier data security concerns were a trifle misplaced
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The Union Budget 2021 earmarked Rs 3,768 crore for first ever digital census. Revamp of Ministry of Corporate Affairs website leveraging new-age technologies is planned in 2021-22.
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Just like top IT firms, tier II IT firms too have been among the biggest gainers during the pandemic as their stock prices more than doubled since April 2020.
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Most contract staffing firms have seen demand go back to 80-90 percent of pre-pandemic levels. According to contract hiring executives, the share of subcontracting will increase due to rising demand and increasing acceptance of the work-from-home model
