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Tech Mahindra layoffs: Hyderabad HC issues notices to co, Telengana govt; seeks reply in 3 weeks
Fp Staff • 8 years agoThe sacking has been termed unlawful as the staff were in discussion with the management and labour commissioner over the manner of retrenchment
Tech Mahindra sacking: Anand Mahindra's apology tweet no solution; IT cos' HR policies need to change
Sulekha_nair • 8 years agoWhy do companies act rudely when asking employees to leave? Either they want to avoid paying compensation or simply there is no employee ‘incompetency’ to report about.
IT layoffs: Forum for IT Employees seeks State goverments' support
• 8 years ago60,000 employees working at various IT companies have received termination orders from service, said FITE General Secretary
Infosys chief Vishal Sikka calls on Arun Jaitley ahead of Narendra Modi-Trump meeting
• 8 years agoInfoys's ramp up in local hiring in the US is also aimed at placating the Donald Trump administration that has been critical of outsourcing firms.
IT layoffs: Do startups offer a ray of hope to those retrenched? Not really; here's why
Sulekha_nair • 8 years agoThe truth is there are not many avenues open that can cushion the layoffs in such a massive scale. Would startups -- termed job creators -- be able to take back some of the available talent in the IT sector?
Infosys refutes reports of large-scale job losses, says will hire 20,000 people this year
• 8 years agoInfosys said the number of layoffs is really 300-400, which is consistent with what we have seen every year
IT layoffs: NITI Aayog's Arvind Panagariya dismisses fears, says world in grip of ‘robophobia’
Sindhu • 8 years agoAnomalies in employment data should get addressed with the just-launched NSSO survey, Panagariya said
IT layoffs: Here's why Narayana Murthy's brand of 'compassionate capitalism' is not a solution
Sulekha_nair • 8 years agoIt is not right to compare Murthy, who had taken Re 1 salary in 2013 when the company was going through a rough patch, and the current senior management
Narayana Murthy asks senior executives to take pay cuts to prevent IT job losses
Fp Staff • 8 years agoThe IT industry has dealt with the job loss issue several times in the past, too.
IT jobs in India seen declining 14% by 2021 as automation puts 480,000 workers at risk
• 8 years agoTop IT companies have been complaining for a while about the difficulty of picking up new clients as businesses explore automation, robotics and innovative technologies such as cloud computing.