The Maharashtra unit of Forum for IT Employees said 13 disputes over forced resignations and layoffs at IT organizations have been moved to the labor courts after failed mediation attempts by state labor authorities.11 of the 13 cases were filed by employees of Tech Mahindra, and one each by those
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The Forum for IT Employees, arguably the IT workers rights organization with the largest number of well-wishers and supporters, accused IT companies of using illegal and unethical means to force their workers to submit their resignations.In a meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the organization accused the companies of
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Infosys Chief Executive Officer Vishal Sikka said his company was not overwhelmed by the problem of automation and that it is trying to retrain its staff displaced by automation.Sikka was responding to a question on 'what happened to the 11,000 employees' displaced by automation at the sidelines of the
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It's become something of a fashion to complain about job losses in India's big IT services firms.Companies like Infosys Ltd, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro and Cognizant employ over a million people in the country, and have been letting go off tens of thousands this year as they grapple with slowing
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Cognizant, one of the largest employers in India, said it will let go off some of its employees and shut down some of its facilities as part of its ongoing shift away from traditional outsourcing to 'digital transformation work'.The company said it is 'accelerating its shift' to 'high value,
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Forum for IT Employees or FITE -- an organization that claims to speak for ordinary IT workers -- said a group of employees of Cognizant Technology Solutions will approach the office of Labour Commissioner of Chennai today."Affected CTS employees file petition to the Labour Commissioner in Chennai," the organization
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A pioneering artificial intelligence program that started getting deployed around mid-2016 has helped Wipro Ltd reduce its employee numbers by 12,000 people, the company said in its recent quarterly update."The HOLMES platform generated productivity worth over 12,000 people," Saurabh Govil, head of human resources for the company, said.The statistic points
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Wipro Ltd, one of India's top employers, refused to confirm the exact number of people that it was laying off as part of its annual appraisal process."It is part of the internal appraisal process," company officials said, refusing to go into further details.The media had reported that the company was
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Indian IT companies are bound to see "some laying off" of their work force back home due to various negative forces impacting the industry, Assocham -- an association of various industries -- warned."With the US tightening the norms for H-1B visas under the President Donald Trump’s ‘Buy American, Hire American’
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Employees of Wipro Ltd are nervous as the information technology giant has kicked off its annual appraisal process this month.The first of the several reviews, known as L1 or level 1, has been completed, and at least some employees are feeling the pressure."I've got to know that I have been
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Despite setbacks and opposition from both state governments and the judiciary, the central government is not ready to give up the proposal to set up an all India service for recruitment of judges modeled on the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service.The idea was officially endorsed five years
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Forum for IT Employees or FITE, a web-based IT workers' collective, has urged employees of Cognizant Technology Solutions not to resign voluntarily if asked by the company's human resources department."If the employee resigns his/her job, a month’s salary or three months’ salary should be paid as specified in his/her offer
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The Department of Telecom has lifted its freeze over the recruitment of 2,700 junior engineers into Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, India's state-owned telecom operator.The results of the recruitment exam, conducted in September last year, were put on hold in December after the Department of Telecom received complaints about the conduct of
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Tata Consultancy Services, the largest Indian-owned outsourcing company, said it is able to manage with 75% less new visas this year as it has changed its business and recruitment models in recent years. It also said that outsourcing was key to protecting US jobs, and is not the villain as
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BSNL Chairman and Managing Director Anupam Shrivastava said the recruitment of Junior Engineers (JEs) into the telecom company has been frozen by the Department of Telecom on the basis of complaints."It is being held up by the Department of Telecom... due to complaints," Shrivastava said in response to questions by
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The industry has welcomed the move by the government led by Narendra Modi to extend support to the made-ups export industry and said it would help the sector break out of its current slump.The cabinet had yesterday included the made-ups sector in the Rs 6,000-cr apparel package unveiled in June
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A new study by the Exim Bank has found that around 15% of the total jobs in India are related to India's exports sector, including both IT, BPO and material goods such as garments.The total number of jobs supported by aggregate Indian exports increased from about 34 million in 1999-00
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Bookmychotu.com, which providers helpers and handymen for various household and other chores, is now offering to send people to stand in queues in front of ATMs at Rs 90 per hour.An eight-hour shift for a 'chotu' costs Rs 550, or Rs 69 per hour."Are you short of cash? Need a
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Hiring activity fell 8% October this year compared to the same month a year ago, according to Naukri.com's Job Speak Index.This dip was primarily caused by the festive season which saw Dussehra, Durga Pooja and Diwali fall in October, the company said. "Hiring activity generally tends to slow down around
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Naukri.com, one of India's leading job sites, said that hiring increased by 10.2% in August as compared to last year, contributed by over 40% hiring growth in Banking and Insurance industry.Banking and financial industry experienced a growth of 42% whereas the insurance industry witnessed 49% growth during the same period, said the
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